Indian T20 League 2019, Match 37: Delhi vs Punjab – Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips All that you need to read before picking your Fantain XI for Delhi vs Punjab. Coming on the back of a loss, Delhi will host Punjab in the match 37 of the Indian T20 league on Saturday. Punjab are coming into the game on the back of a thrilling win over the Rajasthan side, while Delhi were beaten in their previous encounter by Mumbai. Delhi, surprisingly, have been winning their away games but have not been successful at their own den, something which they would like to rewrite in this encounter. Here is all you need to read for both the teams before picking your Fantain XI for the Delhi vs Punjab game. Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi Team news – Delhi Shreyas Iyer needs to get his combination right. You can expect Keemo Paul to be benched and Sandeep Lamicchane to come in for him. Likely playing XI – Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Keemo Paul/Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma Punjab Captain Ravi Ashwin has sprung up some surprise selections this season. Sam Curran is likely to replace Afghanistan spin bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who got injured in the previous game. Varun Chakravarthy is also injured. Likely playing XI – KL Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh Top picks Shikhar Dhawan – Apart from the almost century which Dhawan scored at the Eden Gardens against Kolkata, the opener has not enjoyed a dream campaign this year. But he does have an impressive record against the Punjab team – 571 runs in 21 innings, including 4 fifties. Ravi Ashwin – The pitch is expected to be a square turner, which is why spinners will play an important role. Ashwin has been the only good bowler in Punjab’s bowling department. His intelligent has helped him put breaks during the opposition’s batting, and with Delhi having a strong batting line-up, Ashwin will be crucial to the team’s success. Expect him to get you a few quick points on your Fantain Fantasy XI. Chris Gayle – The opening batsman has shown in patches what he is capable of, and will be looking to construct even longer innings this time around, unless Kagiso Rabada or Chris Morris can stop him. Kagiso Rabada – we saw in the Super Over of the Delhi vs Kolkata game as to what the young bowler is capable of doing, even to the best in the business. Rabada is unplayable with his Yorkers and is a must on your Fantain XI even on a spin-friendly wicket. Shreyas Iyer – After the kind of innings Iyer has been playing this season, many believe that he could have been used as India’s no. 4 batsman in the ICC World Cup. Iyer will hope to make the most of Punjab’s dismal bowling. Fantain Fantasy XI This is our Fantain Fantasy XI but you’re the real expert.<doc-sep>Latest IPL Standings Overs 19.4: DC 166/6, win by 5 wickets Overs 19: DC 158/5, need 6 off 6 balls 4-0-21-1 Overs 18.4: OUT! Axar Patel run out for 1. DC 156/5, need 8 off 8 balls Overs 18.3: OUT! Mohammed Shami cleans up Colin Ingram for 19. DC 155/4, need 9 off 9 balls FIFTY for Shreyas Iyer off 45 balls, his 12th in IPL. DC 155/3 in 18.2 overs Overs 18: DC 154/3, need 10 off 12 balls 13 RUNS! 2/39 in four overs Overs 17: DC 141/3, need 23 off 18 balls Overs 16: DC 136/3, need 28 off 24 balls Overs 15.1: OUT! Hardus Viljoen strikes to dismiss Rishabh Pant (6). DC 128/3 Overs 15: DC 128/2, need 36 off 30 balls 10 RUNS! Overs 14: DC 118/2, need 46 off 36 balls Overs 13.3: OUT! Viljoen gets rid of Dhawan. DC 116/2 Overs 13: DC 111/1 10 RUNS! Overs 12: DC 101/1, need 63 off 48 balls FIFTY for Shikhar Dhawan off 36 balls, his 35th in IPL. DC 98/1 in 11.3 overs Overs 11: DC 95/1, need 69 off 54 balls Overs 10: DC 90/1, need 74 off 60 balls 10 RUNS! Overs 9: DC 80/1 That's a 50-run partnership between @SDhawan25 & Shreyas Iyer. #DC 78/1 after 8.3 overs https://t.co/ErgQT8kNDg — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1555780440000 50-run partnership DC 74/1 in 8.2 overs Overs 8: DC 72/1 Overs 7: DC 67/1 Overs 6: DC 60/1 Overs 5: DC 52/1 17 RUNS! 6, 1, 4, 1, 1, 4 - Overs 4: DC 35/1 11 RUNS! Mandeep Singh (C) celebrates with teammates after he sucessfully run-outs Prithvi Shaw. (AFP Photo) Overs 3.1: OUT! Mandeep Singh's direct hit ends Prithvi's innings. DC 24/1 Overs 3: DC 24/0 12 RUNS! Overs 2: DC 12/0 11 RUNS! Overs 1.2: FOUR! DC 5/0 Over 1: DC 1/0 Innings Break! The @lionsdenkxip post a total of 163/7 after 20 overs. Will the @DelhiCapitals chase this down?