Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced their list of impact players for Match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
The match is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, April 29, with Axar Patel leading DC and Ajinkya Rahane captaining KKR.
Delhi Capitals began IPL 2025 strongly with four straight wins, topping the table early on. However, they’ve been inconsistent lately, losing three of their last five games. They’ve also struggled at home, with two losses in three matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Despite this, DC still sit in the top four and remain strong contenders for a top-two finish.
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Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, haven’t lived up to their title-winning form. They started with three wins and three losses, followed by two more defeats, while their last match was washed out by rain. KKR are currently seventh with 7 points from 9 matches and need a win to stay in the playoff race. Their batting, especially the openers, has been a major concern.
In head-to-head matches, KKR lead DC 18-15 overall, but DC have won 3 of the last 5 encounters since 2022.
After winning the toss, DC captain Axar Patel chose to bowl first, saying it’s easier to bat later in the game. He said:
“We will field first, it becomes easier to bat in the second innings because of the dew.”
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On the other hand, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane mentioned how tough it is to understand the pitch and confirmed a change in the team. He said:
“We have one change, Anukul Roy comes in. It’s hard to read the wicket.”
IPL 2025: DC vs KKR – Playing XIs & Impact Players
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Ramandeep Singh, Luvnith Sisodia
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar
Delhi Capitals: Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tripurana Vijay, Donovan Ferreira
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