That's a wrap for today's coverage of the IPL 2025 clash between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. A closely-fought game that swung both ways but was decided by the magic of Sunil Narine in the end. Join us tomorrow once again, as Chennai Super Kings host Punjab Kings.

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Kolkata Knight Riders pick up their fourth win in 10 matches. They're on 9 points now, and cling on to the back end of the playoffs race. Two successive home games next for KKR, as they take on Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.

Third loss in 4 games at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for Delhi Capitals. They should've won it today, given where they were in the run chase. DC hitting a rough patch now, back-to-back losses, and they run the risk of being dragged into the playoff dog-fight with this form. 

Birthday boy Andre Russell reveals that his mindset was to bowl 6 yorkers in the final over, and that he executed three or four. The big man turns 37 today, and he has put in a good all-round showing, bowling crucial overs, and hitting 17 off 9 with the bat.

An incredible comeback by KKR. Delhi Capitals were 136/3 after 13.1 overs, and cruising with two set batters at the crease. But then Narine took one wicket, then another, and then another. Remember, he was captaining the team as well with Narine off the field.

27 with the bat, 3 wickets with the ball and a direct-hit to run out KL Rahul. Sunil Narine, take a bow.

Kolkata Knight Riders win by 14 runs! A sensational comeback in the contest, led by their magician-in-chief Sunil Narine. What a victory for KKR, who stay alive in the chase for playoffs. Their first win in 4 games. 

KKR 204/9 (20) beat DC 190/9 (20) by 14 runs.

Dre Russ has nailed the yorker again! Delhi Capitals are now mathematically out of it if KKR bowl all legal deliveries. The next ball goes for a boundary yet again. And then Russell strikes! Vipraj is out. KKR seal it!

DC 189/9 (19.5)

Good yorker by Andre Russell, who is bowling the final over. Gurbaz misses his throw at the stumps, so Vipraj makes it back to the striker's end. And he slashes it for 4! DC is still in this. 20 needed off 4. Vipraj is on 34 off 16!

DC 185/8 (19.2)

Slight hesitation in the outfield from Anukul Roy, the throw comes in late and Vipraj Nigam has made it. Just about made it. Crucial 2 runs. Vipraj stays on strike. And Harshit ends with a dot! 25 needed off the last over for DC!

DC 180/8 (19)

Vipraj swings hard, gets 4 off Harshit Rana. DC keep hopes alive. Two balls later, 6! Cleared over backward point! 27 needed off the final 8 balls. As long as Vipraj is there, Delhi will believe they still have a chance.

DC 178/8 (18.4)

Vipraj Nigam ends Varun Chakravarthy's over with a maximum. Faintest glimmer of hope for Delhi Capitals still there as long as Vipraj is there at the crease. Delhi Capitals need 38 off the final two overs.

DC 167/8 (18)

SENSATIONAL! This game has turned KKR's way! Ashutosh Sharma and ex-KKR man Mitch Starc dismissed in back-to-back balls. Varun Chakravarthy is on a hattrick. Delhi Capitals are eight wickets down.

DC 160/8 (17.3)

Big, big hit by Ashutosh Sharma! Rana went for the wide yorker, Ashutosh still goes for the big whip and gets it just over the fielder at long-off for a maximum! Much-needed runs for DC. Rana nails the yorker on the final ball.

DC 159/6 (17)

Vipraj Nigam goes innovative, tries the scoop and gets 4 off Harshit Rana. Full toss as Rana misses the yorker. Don't count Delhi Capitals out, they have two players at the crease who have pulled off a 200+ chase earlier this season. Remember LSG?

DC 152/6 (15.3)

Sunil Narine has worked his magic again. KKR's 'Icon Player' as Manvinder Bisla called him on the 'Knuckleball by NDTV' Podcast. KKR looked down and out, but these two overs by Narine has brought KKR right back in and given them real belief of victory.

