Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Bangalore - 28th match
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Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Bangalore - 28th match - April 20th
The 28th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders on the 20th of April, 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
Top Tournament Stats - IPL 2023
Delhi Capitals are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table.
The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals is David Warner with 228 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals is Kuldeep Yadav with 4 scalps under his belt.
Delhi Capitals have lost their previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 23 runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they posted a total of 174 for 6 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli at the top of the order made 50 runs off 34 balls. Glenn Maxwell in the middle order smashed 24 off 14 balls. Apart from these two, none of the other batter imposed any pressure with the bat and as a result, Royal Challengers Bangalore were restricted to an under par total of 174 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Delhi Capitals went off to a horrible start. They lost 3 wickets for just 2 runs and looked to be in sheer trouble. Manish Pandey tried his best to take Delhi Capitals over the line with a knock of 50 in 38 balls. However, once he got out, the hopes for a successful chase were over. Delhi Capitals were restricted to 151 for 9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 23 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders Form Guide:
Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the 7th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Kolkata Knight Riders is Venkatesh Iyer with 234 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kolkata Knight Riders is Varun Chakravarthy with 7 scalps under his belt.
Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their previous match against Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and got off to an erratic start. They lost openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Narayan Jagadeesan early on. Venkatesh Iyer played a phenomenal knock of 104 in 51 deliveries. The rest of the batters couldn't really capitalise on the platform provided by Iyer and Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 185 for 6 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Mumbai Indians lost Rohit Sharma early on. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav then took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They smashed 58 and 43 runs respectively. Tim David played a nice cameo of 24 in 13 balls to take Mumbai Indians home in the 18th over with 5 wickets in hand
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan
Delhi Capitals (DC): David Warner (C), Aman Khan (T), Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mustafizur Rahman, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Delhi Capitals
Who will win?- Kolkata Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), David Warner (Delhi Capitals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders), Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals)
Most Sixes – Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders), David Warner (Delhi Capitals)
Player of the Match- Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first – Kolkata Knight Riders 180+, Delhi Capitals 170+
Match Handicap: Kolkata Knight Riders
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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