By Neil Manthorp.
Punjab Kings captain, Shikhar Dhawan, won the toss and chose to bowl first in their IPL match against the Delhi Capitals at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Chandigarh on Saturday afternoon.
Tristan Stubbs makes his debut for the Capitals having moved from the Mumbai Indians and will line up against countryman Kagiso Rabada who leads the Punjab attack.
The major point of interest for most observers is the return to cricket of Rishabh Pant after a career-threatening car crash almost 18 months ago. The Indian wicketkeeper batsman is not only fit again but will captain the Capitals team.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (captain/wkt), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wkt), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh.