After a nerve-wrenching clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the expectations from the game between Punjab and Delhi is at a sky-high. After all, these two teams are star-studded and have players that can change the course of the game on their day.

Kings XI Punjab

Since the match is taking place in Mohali, a track known for its leniency towards the batsmen with a bit of help for the seamers, it is likely that Preity Zinta’s team will go in with a pace-heavy team. Andrew Tye will play a big role today with Barinder Sran in an assisting role.

With Aaron Finch out of the equation due to his marriage, it is likely for Chris Gayle to be in the starting XI. While he might not be as consistent as he once was, he could still win his team a game on his own if things go his way.

Predicted XI: Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Manoj Tiwary, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Ashwin, Axar Patel, Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran

Delhi Daredevils

Despite the fact that almost every team in the Indian Premier League are strong this year, Delhi seem to have the most balanced squad in this year’s edition. Captained by local boy Gautam Gambhir, this is perhaps their best chance to win the tournament.

Apart from Gambhir, Colin Munro will be a key figure due to his ability with both the bat and the ball. This will also be a tournament that tests the mettle of Prithvi Shaw. Sandeep Lamichhane could also be an X-factor here, but given that the wicket will have some help for the pacers, Trent Boult and Liam Plunkett could feature, but so could Chris Morris.

Predicted XI: Gautam Gambhir, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Chris Morris, Vijay Shankar, Liam Plunket, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult 

Prediction: Gayle-storm to hand the match to Kings XI Punjab with Delhi to put up a fight.