IPL 2026 DC vs KKR Live Streaming: How to watch Delhi vs Kolkata clash live in US, Canada and UK Preview, Start Time, Venue, Squads and More

IPL 2026 DC vs KKR Today Match Live: Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders head into Friday’s IPL clash in Delhi with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. DC, placed seventh with eight points from 10 matches, must win all their remaining four games to stay alive in the race. KKR’s situation is even tougher, as the defending champions need victories in all five of their remaining matches to keep their campaign going.

Much of the focus ahead of the contest is on the pitch selection at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi are expected to choose a batting-friendly surface, likely the same strip where they piled up 264 against Punjab Kings but still ended up losing. The move appears aimed at neutralising KKR’s dangerous spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy.

Delhi’s batting has struggled badly on challenging tracks this season. Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, their line-up collapsed to 9 for 6 on a seam-friendly pitch, while spinners from Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings exposed their weakness against turn. With confidence low, DC believe a flat wicket could give their batters the freedom to attack.


The Capitals have also been let down by their bowling. Kuldeep Yadav has endured a disappointing season, while pacers Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan and Auqib Nabi Dar have all leaked runs heavily. Captain Axar Patel remains their leading wicket-taker, but no DC bowler has reached double digits in wickets so far.

For KKR, inconsistency at the top order continues to hurt. Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have struggled to provide solid starts, leaving much of the responsibility to Rinku Singh in the middle order.

Delhi’s brightest performer has been KL Rahul, whose aggressive batting has stood out in an otherwise underwhelming campaign. However, unless the rest of the squad steps up quickly, DC’s playoff hopes may soon disappear.

HOW TO WATCH DC vs KKR LIVE IN US AND CANADA

• Match: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
• Date: May 8, Friday
• Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• Channel/Streaming: Willow TV App/Fubo/Sling TV
• Start Time: 10 AM ET

HOW TO WATCH DC vs KKR LIVE IN UK

• Match: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
• Date: May 8, Friday
• Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• Channel/Streaming: Sky Sports
• Start Time: 3 PM BST

SQUADS:

Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, Abishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, David Miller, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Blessing Muzarabani, Matheesha Pathirana, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Saurabh Dubey, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra