Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is moving thick and fast as it is time for the 16th game of the 13th season of the IPL. Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be taking on each other at the smallest ground of the tournament. Both the teams are in a pretty good position as they have won two out of their three games.
Both the teams were strong on paper before the season and they have delivered so far on the ground. KKR is coming off a win whereas DC is coming off a loss so it would be interesting to see how DC reacts to their first loss of this season.
There are some great power hitters in both the teams and they will be eager to get on the field and hit some sixes on a ground that will favor them. It is going to be a fascinating battle when two strong teams take on each other on Saturday.
Match Details
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 16
3rd October, 07:30 PM IST.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Pitch and Weather Report
Even though this is an evening game, the weather won’t spare the players as there is a high chance that the temperature will be in the mid and high 30s making life difficult for the players.
Bowlers might not want to come to Sharjah to play a game as they are just getting smashed out of the ground for fun. In the last two games, 52 sixes have been at this venue. It is not only a small ground but the pitch has nothing in it for the bowlers. We might witness another high-scoring game at this venue on Saturday.
Squads
Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Keemo Paul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Amit Mishra, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichanne, Anrich Nortje, Lalit Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma, Avesh Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders
Dinesh Karthik (C), Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna, Pat Cummins, Chris Green, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Nikhil Naik, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakravarthy, M Siddarth, Siddesh Lad, Rinku Singh
Team News
Delhi Capitals
Even though Delhi Capitals lost their last game against SRH, their bowling looked pretty good as Kagiso Rabada is picking wickets regularly. Amit Mishra and Akshar Patel have been good in the middle-overs. There hasn’t been any update on R Ashwin and so he might as well sit out for this game.
Talking about their batting, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant need to take some more responsibility in the middle-overs. Shimron Hetmyer hasn’t fired in this tournament and this pitch might just suit his style of play. Shreyas Iyer and Kagiso Rabada will be the key players in this game.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders have looked good in their last couple of games. Shubman Gill and Eoin Morgan have been brilliant with the bat while Nitish Rana and Andre Russell have chipped in with some cameos.
Dinesh Karthik won’t be happy with his performance but he will be happy with the performance of the bowlers in the last two games. Pat Cummins has set the tone with the new ball and Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti have built on that. Varun Chakravarthy has been good as well.
Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan with their power-hitting skills will be the key players for KKR in this game.
Fantasy Prediction
Shreyas Iyer, Eoin Morgan, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Andre Russell, Akshar Patel, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins.
Captain: Andre Russell, Vice-Captain: Shreyas Iyer
