Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
Delhi Capitals take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 28 of the 2023 Indian Premier League on Thursday evening. The Capitals are four points adrift at the bottom of the table and have lost all five of their games so far this season. The Knight Riders are in seventh with two wins from five. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi at 19:30 local time.
Delhi Capitals have been well beaten in all of their matches so far in the tournament. They need their bowling attack to step up a level to give them a chance in this fixture.
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in their last two games but we expect them to have enough quality with the bat to win this match.
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and the Star Sports Network.
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Jio Cinema App.
DC vs KKR Match Toss Prediction
Teams batting second have a much better win-rate at this venue and, with the humidity levels increasing later in the game, we predict that both captains will choose to field first.
DC vs KKR Pitch Report
You have to go back to 2018 to find the last time the par score was over 180 in T20s at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. There will be some assistance for the pace bowlers from the wicket.
The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium favours the team batting second as 44 out of total 79 IPL matches have been won by the chasing teams. This season, both the previous matches were also won by the team batting second.
Delhi Weather Report
Partly cloudy conditions are forecast on Thursday evening in Delhi with the humidity levels increasing to 50% in the second innings of the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Indian Premier League 2023
DC Team News & Playing 11
DC Team News
Mitchell Marsh returned to the Delhi Capitals side against Royal Challengers Bangalore after spending a week back in Australia. Marsh replaced the big-hitting West Indian, Rovman Powell, in the side and we expect the Australian to keep his place for this game.
DC Key Players
- David Warner - The Australian opener has hit three half-centuries in the tournament but is still yet to hit a six in the 2023 IPL. He is a reliable source of runs at the top of the order.
- Manish Pandey - The middle-order batter top scored for Delhi Capitals against Royal Challengers Bangalore with 50 runs from 38 balls on Saturday.
- Anrich Nortje - The South African pace bowler has gone wicketless in his last three appearances but took 2-39 in his first game of the tournament at this venue earlier this month.
- Mitchell Marsh - Marsh will be part of DC playing 11 once again. He has picked 3 wickets so far but we are expecting a big knock from his bat in this match.
DC Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Chetan Sakariya
Prithvi Shaw is a fine clean striker of the ball and is an excellent impact batting option at the top of the order. Sakariya could come into the game if there is swing or seam on offer.
DC Team Form
Delhi Capitals are really struggling at the moment and are looking to avoid their sixth successive defeat of the IPL 2023 in this match.
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DC Predicted Playing 11
David Warner (c), Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Aman Khan, Abishek Porel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman
KKR Team News & Playing 11
KKR Team News
After scores of 15, 0 and 8 from his last three innings, we expect to see Litton Das replace Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top of the order and as wicket-keeper for Kolkata Knight Riders. No other changes are anticipated ahead of this match.
KKR Key Players
- Venkatesh Iyer - In spite of finishing on the losing side against Mumbai Indians, Venkatesh Iyer still took the Player of the Match Award with six fours and nine sixes.
- Nitish Rana - The skipper made only five runs in the last match after hitting 45 and 75 in the previous two fixtures. He is a fine attacking batter.
- Varun Chakravarthy - The leg-spinner has taken a wicket in each of the last two games and has gone wicketless in only one match so far this season.
- Rinku Singh - Rinku Singh is having an average of 58.00 currently. He has smashed 174 runs in 5 matches and we are expecting another high score innings from him in this match.
KKR Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Anukul Roy, Mandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora
Leg-spinner Suyash Sharma dismissed Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma in the last match and will be an excellent option if the pitch is turning. David Wiese can bat in an attacking manner at any point in the order.
KKR Team Form
After big wins over Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders are now looking to avoid their third successive defeat in this match.
KKR Predicted Playing 11
Liton Das (wk), Narayan Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Shardul Thakur, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy
DC vs KKR Head to Head
These two teams have been very well matched over the years of the IPL and it is Kolkata Knight Riders who lead the head to head 16-15. Delhi Capitals won both the contests in 2022.
DC vs KKR Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
DC Won |
KKR Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
32 |
15 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
DC vs KKR Betting Odds
The bookmakers are anticipating a close match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium but have Kolkata Knight Riders as favourites. Delhi Capitals are the underdogs with odds of 2.00 with Kolkata Knight Riders at 1.83 to win.
Who will win Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders T20 Match?
It is the bowling departments for both teams which need to improve with the batters doing well. Overall, we think Kolkata Knight RIders have the more consistent and explosive batting line-up.
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🏆 DC vs KKR Prediction
With Kolkata Knight Riders losing two in a row and Delhi Capitals losing all five of their matches so far in this campaign, both teams are desperate to get the win on Thursday evening. Anrich Nortje and Mustafizur Rahman have both underperformed for Delhi Capitals and they need to start producing more wickets to give their team a chance of success this year. With Venkatesh Iyer in excellent form, we are backing Kolkata Knight Riders to get the win in this game.
Apr 20, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Arun Jaitley Stadium - New Delhi, India
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