Indian T20 League 2019, Match 37: Delhi vs Punjab - Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

Coming on the back of a loss, Delhi will host Punjab in the match 37 of the Indian T20 league on Saturday. Punjab are coming into the game on the back of a thrilling win over the Rajasthan side, while Delhi were beaten in their previous encounter by Mumbai. Delhi, surprisingly, have been winning their away games but have not been successful at their own den, something which they would like to rewrite in this encounter. Here is all you need to read for both the teams before picking your Fantain XI for the Delhi vs Punjab game.

Venue – Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi

Team news –

Delhi

Shreyas Iyer needs to get his combination right. You can expect Keemo Paul to be benched and Sandeep Lamicchane to come in for him.

Likely playing XI – Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Keemo Paul/Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma

Punjab

Captain Ravi Ashwin has sprung up some surprise selections this season. Sam Curran is likely to replace Afghanistan spin bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who got injured in the previous game. Varun Chakravarthy is also injured.

Likely playing XI – KL Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh

Top picks

Shikhar Dhawan – Apart from the almost century which Dhawan scored at the Eden Gardens against Kolkata, the opener has not enjoyed a dream campaign this year. But he does have an impressive record against the Punjab team – 571 runs in 21 innings, including 4 fifties.

Ravi Ashwin – The pitch is expected to be a square turner, which is why spinners will play an important role. Ashwin has been the only good bowler in Punjab’s bowling department. His intelligent has helped him put breaks during the opposition’s batting, and with Delhi having a strong batting line-up, Ashwin will be crucial to the team’s success. Expect him to get you a few quick points on your Fantain Fantasy XI.

Chris Gayle – The opening batsman has shown in patches what he is capable of, and will be looking to construct even longer innings this time around, unless Kagiso Rabada or Chris Morris can stop him.

Kagiso Rabada – we saw in the Super Over of the Delhi vs Kolkata game as to what the young bowler is capable of doing, even to the best in the business. Rabada is unplayable with his Yorkers and is a must on your Fantain XI even on a spin-friendly wicket.

Shreyas Iyer – After the kind of innings Iyer has been playing this season, many believe that he could have been used as India’s no. 4 batsman in the ICC World Cup. Iyer will hope to make the most of Punjab’s dismal bowling. 

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