Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will play the 22nd match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) on Monday 23rd April 2018 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. This will be the second time they will be meeting in IPL 2018; last they met on April 8 in Mohali where Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets. The temperature will be at 38ºC during the day, but the match hours will see a temperature below 30ºC.
IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Pitch Report
This will be the first match to be played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi in this season of IPL so pitch is still a mystery for this season. But Feroz Shah Kotla is known for its slow pitch with providing assistance to spinners. But last year, the pitch was batting friendly in first 3-4 matches at the start of the season.
IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Team News
Delhi Daredevils are at the bottom of the IPL 2018 points table with 2 points in 5 matches; 1 win and 4 losses. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab are at the 2nd on the points table just after Chennai Super Kings; Kings XI Punjab have 8 points in their 5 matches played (4 wins and 1 loss).
Delhi Daredevils (DD) Team News
Delhi Daredevils are struggling with batting as well as bowling department, while bowling department is on the worst side compared to Batting. Batsmen have performed in bits and pieces and also some individual performance. Mohammed Shami may return to playing XI in place of Harshal Patel.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Team News
Axar Patel has missed last three matches due to left thigh strain and there is no much sign of him retaining to playing XI. Kings XI Punjab may be playing with the same current playing XI.
IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Head to Head
Delhi Daredevils and Kings Xi Punjab have met 21 times in Indian Premier League, out of which Kings XI Punjab won 12 times and Delhi Daredevils have won 9 times. In last 5 games Delhi Daredevils managed to win 2 of them and Kings XI Punjab won 3 matches.
There are 9 matches played between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils have won 5 matches and Kings XI Punjab have won 4 matches.
Last time they met in IPL 2018 on April 8 at Mohali where Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets.
Check: KXIP vs DD Head to Head: DD vs KXIP Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | Delhi Daredevils (DD) Won | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In IPL | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| At Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi | 9 | 5 | 4 |
IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Toss Prediction
Delhi wickets get slower as the match progresses, most suitable for bowlers. So most probably team winning the toss will like to bat first.
IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Score Prediction
Pitch is still a mystery and unknown to us, but a score above 180 will be good looking to the track record. With Chris Gayle and KL Rahul at the top for Kings XI Punjab, they have another chance of scoring 200+.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Delhi Daredevils | 170+ |
| Kings XI Punjab | 195+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP Who Will Win?
Delhi Daredevils are struggling to find a momentum, this will be their first home gain and will like to capsulate more here. As later of 8 matches remaining for Delhi Daredevils, 6 are to be played at Feroz Shah Kotla. If they make their home a winning ground they may be in top four to qualify for playoffs.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Daredevils | 35% | 25% |
| Kings XI Punjab | 75% | 65% |
In our prediction Kings XI Punjab have more chance of winning this match.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 22 DD vs KXIP
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: 23rd April, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Result: Kings XI Punjab won by 4 Runs.
Playing XI for DD: Gautam Gambhir (c), Liam Plunkett, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Prithvi Shaw, Dan Christian, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult.
Playing XI for KXIP: KL Rahul(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Barinder Sran, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
