IPL 2020 DC vs KKR preview: Young Guns in focus.
KKR's win against RR was set up by a responsible 34-ball 47 from Shubman Gill, before the young pace duo of Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti dictated terms.Delhi Capitals also has many youngsters as their trademarks.
It will be a chance for Delhi Capitals to flex their bowling muscles against a buoyant Kolkata Knight Riders batting unit when the two teams meet in Sharjah on Saturday.
On the either side,Mavi and Cummins bowled five of the six overs in the powerplay in the last game, picking up one wicket each.
Interestingly, Andre Russell was promoted up the order — he walked in at the end of the 10th over — against Rajasthan and the all-rounder scored a 14-ball 24. Russell's batting position was a bone of contention for KKR last season, with the Jamaican expressing his disappointment at getting too few balls to face.But now with Eoin Morgan in the squad to share the responsibility of finishing the innings, Russell could bat at No. 4 to neutralise Delhi's well-rounded bowling attack in the middle overs. Gill's form at the top of the order will inspire confidence in the team management.
In the bowling department, their pacers were complemented by mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who had figures of two for 25 against Rajasthan. In the end, the Knight Riders needed just three overs from frontline spinner Kuldeep Yadav and none from Russell.
However, it's Capitals' bowling that has held them in good stead time and again. In Kagiso Rabada, it has a bowler who can bowl probing spells upfront and at the death. His duel with Russell could very well decide the course of the match.
Team News and Predicted XI:
Delhi Capitals:
Capitals' bowling coach Ryan Harris on Friday said that Ravichandran Ashwin "might be available for selection" against KKR, which will be a shot in the arm for Shreyas Iyer and Co. Ashwin had sustained a shoulder injury during Delhi's opening match against Kings XI Punjab.
Rahane could also be a thought after the batting failure.
Predicted XI:
Dhawan,Shaw/Rahane,Iyyer,Pant,Hetmyer, Stoinis,Axar,Mishra/Ashwin,Rabada,Nortze,Ishant
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Winning team should make no changes ,even looking comfortable.Narine's batting form can be discussed in meetings.
Predicted XI:
Gill,Narine,Rana,Karthik, Russell,Morgan, Cummins,Nagarkoti,Mavi,Kuldeep,Varun Chakraworthy
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