DC vs KKR Match Prediction: Who will win today's DC vs KKR IPL 2025 Match 48?

DC vs KKR Match Preview:

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns for the first time in IPL 2025 in match number 48 of the season at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on April 29. DC are in strong contention to qualify for the playoffs but are coming after losing their previous game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the same ground. They now slipped to the fourth position in the points table with six wins and three losses so far and will be looking to get back on the winning track against KKR.

Meanwhile, the reigning champions KKR aren’t looking in good form this year as they placed seventh in the points table with three wins and five losses. In their last three matches, KKR suffered two defeats against Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans respectively with their second fixture against PBKS getting washed out due to rain. However, KKR still have a chance to make into the top four and will be looking to get a big win against DC. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 48th match of IPL 2025 between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.

DC vs KKR Match Details

Match	Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 48
Venue	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Date & Time	Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	Jio Hotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

DC vs KKR Pitch Report

pitch report dcvskkr

The surface of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi turned out to be batting-freindly in the laast few years. However, it also provides some assistance to the spinners at times. Over the years, teams batting first have won 44 times, while teams batting second have won 47 times, while one match has ended in a no result at this venue in the IPL history. The average first innings total in the league here is 168.

DC vs KKR Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders have locked horns 34 times in the IPL history so far. In these 34 matches, KKR slightly have an upper hand over DC with 18 wins while DC defeated them on 15 occasion with one game ending in no result.

Matches played	34
Delhi Capitals won	15
Kolkata Knight Riders won	18
No Result	1

DC vs KKR Weather Report

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DC vs KKR Recent Team Performances

DC (Last five matches)	Loss	Win	Loss	Win	Loss
KKR (Last five matches)	Loss	Win	Loss	Loss	No Result

DC vs KKR Probable Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar

Impact player: Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Tripurana Vijay, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact player: Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh

DC vs KKR IPL 2025 Full Squads

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Sameer Rizvi , Donovan Ferreira, Darshan Nalkande, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Quinton de Kock, Spencer Johnson, Mayank Markande, Moeen Ali, Ramandeep Singh

DC vs KKR Toss Prediction

Toss decision prediction: Likely to opt for bowling first. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, teams chasing have enjoyed greater success. Out of 92 matches held at this venue, sides batting second have emerged victorious in over half of the games.The short boundaries and a batting-friendly pitch make run-scoring relatively easy. As a result, both teams are expected to prefer chasing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium

DC vs KKR Predicted Top Batters

KL Rahul: KL Rahul has been a constant performer for DC and is among the leading run scorers in IPL 2025 with 364 runs in eight matches at an average of 60.66 and a strike rate of 146.18. He will look to play another big knock in the upcoming match against GT.

Ajinkya Rahane: Skipper Ajinkya Rahane has been a lone warrior with the for KKR so far this season. Her has scored 271 runs from nine matches in IPL 2025 at an average of 38.71 and strike rate of 146.48. His knock will be crucial in the upcoming match against DC at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

DC vs KKR Predicted Top Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav: Kuldeep Yadav has been a silent performer for DC this year taking big wickets at crucial moments. He is DC’s leading wicket-taker this season with 12 wickets in nine matches and can turn out to be a crucial player against KKR at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Varun Chakravarthy: Leg spinner Varun Chakravarthy is KKR’s leading wicket taker this season with 11 scalps in nine matches so far. He will be looking to take advantage of the spin-friendly conditions at Arun Jaitley Stadium and end up taking most wickets KKR in the upcoming match against DC