In Match 16 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, Delhi Capitals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Delhi Capitals have played three matches in the series and are at the seventh position in the points table, while Kolkata Knight Riders have played two matches in the series and they will look to strengthen their position at the top spot. In the last match played by Delhi Capitals against Chennai Super Kings, DC defeated CSK by 20 runs.
The top scorers for Delhi are David Warner with 85 match fantasy points, Mukesh Kumar with 85 match fantasy points and Rishabh Pant with 85 match fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata Knight Riders won by seven wickets. The top scorers for KKR are Sunil Narine with 96 match fantasy points, Venkatesh Iyer with 77 match fantasy points and Phil Salt with 64 match fantasy points.
Location report and weather conditions
The field in the Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, will facilitate good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to hit the surface. The surface will not provide much help to the bowlers and taking wickets will not be easy. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 161 runs.
The team winning the toss must attempt to bowl first as the majority of games played on this ground have been won by the chasing side.
Pace or spin?
The location is suitable for both pacers and spinners.
Weather forecast
Temperatures will hover around 28 degrees Celsius and humidity is expected to be around 82%. Wind speeds of 6.9 m/s are expected.
Head-to-head
In the 33 matches played between these two teams, the batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for Delhi Capitals.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 28 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where David Warner scored the highest fantasy points for Delhi Capitals with 90 match fantasy points, while Varun Chakaravarthy topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Kolkata Knight Riders with 89 match fantasy points. points.
DC vs. KKR, Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Andre Russel
Andre Russell is an all-rounder with an average of 80 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and could be a good safe pick for your Dream11 team. He bowls fast with the right arm and in the two matches played recently, Russell has taken four wickets at an average of 13.50.
David Warner
David Warner could be a good choice for your Dream11 team. David Warner has an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.9. He is a top left-handed hitter. In the recently played three matches, Warner has scored 130 runs at an average of 43.33 per match.
Khaleel Ahmed
Khaleel Ahmed is a bowler with an average of 54 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.6 and can be a good choice for your Dream11 team. KHe bowls left-arm medium and in the three matches recently played, Khaleel has taken five wickets at an average of 17.60.
Harshit Rana
Nitish Rana is a batsman with an average of 52 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of nine and is a good player for your Fantasy Team. He can give you some bowling fantasy points by bowling outside the break and in recent matches he has taken five wickets at an average of 14.40 per match.
Phil Salt
Phil Salt is a wicketkeeper with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and is an inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a punter in your team. He is a top right-handed batsman and also has wickets. In the past two games, Salt scored 84 points with an average of 42.
DC vs. KKR, Fantasy Team
Wicketkeeper: Phil Salt and Abishek Porel
Batters: Nitish Rana, David Warner, Tristan Stubbs and Venkatesh Iyer
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Axar Patel and Sunil Narine
Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed and Harshit Rana
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice Captain: David Warner
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