IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals
This year, the match between Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders is more of an emotional contest for the fans of both the teams as in the auction, a number of players were transferred from both the teams. Moreover, Shreyas Iyer will be up against his former teammate Rishabh Pant and both will be the captains of the opposite teams now.
Previous Encounters
Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals are always engaged in some of the best matches. In the previous IPL seasons, Shreyas Iyer used to be the most effective player for Delhi Capitals against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Now, Shreyas Iyer will be the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders and will be playing against Delhi Capitals. Moreover, Rishabh Pant will be looking to perform well against his former teammate Shreyas Iyer.
Head to Head Matches
- Total Matches Played: 29 matches
- Matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders: 16 matches
- Matches won by Delhi Capitals: 12 matches
With the head-to-head record in favor of Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer will be hoping for an extraordinary show from his boys to secure another win in this year’s IPL.
Pre Match Analysis
Kolkata Knight Riders have played 4 matches till now and have won 3 of them and are sitting comfortably in the top four of the points table. Every match they have a new hero like Pat Cummins who won them the last match against Mumbai and earlier Andre Russell was the hero for them. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have played just 3 matches and have won only 1 out of them. They lost some close matches but now will be looking to get back to winning ways.
Kolkata Knight Riders have got a squad that is capable of winning the tournament. However, Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane haven’t done much at the top. Thus the pressure always gets to the middle order. Shreyas Iyer has performed consistently and Andre Russell along with Pat Cummins and Nitish Rana will be looking to contribute well. In the bowling department, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy are the key players for them in this match as Rishabh Pant struggles against the leg spinners.
But for Delhi capitals, the advantage will be the inclusion of the pocket dynamite David Warner who can give good starts with Prithvi Shaw. Apart from it, Rishabh Pant and Lalit Yadav are in fine touch with Axar Patel as they have finished a number of games for them. However, their bowling department looks a bit weak as apart from Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav, no one has been at their best. Thus, Delhi Capitals need a good performance from Anrich Nortje who is a premier bowler for them.
Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders is surely an encounter that all the fans will love to see. For Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer, Sam Billings and Umesh Yadav will be a threat and for Kolkata, Kuldeep Yadav will be a threat.
So, we predict that Delhi Capitals will beat Kolkata Knight Riders in a one sided match and David Warner could be the main man for the team.
Thus the betters can opt for Delhi Capitals to bet in order to gain some good profits.