DC vs KKR Match Prediction IPL 2025: Match 48 Preview, Pitch Report, and Who will win Today’s Match?

Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 48 Preview

DC vs KKR Match Prediction 2025: Both Team’s Recent Form

Delhi Capitals were doing well in the first half of the season with four straight wins but they are off balance recently with three losses in the last five matches. Kolkata Knight Riders are having a mixed season of IPL after a great tournament last year where they won the title. They have just one win in the last five games. Their last match produced no result due to rain.

DC vs KKR Head-to-Head Records in IPL

The head-to-head record between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders have been in favour of Kolkata Knight Riders with a scoreline of 18-15. Delhi Capitals have won three less matches in the history of IPL. Two matches in the lead of three were won by Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season itself and Delhi need to give a solid reply of that to Kolkata in this match.

Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Team Previews

Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals are looking strong this season with 6 wins from 9 matches. They are sitting strong on the fourth spot in the points table. They are eying to take back their top spot in this match. They have players like KL Rahul, Axar Patel and Mitchell Starc doing well this season in their progress. In the last five games, Delhi Capitals have won two matches and need to improve that. They will be playing at home ground which is an edge over Kolkata but they need to be very careful against Kolkata Knight Riders. Delhi Capitals lost the last match on this ground against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets as their batting collapsed while batting first. KL Rahul was the top run getter with 41 runs while Axar Patel took two early wickets to keep Delhi in the match but they lost the match due to an expensive over from Mukesh Kumar against Tim David.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders have been struggling this season, with only 3 wins out of 9 games. Kolkata Knight Riders are making stupid decisions in this season and no one knows who is taking them. KKR gave Spencer Johnson an opportunity in those matches where Moeen Ali could have done well like a match against Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow had more left handers in the batting lineup which Moeen could have exploited. They held back their second most run getter this season, Angkrish Raghuvanshi till the 7th wicket in a 190+ chase against Gujarat Titans. They didn’t even stop there, they stopped Andre Russell from bowling another over after he got the first breakthrough against Punjab Kings in the last match. For your info, the first wicket Russell took was after a partnership of 120 runs. KKR must win this match if they want to stay in the playoff race.

DC vs KKR, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Pitch Report and Weather Report

The weather in Delhi will be very hot with a temperature between 31-38°C. The clouds will be clear with no chances of rain whatsoever. This is the fourth match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi this season and the 94th overall match with an average score of 170 runs, which shows this ground produces high scoring matches. However the last match was a low scoring encounter between DC and RCB.

DC vs KKR Session Score Based on Scenario

• In the first case, If Kolkata Knight Riders win the toss and bowls first, then Delhi Capitals are expected to score a total of 60-70 runs in the powerplay. DC scored a total of 200-210 runs in their 20 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders chased down this total in the season innings to win the match. The last match at this ground was a low scoring match but this will be a high scoring match as the pitch will be switched back to one of the hard pitches.

• In the second case, If Delhi Capitals wins the toss to decide bowling first, Kolkata Knight Riders will score 50-60 runs in the powerplay and a total of 190-200 but Delhi Capitals will chase down this target in the second innings.

So, in both situations, the Chasing Team are predicted to win the match. Last match was also won by RCB (Chasing Team).

DC vs KKR Match 48 , Predicted Playing11

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI

Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Players: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay

Injury Update: None

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rovman Powell, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Impact Players: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy

Injury Updates: None

DC vs KKR Match Prediction Key Performers

Top Batter: KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been a reliable player for Delhi Capitals this season and has shown good intent in this batting approach. He is playing good impactful innings for his team this season. KL Rahul has not scored a single digit score in his last ten innings, including eight in this IPL. His lowest score is 15 runs against Mumbai Indians this season. His unbeaten 93 against RCB was one of the best knocks of the tournament. He scored 41 in the last match at this venue and will look to excel that in this match.

Top Bowler: Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav has been in top form for DC this season. He is delivering more than good for his team. He remains economical with his variations. Kuldeep has also supported his team in the batting department. He has picked up at least one wicket in every match recently. Kuldeep Yadav’s best of 3/22 came against SRH. He didn;t get a wicket in the last match against RCB but his economy remained under 8 which is a good sign for him to gain confidence in this match. You can definitely consider him in this match for your top bowler of the match.

DC vs KKR Today Match Prediction

The match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders is expected to be a thrilling encounter between the two of the very strong teams of the IPL 2025. Delhi Capitals is however the better team this season but KKR are the defending champions and are expected to display a solid performance in this match. Chasing has been a favorable option at this ground and the chasing team will win this match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.

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