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India's biggest cricket extravaganza is in full swing as the stage of the ongoing IPL 2024 (Indian Premier League) gets more intense with each game. In what will be a continuation of the reverse fixture, the shining knights aka Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will square off with power-hitting package Delhi Capitals (DC) in game 47 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, April 29.
Now speaking of the hosts Kolkata Knight Riders, the spirited gladiators have played five games in their backyard, out of which they have won five games and twice they have ended up on the losing side. Fascinatingly enough, shedding light on the losses they have incurred, on both occasions, KKR failed to defend the target against Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). As life gets tougher for the bowlers in recent batting mayhem, the hosts of the upcoming fixture were on the receiving end.
After having posted a monumental 261 runs on board, Knight Riders failed to defend it as their bowlers were taken to the cleaners. Barring Sunil Narine who tried to hold the run carnage from one end to some extent, it was a day to forget for the Eden homers. Hence the iconic venue surely indicates that if the batters bide their time in the middle for a while, Eden Gardens has proved to be a batter's paradise.
Meanwhile, speaking of Delhi Capitals, the side is currently languishing among the bottom-placed teams in the IPL points table. After putting Mumbai Indians (MI) through their batting wrath, the side will be surely riding high on their confidence and will be taking inspiration to keep up their mojo heading into the mighty Eden Gardens clash. However, they will be wary of the fact that KKR have had put 250-plus scores twice so far and their wounds are still fresh from the earlier reverse fixture against Kolkata. Notably, DC were mauled by Knights as they ended up posting a gigantic 276 on the board.
On the tactical acumen front, home captain Shreyas Iyer has failed to utilize his bowlers efficiently. Moreover, after recent drubbing, keeping the spirits of his bowling unit will pose a bigger challenge when they tstep into Eden Gardens on Monday. While Delhi Capitals are already inflicted with some injury challenges with key players like David Warner and Ishant Sharma missing the IPL 2024 games. Besides, it will be interesting to see whether ace wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav makes a comeback and plays a massive role in containing the run carnage. Furthermore, will Jake Fraser-McGurk be successfully stopped from toying with Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers will keep the cricket aficionados intrigued in the upcoming IPL 2024 clash.
Probable Playing XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Phil Salt (Wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Impact Player: Anukul Roy
Delhi Capitals:
Jake Fraser McGurk, Prithvi Shaw, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/Wk), Abhishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Lizaad Williams
Impact Player: Rasikh Dar Salam
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