… https://t.co/nYJZusunDu — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1555777206000 Overs 20: KXIP 163/7 12 RUNS! 2/23 in four overs Brar remained unbeaten on 20 off 12 balls Overs 19.1: OUT! Second wicket for Kagiso Rabada, scalps Ashwin. KXIP 151/7 Overs 19: KXIP 151/6 10 RUNS! 4-0-29-0 Overs 18: KXIP 141/6 Overs 17: KXIP 134/6 Overs 16.3: OUT! Axar scalps Mandeep. KXIP 129/6 Mandeep out stumped after scoring 30 off 27 balls Overs 16: KXIP 127/5 4-0-41-0 Overs 15: KXIP 118/5 4-0-40-3 Overs 14: KXIP 111/5 Overs 13: OUT! Caught & bowled. Third wicket for Lamichhane, Sam Curran gone for a duck. KXIP 106/5 Overs 12.2: OUT! Lamichhane strikes to dismiss Gayle. KXIP 106/4 BIG WICKET! Chris Gayle fell for 69 off 37 balls Overs 12: KXIP 100/3 Overs 11: KXIP 97/3 Overs 10: KXIP 92/3 10 RUNS! Overs 9: KXIP 82/3 16 RUNS! FIFTY for Chris Gayle off 25 balls, his 28th in IPL. KXIP 73/3 in 8.2 overs Oh Boy! The Universe Boss is on a roll today as he brings up his 28th #VIVOIPL half-century in 25 deliveries 👏👏 https://t.co/LBdHcaPE4C — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1555773358000 Overs 8: KXIP 66/3 Overs 7.1: OUT! Axar gets rid of Miller. KXIP 61/3 Overs 7: KXIP 61/2 11 RUNS! Overs 6: KXIP 50/2 50 for Punjab in 5.4 overs Overs 5: KXIP 46/2 Kagiso Rabada celebrates the wicket of Mayank Agarwal. (PTI Photo) Overs 4.5: OUT! Rabada strikes to dismiss Agarwal. KXIP 42/2 Overs 4.4: DOTS! KXIP 42/1 Overs 4: KXIP 42/1 16 RUNS! 4, 0, 4, 0, 4, 4 Overs 3: KXIP 26/1 12 RUNS! Overs 2: KXIP 14/1 11 RUNS! Overs 1.4: OUT! Lamichhane scalps Rahul. KXIP 13/1 Overs 1.1: SIX! KXIP 9/0 Over 1: KXIP 3/0 IPL standings after Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians in first match of the day: Ravichandran Ashwin: We have an exciting change in Harpreet Brar Right time to bring Sam back Shreyas Iyer: three changes - Ingram, Lamichhane and Rutherford come in TOSS | Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer wins the toss, decides to field against Kings XI Punjab Playing XIs Delhi Capitals: Kings XI Punjab: In other news, the @DelhiCapitals win the toss and elect to bowl first against the @lionsdenkxip. #DCvKXIP https://t.co/ALDfYFhQAp — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 1555769495000 Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson Head to Head: * Skipper Shreyas Iyer (58* off 49 balls) and Shikhar Dhawan (56 off 41) hit fifties and added a valuable 92 runs for the second wicket to help Delhi Capitals register a comfortable five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab . The hosts chased down the 164-run target with two balls to spare for their sixth win of the season. Both Delhi and Punjab remained at third and fourth spot respectively in the standings after the match. Delhi have 12 points in their kitty, while Punjab are on 10 points.That's it! Shreyas Iyer (58*) hit Sam Curran for a four to complete the run chase.Brilliant over from Mohammed Shami, two wickets and four runs off it. Shami's figures:Ingram hit four boundaries in his 9-ball cameo.Colin Ingram (19*) smacked Hardus Viljoen,, for four boundaries in the over. Delhi on the verge of victory* 150 comes up for Delhi in 17.5 oversBrilliant over by Mohammed Shami, gave away just five runs in it.Colin Ingram (5*) ended the Hardus Viljoen over with a four, but a successful one for the pacer - a wicket and 8 runs in it.Rishabh Pant (6*) and Shreyas Iyer (44*) hit a four each off Sam Curran in the over.. Time for final time-outSuccessful over from Hardus Viljoen - a wicket and seven runs off it.Good catch by Ravichandran Ashwin at mid-wicket as Hardus Viljoen ended Shikhar Dhawan's knock. Dhawan scored 56 off 41 balls with the help of a six and seven fours. Dhawan added 92 runs with Shreyas Iyer for the second wicket.Shreyas Iyer hit a six off Ravichandran Ashwin in the over. Delhi on the right track.Murugan Ashwin gave away just six run in it. Tidy over for the visitors. * 100 comes up for Delhi in 11.5 oversTidy over from Sam Curran, just five runs came off it.Shikhar Dhawan (46*) hit a four off Murugan Ashwin in the over.Another 8-run over from Ravichandran Ashwin.