Match Details
Kolkata will take on Delhi in the 41st match of the 14th edition of the Indian T20 league. The venue for this match will be the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
This encounter will begin at 03:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on Hotstar.
Preview
Both Kolkata and Delhi have been in good form in the second half of the Indian T20 league. While Delhi has won both matches it has played in the second phase of the tournament, Kolkata has emerged victorious in 2 out of their 3 matches in the UAE leg.
Delhi is currently placed at the 2nd spot in the table, while Kolkata is stationed at the 4th place. In their previous encounter against the Rajasthan side, Rishabh Pant and his men emerged victorious by 33 runs. On the other hand, Kolkata was beaten by the Chennai side by 2 wickets in their previous outing.
Probable Playing XIs for Kolkata vs Delhi
Kolkata
Predicted XI:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Shakib Al Hasan/Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Delhi
Predicted XI:
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (C and WK), Lalit Yadav, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Captaincy Picks for Kolkata vs Delhi
Shreyas Iyer (Delhi)
Shreyas Iyer has scored vital runs for the Delhi side in both matches of the UAE leg of the tournament. Iyer scored a classy 43 off 32 deliveries for the Delhi side in their previous match against Rajasthan. He has plundered 2290 runs in the Indian T20 league.
Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata)
Venkatesh Iyer has scored 112 runs in the 3 matches that he has played in the UAE leg of the tournament, and has scored his runs at an excellent average of 56.0 and a strike rate of 155.55. If he can get off to a good start at the top, then Delhi will have a lot of problems.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Shreyas Iyer (C), Sunil Narine
3-Player Team
Venkatesh Iyer (C), Varun Chakravarthy, Shikhar Dhawan
4-Player Team
Anrich Nortje (C), Rishabh Pant, Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill
11-Player Team
Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer (VC), Varun Chakravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada
