Match 47 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals (KKR vs DC). The match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Monday. Kolkata Knight Riders have played eight matches and are ranked second on the points table with 10 points, while Delhi Capitals have played 10 matches and are ranked fifth with 10 points. In the last match played by Kolkata Knight Riders against Punjab Kings, Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. The top fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Sunil Narine who scored 143 fantasy points.
The other top point-getters were Andre Russell with 116 match fantasy points, Phil Salt with 83 and Shreyas Iyer with 73 match fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs. The top fantasy player for Delhi Capitals was Jake Fraser-McGurk who scored 125 fantasy points. The other top point-getters were Axar Patel with 148 match fantasy points and Rishabh Pant with 143 match fantasy points.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 181 runs. The pitch is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
Weather Report
The temperature is expected to be around 32 degree C with 61% humidity. Winds at a speed of 5.16 m/s are expected.
Head-to-Head
In the 34 matches played between these two teams, Kolkata Knight Riders’ batters have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for Delhi Capitals.
In their previous encounter in this series, Sunil Narine was the Man of the Match as he scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 157 match fantasy points while Tristan Stubbs topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Delhi Capitals with 98 match fantasy points.
Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is a high-risk, high-returns player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 90 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.2. He is a top-order batter who bats left-handed. In the last eight matches, Narine has scored 357 runs averaging 44.6 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling off-break and in recent matches, he has taken 10 wickets, averaging 22.3.
Andre Russell
Andre Russell is an all-rounder with an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a right-handed batter. In the last eight matches, Russell has scored 179 runs averaging 44.8 per match. Russell also bowls decently, bowling right-arm fast and in recent matches, he has taken nine wickets, averaging at 18.9.
Philip Salt
Phil Salt can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 63 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.2. He is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recent eight matches, Salt has scored 324 runs averaging 46.3 per match.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is a high-risk, high-returns player for your Fantasy Team. Kuldeep has an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. He bowls slow left-arm chinaman and in the recently played seven matches, he has taken 12 wickets at an average of 19.2.
Tristan Stubbs
Tristan Stubbs is a wicket-keeper with an average of 52 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last 10 matches, Stubbs has scored 273 runs averaging 68,3 per match. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling off-break and in recent matches, he has taken 2 wickets, averaging 5.5 per match.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel is an all-rounder with an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recently played 10 matches, he has scored 134 runs averaging 26.8 per match. Axar also bowls decently, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches, he has taken seven wickets, averaging 34.7 per match.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.5. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recently played eight matches, Iyer has scored 218 runs averaging 36.3 per match.
Khaleel Ahmed
Khaleel Ahmed is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 38 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.3. He bowls left-arm medium and in the last 10 matches, Ahmed has taken 12 wickets at an average of 29.3.
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakaravarthy is a bowler with an average of 33 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He bowls leg-break googly and in the recently played eight matches, Chakaravarthy has taken eight wickets at an average of 35.3.
Fantasy Team
Wicket-Keepers: Phil Salt and Rishabh Pant
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Shreyas Iyer, Jake Fraser-McGurk
All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Axar Patel
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar
Captain: Sunil Narine
Vice-Captain: Rishabh Pant
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