DC won the crucial toss in Delhi, with the increasing dew making a stronger impact on IPL games. They chose to field first on a slightly sluggish track, anticipating it to improve for batting later in the evening. The team remained unchanged from their previous loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
KKR opted for a single alteration, enlisting the services of left-arm spinner Anukul Roy, who has primarily served as their specialist substitute fielder throughout most of his IPL tenure. This decision came after their recent match against Punjab Kings was called off due to rain.
Despite a strong beginning, DC’s performance in the last five games has resulted in three losses. Despite this setback, they still hold 12 points from a total of nine matches. This means that if they can resume their winning streak, they have a chance to secure a top-two finish. However, their powerful batting lineup faced difficulties in their recent home game due to a slow pitch. They are anticipating more favorable conditions for batting in the evening.
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Despite being the defending champions, KKR has come dangerously close to entering a must-win situation for the remainder of the tournament due to one slip. Unfortunately, their batting lineup has failed to perform thus far. Interestingly, it is not a regular T20 player, Ajinkya Rahane, who has emerged as their top batter.
Possible replacements for Impact Players were Vaibhav Arora (KKR) and Ashutosh Sharma (DC).
The Kolkata Knight Riders team includes Rahmanullah Gurbaz as wicketkeeper, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane as captain, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, and Varun Chakravarthy.
Some names that could have a significant impact are Manish Pandey, Mayank Markande, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, and Luvnith Sisodia.
The Delhi Capitals lineup includes Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul as the wicketkeeper, Axar Patel leading as captain, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav and Mukesh Kumar.
Some potential impact players include Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, T Vijay, and Donovan Ferreira.
