IPL 2026: KKR at 75/2 chasing Delhi Capitals' target of 143

Finn Allen (Pic: AFP)

The Kolkata Knight Riders were at 75/2 at the halfway stage of the innings against the Delhi Capitals. KKR were chasing 143 runs for a victory against the hosts.

KKR captain Rahane started off well before being run out for 13 runs. However, his opening partner Finn Allen continued attacking the DC bowlers as he raced to 45 runs in 31 balls. Cameron Green, too, looked in good touch as he scored 16 runs to take KKR closer to the total.

For DC, Axar Patel was the best bowler, taking the wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi.

Earlier, the Delhi Capitals scored 142 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20 overs. Despite a good start, the DC innings faltered as they struggled in the middle overs.

Delhi Capitals raced to 55 runs for the loss of 1 wicket at the end of the powerplay against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Pathum Nissanka was the star batter as he smashed 50 runs in 29 balls before being dismissed.

Despite a strong start, the DC innings lost its momentum as they lost wickets in quick succession, as the KKR spinner dominated the proceedings. Ashutosh Sharma scored a fighting 39 runs off 28 balls in the death overs to take DC to a fighting total.

Anukul Roy and Kartik Tyagi took 2 wickets while Sunil Narine and Cameron Green chipped in with one each.

Earlier, after winning the toss, Ajinkya Rahane decided to bowl first. The KKR skipper added that his players are raring to go after a little break.

"We're going to bowl first. The last 3-4 games, whatever we saw, it's been kind of very different games, 264, 160, the low scoring game against RCB as well, so I thought it's important to see the wicket, see how it's playing and then it becomes easier to bat on. But having said that, no matter winning the toss or losing the toss, it's all about playing good cricket for 40 overs. See, it's difficult, frankly, it's difficult to read the wicket." Rahane said.

Confirmed playing XI for both teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy