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The 41st game of the 14th season of the IPL will see the Delhi Capitals lock horns with the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi.
Having won 8 out of their first 10 games this season and two in as many instances in the UAE leg, the Capitals are in red-hot form. They will be looking to officially seal their spot in the playoffs with yet another victory in the next game where they will take on the Knight Riders.
They will come into this game on the back of a commanding win against the Rajasthan Royals where they proceeded to defend 154 with ease thanks to an all-round bowling performance-led by Anrich Nortje (2/18 in 4 overs).
The Knight Riders, on the other hand, are coming off a heartbreaking two-wicket defeat against the Chennai Super Kings thanks to a whirlwind blitz from Ravindra Jadeja (22 off 8 balls) at the death.
The last time these two sides’ locked horns with each other, Delhi strolled to a seven-wicket win after a whirlwind 41-ball 82 by Prithvi Shaw made short work of KKR’s total of 154/6.
Can DC perform an encore or will KKR pull one back?
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Kolkata Knight Riders:
- Venkatesh Iyer: The young southpaw made an instant impact in his maiden IPL season as he smashed an imperious 27-ball 41 against RCB and followed it up with a 30-ball 53 against the Mumbai Indians.
- He looked good in the last game against CSK as well but could only manage a 15-ball 18
- Rahul Tripathi: The 30-year-old smashed an unbeaten 33-ball 45 in the last game. His record in Sharjah: 59 runs in 3 games at an average of 19.7 and a strike rate of 140.5.
- As far as his record against DC is concerned, he has scored 68 runs in 3 innings at an average of 22.7 and a strike rate of 151.1.
- Andre Russell: The all-rounder scored a 15-ball 20 in his last outing. His record in Sharjah: 29 runs in 2 innings at 14.5.
- Russell smashed a brutal 27-ball 45 in his last outing against DC. Overall, he has scored 165 runs in 4 innings at an average of 55 and a strike rate of 196.4 besides claiming 4 wickets at 21.5.
- Dinesh Karthik: The veteran once again displayed that he is still one of the best in the business as he chipped in with an 11-ball 26 in the last game.
- His record in Sharjah is abysmal though. In 5 innings, he has managed just 9 runs. The right-hander will be looking to make amends on Tuesday. As far as his record against DC is concerned, he has scored 75 runs in 5 innings at an average of 15 and a strike rate of 119.
- Varun Chakravarthy: Chakravarthy was once again brilliant in the last game against CSK as he returned with figures of 1/22 in 4 overs.
- His record in Sharjah: 2 wickets in 3 innings at an average of 54 and an economy rate of 9.
- Sunil Narine: The off-spinner may have gone for 41 in his four overs against CSK but he backed it up with three wickets.
- His record vs DC: 0 wickets in 3 games. As far as his record in Sharjah is concerned, he has managed just 1 wicket in 3 games but with the newly relaid Sharjah being conducive to the spinners, expect Narine and Chakravarthy to come to the party.
Delhi Capitals:
- Prithvi Shaw: He may not have hit the ground running in the UAE leg but except the swashbuckling opener to turn on the heat against his favoured opposition. He smashed a whirlwind 41-ball 82 in his outing against KKR which included six fours in an over.
- His record in Sharjah: 85 runs in 3 innings at 28.3 and a strike rate of 160.4. Shaw has scored 323 runs in 5 innings vs KKR at an average of 64.6 and a strike rate of 171.8 with 4 50+ scores.
- Shikhar Dhawan: The southpaw is still the leading run-scorer this season. His record in Sharjah: 172 runs in 3 innings at an average of 66 and a strike rate of 169.2 with one hundred.
- Dhawan’s record vs KKR: 734 runs in 26 innings at an average of 29.4 and a strike rate of 119 with 6 50+ scores.
- Shreyas Iyer: The former skipper has notched up impressive scores of 47* and 43 in his last two outings. His record vs KKR: 425 runs in 12 innings at 42.5 and a strike rate of 156.8 with 2 50+ scores.
- Iyer has played 3 innings in Sharjah, scoring 133 runs at an average of 66.5 and a strike rate of 168.4 with 1 50+ score.
- Rishabh Pant: The skipper is yet to turn up the heat as he usually does but one feels a big inning is round the corner. His record vs KKR: 228 runs in 10 innings at 22.8 and strike rate of 147.1.
- Pant has batted twice in Sharjah, scoring 43 runs at an average of 21.5 and a strike rate of 165.4.
- Anrich Nortje: The South African bolter has been quite impressive in his past two outings. In two games, Nortje has claimed 4 wickets at the cost of just 30 runs in 8 overs.
- His record vs KKR: 5 wickets in 2 innings at an average of 12. He has claimed 6 wickets in his 3 outings in Sharjah at 17.
- Axar Patel: With the new pitch in Sharjah aiding spinners, Patel could prove to be a real handful.
- His record vs KKR: 10 wickets in 14 games at an average of 35.1 and an economy rate of 7.02.
Stats and Facts:
- Both sides have locked horns in 28 IPL games thus far with KKR leading the ledger 14-13.
- The last time these two sides met in Sharjah, DC emerged victorious.
- Among the current set of players, Shreyas Iyer is the leading run-scorer (425) in DC vs KKR encounters.
Possible Playing XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan ©, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Delhi Capitals:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Sharjah pitch report and weather conditions
The newly relaid pitch in Sharjah has proved to be slow and sluggish thus far. Expect the spinners and bowlers with variations to come to the party once again on Tuesday.
As far as the weather is concerned, it is expected to be dry and sunny. The temperatures are set to hover between 31-37 degree Celsius. Humidity is set to be around 56 per cent.
Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction
Given their red-hot form, the Delhi Capitals will start as favorites.