<doc-sep>| NEW DELHI: The top teams in this IPL have been able to turn their home venues into a fortress. Sadly, this isn't the case with Delhi Capitals - out of the four home games, they have lost three.Delhi have been relying on their pace attack, led by South Africa's Kagiso Rabada, but unfortunately they haven't got much help from the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch, which appears to be worn out.This season, the number of domestic games increased almost four-fold and the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has not been able to transfer out some of these matches to other grounds in the city. The bulk of these games have been played at the Kotla, leading to the current state of affairs - the Capitals team management is now likely to prefer a spin-heavy bowling line-up for the forthcoming home matches.Capitals have some very exciting stroke makers as well, but the likes of Rishabh Pant they also struggled to get going on the sluggish pitch, where the ball doesn't come on to the bat. With both the pace battery and the batsmen struggling, Delhi have lost to Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at home.The Capitals are not a bad team away from home, where they have beaten Mumbai Indians, Royals Challengers Bangalore, KKR and SRH, and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. Seven wickets fell in a heap as the batsmen seemed hell bent on committing harakiri. Chasing a modest 167, Capitals were cruising along with 144 on the board when Pant fell. They needed just 23 off 21 balls but lost six wickets for the addition of only eight runs to lose the game.On Saturday, Capitals have a chance to avenge their loss as they take on the Kings on their 'unfriendly' home turf. Both teams have five wins from nine games and Capitals are eager to garner as many points as possible as they reach the business end of the league. The Kings have depended much on their spinners, even though pacer Mohammed Shami is looking as menacing as ever. They, however, have shown a chink in their armour - their dependence on KL Rahul and Chris Gayle to get the runs of the board.Kings also depend heavily on skipper R Ashwin, who is making it count. The former Indian player is out to prove a point or two.<doc-sep>One shouldn’t be surprised if the Delhi Capitals middle and lower order still has nightmares about Kings XI Punjab. The last time KXIP and DC played against each other, Delhi Capitals suffered the worst collapse in IPL history, losing 7 wickets for 8 runs to end-up on the losing side. Delhi would want to make the record straight when they face KXIP in a re-match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Saturday. Locked at 10 points each, both DC and KXIP have enough reasons to harbour a top two finish. A lot would however depend on how the Kotla pitch plays. On the eve of their game against Delhi Capitals, KXIP coach Hesson said, “Look the surface here, although we can’t guarantee how the pitch is going to be, most of the games have been consistent in terms of how they have been on the slower side. Also Read: Delhi Capitals Predicted XI against Kings XI Punjab “We will prepare accordingly, obviously we haven’t watched the game the other night. We can’t guarantee if the pitch is going to be same but the characteristic is probably going to be similar,” said Hesson. The 44-year-old said he had no issues with most of this edition’s matches finishing past midnight with teams looking to slow down the game. The mid-table visitors are plagued by injuries to their mainline spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Varun Chakravarthy, as well as Moises Henriques. The former New Zealand coach said it will be a big loss if they are not able to play on Saturday. “Mujeeb has made good progress, he is certainly not in as much pain as he was a couple of nights ago. So, he would like to train today and we will make a decision after that. KXIP, actually doesn’t need to worry too much about the spin department even if Mujeeb doesn’t regain his fitness on time. They have the Ashwins – Ravichandran and Murugan – who did a fine job the other night against Royals. Mujeeb then could be replaced by Sam Curran, which could turn out to be a blessing disguise for KXIP. Curran had taken a hat-trick in KXIP’s previous encounter against DC. David Miller, who was drafted into the playing XI at the last minute after Moises Henriques twisted his ankle minutes before the toss against Royals, is expected to retain his place after scoring a quickfire 40 off 27 balls. “Moises Henriques injured himself after being named in the side couple of days ago, his injury is going to roll now for a period of time, that’s unfortunate and obviously Varun is out for a long time as well with injury. We are hoping that everybody will be able to make contributions in the rest of the IPL,” Hesson said. KXIP Predicted XI vs DC: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, 4 David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), 8 Sam Curran/Mujeeb Ur Rahman, R Ashwin (capt. ), Mohammed Shami, M Ashwin (With agency inputs)<doc-sep>
