KKR vs DC: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report of Sharjah Cricket Stadium- IPL 2021 Match 41

Updated - 28 Sep 2021, 12:01 PM

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Eoin Morgan and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit: Twitter)

KKR vs DC: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report of Sharjah Cricket Stadium- IPL 2021 Match 41. Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals will take on each other in their next encounter of IPL 2021 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. While KKR hold the 4th spot in the points table with 8 points, DC take the 2nd spot with 16 points. In their last clash, DC defeated KKR by 7 wickets.

KKR lost their last match to Chennai Super Kings. Batting first in the match, KKR reached a total of 171-6. While their openers lost their wickets cheaply, one-down Rahul Tripathi smacked a 45-run knock. Later, Nitish Rana also scored 37 runs while Dinesh Karthik played a quickfire of 26 off 11.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis [Image-IPLT20]
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While chasing, CSK openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad gave a fabulous start to the team with a 74-run stand for the opening wicket. Gaikwad scored 40 while Faf du Plessis scored 43. In the end, Ravindra Jadeja’s blistering 22 runs off 8 balls put CSK in the dominant position. With 1 run needed off the final ball, CSK managed to pull off victory by 2 wickets.

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Shreyas Iyer. Credits: IPL

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Talking about Delhi Capitals, the team won their last encounter of IPL 2021 against Rajasthan Royals. Batting first, DC put up 154-6 on the scoreboard. Openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan could not go big but Shreyas Iyer scored important 43 runs.

During the chase, Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson scored unbeaten 70 runs off 53 balls. However, the other batsmen kept losing their wickets cheaply against DC bowlers. With a slow run rate, RR eventually ended with 121-6 on the scoreboard and lost the match by 33 runs.

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Sanju Samson (Image Credit: Twitter)

KKR vs DC: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report of Sharjah Cricket Stadium- IPL 2021 Match 41

The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals match of IPL 2021 will take place on September 28 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE. Since the day will see a double-header clash, KKR vs DC match will take place during the afternoon.

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Eoin Morgan and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit: Twitter)

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According to weather.com, the temperature of Sharjah City on September 28 will be around 38° Celcius during the day. It is going to be a sunny day with only a 5 per cent chance of rain. Hence, KKR vs DC match will not be affected by rain. The sky will be clear and the humidity will be about 54%.

The Sharjah Cricket Stadium is a comparatively small ground. The average 1st innings score is 149 while the average 2nd innings score is 131. Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad played the last match at the stadium. It emerged to be a very low-scoring match with both the teams reaching just 120+ scores.

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