🏏IPL 2024: Match 16 - DC vs KKR at Visakhapatnam @ 7:30PM IST🏏

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🏏 IPL 2024: Match 16 - DC vs KKR at Visakhapatnam on 03/04/2024 @ 7.30 PM IST🏏


KKR vs DC IPL 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals (Screening)


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Shaw, Pant and Starc in focus for different reasons in hot and humid Vizag

KKR and Royals are the only unbeaten teams in IPL 2024 at this stage, while Capitals have just won their first game after two losses

Visakhapatnam might be Delhi Capitals' alternate home venue, but it was a sea of yellow when they played here a couple of days back. That was mostly down to them playing against Chennai Super Kings - more specially, MS Dhoni. When they play Kolkata Knight Riders, Capitals will hope for some more red and blue in the stands as they look to climb up the points table.

Capitals know what it's like to fall behind early in the IPL. They lost their first five games in IPL 2023, which made coming back into the tournament tough. The victory against CSK was important keeping that in mind.

They don't have the batting depth that some of the other teams boast of, and will need their top order to fire again, and keep firing through the tournament.

Crucially, Prithvi Shaw, who was among the runs in his first outing in IPL 2024 in the game against CSK, and David Warner have excellent numbers against KKR - no one has scored more than Warner's 1075 against KKR, while Shaw averages 45 against KKR, and his highest score of 99 also came against them, in 2019.

Rishabh Pant's move to No. 3 against CSK showed positive intent from Capitals, and he repaid the faith with a quick half-century. But they will want runs from the other batters, too.

It won't be easy against KKR, who have won both their games so far this season. They had a scare in the opening game of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad but scored a clinical win against RCB. KKR don't have a lot of holes to plug, but the one area that needs sorting is their powerplay bowling.

It's still early days in the tournament, but KKR have the poorest powerplay economy among all the teams so far - 10.75. That is partly down to Mitchell Starc having a nightmare start to his IPL season. The fast bowler has been taken for a combined 100 runs and is yet to take a wicket. In conditions which might aid swing and seam, Starc will hope for better returns.

As will the batting pack with the exception of Andre Russell, Phil Salt and Venkatesh Iyer.




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Posted: 7 months ago
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Vizag cricket stadium gets test match status

DC VS KKR Pitch Report: The 22-yard track at Visakhapatnam's Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium favours batters as it is a flat surface. Bowlers have to make some extra efforts to get wickets as no assistance from the pitch would be there for pacers and spinners. The stats suggest that the average score for the team batting first is 161 runs at this venue in 20 overs.

The Vizag wicket was true for batters in the first innings after two-three overs. In the second innings, though, pitch offered some sponge bounce which helped the pacers. However, dew did play a role in the latter half of the second innings during DC vs CSK match on March 31.

There is no chance of rainfall in Vizag on April 3. However, the temperatures will hover around 33 degree celcius with humidity at 80 per cent in the evening, according to accuweather.com.

However, the team winning the toss is expected to opt to bowl first as teams chasing have better winning percentages.

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Mitchell Starc has had a horror start to IPL 2024

In the spotlight - Can Mitchell Starc have an impact?

After being overlooked for the first two games, Prithvi Shaw "came out of the gate like a raging bull", in the words of Mitchell McClenaghan on ESPN cricinfo's Time Out.

Shaw has had a rough time of it on and off the field in the recent past, but on Saturday, as he strode out for his first hit in IPL 2024, he seemed to be in great touch, scoring a 27-ball 43. Shaw's form is important to Capitals' hopes of going deep in the tournament, and they will be delighted with the way he has begun.

Every time Mitchell Starc comes on to bowl, it comes with that INR 24.75 crore price tag attached to him. Playing in the IPL for the first time since 2015, Starc has leaked runs big time. He went for 53 in his opening game against SRH and then 47 against RCB and is yet to figure in the wickets column. He will dearly hope to turn his fortunes around the next time he is out in the park.


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Posted: 7 months ago
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Rishabh Pant scored a 32-ball 51 against CSK

Stats that matter

  • Rishabh Pant in sight of 3000. Pant needs 65 runs to reach 3000 runs in IPL. If he gets there, he will be the 22nd player in the league to achieve the mark.
  • Kuldeep picks up a wicket every six balls against KKR, his former franchise. In three matches to date, he has ten wickets with best bowling figures of 4 for 14.
  • Warner has smashed Sunil Narine for 195 runs in 123 balls in 16 IPL innings, only falling to him twice.
  • Pant strikes at 195.00 against Andre Russell in the IPL but has also fallen to the fast bowler three times in six innings.
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Posted: 7 months ago
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DC vs KKR

Team news and Impact Player strategy

Delhi Capitals

Capitals brought in Shaw for the previous game, a move that paid off. He was later subbed off with Rasikh Salam coming in. If Capitals bowl first, depending on the surface, there is a chance Salam or Lalit Yadav get into the first XI, with Shaw coming in later. Vice versa if they bat first.

Kuldeep Yadav missed the game against CSK because of a niggle, and Capitals would hope he returns soon, for this game if possible.

Another concern for Capitals is the form of their two overseas players Tristan Stubbs and Anrich Nortje. Stubbs was cleaned up for a first-ball duck against CSK, while Nortje has looked rusty in his two outings so far. Jhye Richardson bowled at full tilt in the nets ahead of Capitals' previous fixture, and could slot in if they want to give a break to Nortje. Capitals could also consider bringing in Jake Fraser-McGurk in place of Stubbs.

