IPL 2021, Preview: Delhi Capitals Take On Buoyant Knight Riders

Cricket Image for IPL 2021, Preview: Delhi Capitals Take On Buoyant Knight Riders (DC vs KKR (Image Source: Google))

Delhi Capitals (DC), whose form has tapered off a bit in recent times, will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.

DC lost their previous match to Royal Challengers Bangalore by just one run on Tuesday night and they barely managed to beat SunRisers Hyderabad in the Super Over on Sunday night.

The Kolkata franchise, which has been inconsistent throughout the tournament, managed to return to winning ways beating Punjab Kings by five wickets. Prior to that, KKR had lost four matches in a row.

So far, KKR has won just two out of six matches. Unlike them, DC has won four out of six matches in the IPL so far. DC's strength is batting and not just bowling. Even as Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, and Steve Smith failed to get going in the last match against RCB, middle-order batsman Shimron Hetmyer showed that one can never write off DC.

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