The 16th match of the Indian Premier League will see the Delhi Capitals take on the Kolkata Knight Riders at their adopted home ground, the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. This marks the second time the Capitals will play at this venue this season. Their previous encounter, against the Chennai Super Kings, resulted in a convincing 20-run victory, securing their first win of the IPL campaign. Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders remain undefeated, aiming to extend their winning streak in this crucial match.

IPL 2024, DC vs KKR:

• Date and time: April 3; 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM IST
• Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium boasts a reputation for batsman-friendly pitches. These surfaces encourage fluent strokeplay with good bounce, making them ideal for high-scoring encounters. Interestingly, there’s been a trend of spinners gaining some grip and control later in the innings. However, dew in the evening can negate this advantage, swinging things back in favor of the batsmen. Expect a thrilling and potentially high-scoring match at this venue.

DC vs KKR Dream11/ My11Circle Prediction Picks:

• Wicketkeepers: Philip Salt
• Batters: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Venkatesh Iyer
• All-rounders: Axar patel, Mitchell Marsh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
• Bowlers: Mukesh Kumar, Harshit Rana, Khaleel Ahmed

DC vs KKR Dream11/ My11Circle Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

Choice 1: David Warner (c), Andre Russell (vc) Choice 2: Prithvi Shaw (c), Sunil Narine (vc)

DC vs KKR Dream11/ My11Circle Prediction Backups:

Rinku Singh, Ishant Sharma, Shai Hope, Anrich Nortje

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DC vs KKR Dream11/ My11Circle Team for today’s match (April 3, 02:00 PM GMT):

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

• DC wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 50-55
• KKR total: 175-180

Case 2:

• KKR wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 45-50
• DC total: 165-170

Team bowling first to win the contest. Squads Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c), Abishek Porel, Ricky Bhui, SS Chikara, Yash Dhull, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Kumar Kushagra, Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, David Warner (vc), Harry Brook, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Vicky Ostwal, Rasikh Salam, Jhye Richardson, Ishant Sharma Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (vc), Sherfane Rutherford, Phil Salt, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sakib Hussain