IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Playing XI Against Kolkata Night Riders | DC vs KKR (Match No. 48 )

IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Playing XI Against Kolkata Night Riders | DC vs KKR (Match No. 48 )

After an exciting series of matches, the Delhi Capitals will play their next match against the defending champions, the Kolkata Knight Riders. This season, Delhi has performed exceptionally well, with their best performance in IPL history featuring consistent contributions from various players under Axar Patel's captaincy. This article will discuss DC’s playing XI for the upcoming match.

Delhi Capitals began their campaign with four consecutive victories against Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. However, the team has since lost three matches against Mumbai, RCB and Gujarat in the last four games. Several players, including KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, and Captain Axar Patel, have performed well for the team. Delhi is currently in second place in the points table with 12 points from the last eight matches.

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Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI Against Kolkata Night Riders

Top Order

For the top order, Delhi Capitals will have a lethal opening combination with Abhishek Puri and South African Faf du Plessis. Abhishek has performed well for the team, scoring consistently, while Faf had a strong start to the season but missed a few matches due to injury and rejoined the team in the last match against RCB. In the third position, the team will have Karun Nayar, who is also coming off a great domestic season and has performed fairly well for the team so far this season.

Middle Order

For the middle order, Delhi Capitals will have captain Axar Patel at number 4, while KL Rahul is expected to bat around him depending on the situation due to his floater role this season. At number 6, Delhi Capitals will feature South African hitter Tristan Stubbs. In the lower middle order, DC will include Ashutosh Sharma, along with Vipraj Nigam, who is also contributing with both bat and ball to the team.

Bowlers

In the bowling attack, Mitchell Starc will lead the pace department, joined by two Indian pacers, Mohit Sharma and Mukesh Kumar. In the spin department, Delhi Capitals will feature two world-class options: Kuldeep Yadav and captain Axar Patel, alongside young Vipraj Nigam, who will bowl during the middle overs. 

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