IPL 2020, DC vs KXIP, Match 2, latest updates: The tournament opened with the Chennai Super Kings beating the Mumbai Indians in the first game. Delhi Capitals now face Kings XI Punjab in the second match in Dubai.
DC vs KXIP, IPL 2020 Match 2 Preview: Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, both considered future captains of India’s cricket team, will have their tasks cut short as they look to lead Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab to a winning start in IPL 2020, which is played in the UAE due to the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped India.
Helping Iyer and Rahul will be former archrivals Ricky Ponting and Anil Kumble respectively. And one of the things that will be high on the priority list for both the current captains and the legends sitting in the dugout will be coming back with the IPL title that has eluded them both.
On paper, Delhi Capitals appear to have a slight edge, especially in the turns department, with the street trio R Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Axar Patel ahead of their counterparts on the Mohali-based side. Amit Mishra has had the most hat-tricks (3) in the tournament and Ashwin, who was part of their team last year, is well known to KXIP.
One hopes that both Mishra and Ashwin will show up in conditions that are expected to help spinners, which is likely to cause Anil Kumble concern as their spinning department doesn’t seem to have the firepower they would have liked. Mujeeb Zadran is the only spinner set for Rahul, and Maxwell is more than happy to roll on his arm often.
On the batting front, the Capitals have one of India’s best international varieties, including Prithvi Shaw, Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, plus West Indian Shimron Hetmyer.
KXIP can more than match its opponents in the hitting department with some of the best hitters in the form of Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell and Rahul.
Maxwell’s confidence should be through the roof after his ODI series winning century (108) against England in Manchester. He also had a memorable run the last time the IPL was held in the United Arab Emirates, albeit partially, in 2014 when he scored 552 runs in 16 games.
The KXIP has a dangerous opening pairing in Gayle and Rahul with Mayank Agarwal to watch. But it remains to be seen if Gayle, 40, will remain a regular feature at the top of the order this time around.
The Capitals may come to a surprise by picking the Big Bash League’s most wicketed player, Daniel Sams, along with Kagiso Rabada, leaving out India leader Ishant Sharma, who has had a disappointing IPL over the years. years.
For KXIP, India’s strike bowler Mohammad Shami will head up the pacing department and the side will be largely dependent on him producing the products.
Ashwin, on the other hand, would like to put all the ‘Mankading’ talk behind him and focus on the job at hand alongside Mishra, who is the second-biggest IPL wicket catcher with 157 scalps.
However, history favors KXIP, which has won four of the last five matches, but it was the capitals that emerged victorious in the last match between the two teams in the 2019 season.
WHAT: IPL 2020, Match 2
WHEN: September 20, 730 pm IST
WHERE: Dubai
TELECAST: Star Sports Network
LIVE STREAM: Disney + Hotstar
Squads:
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Rishabh Pant (week), Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Alex Carey (week), Avesh Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav.
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, James Neesham, Nicholas Pooran (week), Ishan Porel, Arshdeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, Krishnappa Gowtham, Harpreet Brar, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Ravi Bishnoi, Simran Singh (week), Jagadeesha Suchith, Tajinder Singh, Hardus Viljoen.
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