Match Overview
| Match | KKR vs DC — IPL 2026 Match 70 (Season Finale) |
| Date | 24 May 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST (Evening — double-header day) |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Key Players
As the final match of IPL 2026, this one carries everything — the Eden Gardens crowd, the twilight conditions that favor spinners, and a DC side that has increasingly found its rhythm with Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul clicking in tandem. For KKR, Narine and Chakravarthy at this venue are a spin duo that has troubled every batting lineup this season. The evening start at Eden Gardens with some dew expected makes the chasing side slightly more attractive from a fantasy perspective.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy
Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul (wk), Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Ben Duckett, David Miller
Dream11 Best XI
Our season finale XI leans DC on the back of their spin combination and KL Rahul's consistent returns behind the stumps. We have stacked four KKR picks given the home conditions, with Narine as our differential all-rounder captaincy option — his price at ₹12L reflects his ceiling at Eden Gardens, where he has delivered multiple 50+ point performances this season.
| Role | Player | Team | Price | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | KL Rahul | DC | ₹13L | 55–85 |
| BAT | Ben Duckett | DC | ₹10L | 45–70 |
| BAT | David Miller | DC | ₹10L | 45–70 |
| BAT | Finn Allen | KKR | ₹9.5L | 40–65 |
| BAT | Rinku Singh | KKR | ₹9L | 35–60 |
| ALL | Sunil Narine | KKR | ₹12L | 55–85 |
| ALL | Axar Patel | DC | ₹10L | 45–70 |
| ALL | Cameron Green | KKR | ₹11L | 45–70 |
| BWL | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | ₹10L | 45–70 |
| BWL | Varun Chakravarthy | KKR | ₹9.5L | 40–65 |
| BWL | Mitchell Starc | DC | ₹11L | 50–75 |
Captain: KL Rahul (DC)
VC: Sunil Narine (KKR)
Predicted Winner: DC — KL Rahul's consistency and Kuldeep's spin on the Eden track gives DC the edge in this season finale.
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