Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Match 16 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, has Delhi Capitals taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Delhi Capitals have played three matches in the series and are ranked seventh on the points table, while Kolkata Knight Riders have played two matches in the series and they will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot. In the last match played by Delhi Capitals against Chennai Super Kings, DC beat CSK by 20 runs.

The top point-getters for Delhi are David Warner with 85 match fantasy points, Mukesh Kumar with 85 match fantasy points and Rishabh Pant with 85 match fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata Knight Riders won by seven wickets. The top point-getters for KKR are Sunil Narine with 96 match fantasy points, Venkatesh Iyer with 77 match fantasy points and Phil Salt with 64 match fantasy points.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface 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 161 runs.

The team winning the toss should look to bowl first as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the chasing side.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report

The temperature will hover around 28 degrees C and humidity is expected to be around 82%. Winds at a speed of 6.9 m/s are expected.

Head-to-Head

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