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Eden Gardens Pitch Report for KKR vs DC

Eden Gardens has consistently delivered batting-friendly surfaces throughout IPL 2026. The wicket offers good pace and carry, and the square boundaries at 63 and 64 metres make it a high-scoring ground.

Pitch Type: Flat, batting-friendly with good pace and bounce
Avg 1st Innings Score (IPL 2026) 185-210 runs
Highest Total at Venue (IPL) 262/2 (PBKS vs KKR, 2024)
Lowest Total at Venue (IPL) 49/10 (RCB vs KKR, 2017)
Win Batting First42% (38 of ~93 IPL matches)
Win Batting Second58% (55 of ~93 IPL matches)
Pace vs Spin Spin becomes effective as match progresses
Dew Factor: Low in May; dry conditions expected
Key Insight Chasing teams win 58% here; KKR’s spin trio thrives at home

The surface tends to slow down as the match progresses, which gives KKR’s world-class spin attack of Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Anukul Roy a significant advantage in the middle and death overs. In the last match at this venue, more than 450 combined runs were scored, confirming the batting-friendly nature of the pitch.

DC are eighth with 12 points and have already been eliminated from the playoffs race. With home advantage, spin dominance, and momentum from five wins in their last six games, KKR enter this contest as strong favourites.

Both teams have had their ups and downs throughout the tournament and are currently sitting in the bottom half of the points table. The hosts are at 13 points in 13 matches, despite spending most of the season at the bottom of the points table, while DC have 12 points in 13 matches, blowing hot and cold throughout the league phase.

Ahead of the weekend, both teams are alive in the competition, but their future depends on the results of the LSG vs PBKS and MI vs RR matches. If RR win the afternoon fixture in Mumbai, they automatically go through to the playoffs.

Regardless of the other results, KKR and DC would like to end the league stage on a high note, so we take a look at the Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Predictions for the night.

Hot Picks For KKR vs DC Dream 11 Team Today- IPL 2026, Match 70

Kolkata Knight Riders

Finn Allen

Following a slow start to the season, Finn Allen has managed to bounce back strongly and has the season in the second half of the league phase. He has 329 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 219.33, while also scoring a century and 93 in the last five matches, making him a hot Dream11 pick.

Cameron Green

Cameron Green is the best multi-faceted player in the KKR top-6, having scored 320 runs in a turbulent season and taken 7 wickets in 9 innings. In Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s absence, he could be batting at number 3 in the clash against DC, where he will have more time to score a high volume of runs. Therefore, he is another strong Dream11 pick for the game.

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine has rolled back the years this season with 14 wickets in 12 matches, conceding at only 6.40 runs per over. He has been consistent with his plans and bowls crucial overs in the match. He is yet another bankable player in your Dream11 team for the KKR vs DC game.

Delhi Capitals

KL Rahul

The DC opener KL Rahul is their most consistent batter since he joined the franchise last year and he is sitting on 533 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 171.93. He is more often than not likely to score big and give DC good starts, which has been evident with four fifties and a century this season, making him a solid Dream11 pick for the clash.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel took a few matches to get going, but has scored well in the last two matches. He has a fifty this season and picked 10 wickets, conceding just over 8 runs per over. Due to his all-round ability, he will give you good returns on most days, which makes him a hot Dream11 pick.

Mitchell Starc

KKR have an out-of-form opener in Ajinkya Rahane, and with Angkrish Raghuvanshi out of the match, the number 3 batter will also be vulnerable to start the match. This is where Mitchell Starc’s new ball prowess will come in handy for DC. He will also bowl at the death, where he tends to induce chances, like last match, where he got 4/40 in their win over RR.

Eden Gardens, Kolkata- Record of chasing teams

The Eden Gardens is a small venue, where batters can clear the boundary at will. This is one of the venues where pacers and spinners both get help, making it an intriguing contest between bat and ball.

Historically, out of 106 IPL matches here, 60 have been won by teams chasing, and 44 have been won batting first. In IPL 2026 3 matches were won batting second and two while batting first. The stats show that the captain winning the toss would ideally field here, and the recent overcast conditions also indicate chasing as a better option.

KKR vs DC Risky Picks- IPL 2026, Match 70

Rovman Powell

The former West Indies captain Rovman Powell is a powerful striker of the ball, striking at 140.70 in his T20 career, and he also played a handy 40(30) knock in their last fixture. However, considering he usually bats at 6, the opportunity to bat is not guaranteed, making him a risky Dream11 pick.

Thanks to his good fielding, he fields in the hotspots and will provide catching points.

Sahil Parakh

The young batter from Maharashtra, Sahil Parakh, carries a great reputation from the MPL 2025 season, where he scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 177.19, including clutch knocks in the knockout games to help Eagle Nashik Titans win the title. Nonetheless, he is yet to set the stage on fire in IPL, having scored 46 runs in 5 innings, which makes him a risky Dream11 pick.

Mukesh Kumar

The DC pacer Mukesh Kumar is a high-risk-high-reward player who is unpredictable with his performances. If he gets going in the powerplay, he can scalp a couple of early wickets, especially against a bleak top-order of KKR, but on other days, he can travel for runs. This season he has picked 6 wickets and conceded 11.26 runs per over in 10 matches.

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Head coach Abhishek Nayar ruled out any "nervousness" ahead of the fixture and spoke about "controlling" what's in control, which is to play "best cricket that we can". But even if qualification isn't at stake, he pointed to plenty of things that will be at stake. "Imagine a player, someone getting a 100 tomorrow! When you play a game of cricket, everything is valuable, everything is a number, everything is a victory."

DC remain mathematically alive for now but the path ahead for them is a little more steep. If PBKS beat LSG the night before, DC are out. But even if things align and they are tied on 14 points with RR, they don't quite have the NRR to make a case. Still, like Nayar said, there remains plenty to play for even if there's no playoff berth at stake, and finishing the season with three wins on the bounce might not be the worst thing ever.

When: KKR vs DC, Sunday, 24 May 2026 at 7:30 PM local

Where: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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18:20 Local Time, 12:50 GMT, 18:20 IST: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final league match of IPL 2026, a momentous evening clash coming to you from the iconic Eden Gardens where the Kolkata Knight Riders play hosts to the Delhi Capitals. The mathematical tension in the air is clear, especially for KKR, whose postseason hopes hang entirely by a thread based on the monumental afternoon game currently approaching its climax over at the Wankhede Stadium. For Delhi Capitals, the equation is stark and simple, they were officially eliminated from the playoff race following a heartbreaking series of results culminating in Punjab Kings' victory, meaning Axar Patel's men take the field tonight with nothing to lose but playing for pure pride. This makes them a highly volatile and dangerous unit, desperate to spoil Kolkata’s party and sign off on a tough campaign by securing a third consecutive victory on the bounce.