Indian T20 League 2021: Qualifier 2 DEL vs KOL – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

Delhi will take on Kolkata in the second Qualifier of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. This encounter will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

This match will commence at 07:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on the Hotstar platform.

Preview

The place in the final is at stake. And, the two teams that will battle it out to face Chennai in the summit clash of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League are Delhi and Kolkata. Delhi was beaten by the Chennai side in the first Qualifier. Chennai chased down the target of 173 set by the Rishabh Pant led outfit with 4 wickets to spare.

On the other hand, Kolkata outplayed the Bangalore side in the Eliminator. After restricting the Bangalore side to a total of 138/7, Kolkata won the match with 4 wickets to spare.

Probable Playing XIs for Delhi vs Kolkata

Delhi

Predicted XI:

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Tom Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje

Kolkata

Predicted XI:

Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson

Captaincy Picks for Delhi vs Kolkata

Prithvi Shaw (Delhi)

Prithvi Shaw scored a blistering 60 off 34 deliveries against the Chennai side in the first qualifier. The diminutive right-handed batsman has scored 461 runs in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League and has scored his runs at an excellent strike rate of 159.52.

Sunil Narine (Kolkata)

Sunil Narine produced a superb all-round performance for the Kolkata side in their previous match against Bangalore. While Narine scalped 4 wickets in his 4 overs and leaked just 21 runs, he also scored a quickfire 15-ball 26 with the bat as well.

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Prithvi Shaw (C), Shubman Gill

3-Player Team

Sunil Narine (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan

4-Player Team

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy, Shakib Al Hasan

11-Player Team

Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Prithvi Shaw (C), Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Sunil Narine (VC), Shakib Al Hasan, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakravarthy

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision