Preview:
Delhi Capitals will be up against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2nd Qualifier of the IPL 2021 on Wednesday. Delhi Capitals lost Qualifier 1 by a close contest against Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets and now it’s time for them to make use of the one more opportunity they are receiving since they finished at the top of the table. They were very competitive throughout Qualifier 1 and couldn’t able to hold their nerves against one of the greatest finishers MS Dhoni. Will they reach the finals for the 2nd time in a row we need to wait and watch.
Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, stormed into Qualifier 2 by beating RCB in the Eliminator by 4 wickets in the final over of the match. Special thanks to Sunil Narine who picked up 4 wickets initially and later played a handy cameo with the bat. Their spinners are doing a commendable job in this tournament and hardly went for runs. Despite his poor run of form with the bat, Eoin Morgan has led the side really well.
Match Details:
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Qualifier 2
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Date &Time: October 13th at 7:30 PM IST, and at 6:00 PM local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The ball is gripping and facing spinners will be a huge challenge for the batters on this surface. The wicket will slow down as the game progresses, even the score of 150 is a defendable score. Batting first is still a good option.
Probable Playing XIs DC vs KKR:
Delhi Capitals
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Tom Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Eoin Morgan (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy