Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals played a game earlier this season and that match ended in a tie. Delhi won in a super over. Now, they are all set for their second clash together. They will be taking on each other later tonight in Dubai. Here are our Dream11 fantasy picks for this interesting match.
Star Players:
KL Rahul:
Rahul is in a form of his life during this IPL. He is scoring a half-century in every match and what other reason you need to know to pick him up in your Dream11 fantasy league?
Mayank Agarwal:
Mayank is the second leading runscorer for Punjab. His partnership with Rahul has been phenomenal this season. Both of them have played extremely well. If you want to skip Rahul, go for Mayank.
Shikhar Dhawan:
Dhawan scored a century in his last game and also made two half-centuries in the previous two encounters. His form is the primary reason to pick him up.
Kagiso Rabada:
The leading wicket-taker of the tournament. It will be interesting to see how Rabada handles the orange cap holder KL Rahul. A blind pick for many Dream11 fantasy league players.
Dark Horses:
Shreyas Iyer:
Iyer has been doing well in every match. He is anchoring the innings whenever Delhi is losing an early wicket. Expect yet another classy game from him.
Ravichandran Ashwin:
As the pitch is relatively slowing down in every game, we predict that Ashwin will play a key role in this match. If Delhi needs to defend a total, then Ashwin may do well due to the slow surface.
Mohammed Shami:
Shami has bowled a phenomenal super over in the last game and defended a total of five runs. He is a great player and will be a great pick for Dream11 fantasy league team.
Nicholas Pooran:
If Punjab manages to lose some early wickets, you can expect Pooran to step up and play a big inning. He did it in the past and can do it in this game as well.
Uncapped Gems:
Ravi Bishnoi:
Bishnoi has become the frontline spinner for Punjab. He will play a crucial role in the middle overs. Once again, a good pick on the slow surface of Dubai.
Tushar Deshpande:
He is the only uncapped player in Delhi Capitals. Though he may leak some runs, we can expect him to take a wicket or two in this game.
Here are the probable playing XI of both the teams:
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, M Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rishab Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar Deshpande.