The 28th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday 20th April 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

Delhi Capitals are currently the worst-performing team in this tournament. They had played five matches and are still searching for a win as they had lost all five matches played and are laying at the bottom of the points table. They are going to host Kolkata Knight Riders at their home ground. The performance of Kolkata Knight Riders also had not been much impressive in this tournament. They had also played five matches with just two wins to their name. They had lost three matches and are holding the seventh position on the points table. They had lost against Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Mumbai Indians while they had beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans.

Delhi Capitals had the worst-ever start to this edition of the Indian Premier League and now had lost five matches consecutively. They are not a weak team but have failed to get the team on the winning track. David Warner in the only successful batsman on this team in almost all previous matches but he had not got any help from other batters. They have some good batsmen in their squad like Manish Pandey, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, and Prithvi Shaw but none of these batsmen has performed well in this tournament till now. Phil Salt is also part of the squad of this team but they had not given him any chance in play eleven. We think he should be included in the playing eleven of this match. Rovman Powell is another experienced player who is still waiting for a chance to play. Axar Patel had performed well with the bat but when the rest of the batsmen are out of form, no batsman can handle the batting order single-handedly. Delhi Capitals are also rich in the bowling department but had not performed well. They have the best bowlers like Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mustafizur Rahman. We think the management of Delhi Capitals should shuffle the team before this match.

The most recent loss of Delhi Capitals came against Royal Challengers Bangalore by a margin of 23 runs. They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was once again poor and they leaked 174 runs in 20 overs. Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, and Kuldeep Yadav were tested in the previous match where Kuldeep Yadav was the only successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 23 runs. Mitchell Marsh also picked up two wickets while he was charged with 18 runs in two overs. Lalit Yadav picked one wicket in four overs against 29 runs while Axar Patel had one wicket to his name in three overs while he was charged with 25 runs. Anrich Nortje and Mustafizur Rahman failed to pick any wicket. Mustafizur Rahman was charged with 41 runs in just three overs. The batting order of Delhi Capitals once again failed to perform well. They could score 151 runs while chasing the target of 175 runs in 20 overs. The big names of the top and middle batting order of this team like Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, and Abishek Porel failed to put some runs on the board. Manish Pandey was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 50 runs to his name on 38 balls with the help of five boundaries and one huge six. Anrich Nortje also performed well and remained not out after scoring 23 runs. He faced 14 balls and smashed four boundaries during his inning. Axar Patel scored 21 runs while David Warner could manage to score 19 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders won two back-to-back matches but now they had lost two matches in a row. Now they have a golden chance to make come back and win against Delhi Capitals. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and N Jagadeesan are opening the batting inning of this team and they are dependent on these batsmen to provide a good opening start. Rahmanullah Gurbaz had performed well in previous matches but N Jagadeesan failed to carry the good form which he got from domestic matches. The middle batting order of Kolkata Knight Riders is strong and also in good form. Venkatesh Iyer is finally back to good form and he scored a century in the previous match. Rinku Singh is the rising star of this team and he had played some good innings recently. Nitesh Rana is another player who is in good form. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are also the part of batting squad of this team but both player had not started shining in this tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders also have a strong bowling department. They have the best spin bowlers in the squad like Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Suyash Sharma, and these bowlers picked a total of 19 wickets combined.

The main seam bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders had not been much impressive in this tournament. Umesh Yadav had played in all five matches of this tournament and picked just one wicket. Shardul Thakur and Lockie Ferguson are still fighting to pick wickets early. Kolkata Knight Riders had not been consistent and we think that they will struggle in this match. Kolkata Knight Riders lost their most recent match against Mumbai Indians by the margin of five wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first and their batting order did a good job overall. They scored a total of 185 runs in 20 overs. Venkatesh Iyer proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with a century of his name. He scored a total of 104 runs on just 51 balls with the help of six boundaries and nine huge sixes. Andre Russell remained not out after scoring 21 runs while Rinku Singh scored 18. Kolkata Knight Riders bowling unit failed to give the best performance in the previous match and leaked the target of 186 runs in just 17.4 overs. They used seven bowlers where Suyash Sharma was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 27 runs. Varun Chakaravarthy picked one wicket while he was charged with 38 runs in four overs. Shardul Thakur and Lockie Ferguson also picked one wicket each while Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine, and Andre Russell were the bowlers who failed to gather any wicket.

Delhi Capitals had faced Kolkata Knight Riders in 32 matches where they had won 15 matches while Kolkata Knight Riders had won 16 matches against Delhi Capitals. One match between these teams was not decided.

Delhi Capitals had lost all five matches played so far while Kolkata Knight Riders had won two out of the previous five matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Kolkata Knight Riders is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Kolkata Knight Riders a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Kolkata Knight Riders had performed well than Delhi Capitals till now
• Kolkata Knight Riders have a decent record at Arun Jaitley Stadium
• Delhi Capitals had lost all five matches played and will be under pressure
• The batting order of Kolkata Knight Riders is in good form
• Kolkata Knight Riders had won most matches played against Delhi Capitals recently

Kolkata Knight Riders is overall a strong team when we compare it with Delhi Capitals. They have the best players in the t20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Kolkata Knight Riders have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Kolkata Knight Riders have a 60% chance to win this match
Delhi Capitals has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 28th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is known to be a good batting pitch with high-scoring opportunities. The pitch is usually flat and even-paced, with good bounce and carry. The ball tends to come onto the bat nicely, which makes it easier for batsmen to play their shots. Fast bowlers may get some assistance in the early part of the game, but spinners usually have a better chance of taking wickets as the game progresses. Overall, the pitch at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is considered to be a good one for batting, but it also offers some opportunities for bowlers who are willing to work hard and adapt to the conditions.

The weather forecast for Delhi is good for this cricket match. There are some chances of rain but we are expecting a full match.

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Abishek Porel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Captain: Venkatesh Iyer
Vice-Captain: Axar Patel
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, David Warner, Nitesh Rana, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy

• Date: Thursday, 20th April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Arun Jaitley Stadium
• Location: Delhi, India
• Opened: 1883
• Capacity: 48000
• Known as: Feroz Shah Kotla, Willingdon Pavilion
• Ends: Stadium End, Pavilion End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Delhi, Delhi Capitals
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 13
• Matches won batting first: 4
• Matches won bowling first: 9
• Average 1st Inns scores: 139
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 133
• Highest total recorded: 212/3 (19.1 Ov) by RSA vs IND
• Lowest total recorded: 120/10 (19.3 Ov) by SL vs RSA
• The highest score chased: 212/3 (19.1 Ov) by RSA vs IND
• The lowest score defended: 96/7 (20 Ov) by INDW vs PAKW

David Warner (c), Abishek Porel (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Yash Dhull, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar, Sarfaraz Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Praveen Dubey, Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Philip Salt, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Vicky Ostwal.