Though the Delhi Capitals’ other home ground is Visakhapatnam, their most recent game there a few days ago was played in a sea of yellow. That was primarily due to them taking on the Chennai Super Kings, especially with MS Dhoni in the lineup. The Capitals will be hoping for more red and blue in the stands as they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in an effort to move up the points table.
The Delhi Capitals are used with the feeling of losing early in the IPL. They suffered five straight losses in the IPL 2023, which made their resurgence in the competition difficult. In light of this, the victory over CSK was significant.
They will need their top order to get back on track and continue to do so throughout the tournament because they lack the batting depth that some of the other teams boast of.
Importantly, David Warner and Prithvi Shaw both have great records against KKR. Warner has the highest score of 1075 against the team, while Shaw averages 45 and scored his highest score of 99 against them in 2019. Shaw was among the runs in his first IPL 2024 outing against CSK.
The Capitals demonstrated their good intentions when Rishabh Pant moved to the No. 3 spot against CSK, and he quickly returned the favor with a half-century.
KKR, who have won both of their games this season, will not be an easy opponent. They had a fright in the season’s first game with Sunrisers Hyderabad, but they defeated RCB handily. While KKR doesn’t have many holes to fill, its powerplay bowling is one area that requires attention.
Even though the competition is still early, KKR has the worst powerplay economy of any team thus far (10.75). Mitchell Starc’s terrible IPL season start has contributed to some of those. The quick bowler has not yet claimed a wicket despite being taken for a total of 100 runs. Starc will be hoping for higher returns in circumstances that could facilitate swing and seam.
The batting group, excluding Andre Russell, Phil Salt, and Venkatesh Iyer, will also do so.
Venue : Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
DC Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.
KKR Probable XI: Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
