DC vs KKR: Delhi Capitals is hosting Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the ongoing 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2023. Delhi Capitals has had a forgetful start to the ongoing season, losing all five of their matches and is currently sitting at the bottom of the points table. On the other hand, KKR suffered a defeat against Mumbai Indians by five wickets despite Venkatesh Iyer’s impressive century.
DC won the toss and opted to bowl first
DC captain David Warner won the toss and elected to bowl first. He cited the weather as one of the main reasons behind his decision to bowl first. He also revealed that his side has made two changes in the playing XI. He said:
“We will have a bowl first. The weather being around, you don’t know what the total is going to be. We haven’t been disciplined with the ball. We have two changes.”
KKR Captain Nitish Rana seemed confident while talking about his team combination. He feels his team is the favorite in the fixture. He said:
“We are playing after 3 years thanks to Covid. Every thing feels new. We have four changes. Tough to remember. If we play as a unit. It should be tough to beat us.”
DC vs KKR: Playing XI And Impact Player List Of Both The Teams
Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
DC’s Subs: Prithvi Shaw. Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Chetan Sakariya
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Litton Das, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Mandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Varun Chakaravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Kulwant Khejroliya
KKR’s Subs: Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, David Weise, Suyash Sharma and N. Jagadeesan
