Mullanpur (Punjab), Mar 23: Winning the toss, hosts Punjab Kings opted to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024, here on Saturday.
Needless to elaborate that despite the cricket developments or result of the match, all eyes would be on Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant, who is making a comeback into cricket action, after a long gap due to the tragic car accident in 2022.
The starting XI for both sides are as follows, with seasoned Shikhar Dhawan leading Punjab Kings and Pant captaining Delhi Capitals.
Delhi Capitals XI:
Rishabh Pant (Captain and wicket-keeper), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope (wicket-keeper), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Ishant Sharma.
Bench: Abishek Porel, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Vicky Ostwal and Praveen Dubey
Punjab Kings XI:
Shikhar Dhawan (C), Jonny Bairstow (wicket-keeper), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Harpreet Brar, Shashank Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.
Bench: Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Vidhwath Kaverappa.