DC's hopes now lie on Ashutosh Sharma. 57 needed off 24!

DC 148/6 (16)

Sunil Narine takes a third wicket! Faf du Plessis departs trying to play a big shot. Rinku Singh with the catch in the deep. KKR are back into this game in style, their magician from Trinidad has made the difference. Faf departs for 62.

DC 146/6 (15.2)

A very neat spell by Anukul Roy ends with a boundary, but he has done a fabulous job with the ball today. Opened the bowling, took a wicket, and has kept DC mostly quiet. Delhi Capitals need 59 off 30, it's very doable from here still.

DC 146/5 (15)

Narine gets two in one over! Tristan Stubbs is clean-bowled! Delhi Capitals have lost two wickets in one over, and KKR will believe once more. Sunil Narine has weaved his magic once again. Could this be a game-changing over?

DC 138/5 (14)

OUT! Much-needed breakthrough for KKR. Axar Patel has done his job, he's played a fine hand. 37 off 22. Narine gets the wicket, sharp catch taken by Harshit Rana at short cover. KKR need a string of wickets now to pull themselves back into the game.

DC 136/4 (13.2)

AXAR PATEL MAXIMUM! The run chase continues to motor along and Axar Patel has now notched up his highest-score of IPL 2025. Over mid-wicket, his third six off Narine today. Huge hit by the left-hander.

DC 136/3 (13.1)

Delhi Capitals are playing this run chase to perfection. Varun Chakravarthy was bowling a good over, but Axar picks up a boundary through the covers, slashes hard. 9 off it. Varun has been expensive today.

DC 130/3 (13)

Axar Patel gets another boundary to end the over! Down the ground and Powell's dive couldn't stop it. Andre Russell's first over hasn't delivered the wicket for KKR that it so often days. Partnership between Faf and Axar up to 61 off 39, and it is steering Delhi home at this rate.

DC 121/3 (12)

Ajinkya Rahane is now off the field, trying to stop a boundary and seems to have cut his finger. Andre Russell bowls a no-ball on his very first ball, and gets punished for 4. Meanwhile, Venkatesh Iyer has been subbed off so Sunil Narine is standing in as KKR captain!

DC 114/3 (11.1)

Faf du Plessis is in excellent touch! Through cover for another boundary off Harshit Rana. Delhi Capitals' required run-rate is under 11, and with powerhitters to come, they look in control of the run chase at the moment. KKR need wickets soon.

DC 108/3 (11)

Axar Patel survives! Appeal for a caught behind given not out by the umpire, Harshit urges Rahane to go for the review. No edge, but it did hit the pads and is so close to being out LBW! Umpire's call on impact, but wickets hitting.

DC 102/3 (10.3)

Faf du Plessis completes a measured half-century off 31 balls. A great knock by him, and a return to form. Meanwhile Axar is going all guns at the other end. He is writhing in pain, so he's just hitting as much as he can as long as he's out there.

DC 102/3 (10.2)

It was turning out to be a great over by Sunil Narine, but Axar Patel has smashed another six off Sunil Narine. He is in pain, but he is doing a phenomenal job for his franchise at the moment. Delhi Capitals look comfortable in this run chase right now.

DC 97/3 (10)

Faf du Plessis ends the over magnificently! Over long-on! Expensive over by Varun Chakravarthy, 16 coming off it. The 40-year-old Faf looks in great groove and has held one end brilliantly despite wickets going down at the other. DC well in this chase.

DC 87/3 (9)

Faf du Plessis is picking some runs off Varun here. Well-set and into the 40s now. First one pitched short and helped through mid-wicket. Next one is quicker, on the pads, and is flicked through fine leg for 4.

DC 81/3 (8.4)

Injury? What injury? Axar Patel slams his first boundary, one-handed almost, excellent connection. Clears the ropes over long-on for a maximum off Sunil Narine. Delhi will need these two to stitch a partnership here.

