IPL 2022: DC vs KKR Preview – Struggling sides fight for their way up
Delhi Capitals are all set to take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 41 of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium. Both teams have found it hard to find their best combination and are struggling at the bottom half of the points table. They will need to pull their socks up soon as this will be an important contest in terms of making the playoffs for both teams.
Delhi is coming off a loss against the RR in their previous encounter where the final over drama had taken place and they will have to recover from that. Kolkata on the other hand, have gone into a four-match losing streak and they desperately need a win under their belt to get their campaign back on track.
Match Info
Playing Combinations for DC vs KKR
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date: April 28, 7:30 PM
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals’ opening pair of Prithvi Shaw and Warner have been fantastic while Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell and Lalit Yadav will form the middle order. Sarfaraz Khan might get one more chance until Mitchell Marsh gets fit while the all-rounders Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel are expected to continue their good work. The bowling combination of Khaleel Ahmed and Mustafizur has been working well despite them conceding plenty in the last game while Kuldeep Yadav will retain his spot.
Predicted XI
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have struggled with their opening combinations and they are likely to go back to Ajinkya Rahane after Venkatesh Iyer has not found form. Sam Billings will keep his place as the wicketkeeper while Shreyas, Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh will form the middle order. Andre Russell and Sunil Narine will be the all-rounders, while the bowling lineup of Southee, Mavi, Yadav and Chakaravarthy which looked impressive in the previous game is set to continue.
Predicted XI
Ajinkya Rahane/Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings (wk), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
