Delhi’s horrific home run continued as they lost yet another game at the Kotla this time against Mumbai Indians by 40 runs. They were leveraged with confidence after winning 3 away games on the bounce, but Kotla’s surface which has been giving surprises this season once again proved torrid for the home side.
Kings XI Punjab are the next visitors for the Delhi Capitals a team which dismantled Delhi in their last meeting in Mohali in a famous collapse which saw the Capitals slumping to 7 wickets for just 8 runs. Vengeance would be the only thing in the mind of the Capitals who are close to making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
This would be the 24th time when these two teams will go head-to-head in a competition. The last meeting saw Kings XI Punjab winning the encounter by 14 runs where a dramar=tic collapse from Delhi’s middle-order was the highlight of the match.
In an overall proposition, Kings XI Punjab leads the win ration by 14 games to 9 from 23 encounters played between the two teams.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.
DC vs KXIP, Indian Premier League
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
01st April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
Kotla has been a paradise for spinners this season as the surface tends to slow down especially in the second innings. Winning the toss and batting first is the ‘Mantra’ of success here.
Total Matches: 71
Average first innings score: 161
Average second innings score: 147
Highest total recorded: 231/4 (20 Ov) by DC vs KXIP
Lowest total recorded: 66/10 (13.4 Ov) by DC vs MI
Highest score chased: 214/3 (17.3 Ov) by DC vs GL
Lowest score defended: 118/4 (11 Ov) by DC vs KXIP
Last five matches: (last to recent)
DC: L, W, W, W, L
KXIP: L, W, L, L W
Total: 23
DC: 09 wins
KXIP: 14 wins
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Jalaj Saxena, Rishabh Pant, Keemo Paul, Trent Boult, Amit Mishra, Colin Ingram, Harshal Patel, Axar Patel, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Prithvi Shaw, Bandaru Ayyappa, Hanuma Vihari, Ishant Sharma, Ankush Bains, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh.
Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Mandeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Simran Singh, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Chris Gayle, Moises Henriques, Agnivesh Ayachi, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Harpreet Brar, Andrew Tye, Hardus Viljoen, Sam Curran, Ankit Rajpoot, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande.
Delhi Capitals: Colin Munro, Axar Patel, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra.
Kings XI Punjab: Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Mohd Shami, KL Rahul, David Miller, Murugan Ashwin, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sarfraz Khan, Mujeeb, Nicholas Pooran.
#1: Spinners doing the damage
All the matches played in this season at Kotla has seen the spinners making an impact right from the word ‘go’. In this team, we will be focusing on the spinners who will play a big role on Kotla’s wicket.
Wicket-keeper: KL Rahul
Batsmen: C Gayle, M Agarwal, D Miller, S Iyer, P Shaw
All-rounders: R Ashwin, Axar Patel
Bowlers: M Ashwin, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Amit Mishra, S Lamichhane
Captain/Vice-captain here: Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Amit Mishra
#2: Batting strengths of both units
With short boundaries on either side, the batsmen can make use of the conditions of the ground. Both teams are blessed with some good stroke-makers which is one fact which we will take into consideration while making a team here.
Wicket-keeper: KL Rahul
Batsmen: C Gayle, M Agarwal, David Miller, S Dhawan, S Iyer
All-rounders: C Morris, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Mohd Shami, M Ashwin, Ishant Sharma
Captain/Vice-captain here: Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, S Iyer, S Dhawan, KL Rahul
#3: Unpredictable captains and vice-captains
Wicket-keeper: R Pant
Batsmen: C Gayle, D Miller, M Agarwal, S Dhawan
All-rounders: C Morris, R Ashwin
Bowlers: M Shami, M Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma
Captain/Vice-captain here: Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris, Ravichandran Ashwin
#4: An unorthodox team
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: Axar Patel, R Ashwin
Bowlers: Murugan Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane
Captain/Vice-captain here: Axar Patel, Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Panty
Delhi Capitals:
Kings XI Punjab: