Delhi Capital can retrieve the top position with a win on Kolkata Knight Riders and transfer in an inch of the IPL 2025 playoff spots.
The Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) is still entering the final stretch with four playoff spots on the line. In the match 48, Delhi Capital (DC) hosted Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Arun Jaitley Stadium. DC has a chance to go to the top and touch the distance of IPL 2025 playoff spots. KKR will be desperate to revive its campaign after two deficit and a no-regalt. KKR is not out of the playoff race, but he needs to win all his matches from this point.
Matching details
- match: Delhi Capital vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 48, IPL 2025
- date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Time: 7:30 pm IST
- broadcast: Star Sports Network, Jiohotstar App/Website
DC vs KKR match preview
Delhi Capital, led by Estute Emper Patel, is a force to recon in IPL 2025, which is fourth in the nine -nine wins in the nine matches. DC’s campaign has been concrete, despite the loss of six wickets to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) recently. The FAF will aim to be in DC playoffs, with the performance of players like KL Rahul, Abishek Porl and Kuldeep Yadav with Do Plessis.
Kolkata Knight Riders, Defending Champion, has launched an inconsistent campaign. Even though he is still alive in the race, KKR has won only three matches of the nine matches. His recent match against Punjab Kings ended in the no-regent due to rain, and a shocking loss was chasing 112 against the same team. Captain Ajinkya Rahane has been in a fine form. But KKR’s inconsistent performance and dependence on players like Andre Russell and Sunil Narin made it a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report
The Pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium has traditionally been a batting paradise, with a difficult surface in the side of small boundaries and high scores. However, in the IPL 2025, the pitch has shown signs of wear, offering for spinners in later stages. This season is around 180–190 average score, in which teams first took a slight lead. Dew is unlikely to play an important role due to low humidity, making the toss less decisive. Expect spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakarwarthi to be important in the middle overs.
DC vs KKR head-to-head records
- Total matching: 37
- KKR won: 18
- DC won: 15
- No result: 1
- Arun Jaitley at Stadium: DC has won 4 out of 10 matches against KKR.
- Recent form: DC has won three of the last five matches. However, KKR has won the last two matches.
11 predicted to play
Delhi capitals
Faf du plessis, abishek porel, karun nair, kl rahul (wk), axar patel (c), tristan stubbs, vipraj nigam, mitchell starc, dushanmantha chamera, kuldeep yadav, mukash kumar
- Impact player: Ashutosh Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rampandeep Singh/Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Moin Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana
- Impact player: Angkarish Raghuvanshi
DC vs KKR match prediction
The capitals of Delhi gained an edge in this match due to their better form and home benefits. His bowling attack led by Kuldeep Yadav and Mitchell Starc is well suited to take advantage of spin-friendly situations at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Despite the mid-order concerns, DC’s top order has been consistent, and players like Abishek Porl and Axer Patel are likely to redeem KKR’s incompatible bowling.
However, KKR cannot be underestimated. Ajinkya Rahane’s form (271 runs at a strike rate of 146.48) and Andre Russell and Sunil Narin’s explosive game could be converted into their favor. Nevertheless, his recent batting collapse against Punjab Kings and more dependence on major players make him unsafe against DC’s disciplined attack.
Chance of victory,
- Delhi Capital: 60%
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 40%
expected outcome: Delhi’s capitals are expected to win by a margin of 15-20 runs or 6 wickets, in which Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel have played an important role. However, if the top order of KKR caught fire, they can make it a close competition.
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