Vizag: In the 16th match of IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals (DC) will face in-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). There is a tough competition between Delhi and Kolkata in IPL. This time this match is going to be even more exciting, because today it will be between two friends Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant.
The match will be played at 7.30 pm
Both the teams have clashed 32 times so far in IPL, out of which KKR won 16 times and one match remained inconclusive. While Delhi won 15 matches. The match will be held here at 7:30 pm at Dr. Y.S. Will be played at Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
Visakhapatnam will rain runs
Talking about the pitch, the pitch of Visakhapatnam is known for batting. The challenge for the bowlers is big here. So far 14 T20 IPL matches have been played on this ground. In which the team batting first has won 7 times. Whereas the team batting later 7 times has won. Till now 14 matches have been played here. The toss factor doesn’t matter much.
Who will have the upper hand?
If we look at the current form of both the teams, Shreyas Iyer-led KKR seems to have the upper hand. Especially the way KKR batsmen are batting, the challenge will not be easy for Rishabh Pant. For now, it will be interesting to see how the bowlers of both the teams face this difficult challenge on the batting pitch.
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing 11-
Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.
Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing 11-
Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rinku Singh, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Ramandeep Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana and Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
