DC vs KKR; Kolkata gunning for fourth consecutive win:Do-or-die match for both teams, Knights unbeaten against Delhi since 2023

In IPL today, Delhi Capitals will face the Kolkata Knight Riders. The match will be played at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium from 7:30 PM. For both teams, this match is a do-or-die situation. The team is in seventh position with 8 points from 10 matches. To keep playoff hopes alive, they need to win all their remaining four matches. Meanwhile, KKR, positioned at eighth, needs to win all five matches to reach the next round. DC vs KKR, head-to-head record: Both teams faced each other for the 35th time 35 matches have been played between the two teams so far. DC has won 15, and KKR has won 19 matches. One match ended without a result. In the match played between them last season, Kolkata won, and Delhi have not won against the Knight Riders since 2023. Delhi batters struggling against spinners Delhi’s management is worried about their batting. In previous matches, whenever the pitch helped the bowlers, Delhi’s top order collapsed like a house of cards. Against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the team was at one point 9 runs for 6 wickets. The batters also appeared to struggle against Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan and Chennai’s spinners. In such a situation, the team feels that batsmen will be able to score runs freely only on flat pitches. KL Rahul has scored 445 runs for Delhi this season. His strike rate has been around 180. He is the team’s top run scorer. Kuldeep Yadav’s poor season, pacers also leaking runs Delhi’s bowling has proven to be the weakest link this season. Main spinner Kuldeep Yadav is going through a bad phase of his career. He has taken only 7 wickets in 10 matches and has given runs at an economy rate of over 10. Fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan and Aaquib Nabi Dar have an economy rate between 11 and 13. Axar Patel (9 wickets) is the team’s top wicket-taker. KKR’s strength is spin, but top order is a headache The good thing for Kolkata Knight Riders is that their spinners are consistently taking wickets. Varun has 10 wickets to his name, and Narine has 9 wickets. However, the opening pair of captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi is not giving the team the start as expected. Apart from Rinku Singh, there has been a lack of consistency in the middle order as well. KKR’s batsmen will have to take responsibility to win matches. Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium is considered favourable for batting in the IPL. Due to the flat pitch and short boundaries (60-66 meters), high-scoring matches take place here. However, the results of the last two matches have been different. 101 IPL matches have been played on this pitch. Out of these, teams batting first won 48 times and teams chasing won 52 times. One match was abandoned. Delhi weather report On Friday, the temperature in Delhi during the match is expected to remain between approximately 28 degrees and 32 degrees. There is no possibility of rain.