Probable XII: 1 Prithvi Shaw, 2 David Warner, 3 Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), 4 Mitchell Marsh 5 Tristan Stubbs/Jake Fraser-McGurk, 6 Axar Patel, 7 Abishek Porel, 8 Anrich Nortje/Jhye Richardson, 9 Mukesh Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Khaleel Ahmed, 12 Rasikh Salam/Lalit Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders

Varun Chakravarthy bowled just two overs in KKR's previous game before being subbed off for Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Legspinner Suyash Sharma is another option for that spot, with Raghuvanshi the Impact Player once more swapping places with Suyash or Chakravarthy.

Venkatesh seemed to have tweaked his back in KKR's previous game and was seen hobbling, but bowling coach Bharat Arun confirmed he was "fit and rearing to go".

Probable XII: 1 Phil Salt (wk), 2 Sunil Narine, 3 Venkatesh Iyer, 4 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 5 Angkrish Raghuvanshi 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Ramandeep Singh, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Anukul Roy, 11 Harshit Rana, 12 Varun Chakravarthy/Suyash Sharma

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Posted: 7 months ago
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IPL 2024, DC vs KKR: Probable Playing XI, Match Preview, Head to head Record | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

A bit of Vizag is exactly what Mitchell Starc might need at the moment.

His long-distance relationship with IPL has wound up in a difficult reunion, with the left-arm pacer returning combined figures of 0 for 100 in his first two games. He neither has been able to strike with the new ball nor been economical at the death, the two aspects of the game where Kolkata Knight Riders have lagged behind in this cycle and primarily the reason they broke the bank for his services.

On the eve of KKR's match against Delhi Capitals, bowling coach Bharat Arun was asked about his conversations with Starc. "Nothing about the price!" came the light-hearted reply. "Yes we have been talking about his strengths. I am sure he knows and understands what it is and what it takes to succeed. And the kind of experience he brings in, having played in all the conditions, it's just a matter of time before you see Starc in his elements."

Fortunately for Starc, it's still very early in the season and he now returns to a venue where he racked up a five-wicket haul the last time he was here. Such was thewreckage from that spell that an ODI for which Vizag waited three years lasted only 37 overs in all.

Even a couple of nights ago, only seven overs of spin were bowled out of 40 overs during the DC-CSK match, so bowling here is a prospect Starc could definitely enjoy. But it could mean a fair bit of recalibration for a side that's traditionally thrived on the back of its spinners.

For Delhi Capitals, it would be about continuing to pick the threads from their last game. Recoupling of Prithvi Shaw and David Warner at the top, which assistant coach Pravin Amre revealed was the opening pair they had in mind on the auction table, paid rich dividends and Rishabh Pant grooved to the Dhoni chants that go a long way back in his career. And once the runs were on the board, the likes of Khaleel Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar also responded to hoist their first points of the season.

DC would like to leave Vizag with two wins out of two and they would be high on confidence after getting the better of CSK, another team like KKR who came in with two wins out of two. But Shreyas Iyer's team might not be the easiest of oppositions after their away-win in Bengaluru, so watch out for a close contest.

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Posted: 7 months ago
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DC vs KKR head to head record


Matches played: 33

DC won: 16

KKR won: 16

Tie: 00

No result: 0

Abandoned: 1


HEAD TO HEAD - LAST 5 MATCHES

DC won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) 21-Apr-2023

DC won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) 29-Apr-2022

DC won by 44 runs 10-Apr-2022

KKR won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) 14-Oct-2021

KKR won by 3 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) 28-Sep-2021

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Vizag stadium stats

Matches Played: 14

Matches Won Batting First: 7

Matches Won Batting Second: 7

Matches Won Winning Toss: 7

Matches Won Losing Toss: 7

No result: 0

Highest Team Total: 206/4

Lowest Team Total: 92

Average First Innings Total: 158

Highest Total Successfully Chased: 173

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IPL Live Telecast in India: DC vs KKR will be live telecast in Jio Cinemas.

Batters To Watch(recent stats)

David Warner, DC

10 M • 340 Runs • 34 Avg • 150.44 SR

Mitchell Marsh, DC

7 M • 158 Runs • 22.57 Avg • 158 SR

Rinku Singh, KKR

10 M • 322 Runs • 64.4 Avg • 145.04 SR

Nitish Rana, KKR

9 M • 268 Runs • 33.5 Avg • 137.43 SR


Bowlers To Watch(recent stats)

Khaleel Ahmed, DC

9 M • 11 Wkts • 8.29 Econ • 19.09 SR

Mitchell Marsh, DC

6 M • 9 Wkts • 9.56 Econ • 10.66 SR

Varun Chakravarthy, KKR

10 M • 12 Wkts • 9.22 Econ • 18.5 SR

Harshit Rana, KKR

8 M • 10 Wkts • 8.76 Econ • 15 SR

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Did you know?

DC have had the better of KKR in this cycle, winning all three matches between the sides since 2022

Nine wickets fell to pace and only two to spin in the DC-CSK match at Vizag two nights ago

Varun Chakaravarthy bowled his most expensive spell in IPL in KKR's opening game against SRH, when he conceded 55 and followed it up with a two-over spell of 0/20 against RCB

Anrich Nortje has figures of 1/48 and 0/43 in his two appearances in IPL 2024 so far extending his poor record in the tournament in India.

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