IPL 2025: DC vs KKR, Match 48 - Fantasy Cricket Tips, Top Picks, Playing 11, Head-to-Head Stats, Pitch Report, Venue Stats & Injury Updates

Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to play against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the match 48th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their one-sided match at home, DC will be looking to return to winning ways in front of their home fans, to get a step closer to making the playoffs.

On the other hand, KKR have found it difficult to put together a complete performance in quite some time, and their hope for the playoff place is hanging by a thread in the IPL 2025. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the DC versus KKR IPL 2025 48th match.

DC vs KKR Match Details

DC vs KKR Head-to-Head Stats & Records

Kolkata Knight Riders have a slightly better record against Delhi Capitals in the IPL history, winning their last two matches in the league against them in a convincing fashion last season. One of the most famous matches between these two sides happened in the IPL in 2019, when DC pulled a rabbit out of the hat by winning the super over against KKR.

DC vs KKR Pitch Report

The pitches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi have been very good for batting, but in the previous match in the IPL 2025, its slow nature didn’t allow the batters to play freely against the spin bowlers. Over the years, there have been 44 matches won here batting first, while 47 matches have been won here batting second in the IPL history. The average first innings total at this venue in league history is 168.

Records and Stats at Arun Jaitley Stadium​​​, Delhi

DC vs KKR Probable Playing XIs

DC Probable Playing 11: 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

KKR Probable Playing 11: 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: Axar Patel (c), Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Abhishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Ajay Mandal, Donovan Ferreira, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari, KL Rahul (wk), Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay

DC's Last Five Matches: Performance

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

KKR's Last Five Matches: Performance

DC vs KKR, IPL 2025 Match 48: Top Players to pick

KL Rahul: KL Rahul has been consistently amongst the runs for DC in the IPL 2025 despite the pitches being tough in few of his outings both home and away.

KL Rahul IPL 2025 Stats

Kuldeep Yadav: Kuldeep Yadav is in the hunt for Purple Cap in the ongoing IPL season due to an impressive blend of not allowing the batters to score boundaries easily apart from taking big wickets as well.

Kuldeep Yadav IPL 2025 Stats

Ajinkya Rahane: Ajinkya Rahane has been leading from the front with the bat for KKR in the IPL 2025, but the lacklustre performances from the rest of the batters haven’t complimented them well enough.

Ajinkya Rahane IPL 2025 Stats

Sunil Narine: Sunil Narine is one of the most reliable players in the KKR lineup with his ability to curtail the batters and take wickets at the same time, while his exploits at the top of the order with the bat are well known.

Sunil Narine IPL 2025 Stats

DC vs KKR, IPL 2025 Match 48: Players to avoid

Dushmantha Chameera: Dushmantha Chameera struggled in his first outing in DC colours in the IPL 2025, finding it tough to contain the batters.

Rinku Singh: Rinku Singh hasn’t gotten enough chances to bat any length of time for KKR in the IPL this season, which is why his numbers are a far cry in comparison to previous seasons.

DC vs KKR Match 48 Fantasy Team 1

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel

Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane

All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

DC vs KKR Match 48 Fantasy Team 2

Wicketkeeper: KL Rahul

Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane

All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Sunil Narine

Bowlers: Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora

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