Preview: Delhi currently sit in fourth place in the standings with six wins and three losses. They will hope to register a win against KKR and move up in the IPL 2025 standings. The side is coming off a disappointing loss against RCB at their home ground. However, with the season moving at its fag end, it will be important that DC pull up their socks as two other teams are just behind them with almost a similar situation. On the other hand, KKR have not picked up their form. With three wins, five losses, and a no-result fixture in nine games, the Kolkata-based side currently sits in seventh place in the standings, and they will hope to register their fourth win of the season. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side is in a must-win situation, and another defeat could be their potential exit.
Indian Premier League 2025, 48th Match, DC vs KKR
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 PM
Pitch Report: The Delhi wicket has traditionally favoured batters, and the story has been similar this season too. However, in the previous game (DC vs RCB), Bengaluru skipper opted to bowl first, considering the wicket won’t change much as the match progresses. The surface remained slow throughout and the batters had to play smartly to score runs. Notably, the track is expected to pan out similarly, considering the upcoming game is taking place just 48 hours later. The team winning the toss will look to bowl first.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Delhi Capitals (DC): Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (w), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
