DB vs DG Match Preview
The Delhi Bulls batting will be opened by James Vince and Quinton de Kock and the one-down position will be manned by Rilee Rossouw. The Delhi middle order will be handled by Rovman Powell. He is the sort of batter who likes to go after the bowling right from the word go. The batting performance of the experienced former English international Ravi Bopara will matter to the team a great deal. The 38-year-old batter was in great touch with the White ball in his last English summer. He may come into bat at the number 4 position.
The Delhi bowling attack will be led by the tall English seamer Richard Gleeson. He is a line and length bowler and can test the batters with change of pace. He has a lot of variation in his bowling style. He will be supported in his endeavor by the experienced West Indian Dwayne Bravo. Bravo is 40 years old and has picked up as many as 619 wickets in the T20 format. Another fast bowler who will be looking to make a mark is Fazalhaq Farooqi. The spin bowling department will be handled by Dunith Wellalage.
The first game of the competition was a day to remember for Tom Kohler-Cadmore. He smashed 68 runs with an incredible strike rate of 206.06 in the opening match of the competition. He will be expected to score more runs in this game as well. The other batters from Deccan Gladiators will be keen to get their feet moving as well. Only Andre Russell and Dan Lawrence could reach double figures as the Gladiators managed to reach double figures in this encounter. The Gladiators skipper will be keen to contribute to the team's cause as well.
The Deccan Gladiators bowling attack was right on the money in this game. Most of their bowlers were among wickets in the first game with the only exception of Nuwan Thushara. The bowling for Deccan Gladiators will once again be opened by Trent Boult and Luke Wood. You can expect these bowlers to get some swing while bowling against the Delhi top order. Another bowler who might do well against Delhi is Zahoor Khan from UAE. He was their best bowler in the first game.
Weather Report
We are expecting clear and sunny conditions for this game in Abu Dhabi. The temperature during the game will be close to 26 degrees. There is no chance of getting any showers during the game. The humidity level will also be pleasant. You can expect a strong breeze blowing across the pitch.
Pitch Report
The pitch at this venue will be helpful to the batters and spinners. The wicket is a slow one and the seamers are likely to struggle on it. However, the faster bowlers might get some assistance from the track early on. All-in-all spinners can be expected to be more effective on this track.
Notable stats
Tom Kohler-Cadmore has a terrific batting average to strike rate combination.
Kohler Cadmore has scored 344 runs in his last 10 appearances with an average of 68.8 and a strike rate of 195.45.
Zahir Khan has had a great strike rate in recent games for Deccan Gladiators.
Zahir Khan has picked up 4 wickets from his last 3 games with a strike rate of 9.
Team News
There do not seem to be any injury worries for either of the teams at the moment.
DB vs DG Probable 11
DB Playing 11
- Quinton de Kock
- James Vince
- Rilee Rossouw
- Rovman Powell
- Johnson Charles (Wk)
- Ravi Bopara
- Dwayne Bravo (C)
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Richard Gleeson
- Dunith Wellalage
- Naveen-ul-Haq
DG Playing 11
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- Nicholas Pooran (C)
- Andre Fletcher
- Andre Russell
- Imad Wasim
- Fabian Allen
- Dan Lawrence
- Luke Wood
- Trent Boult
- Zahoor Khan
- Mohammad Zahid
Dream11 Prediction
The Deccan Gladiators have made a winning start to their campaign in this competition. They are also the defending champions. The Delhi Bulls on the other hand is playing their first game in the competition. They have also lost their last 5 games in the competition against this opposition. So, we will bet with Deccan Gladiators to win this contest.
Top Picks
Nicholas Pooran: Nicholas Pooran has scored 269 runs from his last 10 matches with an average of 33.63 and a strike rate of 226.05.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore: Kohler-Cadmore has scored 344 runs in his last 10 games with an incredible average of 68.8.
Zahir Khan: Zahir Khan has picked up 4 scalps from his last 3 contests with a strike rate of 9.
David Wiese: Wiese has picked up 5 wickets in his last 9 games for Deccan Gladiators with a strike rate of 8.4.
DB vs DG Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Q de Kock , N Pooran (VC)
Batters: A Fletcher, R Rossouw, T Kohler-Cadmore
All-rounders: D Bravo, A Russell (C), I Wasim
Bowlers: T Boult, L Wood, Naveen ul-Haq
