Updated on: May 24, 2026 6:45:17 PM IST
KKR vs DC LIVE Score IPL 2026: KKR try to complete a miraculous comeback with a slight hope to make the IPL playoffs.
KKR vs DC LIVE Score IPL 2026: It all comes down to this. Match 70 of the IPL league stage, the Eden Gardens playing host as everything comes to a settle. Three playoff spots are already decided – and as we wait for this match to settle, the fourth might be as well. But just in case Rajasthan Royals lose to Mumbai Indians in today’s afternoon game, there is a chance, a slim chance, that Kolkata Knight Riders could sneak through if they hammer Delhi Capitals in a similar fashion to how they did a couple of weeks ago in the nation’s capital.
DC saw themselves eliminated last night, and now have nothing to play for – but with two consecutive wins and some of their best cricket of the year under the belt in recent games, they are by no means an easy proposition, especially with the quality at their disposal. It hasn’t quite clicked for DC, who have been one of the disappointments this season after being considered one of the stronger squads on paper.
KKR’s journey has been very different – a terrible start where the injuries made the team look like they didn’t have enough firepower. But the turnaround has been sensational as a sequence of strong results placed them in consideration. Six wins in seven matches leaves them in the hunt, and significantly as one of the form teams in the competition. This is not a unit anyone will want to see int he playoffs, not with the quality of spin at their disposal, and not with the mood Finn Allen finds himself in.
Speaking of Finn Allen, the Kiwi hammered a mighty century at the Arun Jaitley Stadium against this very same bowling unit, and will be in the mood to do the same. The equation, should RR lose, is this: win by 77 runs, or chase the target within 12 overs or fewer, and KKR will leapfrog over PBKS. If not, PBKS go through. And of course, RR the last team still in the race, and the sole team with their fate in their hands.
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DC saw themselves eliminated last night, and now have nothing to play for – but with two consecutive wins and some of their best cricket of the year under the belt in recent games, they are by no means an easy proposition, especially with the quality at their disposal. It hasn’t quite clicked for DC, who have been one of the disappointments this season after being considered one of the stronger squads on paper.
KKR’s journey has been very different – a terrible start where the injuries made the team look like they didn’t have enough firepower. But the turnaround has been sensational as a sequence of strong results placed them in consideration. Six wins in seven matches leaves them in the hunt, and significantly as one of the form teams in the competition. This is not a unit anyone will want to see int he playoffs, not with the quality of spin at their disposal, and not with the mood Finn Allen finds himself in.
Speaking of Finn Allen, the Kiwi hammered a mighty century at the Arun Jaitley Stadium against this very same bowling unit, and will be in the mood to do the same. The equation, should RR lose, is this: win by 77 runs, or chase the target within 12 overs or fewer, and KKR will leapfrog over PBKS. If not, PBKS go through. And of course, RR the last team still in the race, and the sole team with their fate in their hands.
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May 24, 2026 6:45:17 PM IST
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: DC with nothing to play for – a dangerous proposition
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: Although they have mathematically been in it, DC have felt like a team that clocked out of this particular season after dropping too many matches at home earlier in the campaign. They have used the last two matches to mess around with the lineup and give the younger talents in the team a run out – Madhav Tiwari has impressed, while they await a big showing from highly-rated Sahil Parakh. Now playing like a team that has cut loose just a bit, DC’s talent really getting a chance to shine.
May 24, 2026 6:20:03 PM IST
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: KKR’s permutations for qualification
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: Let’s assume that MI do recover from 24/3 against RR to give KKR a glimmer of hope. KKR are on 13 points, short of PBKS on 15 – so winning is a must.
If they bat first, KKR have to win by 77 runs to boost their NRR over PBKS. If they chase, they have to win in roughly 12 overs, chasing down DC’s total.
As a reminder, Finn Allen’s century helped KKR win in a little more than 14 overs against DC in the reverse encounter.
May 24, 2026 6:00:37 PM IST
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: First and foremost, KKR need MI to win
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: This match, by the time it starts, could be a dead rubber if RR manage to defend 206 at the Wankhede Stadium against MI. Not an ideal start in that pursuit as Rohit Sharma falls in the very first over – but if RR drop points, they are knocked out, while KKR have a chance to sneak through. Reminder that DC are already out.
May 24, 2026 5:30:10 PM IST
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: HELLO AND WELCOME!
KKR vs DC LIVE Score: Match 70 of the IPL, the last touchstone before we head off for the playoffs next week. Will this match matter? It depends on the outcome of the ongoing match – but KKR will nonetheless be eager to do their bit, regardless of what happens. Equally, Delhi Capitals have something to prove to themselves, and will be hungry to claw back a win and finish with a 7-7 record. Stay tuned!
