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Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi Capitals
On Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders will host their arch-rivals Delhi Capitals for the 47th fixture of IPL 2024. Both teams have met 33 times in the past and Kolkata Knight Riders carry a slight edge with wins on 17 occasions.
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently at the 2nd spot in the point table with 5 wins and 2 losses. Their net run rate stands at +1.206.
Delhi Capitals are currently at the 6th spot in the point table with 4 wins and 5 losses. Their net run rate stands at -0.386.
KKR has a balanced top order with Phil Salt playing at an average of 41.50 and Sunil Narine at an average of 40.86.
The betting tip is...
Kolkata Knight Riders will win the first powerplay.
64 %
36 %
Kolkata Knight RidersDelhi CapitalsKolkata Knight Riders have come out as a strong team this year and they have become a major contender to reach the playoffs. They carry a good depth in their batting lineup which is visible in every fixture they have been part of.
They have used their impact players very carefully depending on the pitch conditions and the situation in the game. Rinku Singh has been in the spotlight because of his tactics in the lower end and Sunil Narine has been the top player. Narine is the leading scorer for KKR with 286 runs in 7 matches at an average of 40.86.
Narine is also the leading wicket-taker for KKR with 9 wickets in 7 matches at an economy of 7.10. Harshit Rana is following him with 9 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 7.46. Mitchell Starc has not proved his metal yet for the team but the Australian pacer has a huge potential without a doubt.
Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, and Harshit Rana are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana
Delhi Capitals have been a curious case this season and they have come out as an inconsistent performer in the league. The franchise was already in the spotlight because of the return of their skipper Rishabh Pant.
Pant started the league at a slow pace but soon gained momentum and now he is the third-highest scorer in the league with 342 runs in 9 matches at an average of 37.11. However, the problem is that there is no other batter who has performed at par with Pant.
On the bowling front, Kuldeep Yadav has come out as Delhiβs primary strength. He is the leading wicket-taker for the team with 12 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 7.54. Khallel Ahmed has been a valuable asset too with 10 wickets in 9 matches but he has recorded an economy of 9.27.
Abhishek Porel and Jake Fraser-McGurk need to score runs to make sure the team doesn't suffer in the middle order.
Predicted Lineup: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar. Impact Sub: Rasikh Salam
We are in for an absolute thriller between the two teams as they both have given some momentous fixtures in the past. However, the Delhi Capitals have struggled again this season with inconsistency.
Their batters are unable to perform consistently and the bowling unit has shown higher economy against a balanced batting lineup. KKR will get the benefit for the same and we predict a win for them on Monday.
