KKR vs DC Live: Game of Destiny! The fate of Kolkata will depend on the result of Rajasthan, this decision was won by the toss

• Kolkata won the toss
• Decided to bowl first
• The fate will depend on the result of Rajasthan

The final match of the league round between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will be played shortly. Earlier at 7 o’clock, both team captains Ajinkya Rahane and Akshar Patel came to the field for the toss. Ajinkya Rahane has won the toss and decided to bowl first. So Delhi is invited to bat first. Captain Ajinkya Rahane did not make any changes in the team. So, Delhi Capitals have made two changes. Aqib Nabi was given a chance in place of Mukesh Kumar. Kuldeep Yadav has made a comeback in place of Tripurana Vijay.

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KKR vs DC Pitch Report

The pitch at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata is considered more beneficial for the batsman. In the opening overs, the pacers can get some help. But as the match progresses, the spinners can dominate. As the outfield is fast, this pitch is useful for the batsmen. However, fielding can be challenging.

A total of 106 matches have been played at Eden Gardens Stadium in the history of IPL. 44 of these matches have been won by teams batting first, while 60 have been won by teams chasing runs. Also, 2 matches have been drawn due to rain. The average first innings score on this ground is around 165 runs. In addition, teams who won the toss have won 53 matches, while teams who have lost the toss have won 51 matches. This season, 3 out of 5 matches have been won by the chasing team. Also, teams batting first have won by more than 200 runs.

Head to head record

A total of 36 matches have been played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in the history of IPL. Out of these, KKR have won 20 matches and Delhi have won 15 and one match has been drawn.

Both teams playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Rowman Powell, Rinku Singh, Tejashwi Dahiya (wicketkeeper), Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Saurabh Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Karthik Tyagi

Impact Substitutes: Finn Allen, Sarthak Ranjan, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi.

Delhi Capitals : Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Sahil Parkh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Akshar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwary, Aukib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi

Impact Substitutes: Tripuran Vijay, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Nitish Rana, Kuldeep Yadav.

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