DC 69/3 (7.3)

Anukul Roy completes yet another amazing over. Just 4 runs off it, and the run out. Axar Patel is out into the middle at No. 5, despite concerns over his fitness. Remember, he had injured his arm while fielding and had gone off. Narine will bowl next.

DC 62/3 (7)

KL Rahul is run out! Sunil Narine with some exceptional fielding! This could be a big moment in this run chase. Huge wicket for KKR. Miscommunication between the batters, Narine with a great throw from fine-leg, direct hit and Rahul is short!

DC 60/3 (6.3)

Varun Chakravarthy is bamboozling the batters in his first over, but Faf du Plessis gets a lucky inside edge which runs away fine for 4. 50 up for Delhi Capitals in 5.4 overs, their run-rate is certainly not bad. And another 4, flicked leg-side for 4 more by KL Rahul.

DC 58/2 (6)

Two boundaries in the over but a big wicket too. KKR have pinned Delhi Capitals down slightly in the powerplay, but they have two high-quality, highly-experienced openers in the middle now in the form of Faf du Plessis and KL Rahul.

DC 48/2 (5)

Vaibhav Arora gets Karun Nair! Excellent DRS review! Arora caught Nair on the pads, umpire initially gave not out but the pacer was adamant! Rahane goes up, and guess what, it is three reds and on the pads. DC lose their second in the powerplay.

DC 43/2 (4.3)

Another boundary for Faf! Short from Rana and Faf punishes it through mid-wicket yet again. Fielder is too square, Faf has treated himself to three boundaries in this over and broken loose. Delhi Capitals get their run-rate back on track.

DC 39/1 (4)

Faf du Plessis gets no timing trying to play a big shot, skies it, but luckily for him it falls in no man's land! Rovman Powell cuts off the boundary at long-on, but that could've so easily gone to a fielder. Next ball, Faf slams it through mid-wicket for 4!

DC 35/1 (3.4)

Harshit Rana provides pace and width to Faf du Plessis and gets punished by the South African, who slaps it past the backward point fielder for 4. These two batters slowly getting the DC run chase back on track after the early wicket.

DC 29/1 (3.2)

Karun Nair gives himself and room and whacks Anukul Roy over cover for 4. Anukul has been trusted with another over in the powerplay by Rahane. Nair goes for a similar shot on the next ball, but this one is cut off at the boundary by Powell.

DC 23/1 (2.2)

First maximum! Faf du Plessis nails the timing on this one. Comes down the track, frees his arms and clobbers it back over the bowler's head for six. Great shot. Delhi Capitals will hope for a few more of these in the powerplay.

DC 15/1 (1.4)

A superb first over by Anukul Roy. Concedes just 7 runs, an 4 of them came on the very first ball. Delivers a wicket, and you have to doff your hat to Rahane for trusting Anukul with the ball. Excellent start by KKR.

DC 7/1 (1)

Masterstroke! Rahane's bold gamble has paid off and Anukul Roy has got the wicket of Abishek Porel. Utterly sensational. Porel steps out, tries to go big, mistimes it and an easy catch for Andre Russell at long-off. Superb stuff from KKR.

DC 4/0 (0.2)

Anukul Roy has been given the first over by Ajinkya Rahane, this is a big call. Four off the first ball, Anukul gets on the back foot and slams it through the off-side. Good shot from Porel who will be hoping to tee off at the start.

DC 4/0 (0.1)

Angkrish Raghuvanshi thinks 204 is just about par on this wicket, and that their isnt much help for the spinners either. DC will be hoping their openers can deliver as well as KKR did in their powerplay. They certainly have the power to chase this down.

Axar Patel's injury is a big concern for DC. Multiple visuals showing him in discomfort on the Delhi dugout, and it was Faf du Plessis who led the team on the final few overs. Delhi do have a fairly deep batting lineup to make up if Axar is absent.

