Published on: May 1, 2021 7:41 pm IST|Updated on: May 1, 2021 7:41 pm IST
PBKS vs DC Playing 11: Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will face off in the first reverse fixture of this year’s IPL here on Sunday. Delhi have been a dominant team and sit comfortably in the points table. Meanwhile, Punjab have had a mixed season but a win over RCB in the last game would have lifted their spirits. In 27 matches played between these sides, Punjab lead Delhi 15:12. In the previous fixture played between these teams earlier this season, Delhi emerged as winners. With Delhi in some fine form, it will be tough for Punjab to stop them.
PBKS Team News There have been no updates on Agarwal and Meredith’s fitness. Agarwal will come in place of Prabhsimran Singh if he is fit. Jhye Richardson can replace Riley Meredith.
KL Rahul (C) P Singh (wk) C Gayle D Hooda N Pooran Shahrukh Khan H Brar C Jordan J Richardson M Shami R Bishnoi
Punjab will rely on Rahul’s good form to carry them through. Gayle has started to find his groove but Pooran’s poor form continues. Ravi Bishnoi has been particularly impressive with his legspin while more will be expected from Harpreet Brar now.
PBKS Squad for IPL 2021 KL Rahul (C), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Prabhsimran Singh, Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan, Darshan Nalkande, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar.
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DC Team News There are no updates on Mishra’s injury. DC are likely to continue with the same combination that defeated KKR.
P Shaw S Dhawan S Smith R Pant (C) (wk) M Stoinis S Hetmyer L Yadav A Patel K Rabada I Sharma A Khan
Delhi openers have been in-form right throughout the tournament. Middle order looks strong and they have the depth too. Avesh Khan has been a revelation and has impressed whenever he has come in to bowl.
DC Squad for IPL 2021 Rishabh Pant (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod.
You can watch the ball by ball and the Live score coverage of the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals match on the Star Sports Network and Hotstar. The match will be played on May 2 and will start at 7:30 pm (IST).
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