Kolkata Knight Riders welcome Delhi Capitals to Eden Gardens for an IPL 2026 evening game on Sunday 24 May, with a 7:30 pm local start.
KKR, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, have a middle order that includes Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell and Cameron Green, along with Sunil Narine’s all-round ability and Angkrish Raghuvanshi at the top. Varun Chakaravarthy is the main spin threat, and Kartik Tyagi and Anukul Roy support him in the likely XI.
Delhi, led by Axar Patel, are likely to open with KL Rahul and Abishek Porel, with Tristan Stubbs and David Miller expected to provide power lower down. Mitchell Starc and Lungi Ngidi make up a pace attack that could be tested if the Eden Gardens outfield stays quick.
Conditions point towards runs. A flat pitch, short boundaries and probable dew mean teams will back themselves to chase, so winning the toss and bowling first looks the sensible option. Powerplay hitting and clean death bowling are likely to be the deciding phases, and with KKR slightly better equipped for these conditions, we give them the edge.
