IPL 2020, Delhi Capitals VS Kolkata Knight Riders: Match Details
Date – Saturday, 3rd October 2020
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
DC VS KKR Match Preview:
It will be a battle of the equals as Delhi Capitals face Kolkata Knight Riders. Both the teams have played a similar type of cricket this season. Delhi won its first two games and lost the previous game while Kolkata started their campaign with a loss but won their next two matches.
Delhi Capitals looked down and out in their last game against SRH especially while batting. The batsmen were not able to score freely on a tough batting track. All eyes will be on Rishab Pant who has not been able to make an impression this season with the bat.
Delhi's bowling unit is well balanced and has variety. The Inclusion of Ishant Sharma in the line up has up their experience level on the field. It will be interesting to see if the team management clears R Ashwin to play in this game.
Kolkata Knight Riders have found a solid opening batsman in Shubman Gill. Eoin Morgan has played some brilliant cameos and it is just a matter of time that he scores a big one. Andre Russell got a good start to his innings but couldn't convert it, he will be the key player for KKR.
Young Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti have performed well under pressure. Dinesh Karthik has used them intelligently through the innings, they could prove to be the game-changer once again for the team.
Both teams are unlikely to make any changes to the team for this match. The battle of the two equals at a ground like Sharjah will be a story to tell.
Head to Head:
Total – 25
Delhi Capitals – 11
Kolkata Knight Riders – 13
No Result - 1
Team News:
Delhi Capitals - Ravichandran Ashwin might be available for this match after getting a two-match rest after his injury.
Kolkata Knight Riders - There are no injury concerns in the team as of now.
Weather Report: The temperature will be around 33 degrees Celsius during the match.
Pitch Report: The pitch could assist batsmen in both the innings. The dew factor might play its part in the second innings.
Probable Playing XI:
Delhi Capitals - Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra/ R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje
Kolkata Knight Riders - Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Delhi Capitals VS Kolkata Knight Riders Fantasy XI:
Wicket-Keepers- Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik
Batsmen - Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Eoin Morgan (Captain), Shubman Gill
All-rounders - Marcus Stoinis, Andre Russell (Vice-Captain)
Bowlers - Shivam Mavi, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins