DC VS KKR: Dinesh Kartik wins toss, opts to field first

DC have made two changes while KKR have made one change in their playing XI.

Sharjah: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Kartik won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 16th match of the Indian Premier League here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

KKR skipper has dropped Kuldeep Yadav in this game to bring more depth in their batting while DC's star spinner R Ashwin is in for Axar and Ishant Sharma has been replaced by Harshal Patel.

DC VS KKR

Both teams have four points each from three matches and they will look to consolidate their positions on the points table when the second match of Saturday begins here. The first match of the day is between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi.

DC VS KKR

Iyer: Would've also looked to bowl considering the dew. The wicket looks amazing. Happy to bat as well. Have talked about it. Have got slow starts in the last few games. Important we don't lose wickets in pp. Have batsmen who can come in the later half and cover-up. Ashwin in for Axar. Harshal in for Ishant. They have left-handers. Harshal gives batting down the order.

Karthik: Maybe a little bit to do with the dew. Both games so far have gone with the bowling team. We're on the right path. Instead of Kuldeep, we have Rahul Tripathi. Wanted to add depth to our batting. This is like every Indian ground we play on. Nothing new.

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy