Toss: Delhi Elect to Bowl vs Punjab, Steve Smith Makes DC Debut

Delhi Capitals’ captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and elected to bowl first against KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings.

Delhi have made two changes - adding Steve Smith to the playing XI in place of Tom Curran. Meriwala too is playing in place of... ‘someone’, says Pant.

M Ashwin makes way for Jalaj Saxena in Punjab’s XI.

Both teams come into the match on the heels of defeats in their previous outings. Delhi suffered a disheartening loss against Rajasthan Royals while Punjab Kings are coming off a demoralising loss against Chennai Super Kings.

The Rishabh Pant-led DC side which got off to a flying start by thrashing CSK in the first match suffered a meltdown in the next match on Thursday as they lost to Rajasthan Royals despite having them on the mat at 42 for five.

PBKS, on the other hand, had a miserable outing on Friday night against CSK who restricted the K.L. Rahul-led Punjab franchise to just 106/8 in 20 overs and then cruised to a six-wicket win.

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