The second game on a double-header Saturday in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is a mouth-watering clash between the Delhi Capitals(DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. DC has been one of the more impressive teams in the competition, with Kagiso Rabada coming out all guns blazing with the ball yet again. With an explosive batting unit complementing a balanced bowling attack, the Delhi Capitals look formidable on paper.
However, the Capitals are not yet fired completely as Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant not being at their best. Coming into this fixture on the back of a defeat against SRH, Delhi would love to get back Ravi Ashwin, whose experience could prove to be pivotal against a star-studded KKR side.
On the other hand, KKR can be expected to do better as they are yet to see the best of former IPL MVPs Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, KKR’s young trio of Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, and Kamlesh Nagarkoti has been firing all guns blazing. The experience of Eoin Morgan only sweetens the deals for the 2-time IPL champions.
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With some of the best players in the game taking to the field in Sharjah, we can expect another high-scoring encounter to end the first IPL 2020 double-header on a high. Let us take you all to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-
Wicket-Keepers
With none of the players having much of a practice, Rishabh Pant seems to be a better pick as he has been known for making a strong comeback and he will be much more effective on slow pitches this season. However, for KKR, Dinesh Karthik is expected to keep wickets as he is known for playing match-winning knocks, but in order to maintain the balance of the IPL Fantasy XI, Pant can also serve better.
Batsmen
Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, and Shreyas Iyer have always been the prime contenders for the fantasy cricket. Even, Shimron Hetmyer can also be added to fantasy cricket and that will depend on the balance of the squad. Apart from them, there are some useful batsmen in the line-ups as well, like Tom Banton, and Rahul Tripathi (if he plays).
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All-rounders
There are some really reliable all-rounders in both the teams but citing the batting pitch in Sharjah, Andre Russell, Axar Patel, and Marcus Stoinis seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounders for IPL fantasy cricket is Sunil Narine.
Bowlers
Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they have managed to do a decent job. Bowlers like Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje become the obvious choices for the IPL Fantasy XI on the belter in Sharjah. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Amit Mishra and Tom Curran.
Fantasy Suggestion #1
Rishabh Pant (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Andre Russell (vc), Kagiso Rabada, Varun Chakravarthy, and Pat Cummins
Fantasy Suggestion #2
Dinesh Karthik, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Sunil Narine, Kagiso Rabada, Kuldeep Yadav and Pat Cummins
