Today Delhi Capitals (DC) is facing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL. In this match to be held at 7:30 pm in Delhi, both the teams will clash for their playoff hopes. DC is at 7th and KKR at 8th in the points table.
New Delhi: Today Delhi Capitals will face Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Both the teams would like to return to the winning track. This match will be played in Delhi from 7:30 pm. Today two such teams are taking the field which are struggling for victory. In the points table, Delhi Capitals is at seventh and Kolkata is at eighth.
While Kolkata is on a high after winning the last three matches, Delhi had to face defeat against Chennai. In the points table, Delhi has 4 wins, while Kolkata has 3. Whoever wins today will have a faint hope of reaching the playoffs.
Delhi’s biggest problem is the lack of consistency in its batting. The batsman who scored 264 runs in one match surprised the fans by getting out for 75 runs in the very next match. If the team wants to progress, the batsmen will have to take responsibility. Delhi’s stadium helps bowling. In such a situation, if players like Akshar, Kuldeep and Starc shine, then Delhi’s strength will increase.
At the same time, Kolkata has progressed in this tournament on the basis of its bowling. After a big defeat in the first half, Kolkata defeated Rajasthan, Lucknow and Hyderabad. The team has now come into winning attitude and for them all the further matches are like knockouts.
Kolkata has the upper hand in head-to-head matches. Of the 35 matches played between the two, Kolkata has won 19, while Delhi has won only 15. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first. If we look at the record of Arun Jaitley Stadium, the chasing team has won 4 out of 5 matches this season. Although the pitch is considered good for batting, but in the last few matches the bowlers have dominated here. Therefore, both the teams will rely more on their bowlers.