Ahead of the match, KKR will expect their premier all-rounder Andre Russell to make vital contributions with the willow. Despite getting strong starts, Kolkata has been struggling to hold onto it in the middle-order
Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy (Pic: X/@KKRiders)
The 48th clash of the IPL 2025 will be played between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Ahead of the match, KKR will expect their premier all-rounder Andre Russell to make vital contributions with the willow. Despite getting strong starts, Kolkata has been struggling to hold onto it in the middle-order.
Axar Patel and Co. will look to get on the winning track and get an early edge in the playoffs race. With KL Rahul in the middle-order, the Capitals need to look for a batsman who can play a supporting role alongside Rahul. Additionally, with the return of Faf du Plessis, DC will expect strong start to their innings.
DC vs KKR, IPL 2025: Full squads
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya.
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DC vs KKR, IPL 2025: Dream11 prediction
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abhisek Porel
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane
All-rounders: Sunil, Narine, Axar Patel (c)
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Mitchell Starc
DC vs KKR, IPL 2025: Predicted XI
Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchel Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Rahamanullah Gurbaz, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russel, Vaibhav Arora, Venkatesh Iyer, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
DC vs KKR, IPL 2025: Injuries and unavailability
No injuries have been reported by either team.
DC vs KKR, IPL 2025: Head-to-head records
So far, both teams have had 34 encounters against each other, out of which Kolkata has the upper hand with 18 victories. On the other hand, Delhi has come victorious on 15 occasions. One match between the KKR and DC ended with no result.
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