Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Match 70 of the TATA IPL 2026. The Capitals defended a commanding total of 203/5, bowling out Kolkata for 163 in 18.4 overs to seal a 40-run victory margin secured by Kuldeep Yadav’s match-turning spell. The result concluded the season for both franchises. Delhi finished in sixth place with 14 points on the table, just outside the playoff picture, while Kolkata ended the tournament in seventh.
The visiting side built their total early behind a half-century from KL Rahul. He scored 60 runs off 30 deliveries before Kolkata suffered a catastrophic collapse from 126/3 during the run chase. Captain Axar Patel anchored the middle overs with 39 runs off 25 balls. David Miller added 28, and Ashutosh Sharma contributed an unbeaten 18 to push the final total past 200.
Kolkata started the chase with purpose. Captain Ajinkya Rahane steered the top order, hitting 63 runs off 39 balls. The hosts reached 126/3 after 13 overs. From there, the team lost all their remaining wickets for a mere 38 runs.
Kuldeep Yadav triggered the slide against his former franchise. He took two wickets on successive deliveries, nearly completing a hat-trick while returning figures of 3/29. Mitchell Starc immediately followed with a difficult over of his own, claiming three wickets. Starc’s over included a critical run-out of Rovman Powell. The rapid fall of wickets mirrored the high-scoring tension seen across the league recently, matching the intensity when Shreyas Iyer’s 101 rescued Punjab Kings earlier in the tournament. The Capitals secured their third consecutive win to close the schedule.