Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals would look for nothing less than a win when they square off in the season's final league match of the IPL in Kolkata on Sunday.

Delhi Capitals playoff hopes were kept alive as they defeated Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in the IPL 2026 match on Sunday.

Axar Patel credited the strong opening partnership between KL Rahul and Abishek Porel for preventing a collapse on Sunday.

While DC's qualification chances (10 points from 12 games) are already slim, a defeat would officially knock them out of the playoff race.

Two teams in the IPL 2026 are already out of the playoffs race - Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants. While all the other teams are still in contention, it can be safely said that seventh-placed Delhi Capitals (10 points from 12 games) have only a mathematical chance

Three IPL captains are in the line of fire due to campaigns that have been nothing short of disastrous and they could end up losing their jobs when the season winds up later this month.

It has been a massively underwhelming campaign for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, as the side has lost seven out of its 12 matches.

Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel was fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over rate in their win against Punjab Kings.

Chasing 211, DC recovered from 74/4 thanks to captain Axar Patel's 56 off 33 balls and David Miller's explosive 51 off 28, with the duo adding 64 runs in quick time.

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer was critical of the bowlers and the fielding effort as they suffered their fourth consecutive loss in IPL 2026.