Pant: We would have batted first. The wicket looks a little on the slower side.
Shikhar Dhawan: We are gonna field first. It is a new pitch. We will look to come up with new strategies. We have made some changes. We are used to this ground now.
Punjab Kings have won the toss and have opted to field
Punjab have had hapless seasons one after the other. They have tried to alter the squad a little. Will the rejig help? Dhawan alongside Bairstow can take care of the top-order and Livingstone alongside Raza can help the middle-order out.
Pitch report: It is 75 metres down the ground at one end and 64 metres at another end.
Lets talk about this season. Pant is back in Delhi and that's a huge hole they would be filling after the struggles from the last season.
Life is not fair always. Nor is the IPL. These two teams have never won this coveted Trophy. They have had a shot at it only once each. Punjab made the finale in 2014 and lost to KKR. Where as Delhi made the finals in 2020 and were outfoxed by Mumbai. A new journey is about to begin for both. Both teams are still trying to fit in the best permutation and combination.
14:33 Local Time, 09:03 GMT, 14:33 IST: Shikhar Dhawan perhaps on his last legs as a professional cricketer and Pant starting a fresh leg of his career. Two Delhi boys from two different generations have fought different personal battles to be here leading their respective teams at one of the World's largest spectacle. One has had to deal with ordeals which have been mentally traumatising. One has dealt with a horrendous career threatening accident. The scars are a thing of the passe. Hello and welcome to game 2 of the IPL. It is the North Indian Derby. Bring in the lassi, some chole bhature! The feasty battle between Punjab and Delhi is about to begin.
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