Tata IPL 2022 – DC vs KKR, match preview, predicted lineups
Delhi Capitals play Kolkata Knight Riders for the second time in Tata IPL 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 28th April 2022, 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Delhi Capitals are having a mix campaign at the moment with them winning games and loosing. They will hope to be consistent going forward.
Delhi are at the seventh spot in the points table after 7 games with 6 points.
DC have batsman who can score runs and they have been able to score big. But their bowling is a bit up considering presence of three quality spinners. They have good options.
Delhi have won their games against, MI, KKR & PBKS. They have lost against GT, LSG, RCB & RR.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have been a quality side too despite being on the loosing side on occasions. They need to keep winning to qualify for the playoffs.
KKR are at present eighth in the points table after 8 games with 6 points.
Kolkata have the batsman who are scoring but with a few failures they need to be careful. In the bowling department they need their spinners to not to fail.
Kolkata have won their matches against CSK, PBKS & MI. They have lost to RCB, DC, SRH, RR & GT.
In terms of the head to head, Kolkata have the upper hand with 16 wins compared to Delhi’s 13 with one being a no-result out of the 30 played between the two.
For the wicket, it’s a typical Wankhede track in which batsman will be aided along with good ball bowlers reaping their rewards.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
DC XI : Shaw, Warner, M. Marsh, Pant (C&WK), Powell, L. Yadav, A. Patel, Thakur, K. Yadav, Rahman, K. Ahmed.
KKR XI : V. Iyer, Finch, S. Iyer (C), Rana, Jackson (WK), Russell, Narine, Mavi, U. Yadav, Southee/Cummins, Chakravarthy.
Prediction
A lot will depend on toss and whether the teams opt to chase.
