Match number 28 of IPL 2023 will see a perennial underachiever take on a team which hasn't won the title in 8 years.
Delhi Capitals, who are currently at the bottom of the points table and still looking for their first win will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders, who last won the IPL title in 2014.
Thursday, April 20 is a double header day and this will be the evening game at 7:30 PM IST.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Thursday:
What: IPL 2023 Match 28
Teams: Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders
When: April 20, Thursday - 7:30 PM IST start. Toss at 7 PM IST
Where: Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: The two teams played each other twice. DC won both matches - the first one by 44 runs and the second one by 4 wickets
Overall Head to Head:
Played: 32
Won by PBKS: 15
Won by RCB: 16
No result: 1
Where the two teams finished last season: Delhi Capitals finished 5th, while Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Delhi Capitals - Played - 14, Won - 7, Lost - 7, Points - 14
Kolkata Knight Riders - Played - 14, Won - 6, Lost - 8, Points - 12
Captains:
Delhi Capitals- David Warner
Kolkata Knight Riders - Nitish Rana
Likely Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (C), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Aman Khan, Abishek Porel (WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje,
Kolkata Knight Riders: Jason Roy, N Jagadeesan (WK), Venkatesh Iyer , Nitish Rana (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy
Full squads:
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (C), Axar Patel, Manish Pandey, Phil Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Prithvi Shaw, Rilee Rossouw, Lungi Ngidi, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Ishant Sharma, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Aman Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (C), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, David Wiese, Umesh Yadav, Jason Roy
Weather Forecast for Delhi on April 20:
Maximum Temperature: 35 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 22 degrees celsius
Clear skies in the evening. Air quality very unhealthy
Wind: 7 kmph
Cloud Cover: 9 %
Chances of rain: 1%
Stadium Capacity: 41,842
Pitch: Should be a good track to bat on. Spinners could come into play towards the latter part of the match. Captain winning the toss is likely to elect to field first. Team batting second has won 43 of 79 IPL matches at this venue
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Impact Player: Both captains will have a list of up to 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
