IPL 2020: KKR vs DC Preview – Crucial match for KKR to stay in the tournament

Delhi Capitals is one of the strongest teams fighting for the IPL trophy in the current season. Before the beginning of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League, no one expected that the team would make it big, but somehow, the team has managed to stay in first place on the points table. They are playing against Kolkata Knight Riders again in the first of the two matches on Saturday. The match is interesting as the win is important for both teams. With a win in the game, DC wants to retain the top place. If KKR wins, it will help the team to stay in the tournament and give a tough fight for fourth place. When the two teams played in the past, DC won the game.

On paper and in the middle, DC looks super solid. The batsmen and bowlers are playing well with great confidence. DC batting order is perfect. Shikar Dhawan was playing well and scored back to back centuries. Pant, Shreyas Iyer and others are playing well. Rabada is the leading wicket scorer of the season. Ashwin is also playing well with the ball. The team looks strong. KKR is struggling with poor form. Russell is unavailable for the game. Their only strength is Lockie Ferguson in the bowling department. Sunil Narine is not playing. The loss in their last game is still haunting the players. The batting order failed big time.

Overall, two teams played 25 games. KKR won 14, and DC won 11 games. DC won 7 games out of the ten they played while KKR won 5 of the 10 games they played this season.

The match takes place at Abu Dabi’s Sheikh Zayed stadium. The game begins at 3.30 PM IST.