DC vs KKR Head to Head Record in IPL History

Dixit Bhargav | 19/04/2023
DC vs KKR Head to Head Record in IPL History

The 28th match of the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League will be played between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi tomorrow. The second of a weekday double-header will resume IPL rivalry between these two teams after almost 12 months.

DC, who have won three out of their last five matches against this opposition, had emerged as the victorious team in their latest encounter as well. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav and pacer Mustafizur Rahman had joined hands to play titular role in what eventually was a 4-wicket victory at the Wankhede Stadium. KKR, however, have won more matches than DC in their overall head-to-head records in the last 15 years.

Although there isn’t a major difference between these two sides, Knight Riders even have a minor 5-4 lead when it comes to playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Capitals, on the other hand, have won have won 32 and lost 41 out of their 75 home matches thus far. That being said, the hosts (8.2) have a better average run rate than the visitors (8.08) in the national capital.

As far as IPL 2023 standings are concerned, both Delhi and Kolkata are in the bottom half of the points table. Yet to win a match despite five outings, DC are at the bottom of the points table. KKR, meanwhile, have won two and lost three games to be at the seventh position at this point in time.

DC vs KKR Head to Head Record in IPL History

Total number of matches played: 32

Matches won by DC: 15

Matches won by KKR: 16

Matches played in April: 17 (DC 9, KKR 8)

Matches played on Thursday: 2 (DC 2, KKR 0)

Matches played at Arun Jaitley Stadium: 10 (DC 4, KKR 5)

DC average score against KKR: 155

KKR average score against DC: 154

Most runs for DC: 399 (David Warner)

Most runs for KKR: 369 (Nitish Rana)

Most wickets for DC: 8 (Kuldeep Yadav & Anrich Nortje)

Most wickets for KKR: 25 (Sunil Narine)

Most catches for DC: 6 (Axar Patel)

Most catches for KKR: 8 (Sunil Narine)

NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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