Indian T20 League 2022: Match 19- Kolkata vs Delhi: Preview, Probable XIs, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, Broadcasting Details and Updates

Kolkata will be playing in the 19^th match of the Indian T20 League 2022 against Delhi. The match will be played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Kolkata is carrying great momentum into the match. They have won three of their four matches in the tournament and are currently ranked 1 in the points table ahead of the 16^th match of the tournament. On the other Delhi is coming off a defeat and will be looking to bounce back in the next match.

Team News

Kolkata: Kolkata is currently looking like a team where everything is clicking at the right time. Umesh Yadav has been brilliant with the ball and is currently the Purple Cap holder in Indian T20 League 2022. The batting is looking a bit weak at the top but in difficult stages, someone is putting their hands up for the team and winning them the match. The fans will be hoping that Kolkata continues with their brilliant run ahead in the tournament.

Probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Sam Billings (WK) (O), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell (O), Sunil Narine (O), Pat Cummins (O), Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakravarthy.

Key Players:

Umesh Yadav: Umesh Yadav has picked up 9 wickets in the four matches. He is looking extremely potent with the new ball and the team will hope that he continues with his brilliant form.

Pat Cummins: Cummins is generally known for his bowling exploits, but in their last match against Mumbai, he put up an unreal show with the bat. He scored the joint-fastest half-century in the history of the tournament. The team will hope that he continues with his brilliant form with the bat and also finds the right spot with the ball.

Andre Russell: Andre Russell was brilliant as a finisher in Kolkata’s match against Punjab. He failed to fire big in the match against Mumbai, but Kolkata will hope that he gets back in his hitting form again and wins the match for them.

Delhi: Delhi is finding it hard to go fluently with the bat. The batters are visibly struggling to find the sweet spot. After their defeat against Lucknow, the team will hope that the big names in the team fire soon and they get their campaign back on track. With Rovman Powell failing to fire big the team might look to make a change in their team.

Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (O), Yash Dhull, Rishabh Pant (C)(WK), Sarfraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman (O), Anrich Nortje (O).

Key Players

Prithvi Shaw: Prithvi Shaw has found his form back with a 61 of 34 deliveries in the last match. The team will hope that he continues with his form and gives them good starts.

David Warner: In his first appearance of the season, he did not at all look like the Warner, the fans know. He just scored 4 runs off 12 deliveries. For Delhi to be successful in the season, Warner firing big is very important.

Kuldeep Yadav: In Indian T20 League 2022, Kuldeep Yadav has picked up 6 wickets in three matches. He is looking in great form and Delhi will hope that he keeps picking up wickets in the middle overs.

Pitch Report: The Brabourne Stadium was the host to the 16^th match of the tournament between Punjab and Gujarat. 379 runs were scored in the match and the pitch looked good for batting. The dew played an important factor in the match. The captain winning the toss will look to field first and another high scoring contest can be expected.

Match Details

Date: 10^th April 2022

Time: 3:30 PM

Venue: Brabourne Stadium

Broadcasting Details: Star Sports Network for television, Disney + HotStar for online streaming

Head-to-Head: Kolkata and Delhi have faced off in 29 matches. Kolkata has had a slight upper hand over Delhi. Kolkata has 16 of the matches while Delhi has 12 victories, while one match went by without a result.