Pant To Be Dismissed By Russell; Player Battles To Watch Out For In DC vs KKR

Pant vs Russell will be a contest to watch out for in IPL 2024 [iplt20.com]

The 2024 Indian Premier League is getting flooded by an array of riveting clashes with match 16 set to feature Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in a face-off in the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The mouth-watering encounter is slated to begin at 7:30 PM IST.

Having lost their initial couple of games, the Capitals bounced back against the Chennai Super Kings in the former's second home venue. They have acquired two points from three matches but the Knight Riders have already made it two-in-two and are sitting at the top half of the table with four points. 

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Ahead of this encounter, let us have a quick look at the top player battles to watch out for.

David Warner vs Varun Chakravarthy

The left-hander is one of the most consistent run-getters in the annals of Indian Premier League. However, he has had his share of struggles against a few bowlers. If not in the same list, Varun Chakravarthy certainly deserves credit for outwitting Warner twice in a span of 4.2 overs. However, it wasn't rosy for the Tamil Nadu-spinner as the Aussie veteran scored 37 runs at a Strike rate of 142.3 against Varun.

Shreyas Iyer vs Kuldeep Yadav  

The two capped internationals share an interesting match-up with the left-arm wrist spinner getting Iyer twice in 35 deliveries. The KKR captain is renowned for his spin playing abilities and has struck 52 runs against Kuldeep at an impressive strike rate of 148.6. With the former looking patchy, Kuldeep could well and truly trouble the Mumbaikar. 

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Rishabh Pant vs Andre Russell

Andre Russell is in marvellous all-round form currently and has been winning matches on his will. The Caribbean star has an interesting match-up against Rishabh Pant where the latter got outfoxed thrice in IPL. Although Russell conceded 39 runs in just 20 balls, the all guns blazing intent from Pant has led to his downfall, averaging mere 13 against the Jamaican. It would be exciting to see how the two fare against one another when they take the field in Visakhapatnam.