Match Details:
The 38th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020
will be played between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab at the Dubai
International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00
PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports
Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali).
Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Preview:
The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have delighted us with a
roller coaster of a game when they took on Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday. For
the first time ever in the history of IPL
Fantasy Cricket, the game went into the second Super Over. In the end, it
was KL Rahul and his men who held onto their nerves and registered a fabulous
victory. Moreover, they also have kept their chances alive in the tournament.
Beating a team like MI, which has been doing extremely
well in the tournament, will give them a lot of confidence. In their next
encounter, they gear up to take on another big team – the Delhi Capitals (DC).
The Capitals are going strong with 7 wins in 9 games and are currently the
leaders of the points table. They would be hopeful of getting another step
closer to the Qualifier-1 match with a win this game.
KXIP vs DC Weather Report for Match 38:
The temperature will be around 31 degrees Celsius
during the start of the game and will fall as the evening progresses. The
humidity levels, though, will rise up.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The pitch in Dubai is great for batting when the ball
is new. However, it gets challenging when it gets old and the batsmen should be
cautious as some balls tend to hold up on the pitch.
Average first innings score:
176 (Thus far at this venue in this tournament)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 10, Tied – 3
Injury and Availability News:
Pravin Dubey has been called in as the replacement for
Amit Mishra. However, the leg-spinner won’t be available for this game.
It is very likely that Rishabh Pant will be available
for this game as Shreyas Iyer confirmed the same during the toss ahead of the
last match.
KXIP vs DC Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Kings XI Punjab:
KL Rahul (c)(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Glenn
Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep
Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin/Krishnappa Gowtham.
Bench:
Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Mandeep Singh, Karun Nair, Tajinder
Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Hardus Viljoen, Sheldon Cottrell, Harpreet Brar, Ishan
Porel, Jagadeesha Suchith, Jimmy Neesham, Murugan Ashwin/Krishnappa Gowtham,
Sarfaraz Khan, Simran Singh.
Delhi Capitals:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c),
Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran
Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.
Bench:
Mohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan,
Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams, Lalit Yadav.
KXIP vs DC Top Picks for Today’s Match:
KL Rahul has been unbelievable this tournament and is
the leading run-scorer by a fair margin. In 9 games, he mustered 525 runs at an
average of 75.
Shikhar Dhawan is the leading run-scorer for his team
this season with 359 runs. He even registered a century in the last match.
Mayank Agarwal accrued 393 runs thus far from 9 games
this season and has got a strike rate of 159.
Kagiso Rabada is leading the bowling charts with 19
wickets from 9 games and has accounted for at least one wicket in every game
this season.
Shreyas Iyer scored 321 runs thus far in this season
at an average of 40 and a strike rate of 132.
Mohammed Shami picked up 14 wickets in 9 games thus
far and was brilliant in the super over during the last game.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal
Vice-Captain Options – Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KXIP vs DC Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – KL Rahul (c)
Batters – Mayank Agarwal, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer,
Shikhar Dhawan (vc)
All-Rounders – Axar Patel
Bowlers – Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi
Bishnoi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
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