Shikhar Dhawan will look to make his presence felt against Punjab Kings, following a rare failure against Rajasthan Royals.
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) are placed on the seventh spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 points table following 1 win and 1 loss from their 2 matches of the league campaign. The team has recorded 2 points so far. KL Rahul is the top run-scorer for Punjab Kings with 96 runs at a strike rate of 168. He has struck 8 fours and 5 sixes. Deepak Hooda is the second-highest run-getter, having smashed 74 runs at a strike rate of 172. Arshdeep Singh has been the best bowler for Punjab Kings, having picked 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 10 and an economy rate of 7.00. Mohammed Shami has accounted for the same number of dismissals.
Delhi Capitals (DC) are placed on the fourth spot in the points table with 1 win and 1 loss from their 2 league matches so far. Shikhar Dhawan is the top run-scorer for the franchise with 94 runs at a strike rate of 144. He has struck 11 fours and 2 sixes. Prithvi Shaw has also scored 74 runs at a strike rate of 172. Avesh Khan has been the best bowler for the franchise, picking five wickets while bowling at an average of 11 and an economy rate of 6.87. Chris Woakes has accounted for four dismissals.
Wicket–keeper: KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant
Batsmen: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Gayle, Shahrukh Khan
All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
DC: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
PBKS: KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Ravi Bishnoi, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
The game will begin at 19:30 hours IST on April 18.
DC: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddarth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings.
PBKS: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen , Saurabh Kumar.
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