Can Daredevils quicks take over Kings XI's den?
They are on a four-match losing streak, but Mohali has often been helpful to fast bowling and Delhi Daredevils have a roster full of them
The Preview by Annesha Ghosh
29-Apr-2017
Match facts
Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Mohali, April 30, 2017
Start time 1600 local (1030 GMT)
Mohali, April 30, 2017
Start time 1600 local (1030 GMT)
Head-to-head
This season: Delhi Daredevils handed Kings XI Punjab a 51-run drubbing in their first home game at Feroz Shah Kotla.
Overall: In 19 games between these two teams, Kings XI have won 10 times. There are some caveats, however. Kings XI have lost to Daredevils four times in their last five matches but, in Mohali, they have lost only once in four games.
In the news
Hashim Amla, who missed Kings XI's last game with a hamstring injury, attended an optional training on Saturday and has "a chance to play on Sunday", according to team-mate Shaun Marsh.
Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan had to leave the field on Friday, clutching his hamstring, but at the post-match presentation, he said it didn't "look that bad".
Marlon Samuels, Daredevils' replacement for Quinton de Kock, has landed in the country but is yet to join the squad.
West Indies allrounder Darren Sammy, who missed the first three weeks of this IPL due to injury, has joined the Kings XI squad and "is ready to play" the IPL again, having gone unsold at the auction last season.
To accommodate an overseas bowler, whom should Kings XI Punjab pick as the opener?
0 votesHashim Amla
Martin Guptill
The likely XIs
Kings XI Punjab: 1 Martin Guptill/Hashim Amla, 2 Shaun Marsh, 3 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 4 Manan Vohra, 5 Glenn Maxwell (capt), 6 Axar Patel, 7 Matt Henry 8 KC Cariappa, 9 Mohit Sharma, 10 Sandeep Sharma, 11 T Natarajan/ Ishant Sharma
Delhi Daredevils: 1 Sanju Samson, 2 Karun Nair, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Chris Morris, 6 Corey Anderson/ Carlos Brathwaite 7 Ankit Bawne, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Zaheer Khan (capt), 11 Amit Mishra
Strategy punt
Kings XI could include New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry instead of Eoin Morgan or David Miller to beef up their bowling attack which has only taken 36 wickets in their eight games.
Glenn Maxwell has made 55 runs in 29 balls against Amit Mishra, but the legspinner has dismissed him more than any other bowler in the IPL - four times. Expect this rivalry to take center stage early.
Stats that matter
Annesha Ghosh is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo