πππππ :Β Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
ππππ : April 29, Tuesday
ππππ : 19:30 PM IST
πππππ :β Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India
ππππππππππ : Indian Premier League 2025
Capital Challenge: Delhi Set to Defend Home Turf Against Knight Riders.
- KL Rahul has 369 runs in 9 matches, averaging 52 for Delhi.
- Skipper Ajinkya Rahane leads the run chart for KKR with 271 runs at a strike rate of 146.
- KKR has two wins in the last two games played against DC.
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
DC vs KKR Match Prediction & Analysis
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to face the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 48 of IPL 2025 on April 29 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.Β DC has been in impressive form this season, securing six wins out of nine matches, placing them fourth in the points table with 12 points.Β In contrast, KKR has faced challenges this season, managing only three wins in nine games and currently sitting seventh with seven points.
DC played their last game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting first, DC scored 162 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.Β KL Rahul scored 41 runs off 39 deliveries.Β DC lost against the in-form Virat Kohli and out-of-the-box Krunal Pandya in the 19th over of the game by 6 wickets. Skipper Axar Patel took two wickets for 19.
KKRβs last game got washed out because of the rain. PBKS scored 201 runs for the loss of four wickets. Rain halted the game when KKR were at seven runs in the first over. Both teams shared a point each. KKR now has three losses and a win in the last five games. This includes their historical defeat against PBKS, where PBKS defended the lowest target.
In their last game against each other in the last season of the IPL, KKR managed to beat DC by 7 wickets. Batting first, Delhi scored 153 runs for the loss of nine wickets.Β Varun Chakravarthy picked up three wickets for 16 runs.Β KKR managed to chase the target with seven wickets in hand. Axar Patel took two wickets for 25. This was KKRβs second consecutive win against the Capitals.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Delhi Capitals Preview
DC will be eager to bounce back after a recent six-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). βAbhishek Porel will open the innings with Du Plessis.Β Porel has scored 253 runs at a strike rate above 150.Β Du Plessis is back in the squad after Fraser-McGruk failed to produce the start with Porel. Du Plessis has 103 runs in 4 games. Karun Nair will come at number three. After 88 runs against MI, Nair has scored just 41 runs in the next four games.
KL Rahul will be the batter to watch out for. Rahul has 364 runs in 8 innings at an average of 60 and a strike rate of 146. With three fifties and 16 sixes in 8 innings, it looks like the old KL Rahul is back.Β Skipper Axar Patel will come in the middle with Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Varma. Axar has 189 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 156. He has failed to impress with the ball. Verma has a strike rate of 175, scoring 138 runs in 6 innings. Stubbs has scored 217 runs at an average of 54 and has a strike rate of 164.
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview
βThings are not looking good for the current champions. They have just three wins in 9 games. Sunil Naraine will open the innings with Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Naraine has 151 runs at a strike rate of 175. He has also taken 7 wickets with the ball at an economy of 7.75. SkipperΒ Ajinkya Rahane will come at number three. He is their leading run-scorer with 271 runs at a strike rate of 146.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi will come in the middle with Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Ramandeep Singh.Β Raghuvanshi has an average of 40 and has scored 197 runs.Β Rinku Singh has managed to score 133 runs in 7 innings. Russell has yet to explode with the bat this season. He has scored just 55 runs in 6 innings. With the ball, he has claimed 7 wickets. It will be interesting to see if KKR replaces him with Moeen Ali.
Varun Arora will lead the bowling attack with Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy.Β The trio has taken 11 wickets each in 9 games. Chakravarthy will be the bowler to watch out for. He has an economy of 6.85- the lowest among the bowlers.
Weather Conditions
The weather at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi is expected to be sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging between 22 and 34 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 8-15 km/h. It is a batting-friendly pitch. With its short boundaries and high altitude, the Chinnaswamy Stadium is a paradise for batters in limited-overs cricket, where towering totals are often postedβand chasedβwithout breaking a sweat.
The game will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on 29th April from 7:30 p.m. onwards. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 spectators and regularly hosts IPL fixtures. It is also the home ground for the Delhi Capitals.Β
Toss: To Bowl
In 14 T20I games hosted here, results have favored the teams chasing the target on 9 occasions. In this IPL season, three games have been played at this venue. The results have favored the team chasing the target on one occasion. The team winning the toss should bowl first.Β