IPL 2023 Match 28, DC vs KKR Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

David Warner’s Delhi Capitals (DC) will locks horns with Nitish Rana’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 28 of IPL 2023 on April 20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.  

Nothing has gone right for the Delhi-based franchise as they have made a horrendous start to their current campaign with five consecutive losses. The Capitals lost their opener against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) before coming second-best against reigning champions Gujarat Titans (GT). Warner’s side’s next three defeats came against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) respecitvely. With no points and a negative net run rate of 1.488, they are placed in the tenth position in the table.

On the other hand, KKR began their season with a loss against Punjab Kings (PBKS) before registering back-to-back wins against RCB and GT. Rana’s team then lost against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and MI in their last two matches. With four points and an NRR of +0.320, they are positioned seventh in the table. (stats until match 25). The Capitals will finally look to get off the mark by securing their maiden victory of this season.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 28 between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: DC and KKR have met each other 30 times in the IPL with the Capitals emerging victorious on 14 occasions and the Knight Riders on 16.

54 – Rovman Powell (2946) needs 54 runs to complete 3000 runs in T20s.

2 – Prithvi Shaw (198) needs two fours to reach 200 fours in the IPL.

2 – Jason Roy (898) requires two fours to get to 900 fours in all T20s.

3 – Pacer Mustafizur Rahman (47) is three scalps away from completing 50 wickets in the league.

1 – Varun Chakaravarthy (49) is one scalp away from reaching 50 wickets in the league.

3 – Lockie Ferguson (147) needs three scalps to complete 150 wickets in all T20s.

45 – Lalit Yadav (955) needs 45 runs to reach 1000 runs in all T20s.

3 – Tim Southee (47) needs three scalps to complete the milestone of 50 wickets in the IPL.

5 – Anrich Nortje (45) is five scalps away from reaching 50 wickets in the cash-rich league.

23 – David Warner (1018 vs KKR) needs 23 runs to surpass Rohit Sharma (1040 vs KKR) and become the batter with the most runs against an opponent.

3 – Andre Russell (497) needs three fours to get to 500 fours in T20 cricket.

7 – Nitish Rana (343) is seven fours away from reaching 350 fours in T20s.