IPL 2020: KKR vs DC, Predicted Playing XI, Pitch and Weather Report

In the 42nd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Eoin Morgan led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals (DC) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. 

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH ??

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals 

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Date: 24th October 2020

Time: 3:30 PM IST 

KKR vs DC match can be watched on Starsports Network and on Disney+Hotstar in India. 

WHAT TO EXPECT ?? 

Today's pitch will help the spinners. As its afternoon match, team that wins the toss may chose to bat first and then defend the total. It will be a sunny day with temperatures hovering around 32°C. Humidity will be around 41% during the match and there is 0% chance of rain expected in today's match. 

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD

KKR and DC have locked horns 25 times against each other. KKR have won 13 times and DC have won 12 times. 

Matches Played: 25

Won by KKR: 13

Won by DC: 12

N.R/Tied/Draw: 00

MY FANTASY 11:

Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Eoin Morgan, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Lockie Ferguson and Prasidh Krishna. 

PREVIEW:

Kolkata Knight Riders: They have played 10 games in IPL 2020. They have won 5 games and have lost 5 games. If they lose this match, they will open the doors of playoff for SRH and KXIP. A win in this match will give them a lot of confidence. Their Batting and Bowling failed in their last match against RCB. Their openers need to give them good start and their middle should bat well. They need to bowl really well In the powerplay and death. 

Delhi Capitals: They have played 10 games in IPL 2020. They have won 7 games and have lost just 3 games. A win here will secure them a spot in playoffs. Their Batting has looked good. Prithvi Shaw needs to perform really well. Their bowling has been terrific. But they lost their last match against KXIP, they just need to pick wickets at the crucial phases of the match to win. 

PREDICTED PLAYING 11:

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Daniel Sams/Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada and Tushar Deshpande. 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Tom Banton, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(wk), Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Varun Chakravarthy.

SQUADS:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik, Shivam Mavi, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Nikhil Naik, Manimaran Siddharth, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton, Chris Green and Rahul Tripathi. 

Delhi Capitals (DC): Shreyas Iyer (c), Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Carey, Mohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Tushar Deshpande, Rishabh Pant, Harshal Patel, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje and Daniel Sams.