IPL 2018, Match 22: DD vs KXIP - Preview, head-to-head, key stats, Broadcast details

Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab will come up against each other in Match 22 of IPL 2018.

Delhi Daredevils have played five matches so far, but have won only once. DD had a very good outing against Mumbai Indians, but have since lost to Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match against KXIP will be DD's first home game this season.

Meanwhile, KXIP have four wins from five matches so far. In their most recent match, they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets, courtesy match-winning knocks from the Punjab openers. The last time KXIP tasted defeat was against RCB on April 13, 2018, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Delhi's would be looking to use home support to their advantage and get back to winning ways. On the other hand, KXIP would be aiming to continue their winning momentum and solidify their top spot.

It will be interesting to see whether fan's support can turn the fortune of the home side?

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Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Details

Match Date: 23 April 2018, Monday

Match Timing: 20:00 IST, 14:30 GMT

Match Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi, India

Expected Crowd Turnout: A packed house is expected in what is DD's first home game, with an estimated attendance of 45100.

Weather: There is no forecast of rain and the humidity levels will be as low as 9%. The weather will be a bit hazy as very less cloud cover is expected with an overall cloud cover of 33%. Dew might not come into play as the air will be drier.

TV Broadcast : Star Sports 1 & Star Sports1 HD

Online Streaming: Hotstar & Jio TV

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Head-to-head

Overall: Matches – 21, Kings XI Punjab won – 12, Delhi Daredevils won – 9

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Delhi Daredevils (DD) IPL 2018 Squad:

Jason Roy, Gautam Gambhir(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Glenn Maxwell, Shreyas Iyer, Vijay Shankar, Daniel Christian, Rahul Tewatia, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Shami, Trent Boult, Chris Morris, Colin Munro, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Manjot Kalra, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh, and Liam Plunkett.

Delhi Daredevils Team News

The struggling Delhi side might make changes in the bowling department. Harshal Patel could make way for Mohammed Shami. Vijay Shankar could also sit out for Jayant Yadav in the playing XI.

Probable XI: Jason Roy, Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Glenn Maxwell, Chris Morris, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem, Trent Boult

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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) IPL 2018 Squad

Lokesh Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Gayle, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Manoj Tiwary, Barinder Sran, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pradeep Sahu, and Manzoor Dar.

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Team News

Axar Patel's fitness still remains a doubt, so KXIP could stick to the same team.

Probable XI: Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

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All the stats and numbers to look out ahead of the match No. 22 between DD and KXIP:

1 – Gautam Gambhir, the captain of DD, needs to score one more fifty to surpass David Warner on the list of most fifties in the history of IPL. Gambhir will go to first position on the leader's board of most IPL fifties. Gambhir has scored 36 IPL fifties.

2 – Ravichandran Ashwin requires three more wickets to surpass Ashish Nehra on the list of most IPL wickets. Ashwin will become the seventh highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL.

9 – Gautam Gambhir needs to score nine more fours to achieve the feat of 500 IPL fours. Gambhir will become the first player in the history of IPL to hit 500 or more fours.

DD vs KXIP Live Score

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