Squads –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams
KKR –
Dinesh Karthik (c), Andre Russell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Chris Green, Eoin Morgan, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy
Team News –
DC –
– Delhi after winning their 1st 2 games lost a low scoring game against Sunrisers by 15 runs. They have a very balanced squad and will bounce back this game.
– Ashwin was seen practising in nets and can play if fully fit. He has high chances as KKR has 3 left handers.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings for the capitals. Both are very attacking batters and form a very aggressive combo of young and experience. Both are must have on this small sharjah ground.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. He has been slightly out of form this season but has scored 290 runs against KKR in just 10 games .
– Big Hitting Shimron Hetmyer will bat next at 2 down followed by Rishabh Pant. Hetmyer had a decent CPL where he scored 250+ runs but struggled against Spin. Pant batted 2 down last game.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assisned the role of late hitting along with Pant and Hetmyer. Stoinis smashed 53 of 21 balls in 1st game and some quick boundaries in 2nd game.
– Ravi Ashwin/Axar Patel and Amit Mishra will likely be the lead Spinners. Mishra took 2 Wickets last game.
– Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 7 Wickets this IPL.
KKR –
– Knight Riders are coming afyer 2 back to back wins and will not look to alter their winning combination this game.
– Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Pat Cummins will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubhman Gill and Sunil Narine will open the Innings for KKR. Gill has been brilliant with 2 back to back good innings. Narine’s form is a concern for KKR .
– Nitish Rana will bat at 1 down. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and was very consistent scoring 350+ runs last season. Rana scored a 22 last game.
– English team t20 captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and was brilliant with his 23 ball 34 last game.
– Andre Russell and Dinesh will bat in middle and be involved in finishing the game. Russell was promoted at 2 down. Kartik’s batting position is not fixed.
– Sunil Narine amd Kuldeep Yadav will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy .
– Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi , Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Andre Russell will be likely leading the pace attack.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel/R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje
KKR –
Shubhman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, K Nagarkoti, Sivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy
Pitch Report –
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
The Sharjah ground has very small boundaries and pitches also are batting favourable resulting in a high scoring encounter.
Average Score : 216( IPL 2020)
Head to Head –
Total games : 25
DC Won : 11
KKR Won : 13
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, 31,37, 28 this IPL, Must have )
Dinesh Karthik ( 1/3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, poor form this season, his batting order is not fixed)
BAT –
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 35,34 last 2 game, Must have any day )
Shreyas Iyer(1 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 290 runs in 10 games against KKR, Must have )
Eoin Morgan ( 2/3 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games , 42(29b), 34(23b) last 2 games, very experienced, Must have )
Ajinkya Rahane( Open/1 down, experienced, less chances of playing)
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, 70*(62b), 47(34b) last 2 games , Must in batting section)
Tom Banton ( Opener, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, must have if plays)
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64(53b) last 2nd game, hit or miss type, must on sharjah ground)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game)
ALL –
Andre Russell ( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, one of the best hitters in t20 cricket, 510 runs at SR of 202 in IPL 2019 also 11 Wickets with bowl , not bowling much)
Sunil Narine ( Open + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 386 T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, failed with bat in both games, 1w + 15R last game, Must have )
Nitish Rana ( 1 down, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, 26, 22 last 2 games, Must have, he may also bowl )
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL )
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 53(21b) + 2 wickets 1st game, will be team’s 6th bowling option )
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019, Must have if plays )
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 7 Wickets in 3 games this IPL)
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 2w in 1 game, injured, still not clear about playing)
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks , 1w with bowl last game, Must have)
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, poor form )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 11 games, good at 8cr ))
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in 9 list A games, 2 Wickets in 1 over last game )
Amit Mishra ( Leggie, veteran ,157 Wickets in IPL history, 2w economically last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 3 Wickets this IPL , very good option in 8cr )
S Mavi( Pacer, 5 Wickets in IPL, eco in very high close to 10, 5 Wickets in 3 games , death bowler for KKR )
M Siddharth( Slow left arm, 5 Wickets in tnpl 2019, can also bowl in powerplay)
Varun Chakravarthy ( Leg spin, mystery bowler with lot of variations, 2 Wickets in last game )
C/VC Options –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan
Shreyas Iyer
Rishabh Pant
Kagiso Rabada
KKR –
Shubman Gill
Andre Russell
Sunil Narine
Eoin Morgan