DC vs KKR: IPL 2023 Stats & Records at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns in match 28 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 in Thursday's doubleheader on April 20 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi 

Delhi Capitals will be coming into the contest after five consecutive losses in IPL 2023. DC lost to RCB in their last game by a margin of 23 runs. Currently, they are placed at the bottom of the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of – 1.488. David Warner has been the man-in-form for DC as he aggregated 228 in five games with an average of 45.60 and a strike rate of 116.92. DC would look to register their first win when they meet KKR in their upcoming encounter. 

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Kolkata Knight Riders will be coming into the contest after two consecutive losses against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians. Currently, they are placed in seventh position on the IPL points table, having a net run rate (NRR) of 0.320. Venkatesh Iyer has been the man-in-form for KKR, as he aggregated 234 in five games with an average of 46.80 and a good strike rate of 170.80. Therefore, KKR will also look to register their third victory on the trot when they take on DC. 

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report

The previous match at this venue witnessed considerable assistance for the slower bowlers. The team winning the toss in Delhi would be inclined to bat first, given the slow nature of the surface and also with the threat of dew hampering the bowlers in the second innings.

DC vs KKR Head to Head Records: 

Both teams have met on 30 occasions in which Kolkata Knight Riders are on the winning side 16 times, and Delhi Capitals have won the rest of the 14 games.

 
IPL records and stats at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Both spinners and pacers have enjoyed bowling at this venue; spinners average 29.3 and struck at 23.5, while pacers average 29.9 and struck at 22.2. Spin bowlers have a better economy of 7.5 as compared to pacers, who have an economy of 8.1. Pacers, who have a knack for bowling cutters and slow deliveries, have succeeded in this venue. Teams batting second have the upper hand over teams batting first, with 44 wins to 34 wins in as many as 79 games. 

 
DC vs KKR Strategy and Matchups:

David Warner struggled against both Sunil Narine and Umesh Yadav. David Warner has been dismissed five times against Umesh Yadav in 63 balls and scored 94 runs, whereas Sunil Narine has picked him twice in 112 balls and scored 176; this would tempt Nitish Rana to use Sunil Narine and Umesh Yadav against David Warner. 

DC vs KKR Highest and Lowest Totals: 

DC's highest total against KKR is 228.

KKR 's highest total against DC is 210.

DC's lowest total against KKR is 98.

KKR's lowest total against DC is 97. 

Full DC vs KKR squads for both teams

Delhi Capitals Final Squad:

David Warner (Captain), Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Vicky Ostwal, Aman Khan, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Abhishek Porel

Kolkata Knight Riders Final Squad:

Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Jason Roy.