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DC vs KXIP Dream11 Prediction :
Delhi Capitals will begin their Indian Premier League 2020 campaign against Kings XI Punjab in Dubai tonight. Shreyas Iyer’s Delhi finished at third place in the last IPL and this time they will be eyeing their maiden title and for that they need to gain the winning momentum from the first match itself and players will be eager to do that. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab is going to start a new era in the captaincy of star batsman KL Rahul and in the coaching of Anil Kumble. They too will look to kick off their IPL 2020 journey with a win.
Match Details :
Match : DC vs KXIP, Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab, Dream11 IPL, Match 2
Date : 20 September 2020
Time : 7.30 PM IST
Venue : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Form Guide : Both Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab will play their first match of this IPL season
Average Score : Average Score at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in T20 format – 142
DC vs KXIP Today Match Prediction Team News :
DC Team News :
1. Shreyas Iyer will captain Delhi Capitals in this IPL season.
2. One of Shimron Hetmyer or Alex Carey will make his debut for Delhi Capitals in IPL.
3. Anrich Nortje is also expected to make his IPL debut.
4. Ishant Sharma has suffered an injury during practice session and is out from this match.
4. Delhi Capitals will probably go with five batsmen, one all rounder, two spinners and three pacers.
KXIP Team News :
1. KL Rahul will lead Kings XI Punjab for the first ever time in the IPL.
2. Sheldon Cottrell is expected to make his debut.
3. One of Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran is expected to play in this match.
4. Glenn Maxwell and Chris Jordan can be other two overseas picks for KXIP.
DC vs KXIP Dream 11 Prediction Playing 11 :
DC Playing 11 (Probable) :
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
KXIP Playing 11 (Probable) :
KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, K Gowtham, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi
DC vs KXIP Dream11 IPL Match Prediction :
Delhi Capitals who finished at third position in the last IPL is set to kick off their IPL 2020 campaign against Kings XI Punjab in Dubai tonight. This time Delhi will be more excited and confident for IPL as they had a good outing in last season. They have a team of youngsters who are eager to perform on the field. Captain Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer will be the back bone of their middle order while Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will take the responsibility to give a good start. Marcus Stoinis and Axar Patel are expected to play finishers role. R Ashwin is set to kick start his IPL journey with this team for the first time and he will be a key bowler along with pacers Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma and Anrich Nortje for Delhi’s success. Thus they have a a balanced team who should do well through out the season.
Kings XI Punjab haven’t done well in the IPL for the past five to six years but this time they have a new captain in KL Rahul and coach in Anil Kumble and will be hoping for good results. Their batting will revolve mainly around KL Rahul and he will have Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Agarwal and Sarfraz Khan for the support. KL Rahul and Gayle is a destructive opening pair and if they come good then a big score on the board can’t be ruled out and in the middle order Pooran, Maxwell too bat aggressively so Mayank will play anchor’s role and Sarfraz Khan finishers’ role. In the bowling they have Mohammad Shami, Chris Jordan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb ur Rahaman, K Gowtham and under 19’s talented spinner Ravi Bishnoi. And here is DC vs KXIP Dream11 Team for this match.
DC vs KXIP Dream11 Team :
Wicket Keepers : R Pant, KL Rahul
Batsmen : S Iyer, P Shaw, M Agarwal
All rounders : A Patel, G Maxwell
Bowlers : K Rabada, R Ashwin, C Jordan, M Shami
Captain and Vice Captain :
Following players can be picked as captain of vice captain of Dream11 fantasy teams.
KL Rahul – He has been the best batsman of Indian Premier League for the last two seasons as he has scored 1252 runs at an average of over 50 in these two seasons. This year he will also lead KXIP side so he will bat with more responsibility and should do well.
Rishabh Pant – He too has been in excellent touch in the IPL for the past three seasons and in the last two seasons he has scored total 1172 runs in 30 matches at an average of over 45 and he scored all these runs at a strike of 160 plus and it shows how good he is in this format.
Glenn Maxwell – He is coming after scoring a hundred in England last week and his good time in IPL came with KXIP in the UAE in 2014 and he is back there with the same team and the past history should give some confidence ahead of this season and in these conditions he will also be useful with his spin bowling.
Kagiso Rabada – Rabada with 25 wickets played a huge role in Delhi’s success last year and once again he will be the leader of Delhi’s bowling and should continue from where he left in the last season.
X Factors or Valuable Picks :
Following players can be good picks for Dream 11 Prediction teams who can help in winning in grand leagues.
Prithvi Shaw – A very talented young opener who always tries to dominate opposition bowlers. Had an average IPL last year but this year he will be eager to play a big role for this team and in these UAE conditions he should enjoy his batting.
Chris Jordan – He is a T20 specialist bowler and has been doing well in this format all over the world for a long time and he will be very crucial in death overs and he is also a handy bat and a brilliant fielder.
Dream11 Teams Today IPL Match Prediction DC vs KXIP Who will win :
We have discussed about Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab and considering all factors our today match prediction is that Delhi Capitals is a stronger team than Kings XI Punjab and are favourite to clinch this match and here are the odds for this match.
Bet365 : Delhi Capitals – 1.61, Kings XI Punjab – 2.25
Betway : Delhi Capitals – 1.72, Kings XI Punjab – 2.10