Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

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Delhi Capitals have been struggling to pick up wins after a good start to their season.
Kolkata Knight Riders have struck form just in time to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

Nitish Rana has been scoring consistently in the IPL (Getty Images).

This Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. The struggling Capitals face up to a Knight Riders side that has turned their season around with three wins on the bounce.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
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The Delhi Capitals have lost four of their last five matches and are in danger of drifting out of reach of the playoff zone.

Match Details

Match	Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	8 May 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Delhi Capitals	LLLWL
Kolkata Knight Riders	LLWWW

The Knight Riders are lighting up the IPL since their opening win against the 4th-placed Rajasthan Royals, while ironically the Capitals’ only win in five was also against the Royals.

Head-to-Head Record

Season	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2025	Kolkata Knight Riders	14 runs	IPL
2024	Kolkata Knight Riders	7 wickets	IPL
2024	Kolkata Knight Riders	106 runs	IPL
2023	Delhi Capitals	4 wickets	IPL
2022	Delhi Capitals	4 wickets	IPL

The two teams are in the bottom four of the table and have yet to clash this season. The Knight Riders are on track for a 4th win on the bounce and lead the win-ratio 19-15 against the Capitals, with one rained-out match.

Team News

Delhi Capitals: The Capitals squad have been lacking in consistency and they need their star performers to step up in this match.

Possible XI: KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, N Rana, Karun Nair, T Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), AR Sharma, Mitchell Starc, KL Yadav, T Natarajan, L Ngidi.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Aside from their top three batters the Knight Riders have been struggling to take control of opposition attacks and they will be looking for a strong performance to keep their playoff chances alive.

Possible XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, C Green, Rovman Powell, RK Singh, AS Roy, SP Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi.

Key Stats

Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul is 2nd on the IPL runs list with 433 runs (ave 54.1).
Delhi Capitals’ Nitish Rana has taken 57, 91 & 33 in his last 5 innings.
Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc took 3/40 in the win over Rajasthan Royals.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh has scored 53*, 83* & 22* in his last 3 knocks.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Angkrish Raghuvanshi has scored 51, 52, 45 & 59 in 9 innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakravarthy is joint 13th on the wickets list (10 wickets).

Match Analysis

The last match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium was three days ago, with the Capitals losing to the Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets with 15 balls to spare. The Capitals were restricted to a score of 155/7 off their 20 overs, hitting nine sixes. The Super Kings chased the target down with ease, smashing 10 sixes.

The average score at the ground is just under 170 on what is a batting-friendly track that is flat and firm, encouraging players to play their strokes. Spinners tend to get some traction through the middle overs, but the slick outfield and shorter boundaries put batters at a distinct advantage.

There is early life for the pacemen, notably if there is some moisture around, and the temperature tomorrow is expected to be touching 26-degrees. Dew in the evening encourages teams to bat second if they win the toss.