दरारों वाली 22 गज की पट्टी पूछेगी 22 सवाल, पटेल का पिच को लेकर बवाल

New Delhi. It is said that the burnt buttermilk of milk also blows and drinks this saying that Delhi fits perfectly on the team of Delhi Capitals. After the defeat against RCB on Sunday, a lot of questions arose about the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium and the interesting thing is that Delhi got entangled in its own trap.

The batting of Delhi Capitals failed against RCB and in such a situation, when Kolkata will fight with Knight Riders here on Tuesday, the team’s eyes will be on better batting in the middle overs. Delhi has suffered two defeats in their last four matches, including the defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday and the team would like to avoid stuttering in the final matches of the league stage.

Plan will be made according to the pitch

In the last four matches, Delhi’s team has been able to bat well in pieces. In the top order, Abhishek Porel has batted with aggressive attitude but after making a comeback, veteran Faf du Plessi had to bathe on the slow nature pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium and he will have to harmonize it as soon as possible. Lokesh Rahul has been the most successful batsman of Delhi in the current session but on Sunday, he was failed to raise fast runs against spinners. He would like to perform better against the experienced spin pair of Sunil Narayan and Varun Chakraborty. Delhi will also expect a good innings from Karun Nair so that all the burden in the middle order did not come on Rahul. KKR has level spinners who can present a tough challenge to the hosts. On the moving pitch, Delhi captain Akshar Patel took two wickets in the last match in the bowling department but he did not get together from the other end.

Do or die match for Kolkata

The confidence of Knight Riders will be slightly reduced after battling in the rain -affected match against Punjab Kings. KKR has just seven points and is running in seventh position in the team table. The team has failed to win in their last three matches, in which they lost two and one match was inconclusive. KKR will have to win this match to keep the hope of making a place in the play -offs, because the defeat after Delhi will make the way to make a place in his play -offs. The team is facing trouble in various departments. Quinton Dickock and Rahamanullah Gurbaz have got the opportunity to start the innings. Rahane and young Angkash are very much dependent on Raghuvanshi to score runs. Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh have not left much impact in the procession. The bowling of the team is also a matter of concern. KKR bowlers are having trouble breaking the salute couples, due to which the opposing teams are making a big score against them. In the last match, Punjab Kings openers added 120 runs. KKR’s team managed to bowl better in the death overs but Narayan, Chakravarti, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana will have to make collective efforts to curb the run pace against Delhi.

Possible playing XI of both teams

Delhi Capitals: Akshar Patel (Captain), Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmanant Chamera, Faf du Plessi

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Moin Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty