However, the team might still stick to Shakib Al Hasan given the slow nature of the pitch. The team winning the toss will opt to chase as the chasing teams have won five out of seven games in Sharjah so far this season.įor KKR, Andre Russell hasn't fully recovered from the injury. The team chocked severely under pressure and now since they are just a step away from the finals, Delhi Capitals will surely have to regroup and chalk out new strategies. However, their defeat against the Chennai Super Kings surfaced a few cracks in the side. IPL 2021, KKR vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets Check todays IPL match live score, scorecard, ball by ball commentary and highlights of match between. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals maintained their form in the season. KKR vs DC Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, Head to Head and Other Things You Need To Know About VIVO IPL 2021 Qualifier 2. A superb unbeaten 39 from Mark Boucher led to Royal Challengers Bangalore thrilling five-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the high-voltage game of the fifth match of a Indian. Their top order looks good, their spinners have plucked wickets at regular intervals and have done extremely well in the last eight games. Watch the highlights of MI vs RCB 5th Match IPL 2008 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 5th T20 match first time played between Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians at Mumbai in 20th April 2008. Things have looked quite good for KKR from the time the UAE leg of the tournament began.
But before that let's have a look at the preview of the match. We shall be bringing you the live score updates of the game in this live blog. The match will take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakraborty.The Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will take on each other in Qualifier 2 of the IPL 2021. Avesh Khan took three wickets for 13 runs in the last match against KKR at the same ground.ĭelhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Tom Curran/Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje. KKR look very balanced with the presence of all-rounders like Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine and Shakib, while Kagiso Rabada's poor form for Delhi Capitals remains a cause for concern. Andre Russell's fitness is also a cause of concern for KKR, but Shakib Al Hasan made his place in the playing XI and impressed a lot with his performance. Marcus Stoinis' fitness remains a cause of concern for Delhi Capitals who, if fit, will replace Tom Curran in the playing XI. Kolkata performance in IPL 2021 Phase 1 was very poor and hardly anyone would have thought that this team would be able to reach the playoffs, while Delhi Capitals team reached the playoffs by topping the IPL points table. Delhi Capitals has lost to MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the first qualifier, while KKR defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Eliminator.
Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will clash tonight in the second qualifier, set to be played at Sharjah. New Delhi: After Mumbai Indians' exit from IPL, this season a new team will be crowned as champions in the next two days.