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 at the second position on the points table with 10 points, while Delhi Capitals have played 10 matches and are at the fifth position with 10 points. In the last match played by Kolkata Knight Riders against Punjab Kings, Punjab Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. The best fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Sunil Narine, who scored 143 fantasy points.
The other top scorers 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 defeated Mumbai Indians by 10 runs. The best fantasy player for Delhi Capitals was Jake Fraser-McGurk, who scored 125 fantasy points. The other top scorers were Axar Patel with 148 match fantasy points and Rishabh Pant with 143 match fantasy points.
Location report and weather conditions
The pitch at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, will allow good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to hit on the surface. It won't allow much help to the bowlers and taking wickets won't be easy. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 181 runs. The pitch is sporty, with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers. The team that wins the toss can decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Pace or spin?
The location is suitable for both pacers and spinners.
Weather forecast
The temperature is expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 61%. Wind speeds of 5.16 m/s are expected.
Head-to-head
In the 34 matches played between these two teams, the batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders 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 Choice
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is a high risk, high return 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 batsman who bats left-handed. In the last eight matches, Narine has scored 357 runs, an average of 44.6 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling outside the break and in recent matches he has taken 10 wickets, an average of 22.3.
Andre Russel
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 hitter. In the last eight matches, Russell has scored 179 runs, an average of 44.8 per match. Russell also bowls decently, bowling fast with his right arm and in recent matches he has taken nine wickets, at an average of 18.9.
Philip Salt
Phil Salt could be a good choice for your Dream11 team. He is averaging 63 game fantasy points in the last 10 games and has an 8.2 fantasy rating. He is a top right-handed batsman and also has wickets. In the last eight matches, Salt has scored 324 runs, an average of 46.3 per match.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is a high risk, high return player for your Fantasy Team. Kuldeep has averaged 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 8.1. He bowls a slow left-arm Chinese and in the seven matches recently played he has taken 12 wickets at an average of 19.2.
Tristan Stubbs
Tristan Stubbs is a wicketkeeper 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 batsman and also keeps wickets. In the last 10 matches, Stubbs has scored 273 runs, an average of 68.3 per match. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, off-break bowling and in recent matches he has taken 2 wickets, an average of 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 player for your Fantasy team. He is a top left-handed hitter. In the recently played 10 matches, he has scored 134 runs, an average of 26.8 per match. Axar also bowls decently, he bowls slowly with the left arm and in recent matches he has taken seven wickets, an average of 34.7 per match.
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is a good player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He is averaging 47 game fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 8.5. He is a top-class hitter who bats right-handed. In the eight matches played recently, Iyer has scored 218 runs, an average of 36.3 per match.
Khaleel Ahmed
Khaleel Ahmed is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is averaging 38 game fantasy points in the last 10 games and has 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 eight matches played recently, Chakaravarthy has taken eight wickets at an average of 35.3.
Fantasy team
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt and Rishabh Pant
Hitters: 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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