Match Details:
The 42nd match of the Indian T20 League 2020 will be played between Kolkata and Delhi at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
This game is scheduled to start at 03:30 PM IST (02:00 PM Local Time) (10:00 AM GMT). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Preview:
After starting their tournament on a somewhat stable note, Kolkata have had their share of instability and things do not look to be in the greatest of shapes for them. But, on the other hand, their competitors in this match, Delhi have done exceedingly well throughout and have maintained an excellent form as a team, winning many matches on the trot.
Kolkata have played in 10 matches and managed to win only 5 of those, while Delhi are the table toppers with 14 points in their bag in the same number of matches. Kolkata, at the moment, are placed at the 4th spot in the points table. But the way things have progressed so far for them, it does not look like they will be able to hold on to that position for long if they fail to win this match by a big margin. And, this will be a difficult task for them to execute.
KOL vs DEL Match 42 Weather Report:
The weather in Sharjah on Saturday is expected to be clear with no chance of rainfall, and the temperature in the 32 to 34 degree Celsius range.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium has become progressively slower over time and has become a surface, where teams fear chasing down totals, to a surface, where chasing is easier than batting in the first innings of the match. Batting will be easy, but runs will not flow as freely as they do at other venues in the UAE.
Average first innings score:
136 (Last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)
Record of the chasing teams:
Won – 4, Lost – 0, Tie – 1 (Last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
KOL vs DEL Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Kolkata:
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Tom Banton/Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Bench:
Shivam Mavi, Andre Russell, Tom Banton/Sunil Narine, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Rinku Singh, Chris Green, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Manimaran Siddharth, Tim Seifert
Delhi:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande/Harshal Patel
Bench:
Harshal Patel, Mohit Sharma, Avesh Khan, Praveen Dubey, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Lalit Yadav, Alex Carey, Ajinkya Rahane, Daniel Sams
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KOL vs DEL Steal Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:
Prithvi Shaw (8.5 credits) – Prithvi Shaw has been in great form with the bat. In the 10 matches he has played in, he has scored a total of 209 runs including 23 fours.
Shubman Gill (8.5 credits) – Shubman Gill has played in 10 matches this season and has managed to score a total of 312 runs, at a strike rate of 111.83 and average of 34.67.
Axar Patel (8.5 credits) – Axar Patel has taken 8 wickets at an average of 22.25 in the 9 matches he has played in this season so far.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan
Vice-Captain Options – Eoin Morgan, Lockie Ferguson
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KOL vs DEL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Rishabh Pant
Batters – Eoin Morgan (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shubman Gill
All-Rounders – Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Ravichandran Ashwin
12th Man – Dinesh Karthik
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KOL vs DEL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik
Batters – Eoin Morgan, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-Rounders – Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Lockie Ferguson (VC), Pat Cummins
12th Man – Shubman Gill
Expert Advice:
The form of the batsmen of these two teams playing has been really good. So, you can include as many as five batsmen in your team including one extra player from the wicketkeepers’ list. For the 5th player, you can choose between Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw.
Today’s KOL vs DEL Probable Winners:
Delhi is expected to win this match.
