DC vs KKR, IPL 2024 Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Delhi Capitals (DC) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Game 16 of IPL 2024 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, April 3.
Delhi began their IPL 2024 campaign with two defeats before getting the better of Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs in their previous game. Kolkata, meanwhile, registered their second consecutive win in IPL 2024 by beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets.
The Capitals batted first against the Super Kings and put up 191-5. Prithvi Shaw (43 off 27), David Warner (52 off 35) and captain Rishabh Pant (51 off 32) made crucial contributions. Khaleel Ahmed then claimed 2-21 and Mukesh Kumar 3-21 as Chennai were restricted to 171-6.
Kolkata, meanwhile, came up with a comprehensive performance against Bengaluru in their last game. Bowling first, KKR held RCB to 182-6 despite Virat Kohli smashing 83* off 59. In their chase, Kolkata got home in 16.5 overs, with Sunil Narine hammering 47 off 22 and Venkatesh Iyer 50 off 30.
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Today's DC vs KKR toss result
KKR have won the toss and opted to bat first. Captain Shreyas Iyer said:
“When I looked at the wicket, it seemed like a belter. There is a drastic change on the wicket from the previous game, so we have decided to bat.”
Angkrish Raghuvashi comes into the playing XI for Kolkata. For Delhi, Sumit Kumar replaces an injured Mukesh Kumar.
DC vs KKR - Today's match playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Sumit Kumar, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Rasikh Salam Dar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Kolkata Knight Riders: Philip Salt (w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Today's DC vs KKR pitch report
According to Ian Bishop, the surface looks very well prepared. He added that it’s very hard, and there’s not too much by way of live grass.
The former pacer said that because the pitch is hard, he's unsure of how much the spinners will get out of it in terms of deviation. Bishop reckons the faster bowlers will have to work hard on the even surface, where a lot of sixes could be hit.
Today's DC vs KKR match players list
Delhi Capitals squad: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Praveen Dubey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Rasikh Dar Salam, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Jhye Richardson, Shai Hope, Lalit Yadav, Swastik Chikara, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal
Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Philip Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Allah Ghazanfar, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Srikar Bharat, Dushmantha Chameera
DC vs KKR - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Akshay Totre, Ulhas Gandhe
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee: Prakash Bhatt