KKR finish on 204. After a sensational start, they would've hoped for a much bigger total. Delhi's spinners and death bowling was mostly on-point, and they've prevented a 220+ total here. However, 204 should still be a really good score on this pitch.

KKR 204/9 (20 overs)

DC Target: 205

No hattrick, but Andre Russell is gone trying to scamper a single! Harshit Rana on strike, misses it, keeper collects and throws a direct hit on the stumps to get Russell out. Starc goes for a review to see if he has got a hattrick, but no he hasn't.

KKR 203/9 (19.5)

Dushmantha Chameera, WOW! Sensational catch, diving to his left, and Mitchell Starc is on a hattrick. Anukul Roy going for a flicked six, but dismissed by a terrific catch at the fine-leg boundary.

KKR 203/8 (19.4)

Mitchell Starc gets Rovman Powell! KKR decided to run a single on the last ball, Powell has looked out of sorts and misses the yorker from Starc. Umpire has no hesitation in giving it out. Powell goes up with a DRS review, but hawkeye shows three reds. Second wicket for Starc.

KKR 203/7 (19.3)

200 UP FOR KKR! Starc goes for the yorker but misses his length and he is punished by Dre Russ! Straight back over the bowler's head over a maximum. And when Russell hits them, they stay hit!

KKR 201/6 (19.1)

Two boundaries and a bunch of wides end up in KKR getting 14 off Chameera's over. Mitch Starc will bowl the final over, Dre Russ on strike. Can KKR get 200? 

KKR 195/6 (19)

Chameera was doing an excellent job of silencing the KKR power-hitters, but Russell gets a boundary after a misfield by Karun Nair at deep point. The ball ricochets off Nair's thigh and rolls away for a boundary. Next ball, Russell swings hard and gets a boundary through third man.

KKR 193/6 (18.4)

Delhi Capitals' death bowling has been magnificent so far, led by Dushmantha Chameera, who is also bowling the 19th over. Chameera is going for the wide yorkers against Powell, but ends up bowling two wides.

KKR 183/6 (18.1)

Axar Patel falls hard trying to save a single, seems like he has hurt his left hand. Physios come out to treat him, and now he's going off the field! Let's hope it is nothing serious for Axar here. Worrying signs for DC.

KKR 177/6 (17.4)

Rinku is gone! The decision to hand Vipraj the ball has worked! Mitch Starc with an excellent catch at long-on, Rinku won't be able to finish off here. Pressure on Russell and Powell now, Rinku slams his bat in fury.

KKR 177/6 (17.3)

Dushmantha Chameera bowls out a superb 17th over. Only 7 runs conceded, bowling according to plan and taking a wicket too. What can Rinku Singh and Andre Russell do in the final 3 overs? Bold call by DC here, the 18th over will be bowled by Vipraj Nigam!

KKR 175/5 (17)

OUT! Dushmantha Chameera takes pace off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes for the big slash but straight to Karun Nair in the deep. A well-played 44 off 32 made by the young batter. Enter Andre Russell then, the birthday boy!

KKR 174/5 (16.5)

168 runs on board, power-hitters to come, Rinku and Raghuvanshi well-set. KKR have built the foundation to set a total of well over 200. Starc will bowl one over, Mukesh probably two, but Chameera will get a second over first. He was hit for 25 in his only over so far.

KKR 168/4 (16)

150 up for KKR, thanks to a big hit over long-off for six. Next ball, Kuldeep Yadav is punished down the ground for 4. 17 comes off the over. He's well-settled in, and the perfect platform is there for KKR to go berserk in these final 5 overs.

KKR 159/4 (15)

Rinku Singh, as shown by replays, survived a caught-behind appeal in the previous over because Delhi Capitals didn't go for a review. Now, he times Kuldeep through mid-wicket for a boundary. Can he make DC pay for their mistake?

