🏏IPL 2025 - Match 48: DC vs KKR on 29 April 2025 @ 7:30 PM IST🏏 - Page 3

KL Rahul's form drops off

DC vs KKR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: At the start of this season, it looked like DC might finally be the side that unlocks KL Rahul's full spectrum of potential as a T20 batter. It might still be the case, with a number of games still left to play this season but things have taken a rather dismaying turn for Rahul. He scored 185 runs in his first three games (he missed DC's season opener), averaging 92.50 and striking at 169.72. However, since their first game in Delhi, he has only managed 179 runs in five innings, with his strike rate also dropping to 127.85.

DC's carousel at the top

DC vs KKR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders: If you can't recall exactly what DC's opening combination is, don't worry. Chances are that the team management themselves can't either. As many as five players have been used as openers by DC this season, the most for any team. Their opening partnership average of 24.22 is the third lowest among all teams, just above CSK and KKR

Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is typically a batter's paradise with its small dimensions leading to consistently high scores in the 190-200 range. Therefore, winning the toss and batting first is usually seen as an advantage. However, the key is not to be overly aggressive while batting first, as recent matches have shown. Delhi will be hoping the pitch isn't a slow turner for their upcoming game.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Vaibhav Suryavanshi

In a post on X, the Govt official said, “Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar, who became the youngest player (14 years) to score a century in the history of IPL…..Mr. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a young cricketer from Bihar, will also be given an honorarium of Rs 10 lakh by the state government. I wish that Vaibhav creates new records for the Indian team in the future and brings glory to the country.”

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Milestones to watch out

• Ajinkya Rahane needs 83 runs to reach 5000 IPL runs.
• Venkatesh Iyer needs 39 runs to reach 1500 IPL runs.
• Karun Nair needs three sixes to complete 50 sixes in IPL.
• Kuldeep Yadav needs 1 wicket to complete 100 wickets in IPL.

Will spin triumph tonight

An intriguing battle of spin – Axar, Kuldeep vs Narine, Chakravarthy – may hold key in the battle for DC to turn around their home form.

KKR pacer Harshit Rana is quite sure about how the wicket will behave at his home ground. “Expectations (from the pitch) are the same. Bounce usually remains low at Kotla. The slower one was gripping the surface (in Sunday’s game) and the RCB bowlers made good use of that," he said.

Stats watch - KL Rahul

KL Rahul will be in focus after a couple of sluggish knocks in Delhi. Rahul holds a superb record against KKR and poses a strong middle-overs record this season - 243 runs, 3 dismissals, 147.27 strike-rate.

Since 2020, Rahul averages 53.3 vs KKR across 7 innings with 3 50s.

Originally posted by: Savera84

Pitch and conditions

DC mentor Kevin Pietersen said after the RCB game that they had gone for a slow and low surface to counter their opponents' strength but they will hope for a better batting surface on Tuesday night. The match will be played on pitch No. 5, which is in the centre, so there won't be a shorter side for the batters to target.

DC vs KKR Match: Delhi Weather Forecast

According to Weather.com, expect really warm conditions in Delhi with the temperatures expected to touch the 39 degrees Celsius mark in the day and fall to around 26 degrees Celsius at night. Humidity levels will be fairly high as well with it touching the low-to-mid thirties.

DC vs KKR: Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report

Sometimes we can get to see a high-scoring track at the Arun Jaitley Stadium but in the recent game between DC vs RCB, it was a fairly dry pitch that was used and it resulted in the spinners being brought into the game. If last game is anything to go by, then we can expect a similar affair in the upcoming clash in Delhi.

Rahane is a chill guy

Thanks for the tag 💜❤️.

Originally posted by: Savera84

After starting the tournament with four successive wins, Delhi Capitals have blown hot and cold. They have suffered three losses in their last five matches, and it could have been four, if not for some Mitchell Starc magic in a Super Over finish against Rajasthan Royals. Their homecoming hasn't been ideal either, with two defeats in three matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Yet, despite their latest loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, DC remain in the top half of the points table and are still in contention for a top-two finish. The same, however, cannot be said for their opponents on Tuesday.

Kolkata Knight Riders had an inconsistent start to their campaign, winning three and losing three. Thanks to some big-margin victories, though, their net run rate stayed positive, and just three matches ago, they were in a position to even top the table after bowling Punjab Kings out for 111. But the slide began in that very game, when they were bundled out for 95. Since then, they've lost to Gujarat Titans and endured a no-result at home due to rain. With only a solitary win in five attempts at Eden Gardens and just seven points from nine matches, the Knight Riders will be hoping for a turnaround away from home - starting with the DC clash, the first of their three remaining away games.

Having fallen short in the chase of 206 against Mumbai Indians at home, DC lost to GT after posting in excess of 200 while they weren't able to defend 162 against RCB despite showing some fight early on with the ball. Even in the game against RR, DC just about managed to force the affair into a Super Over after getting a first-innings total of 188. The batters have all got starts but haven't been able to convert them into a game-changing contribution, and Axar Patel and Co. will be eager to make amends quickly.

For KKR, the bulk of their troubles have stemmed from batting struggles, particularly in their last two defeats. Their issues at the top have been glaring - they remain the only team without a fifty-plus opening stand this season, with just 159 runs coming from their first-wicket partnerships across nine innings. The middle order hasn't fared much better in recent games, with their Nos 4-8 having the worst average (20.00) among all teams, compounding KKR's problems. With six teams well ahead of them in the standings, they need to find solutions quickly, as time is fast running out.

Thanks for the tag Savera ji!

Hope to see DC winning today