Today's IPL Match: Delhi Daredevils(DD) Vs Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) Match Preview: Pitch Report & Weather Forecast for Match 7, IPL 2016

Delhi Daredevils will play Kings XI Punjab in match 7 of IPL 2016. Both Delhi and Punjab could not score points in their opening fixtures. Gujarat Lions won against Kings XI Punjab with relative ease and Kolkata Knight Riders trashed Delhi Daredevils.

Both the teams are desperate to open their account for IPL 2016. Remember, these two teams were the bottom two in last year’s IPL. They would be looking to do a lot better than that this year. A win today will set it up really well for one of the teams.

Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab Match Time: 8:00 pm IST.

Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.

Odds: Delhi Daredevils are priced at 11/10 to win their first game of the season.

Let us take a closer look at both the teams that feature in today’s match:

Delhi Daredevils:

Delhi displayed below par batting performance in their match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Quinton de Kock was the standout performer for Delhi in the last game. He will have to repeat the same to see Delhi home this time. He is Delhi’s key to a good start. We do not see a lot of experience in Delhi’s top-five. Apart from de Kock, the rest are youngsters. Take nothing away from these youngsters; they have huge potential. Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer will have to step up in today’s game. They have a fine finisher in the form of Carlos Brathwaite. He is deadly in the final overs. We witnessed his power and brutality in WT20 final.

In the bowling department, they will have to rely a lot on their skipper Zaheer Khan. His experience will be key. Amit Mishra should have a huge role tonight for the pitch at Feroz Shah Kotla favours spinners. They might even bring in Imran Tahir.

Kings XI Punjab:

Punjab’s openers had a decent outing in the last game against Gujarat Lions. Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra gave them a good start but the middle order failed. Big hitters such as David Miller and Glen Maxwell failed to pick up from the good start. Marcus Stoinis had a good game. He made sure that Punjab posted a decent score.

Mitchell Johnson was not the same old fearful Johnson in the last game. He will have to lead the attack from the front. Early wickets would be the order of the day for Kings XI Punjab. Sandeep Sharma and Mohit Sharma will have to step up their game tonight. Axar Patel had a decent game. He will be looking to build on that.

We have shed light on the teams. Now, here is our take on what could be in store for us tonight at Feroz Shah Kotla:

Weather Conditions

We have a bright and sunny day in Delhi. We believe that the same will continue. We can expect a full game tonight but for a radical change in weather conditions by evening.

Pitch Report

Feroz Shah Kotla’s pitch is lightly on the slower side. Spinners and medium pacers will certainly benefit from the pitch at Feroz Shah Kotla.

Dew is not a big factor at Delhi as compared to some other stadiums in India.

Average first innings total at Feroz Shah Kotla is 153. The teams chasing down the target have been extremely successful. In the last eighteen IPL games played here, the teams that have batted second have won thirteen matches.

Therefore, the team winning the toss will likely opt to field first tonight.

Delhi Daredevils (DD) IPL 2016 Team:

Zaheer Khan (c), Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammad Shami, Saurabh Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Jayant Yadav, Travis Head, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Albie Morkel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Sanju Samson, Carlos Brathwaite, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, Joel Paris, Sam Billings, Chama Milind, Pratyush Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Saeed Khaleel Ahmed, Akhil Herwadkar, Pawan Suyal.

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) team IPL 2016 Team:

David Miller (c), Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Manan Vohra, Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Johnson, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Kyle Abbott, KC Cariappa, Marcus Stoinis, Farhaan Behardien, Pradeep Sahu, Armaan Jaffer, Swapnil Singh.