KOL vs DC (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals), Qualifier 2 - Match Information
Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, Qualifier 2
Date: 13th October 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
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KOL vs DC, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 58 matches is 159 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 36% of its matches. The team winning the toss will look to bowl first here.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 68% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
KOL vs DC, Head to Head
In the 29 matches played between these 2 teams, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 15 matches and Delhi Capitals have won 12 matches. Batsmen of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
KOL vs DC Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Shikhar Dhawan
He is 3rd highest runs getter with 551 runs this season and thus should be a must-have.
He has scored 24 and 46 runs against Kolkata in their last 2 clashes this season
Dhawan is averaging 56 fantasy points per match this season which is a staggering number.
Nitish Rana
He scored 36 and 15 against Delhi in group stage matches played.
However, in the recent 6 matches he has come good as fantasy points scored by him read 30, 19, 32, 51, 60 & 52 in these matches.
He has been a part of winning fantasy team in 4 out of his last 6 games played
Shubman Gill
With 381 runs, he is the 2nd highest run scorer for Kolkata this season.
He has performed way better in the 2nd leg than the 1st leg as his scores read 29, 56, 57, 7, 30, 9, 13 & 48 here in the U.A.E.
He has a great batting record at Sharjah as his scores in 5 matches are 57, 56, 34, 30, 28.
KOL vs DC Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Avesh Khan
With 23 wickets in 15 matches, he is the 2nd highest wicket taker this season.
In 9 out of his 15 matches, he was included in the fantasy Dream team, and such has been his consistency.
In the group stage games against Kolkata he has scored 111 and 29 fantasy points respectively.
Lockie Ferguson
Since the restart, Ferguson has not been wicketless in a match as he has taken 2, 3, 2, 1, 2 & 2 wickets respectively in his 6 matches in the U.A.E. Therefore, he is a must have in the team
He also has more than decent record against Delhi in the Indian T20 league having picked up 4 wickets in his 4 matches against them.
Anrich Nortje
Nortje has taken 10 wickets and has scored 37, 56, 29, 63, 31, 60 & 68 fantasy points respectively in 7 matches.
At Sharjah he has taken 8 wickets in 5 matches, taking at least one wicket in each of the 5 matches, thus has assured fantasy points here as well.
KOL vs DC Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Venkatesh Iyer
With a total of 265 runs and 3 wickets, Venkatesh Iyer has given points with both bat and ball this season.
In his 7 matches this season, he has scored 40, 53, 24, 113, 78, 33, 89 & 62 fantasy points respectively and thus has given guaranteed returns in every match.
He can be a great C/vc candidate for this match.
Sunil Narine
He has been terrific with the ball since the start of 2nd leg of Indian T20 league having picked up 10 wickets in 6 matches played
He has given 49 points every match on an average this season
Overall, in the Indian T20 league, Narine has taken 19 wickets against Delhi in 17 inns that he has bowled. In his last 7 games he has managed to take atleast one wicket in 5 games
Axar Patel
With 15 wickets, he is the 2nd highest wicket taker for Delhi this season
He has played 11 matches and in only thrice out of these matches he was not in the winning fantasy team; such has been his consistency.
On an average he has given 50 points per game this season
KOL vs DC Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Delhi Capitals are Prithvi Shaw with 91 match fantasy points. Rishabh Pant with 72 match fantasy points and Shimron Hetmyer with 54 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Kolkata Knight Riders are Sunil Narine with 170 match fantasy points. Lockie Ferguson with 80 match fantasy points and Shubman Gill with 41 match fantasy points.
KOL vs DC Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Avesh Khan has an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and a medium XFactor.
Venkatesh Iyer has an average of 65 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.9 and a low XFactor.
Lockie Ferguson has an average of 56 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Shikhar Dhawan has an average of 41 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Anrich Nortje has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and a low XFactor.
KOL vs DC Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: R. Pant
Batters: N. Rana, S. Dhawan and S. Gill
All-Rounders: A. Patel, S. Narine and V. Iyer
Bowlers: A. Nortje, A. Khan, L. Ferguson and T. Curran
Captain: A. Khan
Vice-Captain: V. Iyer
KOL vs DC (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals), Qualifier 2 Preview
Qualifier 2 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 has Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Delhi Capitals. The match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Kolkata Knight Riders have played 15 matches in the series and they are currently ranked fourth on the points table, while Delhi Capitals have also played 15 matches in the series and they will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot.
In their previous encounter in this series, Sunil Narine was the Man of the Match and Sunil Narine scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata Knight Riders with 108 match fantasy points while Avesh Khan topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Delhi Capitals with 111 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets. The top fantasy player for Kolkata Knight Riders was Sunil Narine who scored 170 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Chennai Super Kings, Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets. The top fantasy player for Delhi Capitals was Prithvi Shaw who scored 91 fantasy points.