Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to field first against Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali in the thirteenth match of this year’s Indian Premier League.

Pitch Report:

“The pitch has been a good one. Sprinkling of live grass, which will assist some pace. There is a disparity in the boundary sizes – and that’ll work in the favour of Chris Gayle. They’ve got to bowl short at him. The Capitals have Rabada, one of the quickest – they have to make Gayle hit Rabada into the bigger side and into the wind. Mix of the short one and the yorker. Don’t let Gayle stay there for 15-16 overs,”Ian Bishop.

Here is what the captains said:

Ashwin:

It’s about getting used to a particular ground, like the wind direction etc. If you’ve played in a venue before you know that the small things matter big.

Iyer:

The game (super over) went too far that night, but the guys are very excited after winning that. We are going to bowl first. It was a good wicket to bat on, and the boys are energetic. Avesh Khan comes in for Amit Mishra. Rabada being the lead of the attack, and bowling that super over was fantastic. Sandeep Lamichhanne was fantastic last time, bowling two powerplay overs.

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI):

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Harshal Patel, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI):

Lokesh Rahul(w), Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman