Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab are taking on each other in the second day of the ongoing 13th Indian Premier League (IPL) at Dubai on Sunday. Both teams would want to start the tournament with a win and will be giving their full effort for the same.
Both teams are led by young captains in the name of KL Rahul (Punjab) and Shreyas Iyer (Delhi) and will be interesting to see how they go about the business. Shreyas has the experience of captaining the side in last season but leading his team in UAE might be completely different scenario altogether. KL Rahul on the other hand is being looked as future captain of Indian national side and hence this tournament is very crucial in terms of his captaincy along with his role as an opener batsman.
Head to Head Statistics
Total Matches Played : 24
| Team | Won | Lost | N/R |
| Delhi | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Punjab | 14 | 10 | 0 |
Match Prediction
Since, it is the first game for both the teams in this season, a lot will depend upon how much they are able to adapt to the conditions and prepared as a team. But taking into considerations the team balance on paper, Delhi looks a better side to me. I will place a bet on Delhi for this match. Its about 70-30 in favor of Delhi for me.
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI
Shikhar DhawanPrithvi Shaw
Ajinkya Rahane
Shreyas Iyer (C)Rishabh Pant (WK)
Marcus Stoinis
Keemo Paul / Sandeep Lamichhane
Ravichandran AshwinAmit Mishra
Kagiso Rabada
Ishant Sharma / Axar Patel