Delhi Capitals Seek Stability Ahead of KKR Clash

Delhi Capitals have been inconsistent in their recent matches, suffering three losses in their last five games. Despite this, they remain in the top half of the points table and are still in contention for a top-two finish.

Kolkata Knight Riders Struggling

Kolkata Knight Riders have also been inconsistent, winning three and losing three in their first six matches. They have struggled with batting, particularly at the top order, and have the worst average among all teams in the middle order.

Key Matchups and Tactics

• KL Rahul has a good record against Sunil Narine, scoring 114 runs off 85 balls.
• Axar Patel and Co. will be eager to make amends against Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine.
• Dushmantha Chameera could prove useful against Andre Russell.
• Ajinkya Rahane has struggled against spin this season, with 100 runs in 81 balls against spin, averaging 20.00 with a strike rate of 123.46.

Probable XIs

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh/Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy