IPL 2019: 26th Match, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals – Players To Watch Out; Now, the action moves to Eden Gardens for the 26th match of the Indian Premier League 2019. Both the sides Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders got enough goods to entertain the crowd with their display of cricket.
Delhi Capitals would like to repeat the show against Kolkata Knight Riders. They won a super over-game against the same opposition at Feroz Shah Kotla and this time, they would like to take those two points without any drama. However, it isn’t that easy though.
Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders are in a tremendous run of form in the tournament. They are making things fall in place with their brilliant display of cricketing skills. Apart from the game against CSK, they always looked quite strong.
We Figured out five crucial players, who will be the cynosure of eyes during the progress of the game:
5. Nitish Rana:
The youngster has shown his skills with the bat for Kolkata Knight Riders. He is one of the key contributors for the team in the tournament so far. They used him as the floater in the tournament so far with no stable position for him.
However, he excelled every time when he was given a chance to bat. With Delhi Capitals having quality bowlers, the batting heroics of Nitish Rana is pretty much important for the team.
Most Probably, he would walk into the middle with intent, as he scored a duck in the previous inning against CSK.
4. Prithvi Shaw:
The young prodigy was the chief run-scorer in the previous meeting of both the side, He smashed a stunning 99-run knock in the game against KKR at Feroz Shah Kotla. As he is facing the same opponent, certainly, he would be the cynosure of the eyes.
He is in a fine nick as well. Shaw smashed Tim Southee to four boundaries on a trot in the previous innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which tells you the story. Hopefully, the youngster would repeat the show.
3. Kagiso Rabada:
The Proteas star bowler was the man of the moment in their previous clash between both the side. His tremendous bowling in the super over of the game and the yorker that he bowled to Andre Russell will always remain on top of the chart.
He would once again be the key player during the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders. If Delhi Capitals wins the game, a lot will depend on the performance of Kagiso Rabada. Such has been his impact for Delhi Capitals.
2. Shreyas Iyer:
The young lad can make the difference for both the sides when they take on each other. The flamboyant striker of the ball has done incredibly well for the team in the previous edition and also putting a similar show in this edition of the tournament.
He would take a lot of confidence from his previous knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he ended up collecting quite a few awards. Apart from his batting, his captaincy calibre will also be tested.
1. Andre Russell:
Any surprises with this name at the top? After his scintillating knocks in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League, he has become a household name in India. Even before the start of the match, the analysts are speaking about the impact of Andre Russell in the game which tells you the story.
Last time, Andre Russell displayed top-class skills against Delhi Capitals, which was outclassed by Prithvi Shaw knock. It was the match, which went down to the wire and it was needed a super over to decide the winner of the game.