Follow all the live cricket score and latest updates from the game between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians at Jaipur:DELHI WINS: And Sam Curran comes for the final over. On the first ball Iyer takes a single and gives strike to Rutherford. He too tries his best to get a boundary but only manages a single. This is getting tense for Delhi. Now just two runs are needed from three deliveries. And with a four from Iyer Delhi seals the match by five wickets. DC vs KXIP in IPL 2019 will be broadcast on Saturday (April 20) from 8:00 PM onwards. DC vs KXIP live streaming will be available on Hotstar and Jio TV. You can follow all the ball-by-ball updates and live commentary with analysis on our live blog. Can Delhi Capitals overcome their own pitch? That's the big question as they head into the game against Kings XI Punjab on Saturday (April 20). Things won't get any easier for Shreyas Iyer and co, for the visitors have all the resources needed to take advantage of the conditions. R Ashwin has been in prime form, leading Punjab from the front. M Ashwin has been a good support act. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has not been used in all the games but has done a decent job in the given opportunities. Expect Andrew Tye to feature, making life even more difficult for Delhi on a slow and low track. Punjab and Delhi have 10 points from nine matches each, with Delhi having a better net run-rate. This is the time to build momentum; Delhi lost a bit of that when they lost to Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Punjab are coming off a victory over Rajasthan Royals. The toss is turning out to be a crucial factor at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Mumbai won a great toss, opting to bat first immediately. A total in excess of 160 was always going to be difficult to chase on this ground. It will be no different on Saturday. Bat first or second, Delhi will want their batting to step up. The best place to score on such grounds is at the top; Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw have been inconsistent. Punjab's openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul, on the other hand, have been in good form. Both are sides with not much depth in batting. If the bowlers can get past the top order, expect another low scoring encounter. PREVIOUS MEETING Delhi are unlikely to forget the game in Mohali, when they lost seven wickets for eight runs to lose a match they should have won easily. It was the game where Sam Curran picked up a hat-trick, and along with Mohammed Shami led Punjab to a 14-run win. WATCH OUT FOR Sandeep Lamichhane: If he plays. Ideally, he should. The Nepal legspinner has played only four matches, picking up five wickets. He hasn't played Delhi's last three matches, but given the nature of the track and the manner of their defeat last game, he should return. R Ashwin: The captain has been in superb form, picking up 11 wickets from nine matches on tracks that aren't the easiest for spinners. He is coming on the back of a Man of the Match winning spell of 2-24 against Rajasthan, and would be on a high. He should enjoy bowling on the Feroz Shah Kotla, against a batting line up that has quite a few left handers. TEAM NEWS Delhi Capitals: Colin Ingram, who missed the previous two games to fly home for the birth of his child, could return to strengthen the middle order. If Lamichhane returns, he could replace Keemo Paul, who followed up his Man of the Match performance over Sunrisers Hyderabad with a poor outing against Mumbai. Kings XI Punjab: Mujeeb Ur Rahman injured his shoulder while fielding last game, and couldn't complete his quota of overs. It remains to be seen if he has recovered completely. Varun Chakravarthy, the other spin option, is nursing a finger injury too. Moises Henriques was handed over his debut hat last game but injured his ankle right before the toss. David Miller filled in and made a handy contribution, possibly doing enough to keep his spot.