Delhi Capitals (DC) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 16th match of IPL 2024. In the first match, Delhi Capitals defeated CSK by 20 runs to get their first win in the current season after losing the first two matches, while Kolkata Knight Riders have tasted victory in both the opening matches so far.
KKR defeated RCB by 7 wickets in their last match. Now KKR team would like to score a hat-trick of wins. KKR’s match against Delhi is to be played on April 3 at Visakhapatnam (YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium). In such a situation, do you know before this match how the pitch of Visakhapatnam will play?
Pitch Report
Batsmen are seen scoring runs heavily on the pitch of Visakhapatnam. On this pitch, the batsmen open their hands and hit long shots to thrash the bowlers. Bowlers may have to struggle in taking wickets on this pitch. However, spin bowlers can trouble the batsmen and can prove to be effective here.
A total of 13 matches in the history of IPL have been played at the YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam, out of which the host team won 6 matches, while the visiting team won 7 matches.
Weather Report
The 16th match of IPL 2024 between Delhi and KKR (DC vs KKR) will be played at the Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. There is little chance of rain in Visakhapatnam on the match day i.e. Wednesday. The temperature will be 33 degrees during day time. The temperature is expected to be around 29 degrees in the evening. However, players may have to face scorching heat.
Match Preview
The performance of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 has been amazing. In the last match against RCB, Sunil Narine created a ruckus with the bat. At the same time, Phil Salt has also been successful in giving a strong start to the team. Shreyas Iyer’s return to form is a relief news for the team. Andre Russell has looked effective so far with both bat and ball. At the same time, Harshit Rana has impressed a lot with his bowling.
Delhi Capitals have tasted their first win in IPL 2024. Delhi’s performance in the match played against Chennai Super Kings was strong. In batting, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw and captain Rishabh Pant himself had performed brilliantly. Whereas in bowling, Khalil Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar together took 5 wickets.
Probable Playing 11 of both teams
Delhi Capitals (DC) :
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Mitchell Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Axar Patel, Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora.
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