IPL 2024, KKR vs DC: Delhi Capitals Win Toss, Opt To Bat Against Kolkata Knight Riders; Check Playing XIs

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 tonight at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

The match holds special significance for KKR captain Shreyas Iyer, who previously led the Delhi franchise.

DC’s resurgence can be attributed to the impressive performances of their young guns in the batting lineup, including Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tristan Stubbs, and Abhisek Porel. Additionally, seasoned players like Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel have been in stellar form in recent matches.

On the flip side, KKR faced a setback in their previous game, failing to defend a mammoth 262 against Punjab Kings. Despite Shreyas Iyer’s return to form being a positive, questions linger over KKR’s bowling lineup, especially after Mitchell Starc’s replacement, Dushmantha Chameera, failed to make an impact.

With KKR holding a slight edge in their head-to-head encounters with DC in the IPL, tonight’s match promises to be an intense battle.

The pitch at Kolkata is expected to favour batsmen, as witnessed in the previous game where Punjab Kings successfully chased down 262.

 

Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khaleel Ahmed

DC Impact Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Ricky Bhui, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra

Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR Impact Subs: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz