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IPL 2020 | KXIP vs DC: Match Preview, Predicted XI & Dream11 Fantasy Picks

A lot has changed in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League for both these teams and the points table of the season since these two teams came up against each other in the current edition. The KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab had started dominating the early part of the match against the Delhi Capitals on the back of intense bowling spells from Sheldon Cottrell and Mohammed Shami before Marcus Stoinis rescued them and took them to a defendable total. While Chasing, Mayank Agarwal had carried the team towards an unlikely win after the departure of the first five star batsmen before squandering the chase and failing to score 1 run from the last three balls. If anything, that match set the precedent for the Kings XI Punjab for the coming days into the tournament, and the team could not rectify the holes which were exposed on the night against the Capitals. While the Kings XI Punjab were not able to plug their holes and are find their position in the league hanging by a thread, the Delhi Capitals identified the chink their armour and found a perfect tempo for batting in different situations and also brought variety in the bowling attack to dominate the tournament so far and sit comfortably at the top of the ladder. Ironically, it was super over where the Kings XI were humiliated by the Delhi Capitals took away the soul of the side and the team is raring to face the same team after getting their mojo back in--yes, the usual suspect-- super over, not one but two, against the Mumbai Indians in their last game. The men from Punjab have played a lot of close game this season and have failed to seize the moments that turned out to be match-winning ones except for the last game when Mohammed Shami did something remarkable and outgunned Jasprit Bumrah and defend a mere six runs in the super over against the duo of Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma while Mayank Agarwal redeemed himself by hitting two back-to-back boundaries off Trent Boult to wash the sin of losing that game against the Capitals off his hands. The opening pair of Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul has been brilliant so far in the season but their lack of decisiveness in strokeplay and intensity have cost the Kings XI a lot of games and the captain Rahul admitted after the last game that they don’t want this habit to go on for any longer. He would be hopeful that the belief the team has got after the win over Mumbai will drive them in the battles of must-win territory. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals have cracked the IPL code this season and it looks like the perseverance the franchise had shown on players such as Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and the coach Ricky Ponting is closing on to spying off this season. The team has been able to produce different match-winners this season and when the team found itself in dire straits, different players have put their hands up to take them over the line. The Team has played 9 matches so far in this season and won seven out of them. In each of those wins, seven different players have won the man of the match award that establishes the fact that the team is clicking as a group and players are standing up to crunch situations whenever asked to deal with. The fact that the team has to deal with some injury scares and still has managed to win games speaks volumes of the depth in the squad. The Kings XI Punjab will have their task cut out and especially the openers who otherwise have been in superb form to replicate their form against the trio of Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Ravichandran Ashwin. On the bowling front, they have to defend against the Delhi Capitals’ batting lineup that looks daunting to start with Shikhar Dhawan who has come back to his red-hot form, and the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis to do the damage in the middle and end overs. Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals: Match Details Match Number- 38 Date: 19th October 2020, at 7:30 PM IST, 06:00 PM Local, 2.00 PM GMT Venue: Dubai Broadcast: Star Sports and Hotstar Pitch and Weather The match between the Delhi Capitals and the Kings XI Punjab will be the 20th match of this season to be played on the Dubai international stadium pitch and although a new pitch will be used for the game, it is not going to be any quicker. The pitches have started to be slow down and if due does not impact a majority of the second innings, the match may very well be tilted towards the side batting first from the outset. The weather conditions in Dubai is likely to be on the relatively cooler side with the temperature dipping below 30 degrees and humidity in and around 50 per cent. Team News Kings XI Punjab Chris Jordan had come into this tournament with a reputation of being a safe death bowler but was not able to enhance his reputation and rather destroyed by bowling highly expensive overs in the nd part of the games but on the night against the Mumbai Indians when KL Rahul needed him to come well under pressure, he showed the glimpses of what his best may look like. The English all-rounder is likely to be retained for the next game and with him, the whole playing XI is most likely to be unchanged for the game against the Delhi Capitals. Expected XI KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh Delhi Capitals Rishabh Pant has not recovered from his injury and that would be a longer rope for the highly talented Aussie wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carrey who is yet to find his best this tournament. Shreyas Iyer would hope Ajinkya Rahane finds his best and provide a brisk and as well as a stable platform for the side after the swashbuckling pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw. Shreyas Iyer himself would be itching for a big score after missing out in the last couple of games. The bowling attack looks potent and there are no injury concerns either to change the outlook of the lineup. The Capitals will look to field an unchanged XI. Expected XI Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals: Dream 11 team and suggestion KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Murugan Ashwin, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin Captain: Shreyas Iyer Vice-captain: Mayank Agarwal