 KKR 149/4 (14.3)

Axar Patel finishes his spell. The captain has done well with the ball today. 2/27 in his 4 overs. KKR's run-rate has hit a stumbling block. Still going at more than 10 runs an over, but things have slowed down considerably against the spinners.

KKR 142/4 (14)

Excellent second over by Kuldeep Yadav. Just 1 run off it, and a half chance to dismiss Raghuvanshi as well. Delhi Capitals slowly coming back and reducing the KKR run-rate with their high-quality spin attack.

KKR 137/4 (13)

Pitched short by Kuldeep Yadav and punished through square-leg by Rinku. Good shot, well-executed risk by the left-hander. 9 comes off the over in all. KKR still going at well over 11 runs an over. Power-hitters still to come in the form of Russell and Powell.

KKR 126/4 (11)

A great run rate being maintained by KKR but they've lost a bunch of crucial wickets at regular intervals. 4 wickets down, but they are on track for 200+ here. Can Raghuvanshi and Rinku pave the way and stabilize the KKR innings?

KKR 117/4 (10)

Oh dear, Venkatesh Iyer has absolutely thrown his wicket away here. Tries to go big, sends it way up after mistiming, and a simple catch in the circle for Vipraj Nigam. Another bad day in the office for Venkatesh. Axar Patel takes his second wicket.

KKR 113/4 (9.2)

100 up for KKR! Angkrish Raghuvanshi brings it up with a classy shot back over the bowler's head for six. Next ball, another six! This one is even better, over extra-cover. "Very-skilled shot" says Nick Knight on commentary.

KKR 109/3 (8.5)

First boundary for Venkatesh Iyer, punched through the covers for 4. A lot of pressure on him to ensure KKR don't collapse from here, and justify why he was paid Rs 23.75 crore by the franchise. A successful over by Axar.

KKR 97/3 (8)

CAPTAIN GETS CAPTAIN! Ajinkya Rahane is gone, Axar Patel gets the wicket. Another LBW, and KKR are once again at risk of falling apart in the middle overs. Angling back in at Rahane, he misses it, hits him on the pads and he's gone. 

KKR 91/3 (7.2)

Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets a boundary off the last ball of Vipraj's over. Outside edge, good bowling by Vipraj, but it goes away for 4. 12 off the over, but Vipraj has made his mark with a big wicket.

KKR 91/2 (7)

Vipraj Nigam strikes! Sunil Narine is gone! LBW. Narine tries the slog sweep, misses it completely, hits him on the pads and it is as plumb as it can get. Vipraj continues to provide uncanny breakthroughs for Delhi Capitals in the middle overs.

KKR 85/2 (6.4)

Vipraj Nigam into the attack but he has been taken to the boundary by Ajinkya Rahane. Quicker delivery by Vipraj, Rahane gets onto his back foot and flicks it through square-leg for 4. Excellent, excellent timing.

KKR 84/1 (6.2)

End of a great powerplay for Kolkata Knight Riders. 79 runs in 6 overs piled up by Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane and Gurbaz. The perfect platform has been set for KKR, now the onus lies on the middle order to not lose this momentum from hereon.

KKR 79/0 (6)

Ajinkya Rahane, glorious! Two superb shots through the off-side, both through the backward point region. "Beautiful to the eye" says Kevin Pietersen, talking pitchside. KKR are off to a flying start, and Rahane has continued the momentum.

KKR 76/1 (5.3)

Kolkata Knight Riders have made an excellent start here. Yes, they lost Gurbaz. But even he made a fiery contribution of 26 off just 12 balls. They're motoring along at nearly 14 runs an over now. Starc has gone for 35 in his 3 overs.

KKR 68/1 (5)

A sharp delivery by Mitchell Starc hits Sunil Narine on the thigh. Bit of discomfort shown at first by Narine, but he has seems to have worn it off. And Rahane smashes Starc for SIX over deep square-leg! What a hit.

