Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals, which has won five matches in 10 matches, has suffered a double blow. Delhi's hopes of qualifying for the playoffs have increased with the victory against Mumbai Indians. However, in the meantime the team has suffered a double blow. Delhi now has to play its next match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Two match-winning players have been dropped from this match.
Delhi Capitals assistant coach Praveen Amre has confirmed that star opener David Warner and senior fast bowler Ishant Sharma will not play in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. It will take one more week for both of them to recover. In such a situation, both these match-winning players will not play in the match against KKR on Monday.
David Warner will miss his fourth consecutive match. He could not play the last three matches due to a thumb injury. Ishant Sharma is suffering from back spasms. Both players are expected to be fully fit in the next week. However, it is clear that both will not play against KKR.
Update also came regarding Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw, who batted brilliantly this season, did not play in the match against Mumbai Indians. It was told that he had swallowed before the match. However, Shaw will be seen playing in the match against KKR. In such a situation, he can start the innings with Jake Fraser-McGurk.
McGurk continues to bat explosively
Australia's 22-year-old stormy batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk has not missed David Warner yet. This explosive batsman has scored half-century in 15 balls twice this season. Against Mumbai, McGurk played a brilliant inning of 84 runs in just 27 balls. Before this, he had played a brilliant inning of 65 runs in just 18 balls against Hyderabad.