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KKR vs DC Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: IPL 2022 Match 19 | KOL vs DC Dream11 Prediction Today | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Key Players | Brabourne Pitch Report

One of these teams sit pretty at the top of the IPL 2022 table. The other would be keen to get going.

Kolkata Knight Riders, courtesy of some wonderful powerplay bowling and unbelievable late hitting, have enjoyed a near-perfect start to their campaign. The resurgent Umesh Yadav has led the attack well since his very first over of ths season, while the spinners have kept things pretty tight. However, one area of improvement for KKR is their top order batting, as they have found themselves in some trouble in their past three games, with Andre Russell and Pat Cummins getting them home thanks to some of the best hitting you’ll see.

They have the chance to improve today against a Delhi Capitals side still trying to find its best form. Last game, they struggled to 149/3 as no player other than Prithvi Shaw found any rhythm. More will be expected of David Warner today, who started his IPL 2022 campaign as if he was terrified to get out, as well as Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell. In terms of the bowling, they will look at KKR’s indifferent batting as an opportunity, but they must finish well at the death.

Possible Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders: 1. Venkatesh Iyer, 2. Ajinkya Rahane, 3. Shreyas Iyer (c), 4. Nitish Rana, 5. Sam Billings (wk), 6. Andre Russell, 7. Pat Cummins, 8. Sunil Narine, 9. Umesh Yadav, 10. Varun Chakravarthy, 11. Rasikh Salam

Delhi Capitals: 1. David Warner, 2. Prithvi Shaw, 3. Sarfaraz Khan, 4. Rishabh Pant (c & wk), 5. Rovman Powell, 6. Lalit Yadav, 7. Axar Patel, 8. Shardul Thakur, 9. Kuldeep Yadav, 10. Anrich Nortje, 11. Mustafizur Rahman

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Kolkata Knight Riders:

• Venkatesh Iyer is coming off a half-century to get his season going. The left-hander has a half-century in two matches against DC.
• Shreyas Iyer will come up against his former team today, so the motivation to perform will be there. He has struck four double-figure scores this season without crossing 26. He will be aiming to produce the kind of performances we saw against West Indies and Sri Lanka earlier this year.
• Andre Russell has shown some of his best form in IPL 2022 (SR 196.29). He has been superb against Delhi since 2015, scoring 272 runs at an average of 38.86 and magnificent strike rate of 190.21.
• Also, Russell strikes at around 190 vs pace in the IPL. He is outstanding against full deliveries, so expect the DC bowlers to pitch short to him.
• Pat Cummins was simply brilliant with the bat last game vs MI (56* off 15 balls). He has taken six wickets in three matches vs DC since the start of 2020, including Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant once.
• KKR could look to use Cummins between overs 12 and 16. He averages 16.4 with an economy rate of 7.7 in this period.
• How will Umesh Yadav, the leading wicket-taker this season (9), fare in KKR’s first day game of the season? He has been superb under lights in the powerplay overs this season. He has dismissed Prithvi Shaw once in five deliveries (four runs) and Warner thrice in 51 deliveries (83 runs).
• Varun Chakravarthy took 5/20 two years ago vs DC in a day game in the UAE.

Delhi Capitals:

• Prithvi Shaw is coming off an excellent 34-ball 61 against LSG, and he has a great record against KKR: 6 inns, 341 runs, avg. 56.83, SR 170.50. Also, he averages nearly 70 against off-spin in the IPL, so he has what it takes to play Narine and Chakravarthy should he get through the initial overs.
• David Warner has excellent career numbers against KKR: 24 inns, 915 runs, avg. 43.57, SR 145.70. He has smashed 190 runs off 123 deliveries against Sunil Narine in T20s, for just the two dismissals.
• Rishabh Pant averages just 22.83 in 12 innings vs KKR. Pat Cummins has dismissed Pant once in 12 deliveries in the IPL and Chakravarthy has dismissed him once in 14 balls. Can Pant overcome these two?
• Anrich Nortje has taken eight wickets in four matches against KKR. He is terrific in all stages of an innings in the IPL, with particular success between overs 12-16 (avg. 16.8, econ. 8) and the death (avg. 14.3, econ. 8.3).
• How will Kuldeep Yadav fare against his former franchise? He has been superb this season, with six wickets in three matches at an economy rate of 6.94. Rahane (115), Shreyas (121) and Rana (123) have lowish strike rates against wristspin in the IPL.
• Mustafizur Rahman is conceding just 6.12 runs per over so far this season (three wickets in two matches). He concedes around eight an over in the death overs in the IPL with an average around 12.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 30, KKR 16, DC 13, N/R 1.
• Rishabh Pant has a magnificent record against Umesh Yadav in the IPL: 13 deliveries faced, 38 runs scored, no dismissals.
• KKR concede just 5.52 runs per over in the middle overs so far this season, thanks mainly to their spin duo.
• Sunil Narine has taken 22 wickets in 19 matches vs DC at an average of 21.95 and economy rate of 6.80. He has a superb record against Rovman Powell in T20s: 38 balls bowled, 22 runs conceded, two dismissals.
• Ajinkya Rahane vs Delhi Capitals: 18 inns, 784 runs, avg. 65.33, SR 133.33.
• Umesh Yadav has taken 51 wickets in the powerplay in the IPL. Prithvi Shaw has smashed 429 runs in this phase at a strike rate of 170 since the start of 2021. This should be a good battle.
• Axar Patel has taken two wickets in five matches vs KKR (avg. 57), but is always a dangerous all-round player.

Brabourne Stadium Pitch Report and Weather

The average first innings score on this ground in IPL 2022 is 189. Teams chasing have won three of the four matches. Another clear and warm day is forecast.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Rishabh Pant
• Batsmen: Shreyas Iyer
• All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
• Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav

Match Prediction

Chasing team to win? Perhaps. Delhi’s best chance is to win the top order battle between the teams and limit KKR’s hitting at the death.