KL Rahul don produce a sublime 30-ball 60 for Delhi Capitals, but Kolkata Knight Riders manage to claw back and restrict dem to 203 for five for their inconsequential IPL match for Sunday.
Rahim bin at his explosive best, smashing five fours and four sixes en route to im sixth fifty of the season, but KKR manage to regain control after im dismissal for the 13th over wey slow DC charge.
David Miller score 28, Axar Patel add 39, and Ashutosh Sharma remain not out for 18, but dem no fit convert dem starts and lack authority as DC finish at least 20 runs short of par.
Left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey na the pick of KKR bowlers with figures of 2/28.
The contest effectively turn into dead rubber as early as the fourth over when Rajasthan Royals defeat Mumbai Indians by 30 runs for Wankhede Stadium to seal the fourth and final playoff berth.
The result knock out both KKR and Punjab Kings, wey stay alive with dem win over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday, while Delhi don already eliminate after PBKS victory on Saturday.
With little at stake apart from final standings, the lack of intensity dey evident for the field too.
KKR vice-captain Rinku Singh drop Sahil Parakh on seven, while Sunil Narine endure unusually expensive outing, wey im concede 38 runs for im four overs before dem substitute am with Finn Allen after the 12th over.
E also appear baffling say KKR keep operate Varun Chakravarthy for the dead rubber despite the India spinner carry a hairline fracture for im left toe. Im return with 1/35, including the wicket of DC skipper Axar Patel for im final over.
Na Rahul set the tone early on by go after Narine. For the eighth over, im dance down the track and launch am over long-on, with the ball ricochet onto the bonnet of the promotional car wey dey station near the ropes.
The next delivery, Rahul again use im foot and loft the spinner over im head for four for an over wey yield 13 runs.
Im continue the assault for Narine next over, hammer the first ball for another six over long-on.
Narine, however, strike back to end Rahul developing stand with Sahil Parakh (24), wey miscue a delivery.
Rahul remain relentless, combine elegance with aggression as im attack Kartik Tyagi for the 11th over with a four and a sublime straight six over long-off to bring up a 25-ball fifty. The over yield 20 runs as DC dey well look at 220-plus total for the midway stage.
But KKR finally manage to stem the flow through Anukul Roy (1/23; two overs). Having hit two boundaries off the left-arm spinner earlier for the over, Rahul go down on one knee looking for another big hit against a slower delivery from outside off, only to drag am towards long-on where Rovman Powell complete a comfortable catch.
Delhi Capitals don post a total of 203 for five against Kolkata Knight Riders for dem IPL 2026 league-stage match at Eden Gardens, setting a target of 204 for KKR to chase.
KL Rahul na the only batsman to score a half-century for DC, make 60 runs off 30 balls, include four sixes and five fours. Im innings dey support by a quick 39 from captain Axar Patel, wey strike three fours and two sixes before dem dismiss am by Varun Chakravarthy.
After dem ask DC to bat first, dem openers add 40 runs for the first wicket. Abishek Porel strike four boundaries before dem dismiss am by Saurabh Dubey for the fifth over.
Sahil Parakh contribute 24 runs off 17 balls, hit three fours and one six, before im take wicket by Sunil Narine.
Axar Patel and David Miller add 41 runs for the fourth wicket for the middle overs. Miller score 29 off 18 balls, hit a couple of sixes for the last over before im dismissal.
Ashutosh Sharma remain not out for 18, add 35 runs with Miller during the death overs. The pair collect 12 runs for the 19th over, help DC finish on 203 for five after 20 overs.
Kartik Tyagi concede 55 runs for im four overs without take any wicket for KKR. Sunil Narine, Chakravarthy and Anukul Roy take one wicket each, while Saurabh Dubey claim two wickets.
Although both teams don already eliminate from playoff contention, a victory at Eden Gardens go improve dem standings on the points table.
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