Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals match prediction 42nd match

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | Three winning deals to bring you money this weekend

Delhi Capitals need a win to cement their place in the knockouts, which makes the game so important for them, while their opponents Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming no less than full points after a humiliating defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous encounter. Both the teams have high incentives in the upcoming match, so expect a neck-to-neck battle in Abu Dhabi.

To make your Saturday more memorable, I have handpicked the top three bets for you and listed them below. Just go through my analysis and invest strategically to win loads of money by the end of the game.

Shikhar Dhawan to score over 23.5 runs @ 1.72 (Bet 365)

What a season he is having and we can't wait to see more of him in the upcoming matches. So, far, in 10 matches, Shikhar Dhawan has scored a total of 465 runs, at a rate of 66.43 runs per innings, having registered at least 24 runs in eight of the matches. In the last five matches his scores were - 106 n.o, 101 n.o, 57, 69 n.o, 5, amassing 338 runs, at a rate of 169 runs per innings, having made at least 24 runs in four of those matches, including two centuries and a couple of fifties.

In the two matches played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi, the southpaw has registered scores of 34 and 69 n.o, which also supports our case. Having played 29 matches against Kolkata Knight Riders in his IPL career, the batsman has scored a total of 682 runs, averaging 29.65 runs per innings. Overall, his IPL record is excellent, with Dhawan featuring in 169 matches, piling up 5044 runs, scoring at a rate of 35.02 runs per innings. With him needing just 24 runs to score in the upcoming match, it will be foolish to ignore the deal.

Shubman Gill to score over 21.5 runs @ 1.87 (Leo Vegas)

Even though Shubman Gill failed in the previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, we can still rely on him for the simple fact that he has been Kolkata Knight Riders' best batsman so far. In the 10 matches he has played so far, the right-hander has scored a total of 312 runs, averaging 34.67 runs per innings, having made at least 22 runs in six of those matches. In the last five matches, his scores were - 1, 36, 21, 34, 57, having racked up 149 runs, at a rate of almost 30 runs per innings.

Having played seven matches in Abu Dhabi this season, the right-hander has scored a total of 203 runs, at a rate of 29 runs per innings. Even in the last match he played against Delhi Capitals earlier this season, Shubman scored 28 runs. Meanwhile, in 33 matches he has played in his IPL career so far, the opener has registered 811 runs, scoring at a rate of 33.79 runs per innings, which is impressive. I have placed the bet already, cause this looks like a winner. What about you?

Shikhar Dhawan to hit over 2.5 fours @ 1.61 (Bet 365)

There is no way we could have left this bet alone, with Bet 365 offering odds of 1.61 for this guaranteed one. In the last five matches, Dhawan has hit a total of 39 boundaries, at a rate of 7.8 strikes per game, having registered at least 3 in four of those matches. In the 10 matches he has played so far this season, the opener has mustered 51 boundaries (the highest till now by a player), at a rate of 5.1 hits per innings, having hit at least 3 in seven of those matches.

In the two matches played at the venue this season, the Indian International has hit 10 boundaries, at a rate of 5 boundaries per match, hitting at least 3 in each of those games. Historically, Dhawan has been very consistent when it comes to hitting boundaries, with him piling up a total of 575 boundaries, at a rate of 3.40 strikes per game in his IPL career. His overall record in T20s is also impressive, with him sending 882 deliveries to the ropes in 269 matches, at a rate of 3.27 per innings. I hope you have placed the bet by now.