Published on: Apr 29, 2021 4:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 29, 2021 12:00 pm IST
DC vs KKR IPL 2021: In the second game of the doubleheader day, the Delhi Capitals (DC) will be locking horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 29. The Delhi Capitals did suffer a heartening defeat in their last game but they have already won four matches this season while Kolkata Knight Riders have just managed to win 2 out of their 6 matches in IPL 2021 so far. In the 27 matches played between these two teams, KKR are ahead with 14 wins and DC have won 12 matches while one game ended without a result. However, it will now be really important for both DC and KKR to do well on a consistent basis in this vital phase of IPL 2021.
DC vs KKR Today Match Prediction Details
Fixture Name: VIVO IPL, Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Competition: VIVO IPL
Date: 29 April
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Team Form Guide: DC (recent last): L W W W L KKR (recent last): W L L L L
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 defeat Delhi Capitals 170/4 by 1 run in the 22nd match of IPL 2021.
Ahmedabad Pitch Report: The conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad haven’t been the best for the batsmen as the pitch looked on the dry side in the first two games. Both the spinners and pacers have got decent amount of assistance from this track so far. The par score for this match will be around 160-170 with dew expected to play a big role as the game progresses.
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DC vs KKR Playing 11
DC Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
DC Playing 11 (likely) Shikhar Dhawan Prithvi Shaw Steve Smith Rishabh Pant Marcus Stoinis Shimron Hetmyer Axar Patel Amit Mishra Kagiso Rabada Ishant Sharma Avesh Khan
KKR Team News
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KKR Playing 11 (likely) Shubman Gill Nitish Rana Rahul Tripathi Eoin Morgan Andre Russell Dinesh Karthik Sunil Narine Pat Cummins Shivam Mavi Varun Chakravarthy Prasidh Krishna
Who will win today match
The Delhi Capitals will be hoping that the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Steve Smith and Shimron Hetmyer deliver in the batting department. Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Rabada, Mishra and Ishant will be their key bowlers in these conditions. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will want their top-order batsmen, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi bat with some responsibility with Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell handling the finishing duties while Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy and Russell will be crucial with the ball. Delhi Capitals will surely be the favourites due to their brilliant performance this season. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Delhi Capitals to win this match.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options:
Best Picks:
Grand League Team 1
We are making Shikhar Dhawan as the Captain of this team due to his fabulous performance in the tournament so far having scored 265 runs in 6 matches.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Rishabh Pant BATSMEN: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Nitish Rana (VC), Rahul Tripathi, Prithvi Shaw ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell, Axar Patel BOWLERS: Avesh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Grand League Team 2
We are picking Rahul Tripathi as the Captain of this team as he has got some good starts at the top scoring a brilliant fifty in the first game and has also been contributing immensely well in the field.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Rishabh Pant (VC), Dinesh Karthik BATSMEN: Shikhar Dhawan, Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi (C), Steve Smith ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell, Marcus Stoinis BOWLERS: Pat Cummins, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra
Grand League Team 3
We are choosing Rishabh Pant as the Captain of this team as he has already smashed two remarkable fifties in this tournament so far.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Rishabh Pant (C) BATSMEN: Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill (VC), Eoin Morgan, Steve Smith, Prithvi Shaw ALL-ROUNDERS: Sunil Narine, Axar Patel BOWLERS: Pat Cummins, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma
Grand League Team 4
We are picking Prithvi Shaw as the Captain in this team because he has already played two match-winning knocks in this competition.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik BATSMEN: Shubman Gill, Shimron Hetmyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Tripathi, Prithvi Shaw (C) ALL-ROUNDERS: Andre Russell (VC) BOWLERS: Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra