Squads –
KXIP –
KL Rahul (c & wk), Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Ishan Porel, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell, Tajinder Dhillon
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 –
KXIP –
– Kings XI are at the 6th position now with 2 back to back wins over RCB and MI. They need to win all their games to qualify and are playing fearless cricket.
– Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Jordan will be their likely 4 foreign players to start.
– Rahul will open with Mayank Agrawal. Rahul scored yet another 50 last game making it 4 in a row. Mayank has been brilliant as always scoring crusial boundaries in the super over to win it for KXIP.
– Chris Gayle will bat 1 down. Gayle made his arrival last game with 53 against RCB and was also looking good for his 24 last game.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat at 2 down. He is a exciting talent and has the ability to clear the fence with ease. He scored quickfire 77 of just 37 balls against SRH.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat 3 down. Deepak Hooda will bat next. Hooda played a brilliant cameo of 23 last game.
– Ravi Bishnoi and Mujeeb will lead the spin attack.
Maxwell will also bowl some overs. Bishnoi has been excellent with his bowling as a youngster.
– Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan will lead the pace attack. Jordan is a very good death bowler.
Team News –
DC –
– Delhi won their last game against CSM and are at the top of the points table with 7 wins needing just 1 win to qualify to the playody.
– Rishab Pant has been practising last night and was looking in good touch. He will still not play this game as stated by Captain Iyer.
– 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. Dhawan scored 69, 57, 101 in last 3 games and is back to his attacking form. Shaw haa been out of form recently and was out on duck last game.
– Ajinkya Rahane will bat 1 down. Rahane played 3 games but failed in all three. If pant is fit he will replace Rahane in next game.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88. He has demoted himself at no 4 due to absence of Rishab Pant.
– Marcus Stoinis has been assigned the role of late hitting .He has more responsibility now as Hetmyer and Pant are not playing.
– Alex Carey will bat next. Carey can play a role of floater and will do Wicket keeping.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin bowls in powerplay.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje Tushar Deshpande and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 19 Wickets this IPL
Probable XI –
KXIP –
KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agrawal, Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 25
DC Won : 14
KXIP Won : 11
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Opener + wk, currently best T20 Batsman in world cricket, 525 runs in 9 games this IPL, 61,77 runs last 2 games, Must C/VC)
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, will play next game)
N Pooran( 2/3 down, very hard hitting batsman, can be promoted any day, 24(12b) last game, Must )
BAT –
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57, 101* last 3 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)
Chris Gayle( Opener, no intro needed, 53(45b),24(21b) last 2 game, Must have)
Mayank Agrawal(Open/1 down, SR of 142 last IPL , excellent player of spin, 393 runs in 9 games this tournament , 45(25b) against RCB, Must have )
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 5 games, hit or miss type)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game, will likely not play)
Mandeep Singh( 2/3 down, very good Syed Mushtaq trophy with 3 50+ scores striking at 155)
Sarfaraz ( middle order, can be used as a floater for hitting, very good domestic form)
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down+ 2-3 overs of off spin, century against England recently, have completely failed this IPL , can be dropped this game)
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 )
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, Must have if plays )
Jimmy Neesham ( Middle order + Medium pacer, hard hitter of ball, failed with both bat and bowl this IPL)
K Gowtham ( Off spin + late hitting, SR of 166 in t20s, decent bowler , poor last IPL with just 1 Wicket, 22R + 1w last game played )
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, 2nd highest Wicket taker last season with 25 scalps, 19 Wickets in 9 games this IPL, 1 Wickets last game )
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 1w in last game)
Mujeeb ( Off spin, mystery bowler, one of the best t20 bowler, 16W in 11 CPL games, didn’t played last game)
S Cottrell ( Left arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 6 Wickets in 6 games this IPL, not a good death bowler )
M Shami ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, Wicket taker, 19 Wickets last IPL, 14 Wickets in 9 games, Must have)
Chris Jordan ( Right Arm Medium Fast, best death bowler currently in world cricket, 1w and bowled with good economy last game)
Ishan Porel ( Medium pacer, 13 t20 Wickets in 13 games, u19 player, got good pace, can get a game)
Ravi Bishnoi( Leggie, bowls fast spin, excellent domestic record, 1 Wicket last game )
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 10 Wickets this IPL, 2w last game, very good option in 8.5cr )
Murugan Ashwin ( Leggie, good bowler, bowls most if overs as googly, 2w last game against RCB )
Arshdeep Singh( Left arm pacer, bowling brilliantly in last 4 games, 2w last game)
C/VC Options –
KXIP –
KL Rahul
Mayank Agrawal
Chris Gayle
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Shimron Hetmyer
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada