IPL 2017, KKR vs DD: 5 winning factors

Head-to-head

KKR are top of the table with six wins in eight games

Much like their recent form, the history of their head-to-head clashes also gives a clear upper hand to the Kolkata Knight Riders over Delhi Daredevils. In the 19 times that they’ve faced each other, Kolkata have won 11 times, while Delhi have won 7 games; one of their matches was an abandoned fixture.

At the Eden Gardens, the Daredevils have won only once in six previous encounters.

Extra Cover: IPL 2017: Top 5 moments from Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils encounters through IPL history

In the first of their head-to-heads this season, Manish Pandey’s unbeaten 69 and Yusuf Pathan’s 59 helped Kolkata emerge victorious in a last over thriller after being initially reduced to 21/3 in the space of three overs. Nathan Coulter-Nile starred with the ball with figures of 3/22 in his four overs and was awarded the Player of the Match.

Thus, while T20 is an unpredictable format, all pre-match factors seem to point to Kolkata Knight Riders as the favourites.