New Delhi: In a stunning step, defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) dropped one of one of his standout artists, Vaibhav AroraFor their victory IPL 2025 Confrontation Delhi capitals But Arun jaitley stadium On Tuesday. Arora, who was with KKR’s combined supreme wicket -taker with 11 scales in eight matches, made way for left -arm spinner Anukul Roy.
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In the toss, KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane highlighted the decision, stating that the change was fixed from the position of the pitch.
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“We have a change, Anukul Roy comes in. It is difficult to read the wicket, I felt that the left -handed spinner would be a good option on this surface,” Rahane said. “We need to win five out of five, as simple as we want to play a game at a time and we will move forward accordingly.”
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The pitch in Delhi, known to be unexpected, inspired Rahane to go for diversity and control in the middle overs, especially expected to offer something twist on a surface. Anukul Roy, who has been with KKR since 2022, will play his first game of the season.
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Delhi Capital captain Exer Patel, who won the toss and chose Bowl, later highlighted the possible dew factor in the evening. He said, “The dew becomes easy to bat in the second innings. We are playing with the same XI.”
Sitting fourth on the table with 12 points with DC and KKR Seventh, the match has significant playoffs, especially for the Kolkata side who need to win at least four of their last five matches.
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Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W), Sunil Narin, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Angkish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rowman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anukul Ro, Varun Chakravanti
Delhi capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porl (W), Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel (C), Triston Stabs, Weepraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushtha Chanera, Mukesh Kumar
