Daijiworld Media Network
Dharamsala, May 19 : Welcome to the all-important clash between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils from Dharamsala. A win for KXIP will knock CSK out of the tournament and keep their chances of qualifying for the play-offs alive. Delhi will look to win and secure the top spot.
Delhi Daredevils have won the toss and elected to field
Sehwag is missing out even today.
Mahela Jayawardene: Sehwag is still not 100%. We had a look at this pitch, but anything can happen. We will bowl first. I do not know what will happen on this pitch. We do not know what is a good score on this pitch and we back ourselves to chase it down. Morne Morkel replaces Ross Taylor.
Gilchrist: There is something on this wicket. We held onto our catches against Chennai. My hamstring is fine. We have to win to stay alive in this competition and we have to play our best cricket today. It looks like a good wicket. There is not much grass on this wicket. There will be some offer for the bowlers. Paul Valthaty replaces Nitin Saini.
Azhar Mahmood: The crowds in Dharamsala are amazing. If we win this game, we are still in the hunt. We have been playing good cricket and the team is doing well. I am happy to be part of the KXIP team and Gilchrist is an amazing captain.
Unmukt Chand: IPL is really good, I'm loving it. We want to win this match as it will definitely boost our confidence. It's a big opportunity for me to play under big players like Mahela
Teams:
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Unmukt Chand, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene(c), Venugopal Rao, Naman Ojha(w), Andre Russell, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Morne Morkel, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Adam Gilchrist(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh, Siddharth Chitnis, Piyush Chawla, Ryan Harris, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana