KKR vs DC: Delhi may slip down from second position if lose today’s match

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will be...

...seen facing each other today at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE.

It’s a high-stakes battle for Eoin Morgan’s KKR...

...currently placed at no.4 on the league table while DC is at no.2

Both the teams have competed with each other for 27 times, out of which DC won 12 matches...

...and KKR won 14 matches and one match was drawn.

In UAE, both teams locked their horns 3 times in which DC won 2 matches, whereas KKR won 1 match.

These are some good performing batsman from both the teams who are expected to score —

Shikhar Dhawan

With 430 runs in 10 matches this season at an average of 47.77, ‘Gabbar’ is the highest run scorer with the orange cap so far.

Prithvi Shaw

Right-handed batsman retained by DC this year and amassed 329 runs in 10 matches with a strike rate of 160.48.

Rishabh Pant

Wicket-keeper batsman and captain of the team, Pant has so far scored 272 runs in 10 matches with a strike rate of 131.40.

Eoin Morgan

One of the most innovative players in international cricket, Morgan is the captain of KKR. He scored 107 runs in 10 matches with an average of 13.37.

Shubham Gill

The 20-year old player from Punjab has so far played 10 matches in this season and has hammered 202 runs with a strike rate of 126.25.

These are bowlers with good performance tally from both the teams —

Avesh Khan

Fast bowler from Madhya Pradesh who made his IPL debut in 2017 has picked 15 wickets in 10 matches and the purple cap at an average of 19.13.

Sunil Narine

The left-handed off-spin bowler has hauled 7 wickets so far in 7 matches this season with a strike rate of 24.

Axar Patel

All-rounder from Gujarat who made his IPL debut in 2014 has taken 9 wickets so far this season in 6 matches with an average of 17.77.

Varun Chakravarthy

Leg-spinner from Tamil Nadu who made his IPL debut in 2019 has so far taken 11 wickets in 10 matches with a strike rate of 21.81.

Anrich Nortje

South-African speedster who replaced Chris Woakes has scalped 2 wickets so far this season in just 4 matches with an average of 6.