KKR 63/1 (4.4)

50 up for KKR in 3.4 overs! Comes off Sunil Narine's blade, who whacks yet another boundary. Three dots to the start Mukesh Kumar's over, but then Narine breaks free with a boundary between deep mid-wicket and long-on.

KKR 52/1 (3.4)

Gurbaz departs! Mitchell Starc gets his man, despite being smashed for 15 runs in the over. Faintest of edges off the bat, and a clean catch taken by Abishek Porel. End of a 48-run opening stand, KKR's best this season.

KKR 48/1 (3)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz continues to deal in boundaries against Mitchell Starc. Two more in the third over. One over the keeper's head, top edge off the gloves. The second one is delicately placed through third man. And then he pummels him over third man for 6!

KKR 48/0 (2.5)

Sunil Narine to the party! He has dished out the treatment to former KKR pacer Dushmantha Chameera in this over. Clears mid-wicket this time, another maximum for him. Last ball of the over, Gurbaz picks up 4 more! Inside edge, almost onto the stumps, but he gets 4. 25 off Chameera's over!

KKR 33/0 (2)

Sunil Narine picks up another boundary! Deft flick, enough power to send it just over Kuldeep Yadav and mid-wicket, and then it runs away for 4. Boundaries early on from the KKR openers, with Chameera missing his length.

KKR 22/0 (1.3)

Sunil Narine, first ball 6! Makes it look so easy. Full delivery by Dushmantha Chameera, and cleared back over the bowler's head, straight onto the sight screen, for a maximum. No Axar Patel opening the bowling. The next ball is a wide.

KKR 15/0 (1.1)

Boundary to start the over, boundary to end it. Gurbaz picks up two fours in the first over off Mitch Starc. Width offered by the ex-KKR pacer, and Gurbaz this times gets it through the fielders on the off-side.

KKR 8/0 (1)

First ball 4! Starc trying to swing it back in, Rahmanullah Gurbaz times it very well. Down the ground, the ball races away for a boundary. Gurbaz will have to get off to a good start today. Another one sweetly off the blade, but straight to KL Rahul at cover.

KKR 4/0 (0.3)

An interesting development today in the Delhi Capitals camp. KL Rahul will NOT keep wickets against KKR. Instead, Abishek Porel, the man from Bengal, will take the gloves. Important to remember that Porel made a big fielding error in DC's previous match.

A common trend in Delhi Capitals matches this year has been captain Axar Patel choosing to open the bowling on multiple occasions. Will we see that happen again? With an out-of-form right-hander up the order, it may not be a bad option.

KKR will go up against three of their former players tonight, in the form of Delhi Capitals bowlers Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav and Dushmantha Chameera. Starc, in particular, was pivotal in KKR winning IPL 2024, winning the Player of the Match awards in Qualifier 1 and the Final last year.

Ever since the departure of Phil Salt, KKR have been unable to stitch consistent opening partnerships. Quinton de Kock fired in just one match, while Gurbaz also could not get going in his 1 match so far. Pressure on him and Narine today if KKR want to win.

Axar Patel may be playing mind games with KKR with his statement that the pitch is a 190-200 one, speculates former KKR captain Eoin Morgan, who is part of the broadcast panelists for the match. Big statement made towards a fragile KKR batting lineup.

Kolkata Knight Riders XI vs DC: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Anukul replaces Chetan Sakariya. Expect Vaibhav Arora to come in as the Impact Sub.

Delhi Capitals XI vs KKR: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar.

Expect Ashutosh Sharma to come in as the Impact Player when DC bat.

Ajinkya Rahane admits that there is the pressure of having to win every match. KKR have made one change to their lineup, with Anukul Roy coming in. In whose place, we will know shortly! But they will bat first.

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has won the toss and opted to bowl! Calls the pitch one on the slower side, but predicts a score of 190-200. No changes for the home side, who can take top spot in the points table with a win.

