Tata IPL 2026
#TATAIPL-2026-51: Finn Allen’s Brute Force, Spin Trio Help Kolkata Knight Riders Thrash Delhi Capitals By 8 Wickets
Finn Allen who had failed to fire in the early matches found his range and power shots this time. Coming in as impact player Allen was in destructive mood as he smahed the DC bolwers to score a blazing 100 not out
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Kolkata Knight Riders powered by their spin trio produceda fine all- round show to beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in TataIPL 2026 encounter at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Earlier KKR won the toss and opted to bowl first.
DC batting struggled in the power play 49-1, 5 overs . K L Rahul struggled with his timing and acored 23 , Nitish Rana 8, Sameer Rizvi 3 , Tristan Stubbs 2, Skipper Axar Patel just 11 ( poor form continued) , Ashutosh Sharma battled hard for his entertaining 39 ( 28 balls 3 fours , 3 sixes), Vipraj Nigam not out 3 , Mitchell Starc run-out 0 , Lungi Ngidi not out 1.
Opener Pathum Nissanka was the top- scorer with 50 ( 29 balls , 5 fours, 3 sixes) . DC could manage a disaapointing 142/8 in their 20 overs much the disaapointment of thr large crowd . KKr bowlers particularly the spinners shone bright – spin trio of Anukul Roy (2/31), Sunil Narine (1/17) and Varun Chakravarthy (0/28)
KK Bowling : Anukul Roy 2/31 ( 4 overs) , Sunil Narine 1/17( 4 overs), Varun Chakravarthy 0/28 ( 4 overs), Vaibhav Arora 1/29 ( 3 overs), Kartik Tyagi 2/25 ( 2 overs), Cameron Green 1/12 ( 1 over)
In reply KKR lost Skipper Ajinkya Rahane early run-out for 13. Kiwi Opener Finn Allen who had failed to fire in the early matches found his range and power shots this time to score his maiden IPL ton . Coming in as impact player Allen was in destructive mood as he smashed the DC bowlers to score a blazing 100 not out ( 47 balls , 5 fours, 10 sixes) . Angkrish Raghuvanshi was out 1 .
𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗟! 💥
Finn Allen smashes a sizzling MAIDEN #TATAIPL HUNDRED off 47 deliveries to seal victory for @KKRiders 💜
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Aussie Cameron Green not out 33 not out ( 27 balls , 2 sixes) along with Allen saw KKR home in style by 8 wickets with them reaching 147/2 in just 14.2 overs. This is their 4th win on the trot. They move up to 7th spot with 9 points.
Delhi Capitals Bowlers : Mitchell Starc 0/ 31 ( 3 overs), Axar Patel 1/27 ( 4 overs), Lungi Ngidi 0/7 ( 2 overs), Vipraj Nigam 0/34 ( 2 overs), Kuldeep Yadav 0/41 ( 3 overs) struglging this season, Mukesh Kumar 0/7 ( 0.2)
Match: IPL 2026, 51st Match
Venue: Delhi | Date: May 08, 2026