Hello and welcome to Match 42 of IPL 2020 in UAE. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Delhi Capitals (DC) in a 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) : Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande, Anrich Nortje
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Head-to-head: (24 matches - KKR 13 | DC 11)
The two teams have faced each other 24 times in the IPL so far, and KKR holds a 13-11 head-to-head win/loss record over DC.
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Last IPL meeting:
DC (228/4 in 20 overs) beat KKR (210/8 in 20 overs) by 18 runs.
Earlier this season, the sides had squared off in Sharjah on October 3, Saturday. Delhi beat Kolkata by 18 runs in the United Arab Emirates on the back of captain Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 38-ball 88 and Prithvi Shaw's half-century. Capitals bowler Anrich Nortje had taken a three-wicket haul against Knight Riders back then.
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Position on the Points Table:
DC currently occupies the second position in the 2020 IPL points table with 14 points from ten outings, which include seven wins and three losses. Meanwhile, KKR is placed fourth in the standings with 10 points, having won five games and lost five. Delhi is eyeing a top-two finish while KKR, despite the walloping it got at the hands of RCB, can qualify for the last four.
IPL 2020 Points Table
PREDICTED PLAYING XI
1. Shikhar Dhawan
2. Prithvi Shaw
3. Shreyas Iyer (C)
4. Rishabh Pant (Wk)
5. Shimron Hetmyer (Overseas)
6. Marcus Stoinis (Overseas)
7. Axar Patel
8. Ravichandran Ashwin
9. Anrich Nortje (Overseas)
10. Kagiso Rabada (Overseas)
11. Tushar Deshpande
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Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XI
The signing of Englishman Tom Banton for the No. 3 position could prove to be the difference for KKR this season.
1. Sunil Narine (Overseas)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Eoin Morgan (C & Overseas)
4. Nitish Rana
5. Dinesh Karthik
6. Rahul Tripathi
7. Andre Russell (Overseas)
8. Pat Cummins (Overseas)
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Prasidh Krishna
11. Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Will they play?
KKR all-rounder Russell hurt his hamstring in the tied game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and didn't feature in the eight-wicket defeat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meanwhile, Sunil Narine has not played since his action was cleared.
Complete Squads:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, Rahul Tripathi, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Manimaran Siddharth
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams, Lalit Yadav
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IPL 2020 Form guide: (last 5 matches | win:loss)
KKR - The franchise has two victories from its last five games (2:3)
DC - The team has three wins from its last five matches (3:2)
Overall, KKR has won the IPL two times, while Delhi is yet to make an appearance in the final.
THE BEST PERFORMERS THIS SEASON (FROM KKR & DC)
Most runs
1) Shikhar Dhawan (DC) - 465
2) Shreyas Iyer (DC) - 335
3) Shubman Gill (KKR) - 312
4) Eoin Morgan (KKR) - 278
Most Wickets
1) Kagiso Rabada (DC) - 21
2) Anrich Nortje (DC) - 12
Here's a look at the current Orange and Purple Cap holders in Indian Premier League 2020:
Orange Cap: KL Rahul (KXIP), 540 runs
Purple Cap: Kagiso Rabada (DC), 21 wickets
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