The IPL 2024 is set to begin with Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals eager to secure a strong start at the Maharaha Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. This historic match marks the stadium’s debut in hosting an Indian Premier League encounter.
Anticipation runs high as both teams reveal their predicted lineups:
Delhi Capitals
Batting 1st – David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitch Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C), Tristan Stubbs, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, A Nortje
Bowling 1st – David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C), Tristan Stubbs, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, A Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed
Punjab Kings
Batting 1st – Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada
Bowling 1st – Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahal
Squads
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara, David Warner, Pravin Dubey, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Salem
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.