KKR vs DC, IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Delhi Capitals will wrap up the league stage of IPL 2026 as they lock horns at the Eden Gardens on May 24, Sunday. While the Delhi Capitals are knocked out of the playoffs race, the Knight Riders still have a chance but it all depends on the result of the ongoing clash between the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium. With the impact player rule that was introduced in the 2024 edition and changing the face of IPL, it will yet again be in focus on Sunday. The likes of Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh and Ashutosh Sharma could be in focus.
KKR vs DC Impact players for today’s IPL match
3) Rovman Powell
With Angkrish Raghuvanshi not available, the Knight Riders could bring in Finn Allen as a wicketkeeper. Hence, Rovman Powell could be an impact sub and may only bat whenever the situation arises. Powell played an impactful 40-run knock in the game against the Mumbai Indians to help the Knight Riders nail a tricky run-chase of 148 at the Eden Gardens.
2) Ramandeep Singh
Ramandeep Singh has been in the impact sub list more often than not but has only played a few innings. The 29-year-old can dish out the big hits when needed while batting. Hence, Ramandeep could be an impact sub.
1) Ashutosh Sharma
Delhi Capitals’ Ashutosh Sharma is a bona fide impact player and holds the potential to belt sixes at will from the very first delivery. The right-handed batter came at a tricky time against the Rajasthan Royals when the Capitals needed 19 off 11 deliveries and Ashutosh smashed an unbeaten 18 off 7 balls to take the hosts to victory.
KKR vs DC Predicted Playing XIs And Impact Players
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Cameron Green, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey. (Impact subs: Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya)
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul(w), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar. (Impact subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair.)
The Knight Riders had beaten the Capitals when the two sides locked horns at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Finn Allen’s 47-ball 100 was the standout performance of the match as the three-time champions hunted down 142 comfortably.
