IPL 2022, KKR vs DC: Kolkata Knight Riders to play Delhi Capitals

Mumbai: Table topper Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 19 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday.

Kolkata had a flying start after beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in their opening match. But it suffered a 3-wicket loss in the second match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. KKR, however, bounced back with two wins in a row, defeating Punjab Kings and five-time champions Mumbai Indians to sit on top of the points table.

Delhi too started their campaign with a win but failed to continue the momentum as they lost their next two matches to new entrants Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants respectively. Delhi is currently placed seventh in the team standings with one win and two losses.

The Kolkata squad is looking set but skipper Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Rana will have to return to form to strengthen their batting department.

On the other hand, David Warner and Anrich Nortje returned to the DC line-up in the last game, but it did not make much of a difference as they lost to Lucknow Super Giants. The addition of Mitchell Marsh, however, will add more depth to their batting and bowling departments.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (Captain) Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Ashok Sharma, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammed Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav.

Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal. (UNI)