The captains are out in the middle. Ajinkya Rahane leading KKR, Axar Patel leading Delhi Capitals and they pose for a picture together. Expect the captain winning the toss to bowl first.

We are 15 minutes away from toss time at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Axar Patel will lead Delhi Capitals, while Ajinkya Rahane is the KKR captain. Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates, in a game both sides will be desperate to win.

KKR's legendary West Indian all-rounder turns 37 today! One of the IPL's greatest-ever all-rounders, the Jamaican has won the MVP award twice and the IPL trophy two times as well. Here's hoping he can show us his magic once again today.

Here's Kolkata Knight Riders' probable XII vs DC: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Here's Delhi Capitals' probable XII vs KKR: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.

A consistent yet underrated performer for Delhi Capitals over 2024 and 2025 has been South African Tristan Stubbs. Whether it it to score runs in the middle overs, bail the team out of trouble or smash at the death, Stubbs has done his job superbly.

Dilli's Chief Finishing Officer pic.twitter.com/QhKB4PLNQm

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 29, 2025

While KL Rahul started off the season in a rich vein of form, questions over his strike-rate have begun to crop up, particularly after he scored 41 off 39 in DC's defeat to RCB in their previous match. So far in IPL 2025, Rahul has scored 364 runs in 8 games at a strike rate of 146.

Kolkata Knight Riders have a 18-15 edge over Delhi Capitals in their IPL historic head-to-head record. The two teams share a 5-5 record at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, but KKR haven't won at this stadium since 2017.

Kolkata Knight Riders' expensive middle-order has failed to fire on a consistent basis in IPL 2025. Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell cost the franchise a combined Rs 48.75 crore, but have not won many matches for KKR this season and failed to live up to their on-paper might.

The misuse of Andre Russell's all-round abilities has been a big talking point of KKR's IPL 2025, but he was given 3 overs with the ball in the washed out game against PBKS last time out. Can the big Jamaican step up again today and win a match for the men in purple for the first time this year?

Built different. Hits different. pic.twitter.com/FUwO0kpU81

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 29, 2025

Loss, Loss, No Result - These are the results for KKR in their last 3 matches, and it has put them on the verge of elimination from the playoff race. With the top 4 teams on 12 poins and the top 6 on 10, KKR (7 points) need a victory today to stay in touching distance and keep realistic playoff hopes alive.

Delhi Capitals are playing their second-last match at home today in IPL 2025, and they'll hope to give their fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium something to cheer about. DC have so far won just one match in Delhi this year, and that too a Super Over clash against Rajasthan Royals.

With captaincy dilemma, two defeats in three matches, just 3 wins all season, players being underutilised, and now these, the KKR camp does not paint a happy image. What we cannot forget is that they are the defending champions, and have the capability to win games at will if they're firing on all cylinders.

Further fuel to the fire has been added by KKR pacer Harshit Rana stating to the media that he misses the "thrill" that was provided by Gautam Gambhir in the KKR dressing room. "You also know that Gambhir has an aura, the way he comes and takes the team along," Rana has said.

As per reports, a KKR star decided to have dinner with a player of a rival franchise, something which was not approved by KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit despite both players being of the same nationality. This has reportedly caused some tension in the KKR camp.

Led by Axar Patel, Delhi Capitals had a great start to the season, winning their first 4 games. However, they've hit a bit of an inconsistent patch, losing 3 of their next 5. A win today, however, could see them soar up to top spot in the points table.

Before we enter discussion for today's match, let's just rewind about yesterday's game once. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14 years old, making IPL 2025 his personal playground. A breathtaking, record-shattering innings of 101 off 38 balls, something that has left the cricket world in awe and disbelief.

A very good evening to one and all, welcome to NDTV Sports on our IPL 2025 coverage. From Rajasthan yesterday, we are at the national capital today, as Delhi Capitals host Kolkata Knight Riders! And both teams need a win!