PBKS vs DC, IPL 2024 LIVE: Rishabh Pant-Led Delhi Capitals Asked To Bat First By Punjab Kings

Hello and Welcome everybody to ABP Live’s Live Coverage of the IPL 2024 fixture between the Punjab Kings and the Delhi Capitals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The biggest story of the contest will be the return of Rishabh Pant as wicketkeeper-batter and as captain after survivng a near-fatal car crash in December 2022. From fearing an amputation on his leg to going on to lead DC in the biggest cricket league in the world, is some story already.

How Pant performs on the pitch will be a different tale altogether. Both these teams have been competing in the tournament since its inaugural edition, have had a change in their name but not a change in their fortunes with the sides yet to have their hands on the trophy. Will it be different this year? We shall find out in due course as PBKS vs DC launches the 36th venue of the IPL.

For Punjab, it will be Shikhar Dhawan who will walk out at the toss. Away from the limelight of international cricket for a while and despite being one of the greats of India’s limited-overs setup, it would be interesting to see how he approaches the final season before the mega-auction where chances are that his franchise might want to part ways with him, keeping an eye on the future.

All in all, things look set for a great clash with lots to look forward to.

Squads:

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Rilee Rossouw, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Ashutosh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh

Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (captain), Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Ricky Bhui, Jhye Richardson, Praveen Dubey, Rasikh Dar Salam, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Tristan Stubbs, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Abishek Porel, Swastik Chikara