DC vs KXIP Match Preview – Feroz Shah Kotla is ready to host and witness a mouth-watering contest tonight. The third-placed Delhi Capitals (DC) will battle against the fourth-place Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) here on Saturday night to register another win to their name.
Both the teams are in sensational form right now and would wish to continue the same for their remaining matches of the tournament.
Despite losing three consecutive matches, the Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals are now on a winning track. However, their performance in the home matches is not soo good in this season. The strengths of Delhi Capitals are their potent bowling attack and top-order batting unit.
On the other hand, R. Ashwin-captained Kings XI Punjab is also on the higher side of credence with two wins in their last four matches.
Talking about the last encounter between both these teams earlier in this season of the IPL, Kings XI Punjab has defeated the Capitals by 14 runs at Mohali. Sam Curran took his first hat-trick in the same game.
Now, it’ll be very interesting to see, whether the Delhi Capitals avenge their defeat against Kings XI Punjab or the visitors will win this round of battle as well.
Here are the match preview, Dream 11 fantasy league teams, pitch report, weather conditions, our power picks, and all the details of today’s match.
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Match Details:
The Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi will host the 37th game of IPL 12th between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab.
This match between both the teams will start at 08:00 PM local time tonight (02:30 GMT).
In India, the official broadcasting channel for live telecasting of IPL matches is Star Sports.
You can also watch the online Live Streaming of today’s game of DC vs KXIP on Hotstar.
Pitch Report/Condition:
The pitch at Kotla has been inconsistent in the tournament so far and is expected to behave indifferently tonight.
Average 1st Innings total at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (last 4 Night IPL games): 158
Records of the chasing teams at this venue: Won 3, Lost 1
Weather Conditions/Report:
The temperature tonight in Delhi is expected to be on the lower side with ratings of 23-27 degrees.
The level of humidity during the second half of the game will also get high up to the mark of 60%.
Dew can also play a game-changing role in the encounter. Thus, both the captains will look to chase after winning the toss.
Last 5 IPL Matches (most-recent match first)
The win/lose stats for both the teams are as follows;
Delhi Capitals: L, W, W, W, L
Kings XI Punjab: W, L, L, W, L
Possible Playing 11:
Here are possible playing 11 of the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for tonight’s match.
Delhi Capitals
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Chris Morris, Keemo Paul/Sandeep Lamichhane, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma
DC’s Bench Strength – Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra, Sherfane Rutherford, Bandaru Ayyappa, Nathu Singh, Avesh Khan, Rahul Tewatia
Kings XI Punjab
KL Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Mandeep Singh, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Sam Curran, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh
KXIP’s Bench Strength – Karun Nair, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Agnivesh Ayachi, Darshan Nalkande, Andrew Tye, Moises Henriques, Ankit Rajpoot
Team News:
Mujeeb and Varun Chakravarthy are injured and thus they may miss out tonight’s game.
Moises Henriques might make his season debut in this match as he is completely fit to play.
Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Win Small and Grand leagues of fantasy cricket leagues by following our tips and match predictions. Here are our suggested options for Captain and Vice-captain choices for tonight’s match of DC vs KXIP.
Captain Choices: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Gayle, KL Rahul
Vice Captain Choices: Murugan Ashwin, Shreyas Iyer, Amit Mishra, Ravi Ashwin
Crickclassics’ Dream 11 Teams
At Crickclassics, we carry out an in-depth analysis of each and every match to make the best and winning teams for the fantasy cricket leagues like Dream 11, My Team 11, Mobile Premier League, 11 Wickets, Dot Ball, etc.
Here are our teams for small and grand leagues of Dream 11 for DC vs KXIP match.
Small League/Head To Head Team
Wicket Keeper – KL Rahul
Batsman – Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Gayle (C)
All-Rounders – Ravi Ashwin (VC)
Bowlers – Arshdeep Singh, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Murugan Ashwin
Grand/Mega League Team
Wicket Keeper – Rishabh Pant (VC)
Batsman – Mayank Agarwal (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Chris Gayle
All-Rounders – Ravi Ashwin
Bowlers – Murugan Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Shami
Power Pick Player
Our power pick for today’s match between DC and KXIP is Shikhar Dhawan.
In his last 21 innings in IPL, Dhawan has scored 572 runs with an average of 31.06, in which 4 half-centuries are involved.
Our Advice:
The record of chasing teams are better at Kotla, thus pick more batsmen from the chasing team.
Rishabh Pant is selected by few people in their teams, thus he could be a good choice for Captain or Vice-Captain in the grand league.
Our Match Prediction:
Both the sides are balanced in all the departments and it’ll a close encounter tonight. But we predict Delhi Capitals to win this match against Kings XI Punjab.
Current Points Table
Here is the current position of all teams in the points table.
Our Dream11 teams for yesterday’s match performed really well, and we hope you win small and grand leagues of fantasy cricket games with our today’s match predictions, match previews, detailed analysis of the match, and fantasy cricket tips. Stay updated with Crickclassics to get the same for every match.
*Disclaimer: These teams are based on the analysis, instinct, and understanding of the author. Make your own decision and consider the points mentioned while selecting your team.
