Wednesday, 03 Apr DC vs KKR Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – DC vs KKR  

• The pitch in Visakhapatnam will stay even and hence, batters can play their shots on the up throughout the duration of the game.
• Mitchell Starc is yet to get a wicket and has bowled at an economy rate of 12.25. He needs to strike form at the earliest.
• Rishabh Pant scored a fifty against CSK and found his mojo. He will now look to back it up with another substantial knock.
• Anrich Nortje has generated pace, but has been taken for runs. DC would hope that their premier pacer returns to form.

Match Preview

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will cross swords in the 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Wednesday, April 3 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

The Knight Riders, led by Shreyas Iyer, have got off to a splendid start to their campaign in the ongoing edition of the T20 league. The Men in Gold and Purple have 4 points and a net run rate of +1.047 thanks to wins in both their matches until now in the tournament.

They began with a close win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Heinrich Klaasen gave them an almighty scare in the death overs, but Harshit Rana kept his calm to take the home team past the finish line in the thriller at the City of Joy.

Against RCB, the Knights put in a strong showing at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. After being asked to chase down 183, KKR raced home with 19 balls to spare. Sunil Narine won the Player of the Match award for scoring 47 runs and picking up the prized wicket of Glenn Maxwell.

The Capitals, on the other hand, started with two losses on the trot at the hands of Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). However, they got some momentum after beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 20 runs on March 31.

After batting first, DC put up a formidable score of 191 for 5. Thereafter, they restricted the Super Kings to 171 for 6. Mukesh Kumar made the difference after he finished with figures of 3-0-21-3. Khaleel Ahmed also was highly impressive after he got the wickets of Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad to finish with figures of 4-1-21-2. 

Head-to-Head Record Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

DC and KKR have met 33 times in the history of the IPL. There is nothing to separate them as both teams have won 16 matches apiece. The other match in New Delhi in 2008 was abandoned. In their previous meeting, DC beat KKR by 4 wickets after chasing down 128 with 4 balls to spare.