IPL 2021, Qualifier 2: KKR win toss, opt to bowl against DC
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oin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 encounter here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
At the time of the toss, KKR skipper Morgan said "We are going to bowl first. It's worked. We have kept the same side. Guys know their role. The mindset in the second leg has been spot-on."
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant said "We would have bowled first also. We needed an extra batsman, so Stoinis is in. Tom Curran is out."
Delhi Capitals had lost its Qualifier 1 clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) while KKR defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Eliminator.
Playing XI Delhi Capitals Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje.
KKR Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy.
✔️ IPL 2021, Qualifier 2: KKR win toss, opt to bowl against DC
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