Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
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41st Match:
The match between DC and KKR is the forty-first meeting of the IPL 2022, which is going to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 28th 2022.
DC vs KKR History:
The teams competed against each other 31 times, till date. Out of them, DC won 14 times, whereas KKR won 16 times. 1 game was called off without any ball.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against KKR are WLLWL.
DC Home:
The teams competed 10 times at the home ground of DC. The home team won 4 times and lost 5 times. 1 match was abandoned without a ball.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against KKR are W*WLWL.
KKR Home:
The teams faced each other 9 times at the home ground of KKR. The host won 7 times. On the other hand, the visitors won just twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR against DC are LWWWW.
Neutral Venue:
The teams met 12 times at the neutral venue. DC won 8 times, whereas KKR won 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against KKR are WLLWL.
Teams and Ranks:
Delhi Capitals:
The team completed 228 games, out of them the team won 103 times and lost 120 times with 5 without any result (No Result).
The team is at the seventh place (currently) in the table (IPL 2022) with 6 points (in total), victory will bring the team to the sixth place with 8 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team to the eighth position with 6 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC are LWLWL.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
The team completed 237 games, out of them the team won 120 times and lost 112 times with 5 without any result (No Result).
The team is at the eighth place (currently) in the table (IPL 2022) with 6 points (in total), victory will bring the team to the sixth place with 8 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team to the current (eighth) position with 6 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR are LLLLW.
Weather:
Weather forecast for Mumbai shows the weather would be pretty clear throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 2% to 5% as of now, so there would be extremely less chances of rain during the match. The temperature would be 31 Celsius. The wind would be between 9 to 13 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate and the temperature would be steady throughout the play.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 23 times in 93 games. The selection slightly favored the teams, as the team won 12 times including a victory in a tied game and lost 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WW*LLW.
The teams never lost a game after choosing to bat first since 2017.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 37 times and lost 33 times, though the teams lost the match in super over twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLLL.
The first batting team won the matches 45 times including a (1) victory in a tied match. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 48 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWWWW.
Over all, the teams which won the toss, won the matches 49 times including a tied outing and lost 44 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLLL.
DC:
The team won the toss 11 times in 14 played games. Out of them, the team won 4 times and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the DC at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWWW.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2015.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the DC at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWL – -.
KKR:
The team won the toss 5 times in 13 played games. The team won once and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the KKR at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWLLL.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the KKR at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLLLL.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 118 runs in 2018. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 198 runs in 2019 at the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 67 runs in 2008, and the highest total was 235 runs in 2015. For the second inning, the lowest total was 79 runs (completed innings) in 2013, whereas the highest was 223 runs in 2017.
The batting average of the first innings is 27.72 and 25.34 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
The teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against KKR at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
DC:
The team had a very poor record at the venue, as the team won 5 times and lost 9 times in 14 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC at the venue are LLWLW.
KKR:
The team had a horrendous record at the venue, as the team won 2 times and lost 11 times in 13 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of KKR at the venue are LWLLL.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team would like to go with an unchanged XI despite the defeat.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: P. Shaw, D. Warner, S. Khan, R. Pant, L. Yadav, R. Powell, A. Patel, S. Thakur, K. Yadav, M. Rahman, K. Ahmed
Kolkata Knight Riders:
The team would like to go with an unchanged XI despite the defeat.
Kolkata Knight Riders Eleven: S. Billings, S. Narine, S. Iyer, N. Rana, R. Singh, V. Iyer, A. Russell, S. Mavi, T. Southee, U. Yadav, V. Chakravarthy
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://todaynewsz.com/sports/ipl-2022-dc-vs-kkr-delhi-capitals-take-fresh-guard-against-kolkata-knight-riders-cricket-news/
