# Kuldeep Yadav takes 3/29 as Delhi Capitals beat KKR by 40 runs 2026-08-16T20:17:43+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Kuldeep Yadav returned with a stunning three-wicket haul and KL Rahul smashed a 30-ball 60 as Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 40 runs in their final IPL league match on Sunday. After Ajinkya Rahane opted to bowl, Rahul hit five fours and four sixes to power Delhi to 203/5. Kuldeep, who had gone wicketless in his previous three matches, removed Cameron Green cheaply before dismissing Rahane (63) and Rinku Singh off successive deliveries. He nearly took a hat-trick but Abhishek Porel dropped the catch. KKR were bundled out for 163 in 18.4 overs, their seventh defeat of the season. Mitchell Starc took 2/26 and Lungi Ngidi 3/27 for Delhi. KKR finished seventh with six wins from 14 matches. Rahul's fifty was his sixth of the season. Delhi ended sixth in the standings with seven wins and seven losses. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ajinkya Rahane, Delhi Capitals, IPL, KL Rahul, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kuldeep Yadav Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kuldeep-yadav-takes-3-29-as-delhi-capitals-beat-kkr-by-40-runs/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kuldeep-yadav-takes-3-29-as-delhi-capitals-beat-kkr-by-40-runs/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/