IPL Match 2 – Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab

Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will go head to head today at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This will be the second match of IPL 2020 that will be outside the home country in UAE. On an opening day, Chennai Super Kings had beaten Mumbai Indians by five wickets.

Both the teams revolve around some of the most exciting young Indian talents. KXIP is led by KL Rahul while Delhi has the youngest skipper among all the IPL sides in 25-year-old Shreyas Iyer.

Playing 11

Delhi Capitals: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Harshal Patel

Kings XI Punjab: Chris Gayle, KL Rahul (c and wk), Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Glenn Maxwell, Mandeep Singh, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi.

WEATHER FORECAST

It will be hot and sunny in the afternoon and will get cooler as the sun sets in the evening.

PITCH

The pitch is expected to assist spin and would be on the slower side in Dubai.