DC vs PBKS / Punjab won the toss against Delhi, chose to bowl first, Pant returned to the field

DC vs PBKS: The first double header (2 matches in a day) of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is being played today between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali. The match will start at 3:30 pm. Rishabh Pant has returned to competitive cricket through this match. Pant was injured in a car accident on 30 December 2022. Since then he could neither play for Team India nor for Delhi in IPL. Today he is captaining Delhi.

Playing-11 of both the teams

Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (captain), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khalil Ahmed and Ishant Sharma.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh and Shashank Singh.

Punjab won the toss

Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan has decided to bowl first after winning the toss against Delhi Capitals. With this, Delhi captain Rishabh Pant has returned to the field after 15 months. Pant could not play in the IPL last year after being injured in a car accident in December 2022. Punjab's four foreign players are Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran and Kagiso Rabada. At the same time, Delhi's four foreign players are Shai Hope, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner and Tristan Stubbs.

In the second match, two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will face 2016 champion Sunrisers Hyderabad.