Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predictions: KR's inconsistency makes it difficult to label them as favourites in this match.

Playing in their sixth game of the season Delhi Capitals will welcome Kolkata Knight Riders in the 28th game of the season at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on 20th April. Delhi is yet to get its first win of the campaign and will be looking to do it in this tie. Who will win this game?

Delhi Capitals

The Capitals have had a disastrous start to their campaign, losing all five matches played so far. With just nine matches left, they must start winning soon if they are to remain in the race for the top four.

Despite David Warner's excellent performances with the bat, the rest of the Capitals' batting lineup has failed to support him. Despite having talented batsmen such as Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, and Yash Dhull, they have not lived up to expectations on the field.

To turn things around, the Capitals could give Phil Salt and Rovman Powell a chance to play. Axar Patel has been a pleasant surprise with the bat, contributing with a couple of good innings. The bowling has also been inconsistent, with talented bowlers such as Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, and Anrich Nortje struggling to keep the opposition batsmen under control.

To catch up with the other teams, the team management will need to come up with a new strategy soon, and we expect to see a few changes in the playing eleven for the next match.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Lineup

David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed

Kolkata Knight Riders

The Kolkata Knight Riders had a good start to the tournament, but have lost consecutive matches in the past week. Nonetheless, they have a chance to make a comeback against the Capitals, who are demoralized.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and N Jagadeesan are key for KKR to get a good start. While Gurbaz has played well in patches, Jagadeesan has struggled to find his form from the domestic circuit.

The middle order, consisting of Venkatesh Iyer, Nitesh Rana, and Rinku Singh, is in excellent form and will be the primary run-scorers. However, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, the two finishers, have yet to show their capabilities.

The spin trio of Varun Chakaravarthy, Suyash Sharma, and Sunil Narine have performed well with a combined 19 wickets. In contrast, the seamers have struggled. Umesh Yadav has only taken 1 wicket in 5 innings, while Shardul Thakur and Lockie Ferguson have also not been in great form. KKR's inconsistency makes it difficult to label them as favourites in this match.

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Lineup

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), N Jagadeesan, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy

Expert betting tips

The pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi is known to offer a fair and balanced playing field for both batsmen and bowlers, unlike other grounds. In the two matches played here so far, the average first-inning score has been around 167. However, teams batting first will aim to score above 180 to give their bowlers a competitive total to defend. In the previous match held here, the slow bowlers had an advantage. With the threat of dew affecting the ball in the second innings, the team winning the toss will likely choose to bat first on this slow surface. Though there are some grassy patches, they may only offer limited movement for the bowlers, especially at the start of the match. We expect Delhi to get their first win of the campaign.