IPL 2022 | DC vs KKR | High-flying KKR cross swords against stuttering Capitals

Delhi Capitals (DC) will look to turn around their fortunes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 when they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders in the 19th match of the season at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.  

Under their new captain Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders looked quite impressive this season, winning three out of their four games. As a result, they are currently ruling the points table with 6 points in their kitty. 

Though their top order hasn't looked in great touch in the last three games, their middle order and bowlers made sure KKR crossed the finish line on all three occasions. 

After winning the previous game against Mumbai Indians, they must be riding high on confidence. Pat Cummins smashed the fastest IPL half-century to chase down the target with 24 balls to spare and helped the two-time champions seal a game against the five-time champions by five wickets. 

Ajinkya Rahane's form with the bat will be a matter of concern for two-time champions, and it will be intriguing to see if they will continue with him against DC. 

Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, after beating Mumbai Indians in their opening game, lost two games on the trot against IPL newbies Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, respectively, leaving DC languishing at the bottom half of the points table. 

They played their last game against KL Rahul-led LSG, which they lost by six wickets. They got a brilliant start as Prithvi Shaw smacked 61 runs off 34 balls, but the following batters failed to sustain the start as Lucknow restricted them to 149 for 3. 

Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, and Shardul Thakur looked good with the ball in the last game, while Anrich Nortje, who played his first match of the season for Delhi, failed to make an impact and will look to bounce back strongly against Kolkata Knight Riders.  

Although the Knight Riders will fancy their chances heading into the game, Delhi Capital's bowling attack, which boasts of Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman and Kuldeep Yadav in their ranks, will be a challenging task for KKR's top order, which is yet to fire with the bat. Nevertheless, with all to play for on Sunday, we should be in for another thrilling contest in IPL 2022.   

Match Details:

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, Match 19         

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time: April 10th at 3:30 PM IST & Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar 

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Brabourne Stadium is a good one for batting. The fast bowlers will enjoy bowling in the initial overs of the game while the pitch could get a bit slower as the match progresses, bringing the spinners into play. We've seen a couple of high scoring games at this venue and the same trend is expected on Sunday. Both the captains will look to bowl first after winning the toss. 

Pitch Stats [IPL 2022]:

• Matches Played: 4

• Matches Won Batting First: 1

• Matches Won Bowling First: 3

• Average 1st Inning Score: 189

• Average 2nd Inning Score: 176

• Highest 1st Inning Score: 210/7, LSG vs CSK

• Highest 2nd Inning Score: 211/3, LSG vs CSK

Injury Update/Players' Availability:

Both the teams are expected to head into this game with an unchanged XI. 

DC vs KKR Head-To-Head

Matches Played: 30

DC Won: 13

KKR Won: 16

No Result: 1

Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders 

Shreyas Iyer (Captain) Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Ashok Sharma, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammed Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav.

Delhi Capitals

Rishabh Pant (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal. 

Probable Playing XI:

Kolkata Knight Riders  

Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rasikh Salam, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

Delhi Capitals 

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rovman Powell, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Anrich Nortje 

Crex XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant

Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Rovman Powell, Prithvi Shaw

All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Venkatesh Iyer, Lalit Yadav

Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav

Captain: Prithvi Shaw

Vice-Captain: Shreyas Iyer