Who will win DD vs KKR, IPL 2017 18th Match?
The 10th edition of the ongoing Indian Premier League now moves on to its 18th fixture which will see Delhi Daredevils take on the Kolkata Knight Riders. The match is scheduled to be played on April 17 at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Live action will begin at 4 PM local time.
DD vs KKR 18th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
Feroz Shah Kotla has seen more results go in favor of the side batting first in its past few matches. And also since the wicket is expected to offer more assistance to the bowlers during the latter half of the game, the team that wins the toss here would not mind batting first. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss in both their games at this ground in the IPL 2016 and we predict them to win their third consecutive toss here come Monday.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and prediction for DD vs KKR, IPL 2017 18th match....
DC Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Batsman Shreyas Iyer is likely to return to the side after recovering from chickenpox and could replace Aditya Tare at the opening slot. The rest of the lineup is expected to remain unchanged.
Key Players
Karun Nair and Sam Billings had struck twin fifties against KKR at the Feroz Shah Kotla last year. The team will expect good contributions from them as well as from Sanju Samson who recently smashed a brilliant hundred against the RPS. Skipper Zaheer Khan will be leading the charge with the ball. He took three wickets against KKR at this ground last year and seems to be in good rhythm this year as well.
Recent Form
Delhi Daredevils began their IPL 2017 campaign with a defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore before coming back strongly to thrash Rising Pune Supergiant in their next game. They have made some good recruitments in the side and are looking better as a unit than last year.
DD Predicted Playing 11
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Shreyas Iyer, SW Billings, SV Samson, RR Pant (wk), CJ Anderson, CH Morris, KK Nair, PJ Cummins, A Mishra, Z Khan (c), S Nadeem.
KKR Team News & Playing 11
Team News
KKR have no injury concerns ahead of their clash with the Delhi Daredevils and the selectors are likely to persist with Kuldeep Yadav in place of Piyush Chawla as their second frontline spin option.
Key Players
Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa are showing good form this season and these two will hold the key in KKR's batting. Manish Pandey also had a good hit against Mumbai Indians and he is another important batsman at the top of the order. Umesh and Kuldeep - the two Yadavs - will be the major threats in the bowling attack. The former took a four-wicket haul recently and he had also troubled the Daredevils last year at this ground.
Recent Form
Kolkata Knight Riders have been performing consistently well since the previous three editions of the Indian Premier League. They have done really well with the bat so far but at the same time they have been sloppy in the field. KKR will need to fix their fielding issues at the earliest.
KKR Predicted Playing 11
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G Gambhir (c), RV Uthappa (wk), MK Pandey, YK Pathan, SA Yadav, CR Woakes, C de Grandhomme, SP Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, UT Yadav, TA Boult.
DD vs KKR Head to Head
Delhi Daredevils have played 17 matches against the Kolkata Knight Riders in the past and have won 7 of them. The latter have won the rest of the matches and have beaten the former four times in their last five matches. KKR have won four out of the six matches against the Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
DD vs KKR Prediction
Delhi Daredevils have shown improvement with every season since their 2013 debacle and they will also have an advantage of playing at their home ground where they have performed well in their recent few matches. However, Kolkata Knight Riders too have fond memories of this ground where they have beaten the Daredevils four times in their last six attempts. Although both teams are pretty evenly matched and it gets tough to choose one over the other, we feel the Kolkata Knight Riders are slightly better placed to win due to a more stable top-order batting.
Final Verdict: Back Kolkata Knight Riders to beat Delhi Daredevils in the 18th match of IPL 2017.
Apr 17, 2017
16:00 IST / 10:30 GMT
Feroz Shah Kotla - Delhi, India
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