Vipraj Nigam Dropped As Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings Opt To Bat First vs Delhi Capitals

PBKS vs DC - (Johns/X.com)

On Thursday, May 8, Delhi Capitals locked horns against Punjab Kings at the Dharamsala Stadium. Shreyas Iyer's PBKS won the toss and opted to bat first. Talking about the team changes, Punjab Kings have not made any changes to their playing XI.

Meanwhile, at the toss, Axar Patel remarked that DC would have looked to field first as well. Meanwhile, the Capitals have made one change as Madhav Tiwari has come in replacing Vipraj Nigam. 

PBKS vs DC: Captains Thought

Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings Captain): "We are going to bat first, considering the outfield being wet. The fans are happy with the decision and that is a big motivation. The way our openers batted in the last game and then the rest of the batting order supported with valuable contributions. The teams that win tougher matches go onto win the championship.

Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals Captain): "We wanted to field first. With the weather around, the match can stop anytime. So, if you chase then it's an advantage with the DLS method in mind. The wicket is really good so the batters will know after assessing it in the 1st innings.

PBKS vs DC: Playing XI

Delhi Capitals Playing XI : Faf du Plessis (vc), Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Punjab Kings Playing XI : Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

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