Follow UsStanding at the opposite end of the spectrum, Delhi Capitals have a behemoth to undertake at the Brabourne Stadium in order to put up a strong performance against Kolkata Knight Riders who are slowly building momentum of their own in order to have a crack upfront. They are easily one of the most impressive sides in the competition and despite obvious lacunae in the batting order, they have the firepower to take down any side on their day.
Ground Details
Both sides have their full-strength side available for the encounter but given this is an afternoon game, the impact of the spinners might be on the higher side. The average runs per wicket at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai is 24.5 whereas the average batting first score here has been 163. Teams score at an average of 52.4 runs in the powerplay whereas the corresponding numbers for the death overs are 50.4. That gives an impression that this is a batting-friendly venue and batters can have their share of fun under the scorching heat of Mumbai.
As far as bowling is concerned, pacers have picked 71.7% of wickets with spinners grabbing 28.3%. Given most of the matches were played in the evening, it is understandable that the pacers have 3.9 wickets per game at the venue while the spinners managed 1.6 wickets in a game.
Team suggestion
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Captain
With nine wickets in four games, Umesh Yadav is currently the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League 2022. His average of 9.33 is excellent and even more impressive is the economy rate of 5.25. He has been the fulcrum of Kolkata Knight Riders this season and that gives us enough reason to back him for the role of captain in our fantasy team for the encounter between KKR and DC.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Umesh to pick 2-3 wickets in this match
X-Factors
Prithvi Shaw will be up against KKR, his favorite opponent in IPL. Among oppositions that Shaw has faced in IPL, he has scored the most runs, has the highest average, SR, and has the most 50+ scores against KKR. Shaw has recorded 4 fifties in the 6 innings he has batted against KKR and all have come in winning cause for his side.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Shaw to score 35-53 runs in this match
After enduring a couple of forgettable seasons in 2019 and 2020 with Kolkata Knight Riders, Kuldeep Yadav has made a strong comeback in IPL 2022. Only Yuzi Chahal and Rahul Chahar have taken more wickets than Kuldeep among spinners in IPL 2022. Kuldeep has been exceptional against RHBs, in particular, this season averaging just 10.2 against them, and given KKR’s right-hander heavy top-order, he can be extremely impactful.
Our Criclytics Player Projector predicts Kuldeep to pick 1-2 wickets in this match
Here are the top-10 picks as per Criclytics projected points
Probable XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Sam Billings(w), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakravarthy
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Anrich Nortje