Squads –
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
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
Team News –
KKR –
– Knight Riders lost their last game against RCB where they managed to score just 84 runs of their 20 over which RCB chased easily winning by 8 Wickets.
– Tom Banton/Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Lochie Ferguson and Pat Cummins/Andre Russell will be their 4 foreign players.
– Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi will open the innings. Tripathi scored 83 against CSK but failed in next 4 games completely. Gill is scoring runs but at a very slow pace.
– Nitish Rana will bat at 1 down. Rana is a very attacking Batsman and was very consistent scoring 350+ runs last season. He has been is terrible form this season with just 1 40+ score.
– Captain Eoin Morgan will bat 2 down. He is one of the best hitters in world cricket and but is demoting himself too much.
– Dinesh Kartik and Tom Baton/Sunil Narine will bat in middle . Kartik has been playing attacking Cricket from last few games but is struggling against spin.
– Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine(if plays) will lead the spin attack along with Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Varun has been bowling brilliantly this IPL.
– Pat Cummins(risky), Lochie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna and Andre Russell(if fit) will be leading the pace attack. Lochie took 6 Wickets in last 2 games.
DC –
– Delhi lost their last game against KXIP and but are still at the 2nd position of the points table with 7 wins needing just 1 win to qualify to the playoffs.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje/Daniel Sams and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan scored 69, 57, 101, 106 runs in last 4 games .Shaw has been out of form recently and was out on 7 last game.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 1 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88 which came against the same opponents.
– Rishabh Pant will bat 2 down. Pant was back last game after a injury scare and looked like struggling to score.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting .He and Hetmyer are very important aspects of the team.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin bowls in powerplay.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje/Daniel Sams, Tushar Deshpande and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 19 Wickets this IPL
Probable XI –
KKR –
Subhman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik (c, wk), Tom Banton/Sunil Narine, Lochie Ferguson, Pat Cummins/Andre Russell, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishab Pant(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande/Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje/Daniel Sams
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitches at Abu Dhabi are generally at the slower side giving assistance to spin more than pace in 2nd innings.
Average Score : 168
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, 38, 37 this IPL, struggling with form)
Dinesh Karthik ( 3 down, had a decent IPL 2019 with 242 runs at a SR of 143, poor record against spin team season)
BAT –
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57, 101*,106* last 4 games, Must have any day )
Shreyas Iyer(1/2 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, he could bowl some match this IPL, 463 runs last IPL, 88(38b) against KKR)
Eoin Morgan ( 3 down, English team t20 captain, 6000+ t20 runs in 271 games, experienced but Batting very low )
Shubman Gill( Opener, very talented, can play big innings any game, 294 runs in 13 innings last IPL, poor run from last few games + at low strike rate)
Tom Banton ( Opener/2 down, strikes the ball at 154 in t20s, very good form , 71,20,46 in 3 t20s against Pak, 10 runs last game)
Nitish Rana ( 1 down, very excellent domestic season along with 350 runs with SR of 143 last IPL, very poor form this season)
Ajinkya Rahane( 1 down, experienced, 15,2 runs last 2 games, risky this game )
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 in last 3 of 6 games, hit or miss type)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game)
Rahul Tripathi ( Opener, very attacking batsman, scores most of his runs in boundaries, 81(51b) against CSK, poor form after that Innings)
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 , risky this game also )
Sunil Narine ( Any position + off spin, mystery spinner, very experienced, 380+ T20 Wickets with 10 in last IPL, high chances of playing)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 2w in 2 games, eco is under 6 this IPL, 3 sixes in last over against CSK , 1w last game)
Marcus Stoinis( Middle order + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 53(26b) against RCB , Must have)
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, played last game but wicketless)
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 19 Wickets in 9 games this IPL, 2 Wickets last game )
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 1w in last game)
Pat Cummins ( Pacer, world class bowler, 98 t20 wickets on his name, bowls at 145+ ks, 1w in last 6 games, team could drop him )
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman, mystery bowler and a must have choice from KKR, 115 t20 Wickets in 92 innings, just 1w in 3 games, didn’t bowled last game )
Lochie Ferguson ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls over 145+, 3 Wickets + 2 Wickets in super over against SRH, 1w last game )
P Krishna ( Pacer, raw pace, bowls upto 145ks, poor last IPL with just 4 Wickets in 11 games)
K Nagarkoti ( Pacer, bowls with an average pace of 144, 11 Wickets in 9 list A games, wicketless but was bowling beautifully, didn’t played last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 10 Wickets this IPL, 2w last 2nd game, very good option in 8.5cr )
S Mavi( Pacer, eco in very high close to 10, 7 Wickets in 6 games, death bowler for KKR, didn’t played last game)
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, 1 Wicket last 2nd game, good at 8cr )
C/VC Options –
KKR –
Eoin Morgan
Shubman Gill
Nitish Rana
Andre Russell
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Shimron Hetmyer
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada