Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals: Which team will compete with Dhoni’s CSK for the trophy?

The second qualifier match will be held between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Delhi Capitals (DC)...

...at Sharjah International Cricket Stadium in UAE today, October 13.

In the previous match, KKR hunted down Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eliminator match,...

...while DC defeated Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1.

The winner of today’s match will enter the finals of the tournament along with Chennai Super Kings.

The final is on October 15.

KKR and DC have defeated each other twice in UAE.

KKR and DC have locked their horns 28 times till now,...

...out of which KKR dominated with 15 match wins while DC won 12 matches.

These are the key players to watch out for —

Prithvi Shaw

The right-handed batsman who was retained by DC this year has amassed 461 runs from 14 matches with a strike rate of 121.72.

Shubman Gill

The 20-year old opener, who made his debut in 2018, has hammered 381 runs from 15 matches with a strike rate of 120.72.

Shikhar Dhawan

The right-handed batsman who is known as ‘Gabbar’, is the highest run scorer this season so far with 551 runs from 15 matches at an average of 39.95.

Eoin Morgan

The captain of KKR, has scored 129 runs from 15 matches with a strike rate of 100.78.

Avesh Khan

This fast bowler from Madhya Pradesh, who made his IPL debut in 2017, has picked 23 wickets from 15 matches at an average of 18.60.

Varun Chakravarthy

The leg-spinner from Tamil Nadu who made his IPL debut in 2019 has so far taken 16 wickets from 15 matches with a strike rate of 22.50 for KKR.

Kagiso Rabada

The seam bowler from South Africa has a tally of 13 wickets from 14 matches with an average of 33.30.

Sunil Narine

The left-handed off-spin bowler has taken 14 wickets and also made 60 runs so far from 12 matches this season with a strike rate of 20.57 for KKR.