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KKR vs DC Preview, IPL 2024: Knight Riders bank on Sunil Narine to overcome Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Summary
KKR vs DC Preview, IPL 2024: KKR were defeated by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) when the latter chased down 262 in their previous match, whereas DC emerged victorious by 10 runs against the Mumbai Indians (MI). KKR are placed second in the table with 10 points from eight games, whereas DC are sixth with as many points.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Eden Gardens for their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 fixture on April 29, Monday, at 7:30 pm IST. KKR were defeated by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) when the latter chased down 262 in their previous match, whereas DC emerged victorious by 10 runs against the Mumbai Indians (MI). KKR are placed second in the table with 10 points from eight games, whereas DC are sixth with as many points.
Predicted Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghvanshi, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Tristan Stubbs, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed.
Key Players
Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Sunil Narine has scored 357 runs at a strike rate of 184 whilst opening the batting this season. He has also picked 10 wickets in eight matches at an economy of 6.97.
Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi Capitals)
With five IPL matches under his belt, Jake Fraser McGurk has notched 247 runs at a strike rate of nearly 222. Having replaced David Warner in the playing XI, McGurk is spearheading the charge of DC towards the playoffs.
Pitch Report
The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground is 155, but the trends this season suggest that a higher-scoring encounter will be on the cards.
Where to Watch
The match will be live streamed on the JioCinema application, and it will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.
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