In the 11th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Delhi Capitals (DC) will be locking horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. DC had a mixed start to their IPL 2021 campaign as after registering a dominating win over CSK, the Capitals fell short against RR. However, they weren’t at full strength in both games, which won’t be the case against Punjab. With a power-packed batting unit at their disposal, the Delhi Capitals will fancy another win in IPL 2021.
Punjab Kings also won their first IPL 2021 fixture, only to come second-best in their second. However, the Kings have shown promise, with the likes of Shahrukh Khan and Deepak Hooda doing well with the bat. The same cannot be said about their bowling, which has looked a touch wayward.
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Much will depend on Mohammed Shami, who has had phenomenal outings with the ball. But he will have his hands full against the Delhi Capitals. Although both teams look very evenly matched on paper, the Capitals have the edge, given their phenomenal batting unit. With both sides looking to return to winning ways, we are in for a riveting IPL 2021 contest in Mumbai.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
The addition of Anrich Nortje to the Delhi bubble comes as a boost. R Ashwin has dismissed Chris Gayle 5 times and Mayank Agarwal 3 times. So there is a chance that he can be opening the bowling for Delhi. Nortje’s sheer pace will be hard to ignore for DC, but will they continue with the strategy to strengthen their bowling, even at the cost of some batting might?
Probable XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Kagiso Rabada, R Ashwin, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Punjab will not be expected to make a lot of change in their squad. Considering that taking the pace off seems to be working well in Wankhede, Chris Jordan could be better suited than Riley Meredith.
Probable XI: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan/Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Fantasy Suggestion #1:
KL Rahul (c), Nicholas Pooran, Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Mohammed Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Jhye Richardson, and Anrich Nortje
Fantasy Suggestion #2:
Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran (vc), Prithvi Shaw (c), Shahrukh Khan, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Hooda, Chris Woakes, Mohammed Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Anrich Nortje
