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IPL 2018, KKR vs DD, Match 13, Stats Check: Gautam Gambhir’s Chance To Surpass Rohit Sharma’s Tally

IPL 2018 KKR vs DD: In the head-to-head count between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils, KKR lead by 12-8

After facing two successive defeats, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would be looking for a change in their fortunes when they take on their former Skipper Gautam Gambhir’s side Delhi Daredevils in today’s IPL battle at the Eden Gardens.

KKR sent their former captain Gambhir, who led KKR win titles in 2012 and 2014, to auction pool earlier this year.

Delhi Daredevils are coming into this game with a victory over Mumbai Indians in their last encounter. Today they would be hoping to make it two in two.

The air smells familiar, faces look friendly, from ‘Gauti paaji’ all of a sudden I’ve become ‘Gautam Da’…..am I at my erstwhile home? @DelhiDaredevils @ipl @bcci #DilDilli #Dhadkega pic.twitter.com/WiAvZaYeEe

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) 16 April 2018

Dinesh Karthik led KKR have an advantage over Delhi in their previous 7 encounters at Eden Gardens. KKR has won 6 while DD only tasted success in one game.

A dominant record against @DelhiDaredevils at Home _

What do you think #KnightRiders, can we make it 7__? #KKRvDD #KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/oR8oaKC3zD

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 16 April 2018

Before the start of the high-voltage encounter, let’s look at some interesting facts.

It has been a challenging week for our #Knights, but it’s just the beginning of what promises to be an enthralling campaign!

_ Here’s a quick round-up of how our week went.#IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar #KKRvDD pic.twitter.com/wvs71OGCI7

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 16 April 2018

Teams:

KKR: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik (captain), Robin Uthappa (vice-captain), Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.

DD: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammad Shami, Gautam Gambhir (captain), Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Daniel Christian, Jason Roy, Naman Ojha, Prithvi Shaw, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Avesh Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sayan Ghosh.