IPL 2026 | Match 51 | 8 May 2026 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Shukrwar raat Arun Jaitley Stadium mein ek exciting IPL 2026 match khela gaya, jisme Kolkata Knight Riders ne Delhi Capitals ko 8 wicket se haraaya. KKR ke swagatam karne wale Finn Allen ne sirf 47 balls mein century maari aur match ka faisla ekdum dum se kar diya.
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MATCH SCORECARD
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Delhi Capitals: 142 / 8 (20 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 147 / 2 (17.1 overs)
RESULT: Kolkata Knight Riders jeet gaye — 8 wicket se
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MATCH KA SUMMARY
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KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane ne toss jeeta aur pehle bowling choose ki. Delhi Capitals ne pehle batting karte hue shuruat mein thodi achchhi partnership banayi — Pathum Nissanka aur KL Rahul ke beech 49 run ki saazedar.
Lekin uske baad DC ki batting bikh gayi. Kolkata ke spinners Varun Chakravarthy (0/28) aur Sunil Narine (1/17) ne Delhi ke batters ko khoob rokay rakha. Sirf Ashutosh Sharma ne 28 balls mein 39 run ki fighting innings khelkar thoda score sambhala. Aakhir mein DC ne 20 overs mein 142/8 ka score banaya — jo zyada nahi tha.
Chase mein KKR ne thoda halka start liya, lekin jab Finn Allen wicket par aaye, match ka rang hi badal gaya.
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FINN ALLEN — MATCH KA HERO
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Finn Allen ne sirf 47 balls mein century maari — aur wo bhi 10 sixes ke saath! Unke sath Cameron Green ne 33* run banaaye (27 balls). Dono ne milke 116 run ki partnership di, aur KKR ne 17.1 overs mein hi match jeet liya. Ye Match ne KKR IPL 2026 Points table pe 7 position pe la diya.
Match ke baad Finn Allen ne kaha:
“Maine apne aap par bahut zyada pressure daal rakha tha. Team se bahar hona perspective badal deta hai. Aaj kuch alag strings play karne ki koshish ki. Kuch starts milte the, frustrating tha carry on na kar paana. Nice to have some personal success.” Is statement ko sun ke pura stadium happy ho gya.
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IPL 2026 POINTS TABLE (Match 51 ke baad)
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# TEAM M W L NR NRR PTS
1. Sunrisers Hyderabad 11 7 4 0 +0.737 14
2. Punjab Kings 10 6 3 1 +0.57 13
3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru 10 6 4 0 +1.234 12
4. Rajasthan Royals 10 6 4 0 +0.510 12
5. Gujarat Titans 10 6 4 0 -0.147 12
6. Chennai Super Kings 10 5 5 0 +0.151 10
7. Kolkata Knight Riders 
10 4 5 1 -0.169 9
8. Delhi Capitals 
11 4 7 0 -1.154 8
9. Mumbai Indians 10 3 7 0 -0.649 6
10. Lucknow Super Giants 10 3 7 0 -0.934 4
(Top 4 teams playoffs ke liye qualify karengi)
KKR aur DC highlight hain kyunki unhone position swap ki hai.
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DC AUR KKR KA AAGE KA RAASTA
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DELHI CAPITALS (8th, 8 Points):
Delhi Capitals ke liye season bahut mushkil ho gaya hai. 11 matches mein se sirf 4 jeete hain aur NRR bhi -1.154 ho gaya hai. Ghar par 5 baar batting fail ho chuki hai. Playoffs ki umeed mathematically abhi bhi bachi hai, lekin agar Mumbai Indians ya Lucknow Super Giants apne matches jeette hain, toh DC aur neeche ja sakti hai. Halat bahut precarious hai.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (7th, 9 Points):
KKR ki kaafi zabardast wapsi rahi hai! Season ke shuruat mein pehle 6 matches haare the, lekin abhi lagaatar 4 jeetein hain. Abhi 4 matches bache hain — RCB, GT, MI, aur DC ke khilaf dobaara. Playoffs mein pahunchne ke liye 2 aur jeetein chahiye. Top 4 se 3 points peeche hain. Agar KKR ne yeh 4 matches jeete, toh unke 17 points ho jayenge — jo playoffs ke liye kaafi ho sakta hai.
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PURPLE CAP RACE — TOP 5 WICKET TAKERS
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# BOWLER TEAM INNINGS WICKETS ECONOMY
1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB 9 17 7.54
2. Anshul Kamboj CSK 10 17 8.91
3. Prince Yadav LSG 10 16 8.08
4. Kagiso Rabada GT 10 16 9.23
5. Eshan Malinga SRH 11 16 9.44
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MATCH KE KEY NUMBERS
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– Finn Allen ki century: sirf 47 balls mein
– Finn Allen ke sixes: 10
– Allen-Green partnership: 116 runs
– Cameron Green score: 33* (27 balls)
– Ashutosh Sharma (DC): 39 runs (28 balls)
– KKR ki lagaatar jeetein: 4
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NISHKARSH (CONCLUSION)
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Yeh match ek baar phir sabit karta hai ki IPL mein koi bhi team kabhi bhi wapsi kar sakti hai. KKR ka season shuruat mein doom lagta tha, lekin ab wo playoffs ki race mein dum se wapas aa gaye hain. Finn Allen ki genius innings ne poore match ko ek hi over mein settle kar diya.
Delhi Capitals ke fans ke liye mushkil din hain — batting baar baar fail ho rahi hai aur playoffs ka sapna toot-ta nazar aa raha hai.
Dekhte hain agle matches mein kaun sa mod aata hai!
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Source: Zee News, Outlook India, IPL | 8 May 2026
Written By = Vivek Kumar ==============================================================