The Delhi Capitals will play their second home game of the season against a jubilant Kolkata Knight Riders who are currently sitting atop the points table with 2 exceptional wins from 2 matches. Kolkata Knight Riders are clearly looking like a force to reckon with. Nitesh Rana and Andre Russell are doing pretty well and are looking good enough to make it three wins in a row.
Delhi Capitals who opted for three overseas players in their last game against CSK did not go as per their expectations. They started their campaign with a surprise win over Mumbai Indians by 37 runs and looked confident until CSK played a spoilsport for them. Head coach Ricky Ponting has given indications that Chris Morris will be playing this game and moreover there could be many changes in the set-up.
KKR, on the other hand, have the reputation of playing with the same squad which looks certain here as well as they are yet to lose a game and tinkering with the eleven at this stage won’t make much sense. Bowling has been tested in both the games but their batters have made sure there are no hiccups when it comes to setting up or chasing total.
Both teams have had some pulsating battles in the past, the recent one came last year in Feroz Shah Kotla where the home side Delhi Capitals posted a humongous 219 for the loss of 4 wickets which proved more than enough for KKR to chase who failed by 55 runs.
Overall the two teams have collided 23 times where Delhi have registered wins on 09 occasions, whereas, KKR have ended-up winning 13 encounters.
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.
KKR vs DC, Indian Premier League
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
30th March 2019, 08:00 PM IST
Feroz Shah Kotla has been a happy hunting ground for the batsmen, the last match although saw the pitch slowing down as the match progressed. This could well be another same instance where the spinners can make a mark.
Total Matches: 68
Average first innings score: 163
Average second innings score: 149
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
KKR: W, W, L, W, W
DC: L, W, W, W, L
Head to Head
Total: 23
KKR: 13 wins
DC: 09 wins
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Anrich Nortje, Joe Denly, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prithvi Raj, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, KC Cariappa, Shubman Gill, Harry Gurney, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Rinku Singh, Shrikant Mundhe, Nikhil Naik.
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (C), Rahul Tewatia, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sandeep Lamichhane, Manjot Kalra, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Ingram, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult , Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Prasidh Krishna, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Shubman Gill.
Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Ingram, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Ishant Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford/Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada.
DC played with three overseas in the last game which definitely hampered their game. With Chris Morris a surety in the eleven for this game, here’s a team which will focus on DC changes.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Shikhar Dhawan, N Rana, Sherfane Rutherford
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Chris Morris
Bowlers: K Yadav, L Ferguson, Kagiso Rabada
Captain/Vice-captain here: Chris Morris, Andre Russell, S Rutherford, N Rana
Both Pant and Russell have been in outstanding form for their respective sides. If once again the two rampage for their respective sides they can easily turn the game within a span of an over or two.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Ingram, Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Axar Patel
Bowlers: A Mishra, L Ferguson, Kagiso Rabada
Captain/Vice-captain here: Rishabh Pant, Andre Russell
The last game played at the Feroz Shah Kotla saw the spinners and the slow bowlers getting some assistance from the surface. This could well be one such game where the slow bowlers can get some help from the surface. Therefore in this team, we will focus mainly on spinners.
Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Shikhar Dhawan
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Axar Patel, Sunil Narine
Bowlers: A Mishra, L Ferguson, K Yadav, Piyush Chawla
Captain/Vice-captain here: K Yadav, S Narine, A Mishra
Wicket-keeper: Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen: Robin Uthappa, Nitesh Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-rounders: S Narine, C Morris, Axar Patel
Bowlers: P Chawla, K Yadav, I Sharma
Captain/Vice-captain here: Shreyas Iyer, P Shaw, S Narine, N Rana
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Delhi Capitals: