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IPL 2024: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Opt to Field First Against Delhi Capitals
IPL 2024: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Opt to Field First Against Delhi Capitals
At the new location in Mullanpur on Saturday, Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and announced that Punjab Kings would bowl first, meaning Rishabh Pant is back to lead Delhi Capitals.
As far as overseas players go, PBKS selected Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shai Hope, and Tristan Stubbs, while DC selected all four batters to meet their foreign quota.
At Punjab Cricket Association’s new Mullanpur ground, on the eve of his first game in almost a year, Pant practiced wicket keeping and batting after being sidelined following a tragic vehicle crash. It has taken Pant fifteen months of bravery, tenacity, and hard work to be prepared to lead Delhi once more.
For the team, whose best-ever IPL performance to date is a runners-up finish in 2020, that is a huge boost. Re-entering the IPL after missing the previous year, Rishabh Pant said he also would have looked to bat first.
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Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, and Sam Curran are the four foreign players, according to Dhawan. Delhi elected to start four foreign hitters.
Rishabh Pant: “As a team, we have been practicing a lot. Warner, Marsh, Stubbs, and Hope—the four batters who are away from home”.
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PBKS plummeted to eighth in 2023 after finishing sixth for four straight seasons between 2019 and 2022. This time, they hope to improve. They haven’t advanced to the final since 2014.
The reigning champions Chennai Super Kings arrived at Chepauk on the first night of the 2024 Indian Premier League, having defeated RCB once more at their stronghold.
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