DC vs KKR Match 48 IPL 2025: The 48th match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on April 29 between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Axar Patel will be captaining Delhi Capitals, while Ajinkya Rahane will be leading the Kolkata Knight Riders. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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DC vs KKR Match 48 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 17 seasons of IPL, 34 matches have been played between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders so far. Out of these, DC has won 15 matches, while KKR has emerged victorious in 18 matches. During these matches, DC’s highest score against Kolkata has been 228 runs, while KKR’s highest score against Delhi has been 272 runs. On the other hand, DC’s lowest score against the Knight Riders is 98 runs, while KKR’s lowest score against the Capitals is 97 runs.
DC vs KKR Match 48 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Arun Jaitley Stadium
The pitch of Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium has been favorable for the batters. Due to the fast outfield and short boundaries, batsmen are seen hitting a lot of fours and sixes here. The bowlers do not seem to get much help from the Delhi pitch. Spin bowlers are expected to get help from this pitch. A total of 92 IPL matches have been played on this ground, in which the team batting first has won 44 matches and the team batting later has won 47 matches.
In such a situation, the team that wins the toss between Delhi vs KKR will prefer to bowl first. The average score of the first innings here has been 167. Delhi Capitals has played a total of 85 matches in its home ground, in which Delhi has won 37 matches and lost 46 matches. Two matches were tied and one match had no result. Delhi’s team won 22 matches while batting first and Delhi won 14 matches while batting later.
DC vs KKR Match 48 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Delhi
According to the weather forecast, the weather here has been getting hotter for the last few days, although there is some relief in the evening. Today, winds will blow amidst the strong heat. Today, the maximum temperature of Delhi is expected to go up to 39 degrees, while the minimum temperature can remain up to 26 degrees. Humidity is going to be less here.
This season, Delhi Capitals has played 9 matches, out of which they have won 6 and the team is at the fourth position in the points table with 12 points. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have also played 9 matches so far, out of which they have won 3 matches and the team is at the seventh position in the points table with 7 points.
DC vs KKR Match 48 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), Vipraj Nigam, Mitchel Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera.
Impact Player: T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Sunil Narine, Rahamanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Andre Russel, Vaibhav Arora, Venkatesh Iyer, Rovman Powell, Chetan Sakariya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Player: Angkrish Raghuvanshi
DC vs KKR Match 48 IPL 2025: Full Squads of Delhi and Kolkata
Delhi Capitals Squad for IPL 2025
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser Mcgurk, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Sameer Rizvi, Darshan Nalkande, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Donovon Ferriera, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchel Starc, Harry Brook, Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav
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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad for IPL 2025
Sunil Narine, Quinton De Kock, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russel, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Rahamanullah Gurbaz, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Angrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Moeen Ali, Anukul Roy, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande, Spencer Johnson, Chetan Sakariya