Squads –
DC –
Rishabh Pant(C & WK), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod
KKR –
Eoin Morgan (Captain), Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, , Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Tim Seifert, Shakib al Hasan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh
Team News –
DC –
– The Capitals lost their last game against RCB and are at the 3rd position in the points table with 4 wins in 6 games. They are still going very strong innthe tournament and are favorates to win this game.
– Ravi Ashwin gas left the team due to personal reasons and will miss rest of the IPL.
– The four probable foreign players will be Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith/Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada.
– Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will be opening for Delhi. Both of them are having a blast this season and are playing very attacking Cricket. Dhawan is currently the 2nd Highest scorer and will look to continue his good form.
– Steve Smith/Ajinkya Rahane will bat at 1 down. Smith is known for his consistency but haven’t showed any in last few games. Rahane can be a direct replacement for Smith this game.
– Rishab Pant will bat at 2 down followed by Marcus Stoinis at 5. Pant scored his 2nd 50 of season last game but played very slow.
– Shimron Hetmyer and Axar Patel will bat after Stoinis. Hetmyer played his one of the best knocks of IPL last game against RCB but failed to win it for the team.
– Axar Patel and Amit Mishra will be the spin options for the Capitals. Both of them have been very good in last 2-3 games.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje/Ishant Sharma and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack with Rabada and Avesh bowling in death.
KKR –
– KKR won their last game after 4 losses in a row and will likely to go with the same winning combination this game.
– Team’s likely foreign players will be Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine.
– Shubham Gill and Nitish Rana will open the Innings. Both are youngster and will be important for team’s success. Gill has been completed out of form this series and is unable to middle the ball, still he is teams premier Indian player and should play.
– Young Tripathi will bat at 1 down. He is a aggressive player and was brilliant in 1st game where he scored 59 runs but is very inconsistent.
– Captain Morgan will bat at 2 down followed by Dinesh Karthik. Morgan after a lot of failures finally played a big knock of 47.
– Andre Russell will bat next and play the role of finisher. He smashed 54 of just 22 balls with 6 massive sixes against CSK but is Batting very low according to his standards.
– Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine will handle the spin section. Varun is bowling in powerplay in all games.
– Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna and Andre Russell will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steven Smith/Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje/Ishant Sharma
KKR –
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi
Pitch Report –
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
The Narendra Modi Stadium is a newly renewed stadium and is the biggest Cricket Stadium in the World. Here last series was played between India and England where scorer as low as 124 and as high as 224 were recorded here.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Rishabh Pant( 2 down, LHB + wk, red hot form, 213 runs in 9 games against KKR, 52 last game, Must have, can’t miss him)
Dinesh Karthik( Middle order, RHB + wk, 93 in practice game, 61 runs in 4 games against DC, can be a good GL pick)
BAT –
Shikhar Dhawan( Open, LHB, 2nd Highest run getter last season with 618 runs, 91,45, 28, 6 last 4 games, Must have)
Steve Smith( 1 down, RHB, 311 runs last season, experienced, poor form, can be dropped this game )
Eoin Morgan( 2 down, 418 runs last season for KKR, SR of 138 last season, very poor run this IPL still now, 47* last game )
Shubham Gill( Open, Highest scorer of team last season with 440 runs, Sr was slightly on the lower side with 117, very poor form this IPL)
Nitish Rana( Open, LHB, had a decent last season with 352 runs at a SR of 138, 80, 57, 18, 9, 25, 0 runs in last 6 games, Must have)
Rahul Tripathi( 1 down, RHB, very attacking, 232 runs in 11 innings last season, brilliant 41 in last game)
Shimron Hetmyer( 3/4 down, can be used as an floater, SR of 130 in t20s, attacking 53* last game )
Prithvi shaw( Open, RHB, red hot form scoring 827 runs in just 8 Vijay Hazare games, 21 last game)
ALL –
Marcus Stoinis(3 down, Right Arm medium pacer + RHB, 352 runs + 13 Wickets in last IPL, excellent choice of captain in GL, 22 runs last game, Must have)
Andre Russell( Middle order, RHB + medium fast, is bowling in death, overall Batting SR of 182 in IPL including 137 6s, 54(22b) last 2nd game, can be promoted any day, Must have)
Shakib Al Hasan(Slow left arm + LHB, middle order, very experienced, 5000+ Runs + 362 Wickets in T20 cricket, 26(25b) against RCB, high chances will not play)
Sunil Narine( Off spin, mystery bowler, can also open but is unlikely, had a poor season last year with just 5 Wickets, 2w last game)
Ben Cutting( Lower middle order, RHB + Medium pacer, 2368 runs + 128 t20 Wickets, Batting SR of 149, Must try if gets a game)
Chris Woakes( Right Arm medium fast, can swing the ball both ways, 118 t20 Wickets, didn’t played last game)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm + LHB, 913 runs + 83 Wickets in IPL, very experienced, 1 Wickets last game )
BOWL –
Ishant Sharma( Right Arm medium fast, can be crusial in powerplay with his swing, 1w last game)
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, highest Wicket taker last season, slightly out of touch this season, Must try )
Pat Cummins(Right Arm Fast, not bowling in death, just 12 Wickets in 14 games last season, 64(34b) last 2nd game with bat, very expensive with bowl in all games, 2w last game)
Lochie Ferguson( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, can easily bowl upto 150ks, 6 Wickets in just 4 games last season, 63 t20 Wickets for him, can play this game)
Ravi Ashwin( Off spin, one of the most experienced bowlers around, 139 IPL Wickets, will not play any game this IPL)
Amit Mishra( Leggie, 2nd highest wicket taker in IPL history, 6 Wickets in last 3 games)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, played for RCB past 3 season, experienced with 148 Wickets)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium fast, experienced t20 bowler with 153 Wickets, economy in the higher range of 8, will most likely not play)
Prasidh Krishna( Right Arm Fast, can bowl upto 145ks, was brilliant taking 6 Wickets in 3 games in ODI series, 7 Wickets in last 5 games, proving to be very expensive with bowl)
Varun Chakravarthy( Off spin, mystery bowler, had a brilliant last season with 17 Wickets at an eco of 6.85, 1w last game)
Harbhajan Singh( Off spin, very experienced, 232 t20 Wickets, 150 IPL Wickets on his name, bowling in powerplay most of the overs, can play this game)
Shivam Mavi( Right Arm fast medium, had excellent last season with 9 Wickets in 8 games, very good at 8cr, 1w last game)
C/VC –
DC –
Rishab Pant
Shikhar Dhawan
Prithvi Shaw
Marcus Stoinis
KKR –
Nitish Rana
Shubham Gill
Andre Russel
