MATCH DETAILS:
Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders will play the 16th match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2020 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
This game is scheduled to begin at 07:30 PM IST (local time at 06:00 PM) (UTC at 02:00 PM). Star Sports Network (available in English, Hindi, Telugu , Tamil, Kannada and Bengali) will telecast the game. On Disney+ Hotstar, live streaming will also be available.
PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY:
For the second game of the double-header on Saturday, the Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders will switch to Sharjah. So far in the tournament, both of these sides have done very well, winning two out of three games each. In addition , these two sides have also got a decent net run rate. The first game in Sharjah will be played in Delhi and Kolkata.
Another run-scoring fest is certainly on the cards with the short boundaries and the big hitters that they have in their squads. Both teams will be willing to give their best shot to try to win this match. Kolkata Knight Riders won 13 matches, as far as the head-to – head record goes, while the Delhi Capitals won 10.
WEATHER REPORT:
For this game as well, it will be traditional Sharjah weather. The temperature will be around 33-34 degrees Celsius although powerful winds will initially blow around as well.
PITCH REPORT:
It’s an absolute belter of a track at Sharjah Cricket Stadium that’s on offer here. An measure of the consistency of this track is the average first innings score of 220. On the cards, there is another high-scoring game.
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:
There are no availability and injury issues regarding players from both sides.
PROBABLE PLAYING XIs OF DELHI CAPITALS:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin/Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje.
BENCH:
Mohit Sharma, Keemo Paul, Harshal Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams, Alex Carey, Ravichandran Ashwin/Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Yadav, Avesh Khan.
PROBABLE PLAYING XIs OF KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c)(wk), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
BENCH:
Sandeep Warrier, Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth.
CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN OPTIONS:
1. Captain Options – Andre Russell and Rishabh Pant.
2. Vice-Captain Options– Shreyas Iyer and Eoin Morgan.
DREAM 11 TEAM FOR DELHI CAPITALS Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
1. Wicket Keeper – Rishabh Pant.
2. Batsmen – Shreyas Iyer (vc), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan.
3. All-Rounders – Marcus Stoinis, Andre Russell (c).
4. Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Shivam Mavi, Pat Cummins.
*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*
