Ipl 2018 will downbeat delhi daredevils get home advantage vs kxip today

IPL 2018 Will downbeat Delhi Daredevils get home advantage vs KXIP today

In the 22nd match of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018), Delhi Daredevils will take on Kings XI Punjab at their home ground, Ferozshah Kotla in New Delhi. Bruised and battered after a string of defeats, Delhi Daredevils find themselves in an 'oh-so-familiar' situation -- at the bottom of the the Vivo IPL points table -- as they look to cash in on home advantage against a Chris Gayle-inspired Kings XI Punjap in today's IPL match. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, will look to beat Delhi and pip Chennai Super Kings for the top position on the points table.

Delhi Daredevils have been the least impressive of all teams in the past few seasons of Indian Premier League, only managing to finish in the bottom half of the IPL points table. In the previous two seasons, Delhi Daredevils ended their campaign at the sixth position, was a place lower in 2015, and finished last in IPL 2014. Once again in IPL

2018, they are having a bad time. They started their IPL 2018 campaign after losing their first two games against KXIP and Rajasthan Royals. Delhi clinched their first win against Mumbai Indians, thanks to a fine knock by foreign buy Jason Roy and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant.

While Jason Roy slammed an unbeaten 53-ball 91, Pant chipped in with a valuable 47 to help Delhi Daredevils chase down a challenging 195-run target. They, however, failed to repeat the story against Kolkata Knight Riders as they faltered in chasing 201 runs and lost by 71 runs. In the 19th match of IPL 2018, Delhi Daredevils were again at the receiving end as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) outclassed them by six wickets. The Gautam Gambhir-led team would have suffered one of the worst defeats against Bangalore if Shreyas Iyer (52) and Pant (85) had not shown some resistance. Royal Challengers Bangalore chasing down a target of 175 with two overs to spare, is more of a reflection of Daredevils' poor team selection rather than helplessness.Meanwhile, thanks to Gayle's belligerence, Kings XI Punjab are at the second spot on the Vivo Points table, with four victories and one defeat. Given the form they have shown in the previous encounters, Kings XI Punjab will fancy their chances to continue the momentum against an embattled Delhi Daredevils outfit.

In their last face-off with Delhi in the league, which was also their campaign opener, the Ravichandran Ashwin-led side had thrashed Delhi by six wickets. They later lost to RCB in their second match but came back strongly to register a hat-trick of wins against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Punjab's in-form openers Chris Gayle and K L Rahul have given the desired start to their team and will again look to keep the momentum going. While Gayle has amassed 229 runs from three outings, Rahul has accumulated 213 runs from five games, averaging 42.60. Also, Ashwin has proved handy with the bat. However, Yuvraj Singh's lacklustre show could be Punjab's cause for concern. The veteran left-hander has managed to gather just 36 runs from three outings.

Here are a few things to know before the Delhi Daredevils (DD) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) match to be played at Delhi's Ferozshah Kotla stadium, the two teams' players who could prove handy, and who has said what before the clash: Delhi Daredevils batsmen who might make an impact in today’s match against KXIP: Having Jason Roy at the top of the batting order

gave DD much impetus but the opener failed to deliver after the 93run knock against Mumbai Indians. He must rise to the occasion and score some runs. Gautam Gambhir also failed to give any spirited performance in the IPL 2018 and he must lead the team by setting an example. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer batted well in the last match against RCB and need to maintain their hunger to score big runs.Kings XI Punjab batsmen who might make an impact in today’s match against DD: Kings XI Punjab has the likes of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle at the top of the order followed by Mayank Agrawal, a top run scorer in the Indian domestic season, and Karun Nair. The in-form openers Chris Gayle and Lokesh Rahul have handed the desired start to Kings XI and will again look to keep the momentum going. While Gayle has amassed 229 runs from three outings, Rahul has accumulated 213 runs from five games, averaging 42.60.Delhi Daredevils bowlers to look forward to in today’s match: DD’s bowling has been an issue for team management with Mohammed Shami off colour. Trent Boult had decent figures in all the matches but likes of Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Shami have flattered to deceive. The logic of playing Vijay Shankar is still not clear as the team management is not able to send him up the order for lack of power in his shots. Even more baffling is the fact that he has not been called upon to bowl in four of the five games. Delhi Daredevils need Shami and Chris Morris to lift their performance so that they can start their campaign at home on a winning note.Kings XI Punjab bowlers to look forward to in today’s match: All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, along with Mohit Sharma, lend depth to the line-up, while the likes of Barinder Sran, Andrew Tye and Mujeeb ur Rahman shoulder the bowling responsibility. Mujeeb ur Rahman’s four overs, and how many runs he concedes and how many wickets he is able to take, will have a huge bearing on the outcome of the match. As will Andrew Tye, who has been excellent while bowling at the death; his economy rate while bowling between overs 16 & 20 this season stands at 7.75 Controversy over the use of Ferozshah Kotla stadium's old clubhouse for broadcasting matches: Controversies are not new to Delhi's Ferozshah Stadium. There have been several incidents at this stadium in the past, and this time it is no difefrent. Of late, there has been a ragin debate over the use of an old clubhouse at the stadium.Don't make mistake in enthusiasm to approve club house: HC cautioned SDMC The Delhi High Court today cautioned the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) against making a mistake in its "enthusiasm" to give structural stability approval to the Feroz Shah Kotla's old club house, for setting up

equipment to broadcast upcoming IPL matches. The first IPL match at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground is scheduled for April 23. Even as the high court made this observation, it left to the SDMC to take a call, including taking a second opinion, on the structural safety of the old club house, also known as the R P Mehra block. The court said the corporation appeared to be enthusiastic about giving the structural stability approval to the old club house, as till date, it was not even sure if the structure conforms to the National Building Code.

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