In match 47 of the 2024 IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Eden Gardens on Monday evening. With both teams tied on points, it promises to be an exciting showdown. KKR have gone past 220 in each of their last three games; DC have breached the 220 mark twice in three outings, with the other score being 199. While KKR have a scoring rate of 11.18 in the powerplay this season, DC are next in line at 10.41. And that’s down to the openers from both teams.
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) , the two-time IPL-winning franchise going through possibly their most dominant league-stage run now is stuck in a plethora of 10 pointer teams and Imagine DC too on 10 a win and they pip KKR to second position in the points table today.
KKR vs DC previous performances
KKR suffered a setback in their last game despite posting a formidable 261/6 against the Punjab Kings. KKR will look to come out with even more aggression in this match against the Capitals. Delhi Capitals have shown remarkable improvement this season, bouncing back from a slow start to the tournament. They will be brimming with confidence heading into this tough encounter in Kolkata.
KKR vs DC Head to Head
| Matches Played | 34 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders won | 17 |
| Delhi Capitals Won | 16 |
| No Result | 01 |
It was a run-fest in Visakhapatnam with Narine bashing 85 off 39 balls to help KKR post the third-highest total of 272 in the history of IPL. In reply, Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs scored fifties but DC could only manage 166 in IPL 2024.
KKR vs DC Pitch Report
The pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata tends to favour batters, offering minimal assistance to bowlers. Given this, a high-scoring match is likely on the cards. Opting to bat first and setting a substantial total could prove to be a strategic move. Runs have flowed at Eden Gardens this year, and that’s unlikely to change.
Teams have opted to bowl in each of the five games so far, with dew often making its presence felt later in the night. There is an excessive heat warning in Kolkata with the temperature hovering around the 40 degree mark during the day. The humidity will play a major factor. Records have been broken and runs have flowed. The two teams played out a run-fest previously this season in Visakhapatnam, and it’s unlikely that there could be anything else in the sultry climes of Eden Gardens.
KKR vs DC Big Picture – Another six-hitting fest on the cards
Two batting powerhouses, on a rampage in the recent matches, clashing at a venue where scores of 200 have been breached in eight of the ten innings in IPL 2024. Can anything but a high-scoring affair be expected?
KKR have gone past 220 in each of their last three games; DC have breached the 220 mark twice in three outings, with the other score being 199. While KKR have a scoring rate of 11.18 in the powerplay this season, DC are next in line at 10.41. And that’s down to the openers from both teams.
Sunil Narine has 357 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 184.02 this season, and has got good support from Phil Salt in that opening role. The duo has scored at a run rate of 12.36, the second-best for any opening pair while averaging 50.75. But in Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav, DC have two bowlers who could trouble the KKR top order.
Kuldeep has bowled three balls to Narine in the IPL, and dismissed him twice, for an average of 2.00. He has an excellent record against his former franchise in general having picked 10 wickets in three games, striking every six balls. Khaleel, meanwhile, has sent back Narine twice in four innings. Shreyas Iyer has fallen to him twice in 20 balls, averaging 12.5, while Venkatesh Iyer has played just four balls off him and fallen once. Can they be KKR’s kryptonite
KKR, on the other hand, will have to quickly come up with a plan to get past Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has already hammered 247 runs in five innings striking at 237.50.
It is a quick turnaround for DC, who beat Mumbai Indians on Saturday. But having won four of their last five games, it could prove to be a blessing. They have a woeful record at Eden Gardens: two wins and seven losses in nine games. But a win here could see them enter the top four on the points table. KKR are coming into the game having failed to defend 261 against Punjab Kings, and they would be desperate for a win.
KKR vs DC Team news and impact player strategy
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (finger injury) and Ishant Sharma (back spasms) will need another week to regain full fitness, and are unlikely to be available for the KKR clash. Prithvi Shaw also missed the previous game with illness, and his availability is yet to be ascertained. If Shaw makes it, he will slot back into the top of the order with Abhishek Porel sliding lower down replacing Kumar Kushagra. DC are otherwise unlikely to make any other changes to their XII.
Rasikh Salam has been making the impact as the Impact Player in the last two games and DC are expected to continue with him.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Mitchell Starc missed KKR’s previous game with a finger injury and it’s unclear whether he is fit yet. If he does make it, he is likely to come back in place of Dushmantha Chameera. Anukul Roy and Venkatesh Iyer were the Impact swaps in KKR’s previous game. There is a chance, KKR could go with either Anukul or Suyash Sharma as their impact sub. Depending on the surface, they could also go for Vaibhav Arora as one of the options.
KKR vs DC In the spotlight: Jake Fraser-McGurk and Sunil Narine
It’s not just the volume of runs that the Jake Fraser-McGurk has scored this year, but also how he has scored them. Among openers who’ve scored at least 100 runs in the powerplay this season, Fraser-McGurk’s strike rate of 252.08 is the highest. He has already struck 22 sixes in IPL 2024, climbing to joint-fifth on the list in just five innings. Fraser-McGurk is just coming off a 27-ball 84 against Mumbai Indians and will want to continue in the same vein.
At 35, Sunil Narine is truly living up to the definition of an allrounder. No other KKR batter has more runs than Narine’s 357 in IPL 2024. No other KKR bowler has more wickets than Narine’s ten in IPL 2024. He is going at an economy of 6.96 this season, with the second-best being Arora’s 9.57 and has picked up at least a wicket in every game. In KKR’s previous game, where PBKS chased down 261 in the 19th over, Narine went at an economy of 6. KKR will desperately hope for the Narine magic to continue for as long as possible.
KKR vs DC Vital stats that matters
- The DC spinners have taken the most wickets (21) in IPL 2024, while KKR are third on this list at 18.
- KKR’s quicks have the worst economy in IPL 2024 – 11.25; DC are marginally behind on 11.16.
- Shreyas Iyer needs six runs to complete 3000 runs in the IPL.
- Shreyas Iyer has fallen to Kuldeep Yadav twice in seven T20 innings, but has struck at 176.92 against him. He has an excellent record against Axar Patel in the IPL – a strike rate of 155.0 and an average of 62.0.
- Rishabh Pant has struck Andre Russell for 52 runs in 24 balls in the IPL at a strike rate of 216.7, but also fallen to him three times in seven innings.
KKR vs DC Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Sunil Narine, Phil Salt (WK), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact substitute: Vaibhav Arora
Delhi Capitals:
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kumar Kushagra, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Lizaad Williams, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Substitute: Rasikh Dar Salam
KKR vs DC Fantasy Playing XI : Sunil Narine, Phil Salt, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tristan Stubbs, Rishabh Pant, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mukesh Kumar
KKR vs DC Probable Best Players of the Match
Probable Best Batter:
Sunil Narine: He could be the best batter in the upcoming clash against DC. With 357 runs in eight matches, Narine has been in brilliant form, and having scored a century recently, Narine’s performance as KKR’s opener could be key against DC.
Probable Best Bowler:
Kuldeep Yadav: He has the potential to shine as the standout bowler in the upcoming match against KKR. While he hasn’t performed up to expectations so far in this event, he’ll be eager to make a significant impact in the upcoming game against KKR.
KKR vs DC Match Prediction
Scenario 1
Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss and bat
Power Play score – 55-65
First Innings Score – 180-200
Delhi Capitals win the match
Scenario 2
Delhi Capitals win the toss and bat
Power Play score – 80-90
First Innings Score – 220-240
Delhi Capitals win the match