IPL 2020: Praveen Dubey replaces injured Amit Mishra at Delhi Capitals

Leg-spinner Praveen Dubey has been roped in by Delhi Capitals as Amit Mishra’s replacement in Indian Premier League 2020. Mishra, the veteran spinner, was ruled out from the remainder of the league due to a finger injury. Dubey, an Uttar Pradesh-born cricketer, plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016 and 2017 season of the IPL but the leggie is yet to make his debut. Dubey was one of the architects in Karnataka’s victorious campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he bagged six wickets in eight outings. The 27-year-old has played 14 T20s, bagging 16 wickets at an average of 19.12 and an economy of 6.87. Dubey joins Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Sandeep Lamichhane in the spin bowling pack of Delhi Capitals. Dubey’s only First-class match came against Saurashtra in the 2019-2020 Ranji Trophy season. Delhi are currently without their wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who is nursing an injury. The Shreyas Iyer-led side are currently at the top of the points table with 14 points from 9 outings.

IPL 2020: We don't want to make a habit out of it - KL Rahul on KXIP's affair with Super-Overs

Captain KL Rahul looked relieved after his side Kings XI Punjab came out on the winning side after being involved in not one but two Super Overs against Mumbai Indians in Dubai on Sunday night. Chasing 176, Rahul struck a solid 77 before the game was tied, which resulted in a Super Over. The first one-over face-off ended in a tie which led to another Super Over. Chris Jordan, Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal ensured no further climax as the side grabbed two important points to stay afloat in IPL 2020. "We will take the two points in the end. I was just hoping we get over the line because the boys have been working really really hard," stated Rahul at the post-match presentation. "It doesn't always happen the way you plan so you don't really know how to stay balanced. It [Super Over] is not the first time. But we don't want to make a habit out of it. In the games that we have lost, even then we have played well and just not been able to get over the line," he added. Rahul was at his best, scoring heavily in the Powerplay. He said the wicket was a bit slowish and hence it was important to get off to a good start. On the thrilling Super Over, The skipper said that no team can prepare for a Super Over. Rahul revealed that Mohammed Shami was very clear about his plan of bowling six yorkers and the skipper just went ahead with the bowler’s gut feeling.

IPL 2020: KKR's Rahul Tripathi reprimanded for breaching code of conduct against Sunrisers

Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Rahul Tripathi found himself at the receiving end after being reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during KKR’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Tripathi, who has been one of the in-form players for the franchise, hit a 16-ball 23 and forged a 48-run stand with Shubhman Gill before being dismissed by T Natarajan. “Tripathi admitted to the Level 1 offence 2.3 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” IPL said in a statement. However, KKR has good reasons to celebrate as they bagged two more points against SRH, courtesy a fine performance by Lockie Ferguson. The Kiwi pacer broke the back of the Hyderabad top-order and scalped two more wickets in the nervy Super Over to tilt the game in KKR’s favour. He returned with figures of 3/15 in his quota of four overs before castling the timber of David Warner and Abdul Samad in the one-over face-off. Ex-skipper Dinesh Karthik looked in good touch as well. He played a timely cameo of 29* to add 58 runs off the last five overs in the company of Eoin Morgan.