DC vs KKR Betting Tips, Match Prediction & Analysis – 3rd April 2024, Match 16

The Delhi Capitals aims for a consecutive win as they prepare to face the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 16th match of IPL 2024 at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, April 3. Under Rishabh Pant’s leadership, the Capitals come into this match after snapping a two-game losing streak. Despite previous challenges in defending scores against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, DC managed to secure a win against the Chennai Super Kings in Visakhapatnam.

As for the Kolkata Knight Riders, led by Shreyas Iyer, they are riding a two-game winning streak, having achieved victories in their chase against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru and in defending a total against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata. The Delhi team is keen to conclude their Visakhapatnam home matches on a high note before moving back to their traditional home ground at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi for the rest of their season’s home games.

This match marks the 32nd encounter between KKR and DC in the IPL, and it will be their first face-off at the Vizag venue.

Venue Stats:

• Matches Played: 14
• Matches Won Batting First: 7
• Matches Won Batting Second: 7
• Matches Won Winning Toss: 7
• Matches Won Losing Toss: 7
• Highest Team Total: 206/4
• Lowest Team Total: 92
• Average First Innings Total: 160
• Highest Total Successfully Chased: 173

DC vs KKR Match Pitch report

We can initially have some swing for fast bowlers but overall, it is a neutral pitch. Since it is a fresh pitch, we can expect a good amount of bounce.

DC vs KKR match weather forecast:

The weather forecast for the DC vs KKR match in Vizag indicates a hot and humid evening with temperatures expected to be around 30 degrees Celsius. Dew is likely to influence the game, and there’s no expected rainfall.

DC vs KKR Betting Tips, 3rd April 2024, Match 16:

• Safe Bet: If KKR wins the toss then pick KKR to win the match Odds: 1.9.
• Moderate risk Bet: DC best opening partnership Odds: 1.8-1.9
• Aggressive Bet: 1st Innings total under 185.5 Odds: 2.

DC vs KKR Key players to watch:

• Rishabh Pant: Recent form(runs)- 51, 11, 6, 6, 3
• David Warner: Recent form(runs)- 31, 81, 22, 70, 11
• Anrich Nortje: Recent form(wickets)- (2, 1, 0, 0, 1)W
• Phil Salt: Recent form(runs)- 55, 50, 26, 7, 5
• Mitchell Starc: Recent form(wickets)- (1, 0 0, 1, 0)W

DC vs KKR Key battles:

• David Warner vs Sunil Narine: 160 balls-241 runs-3 wickets.
• Prithvi Shaw vs Varun Chakaravarthy: 25 balls-37 runs-3 wickets.

Who will win today’s IPL Match 16?

Kolkata Knight Riders

DC vs KKR match  predicted lineups:

DC Probable Playing-11

Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.

KKR Probable Playing-11

Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer ©, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Angkrish Raghuvanshi

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