BATTLE OF THE UNDERDOGS – DC vs PBKS IPL 2024

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IPL 2024 got a rousing start yesterday with the battle between RCB and CSK. The first match of today is between the two underdogs of IPL. Both the teams are good on paper and have reached playoffs periodically but have not played a dominant role in any of the previous editions. Rishabh Pant is back after a long hiatus and recovery program after his horrific accident and Shikhar Dhawan is back from a reasonable domestic stint.

Shikhar Dhawan has won the toss and decided to bat first.

The lineup of the two teams is as below:

Delhi Capitals-  Mitchell Marsh*, David Warner*, Shai Hope*, Rishabh Pant (Captain and Wicket keeper), Tristan Stubbs*, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ricky Bhui, Ishant Sharma

Punjab Kings-  Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow*, Liam Livingstone*, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Sam Curran*,  Harshal Patel,  Harpreet Brar, Shashank Singh, Kagiso Rabada*, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

* Overseas Players

 

As per the rules, each team can play Four overseas players in a game. Interestingly, both the captains are openers for their teams.

 

With David Warner and Mitchel Marsh all padded up, lets see which team does better today.

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