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Match Details
- Date: April 3, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
- Live Ball-By-Ball Commentary: SportsTiger App
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Preview
Delhi Capitals will be taking on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 16th match of the IPL 2024 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. After securing a convincing win against the defending champions CSK at their second home, DC will be high on confidence to deliver yet another stellar performance in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, KKR are flying high in the early stages of the IPL 2024, winning two matches on the spin against SRH and RCB.
Pitch Report
In the first match of the IPL 2024 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, the pitch allowed the batters to play their strokes freely, while the fast bowlers were right in the thick of things too. The average innings score at this venue in the IPL history is 160, which will probably not be enough to defend if the batting exploits of both DC and CSK from the previous match are considered.
Team Analysis
Delhi Capitals
David Warner and the captain Rishabh Pant have started to gather form with the bat for Delhi Capitals, however, Prithvi Shaw's significant contribution on his return against CSK bolstered their batting lineup. On the bowling front, Khaleel Ahmed has been bowling exceptionally well in the powerplay stages of the IPL 2024, while other bowlers like Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel have chipped in with key wickets.
IPL 2024 Squad of Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant (c), Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara. Players injured/withdrawn: Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders reintroduced Sunil Narine to the top of the order in the IPL 2024 successfully, and apart from that, the likes of Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, and Andre Russell have contributed vital runs with the bat. The bowling attack of KKR has had Harshit Rana win them their first match of the tournament at home, while Andre Russell and Sunil Narine have got wickets at crucial stages as well.
IPL 2024 Squad of Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain. Players injured/withdrawn: Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Delhi Capitals managed to achieve their first team of the IPL 2024 in the previous match, but Kolkata Knight Riders could prove to be a bridge too far for them, considering their current form in the tournament.
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