DC vs KXIP

Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals are often regarded as the two most underachieving teams in the history of Indian Premier League. These two have never won the IPL trophy. Both sides have tried different combinations, but nothing has worked so far. The fans expect a close contest in DC vs KXIP as the two sides share almost same reputation. This fixture is also referred to as the Northern derby.

KXIP vs DC Head to Head

Kings XI Punjab has been ruling this fixture. Both sides have met 24 times during the 12 editions of the IPL. While the Kings have managed to win 14 fixtures, the Capitals have registered a win in 10 games. The competition is almost the same at DC home with the balance slightly in favour of DC with 6 wins out of 11 games. However, the situation changes at the KXIP home as they completely dominate DC there. Those numbers see a radical shift to 8 wins for KXIP in 10 home games.

Last 5 Meetings

The Kings have dominated the proceedings against the Capitals in the last 5 games. KXIP have managed to win 4 games out of the last 4, while DC could have managed only a single win.

IPL 2019 meetings

The first games between these two sides during the IPL 2019 was played PCA Mohali. Delhi skipper Shreyas won the toss in that game and invited the Kings to bat first. They didn’t have a good start as both openers failed to play a substantial knock. However, the middle-order came good for the Kings as Sarafraz Khan (39 off 29 deliveries) and David Miller (43 runs off 30 deliveries) added 62 runs for the 4th wicket. Mandeep Singh added the finishing touches to push KXIP vs DC 2019 score to 166/9 in 20 overs. Chris Morris picked up 3 wickets for 30 in 4 overs.

Chasing the target, Delhi Capitals were in the control of the chase most of the times. Their 3 top-order batsmen chipped in with a score of more than 30 runs. However, Delhi Capitals saw an unprecedented batting collapse started in 17th over of the innings. They lost their last 7 wickets for 9 runs to get bundled out at 152 runs. DC lost the game by 14 runs, and Sam Curran returned with 4 wickets in his account including a hat-trick.

In reverse leg, the Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first. Once again, KXIP batting underwhelmed, and only Chris Gayle could manage to play a solid knock of 69 runs off 37 deliveries. Handy contributions from Mandeep Singh (30 runs) and Harpreet Brar (20 runs) took DC vs KXIP live score to 163/7. The leggie from Nepal – Sandeep Lamichhane picked up 3 wickets in his quota of 4 overs.

Delhi Capitals lost Prithvi Shaw early in the chase, but twin fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer took Delhi close to the target. While Dhawan scored 56 runs off 41 deliveries, Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten knock of 58 runs made sure that there is no collapse this time around. DC won the game with 5 wickets in hand.

Top Batsmen for Delhi Capitals

Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer leads the batting charts for Delhi Capitals against KXIP. He has scored 245 runs in 9 innings against the Kings at an average of 30.62. Rishabh pant follows his skipper with 99 runs against KXIP in 7 innings and he closely followed by Shikhar Dhawan with 94 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of over 127. Shaw has scored 35 runs in 3 innings against KXIP and he sits at the 4th position among the top active run-getters for DC against the Kings.

Top Bowlers for Delhi Capitals

2 leg-spinners lead the bowling charge for DC against KXIP. While Amit Mishra is at the top of the list of active wicket-takers for DC against KXIP with 10 wickets in 12 innings, Sandeep Lamichhane has clinched 5 wickets in only 2 innings against KXIP. Kagiso Rabada follows Lamichhane closely at the 3rd position with 4 wickets, while Axar Patel has also picked up 2 wickets against his former team in only a single game.