On Tuesday, September 28 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Delhi Capitals in Match No.41 of the 2021 Indian Premier League. The Knight Riders started the UAE leg with two wins in a row, but on Sunday they were defeated by the Chennai Super Kings by two wickets.
After Ravindra Jadeja lay into Prasidh Krishna, Sunil Narine almost protected four runs off the last over. Despite the defeat, the Knights remained in fourth place in the standings. The Rishabh Pant-led Capitals, on the other hand, are on their way to the playoffs after winning eight of their first ten games.
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Match Details
Match – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals – 41st match
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Time – 3:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT
Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar
Pitch Report
The Sharjah surface has been a spinner's dream, and batting has been difficult. The hitters will attempt to score runs against the pitchers. For the teams, chasing should be the way to go. The necessity of scoring runs on the powerplay will be crucial.
Average first innings score: 141 (2 matches in the IPL 2021 at Sharjah)
Probable Playing XI Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Probable Playing XI Delhi Capitals:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant (C and WK), Laliy Yadav Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Probable best batter of the match Delhi Capitals- Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is one of the tournament's leading run scorers, but the southpaw has struggled in the UAE leg of IPL 2021. The left-hander has 734 runs in 26 games versus the Knights, with an average of 29.36 and a strike rate of 118.96. In 2019, he set a new record with an unbeaten 97 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Probable best bowler of the match Kolkata Knight Riders- Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy has been outstanding for the Knight Riders in this season's T20 league. In ten games, the tweaker has taken 11 wickets at a 6.90 economy rate. The Tamil Nadu-born cricketer is anticipated to be a handful on a slow and low Sharjah surface. Chakravarthy has been a difficult opponent in the UAE leg, and DC must be careful.
KKR vs DC Match 41 Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders to win the match.