Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will clash in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League. Get our latest expert KKR vs DC match betting tips, predictions and picks below. You can start betting on the IPL 2024 by opening your account with 1xbet here.
Kolkata vs Delhi Match Information
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date: Monday, April 29
- Time: 7.30 pm local (2 pm GMT, 10 am EDT)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
A win for Chennai Super Kings the previous day brought them level with KKR but Kolkata still have the lead on the IPL 2024 points table with 10 points and a better net run-rate. Interestingly, Delhi also have 10 points – one of five teams logjammed with those many – but have played two extra games as compared to Kolkata.
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While Kolkata have looked like a team on a mission with the bat, they clearly have a long way to go with the ball. And that was so much on display in their previous game against the lowly-placed Punjab Kings.
You expect teams who have scored 261/6 batting first in a T20 to defend that score 99 times out of 100.
In fact, over the entire history of T20 cricket, no team had scored those many runs batting second to win a game. And KKR ended up conceding them to Punjab to lose it.
In fact, KKR lost the game with eight balls to spare which is as much a reflection of the nature of the pitches as it is about Kolkata’s bowling.
Other than Sunil Narine, who has been generally very hard to get away, KKR have been quite appalling with the ball and going into the business end of the tournament, they will look to change that.
Up against them are a side which looks like they have turned things around.
From having won just one of their first five matches to having lost just one in the next five, Delhi Capitals are the form team. And while they still need to win at least three more games from the next four to have a chance, they won’t go into this one as pushovers.
In fact, given the manner in which Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristan Stubbs have gone, with Rishabh Pant for company, this game could be down to who bowls less bad of the two sides.
We think KKR might just edge that contest.
KKR vs DC Head to Head Stats
- Overall KKR vs DC Head-to-head: This is a close one with Kolkata leading Delhi 17-15.
- At the Eden Gardens, however, Kolkata have a huge advantage, having clinched seven of their nine matches.
- They met earlier this year in Vizag where Kolkata trumped Delhi by a whopping 106 runs after posting 272/7 batting first.
Possible Playing XIs/XIIs
Kolkata Knight Riders
Salt, Narine, Angkrish, Shreyas, Venkatesh, Russell, Rinku, Ramandeep, Starc, Varun, Harshit, Roy.
Delhi Capitals
Shaw, Fraser-McGurk, Hope, Stubbs, Pant, Kushagra, Axar, Kuldeep, Nortje, Khaleel, Mukesh, Salam.
KKR vs DC Predictions with Latest Odds*
- Prediction 1: Kolkata to win: 8/11 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Prediction 2: Team of Top Batter – KKR: 19/20
KKR vs DC Toss Prediction
KKR to win the toss: 10/11
KKR vs DC Score Prediction
First Innings Score Over 185: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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