DC vs KKR Highlights IPL 2026: Finn Allen seals dominant win for Kolkata Knight Riders with his century

The chase is wrapped up in emphatic fashion as the batting side storms to victory by 8 wickets, riding on a sensational knock from Finn Allen. The momentum shifts decisively after the 10-over mark, with Allen accelerating brilliantly, smashing multiple sixes off both pace and spin to take the game away in no time.

Cameron Green plays the perfect supporting role, rotating strike and chipping in with timely boundaries as the partnership flourishes. The bowlers, especially Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam, come under heavy fire as the required runs shrink rapidly.

Allen caps off a stunning innings in style, bringing up his century with a towering six to finish the chase, underlining a dominant performance where the target is chased down with ease and authority.

The chase remains firmly on track as the batting side reaches 75/2 at the end of ten overs, managing the game smartly despite a tightening grip from the bowlers. Finn Allen anchors the innings beautifully, moving into the 40s with calculated aggression, mixing boundaries with sensible strike rotation. He gets good support from Cameron Green, who chips in with a crucial six and keeps the scoreboard ticking.

However, the scoring rate dips noticeably in the last couple of overs as Axar Patel and Lungi Ngidi bowl disciplined lines, conceding just nine runs in the last two overs combined. Despite the slowdown, the chasing side stays comfortably ahead of the required rate, with wickets in hand and the set pair well positioned to accelerate when needed.

The chase gets off to a shaky start as the batting side slips to 34/2 at the end of five overs, struggling to build momentum despite a few early boundaries. Finn Allen looks the most assured at the top, playing some crisp shots including a boundary off Mitchell Starc and rotating strike well, but wickets at the other end disrupt the flow. Ajinkya Rahane departs in unfortunate way, run out after a deflection off Starc, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi falls to a soft dismissal against Axar Patel. The introduction of Lungi Ngidi further tightens things up with a miserly over, conceding just two runs. With two wickets down and scoring slowing significantly, the chasing side finds itself under early pressure in the powerplay.

Despite a onslaught Ashutosh Sharma, KKR have restricted Delhi Capitals to 142/8 in 20 overs. KKR need 143 runs to win. Pathum Nissanka top scored for Delhi Capitals with a knock of 50 while Ashutosh contributed with 39. For KKR Anukul Roy and Kartik Tyagi picked two wickets each.

OUTTT!!! What a catch by Anukul Roy at the boundary to dismiss Axar Patel. The Delhi Capitals pulls Vaibhav Arora and Roy covers a sizeable distance to complete a low running catch. Axar departs for 11 off 22 balls. DC 139/6 (19)

Delhi Capitals’ innings comes to a near standstill as they crawl to 98/5 at the end of 15 overs, completely bogged down by relentless spin and disciplined bowling. After the double blow in the 11th over from Anukul Roy, the pressure only intensifies with Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy choking the run flow through the middle. Boundaries dry up entirely, and both Axar Patel and Ashutosh Sharma struggle to rotate strike, repeatedly tied down by tight lines and subtle variations. The phase yields just 18 runs in five overs, highlighting the extent of control exerted by the bowlers. Kartik Tyagi caps it off with another miserly over, conceding just two runs, as Delhi’s innings loses all momentum and finds itself in desperate need of a late surge.

Delhi Capitals’ innings begins to unravel in the 11th over, with wickets falling in quick succession. Pathum Nissanka brings up a well-made fifty with a boundary but departs immediately after, stepping out only to be smartly stumped off Anukul Roy’s clever variation. The spinner isn’t done yet, he strikes again in the same over, cleaning up Tristan Stubbs with a quicker delivery that skids through and rattles the stumps. With two key wickets in one over and runs hard to come by, the batting side is now in complete disarray, losing both momentum and control as the spin choke continues to tighten.

Delhi Capitals begin to lose their grip after a steady powerplay, slipping to 80/3 at the end of ten overs as the spinners completely take control.

Pathum Nissanka continues to anchor the innings with confidence, finding boundaries and even clearing the ropes once, moving into the 40s while holding one end firm. However, the momentum shifts sharply once spin is introduced, with Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine applying a tight squeeze through the middle overs.

Runs begin to dry up significantly, and the pressure forces mistakes, Nitish Rana falls to a clever slower ball from Cameron Green, while Sameer Rizvi struggles to get going before holing out against Narine. Narine caps off a brilliant over conceding just three runs and picking up a wicket, leaving Tristan Stubbs with work to do at the crease. From a position of control, the batting side now finds itself rebuilding under mounting pressure with the scoring rate dipping sharply.

Delhi Capitals get off to a composed yet fluent start, reaching 49/1 at the end of five overs. Pathum Nissanka leads the charge with confident strokeplay, taking on anything short and putting the pressure back on the bowlers early, including a well-timed six. KL Rahul settles in alongside him, mixing caution with class as he finds boundaries and rotates strike effectively.

The duo builds momentum nicely through overs two to four, consistently finding gaps and capitalising on anything loose from Anukul Roy and Sunil Narine. However, just as Rahul begins to accelerate with back-to-back boundaries off Kartik Tyagi, the pacer strikes back immediately, dismissing him for 23 with a well-directed short ball that finds Cameron Green at long-off. Despite the wicket, the batting side maintains control with a brisk scoring rate and a solid platform in the powerplay.

Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Abishek Porel, David Miller

Ramandeep Singh, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert

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

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

“As a team, you should be ready whether it’s batting first or bowling first. You just have to be on your toes from the very first ball, that is very important. There are two changes in my team - Mukesh Kumar is in place of Natarajan, and Vipraj Nigam is in. As much as I have played on Delhi wickets, I feel there isn’t too much spin, but because of a little slowness, you know, the ball comes a bit slower after pitching. So I think spinners get a little help. And as far as seamers are concerned, mostly they use slower bouncers and slower balls more on these wickets. So I thought of using a combination of three spinners and three fast bowlers. Whoever plays here are professional cricketers, and you know, everyone has played international cricket too. So there aren’t that many tactical changes. If you bowl a good ball in the right area, then that ball remains a good ball. And if you bowl a bad ball, then obviously… even if you see long boundaries, batsmen still hit sixes there too, you know, even 90 meters. So I feel instead of focusing on the boundary size, you should focus on your own good bowling. Winning with good balls is very important.”

“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 winning the toss, losing the toss, it's all about playing good cricket of 40 overs. (Any changes?) Nothing. (On the surface) See, it's difficult, frankly it's difficult to read the wicket, it's important when you start, whether you're going to bowl first or bat first, assess the conditions and react to the situation and the conditions accordingly. (On having pretty long breaks between matches) It worked out well for us, when we went during that first big break, we won the game, that mood was really important from team's point of view. The team's been amazing, the mood in the group has been amazing. As I said, it's worked out so well, well for us, this game is all about starting fresh and doing well.”

Kolkata Knight Riders win toss and opt to bowl.

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan

Total matches – 34

Matches won by DC – 15

Matches won by KKR – 19

DC vs KKR match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and the live streaming will be available on the JioHotsar app.