Top stats for Delhi Capitals:
The team which is lead by many captains is looking to win this season after finishing 3rd in the last season. One of the young player and captain of the team Shreyas Iyer. Under his leadership Delhi captials showed a come back in the last season entering playoffs.
Batting:
The team has some fantastic young players who can change the plot of the match. It includes Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada etc. Having some experienced players in the coaching department it will be a combination of experienced and young team. Looking on the stats the team has it’s opener Shikhar Dhawan who is the leading run scorer in the team with 4579 runs in his IPL career. The player with the highest strike rate is none other than Rishabh Pant with 162.69. Also the left handed batsman has the best average of 36.16 runs. The all-rounders include newly joined Marcus Stoinis, Keemo Paul. Marcus Stoinis has shown some great performance in the England series which will help in IPL
Bowling:
In the bowling side they have many hands spinning. The spinners include senior players like Amit Mishra, Ravichandran Ashwin who was brought in this season. They have Sandeep Lamichhane who was the youngest player to debut in IPL. The spinning squad includes Axar Patel. The have got Kagiso Rabada who can lead the fast bowlers and be the wicket taker in powerplay. Indian players like Ishant Sharma, Mohit Sharma joining the side and powering up the bowling side. Young player Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel can learn many things from the senior side. Amit Mishra is leading the side with leading wicket taker with 157 wickets in his career in IPL. He is also one of the consistent bowlers in the team. The best bowling average is with the south African player Kagiso Rabada with 17.93.
Top stats for Kings XI Punjab:
Kings XI Punjab gave a fresh start two years ago but they missed to shine in the last season. They have the extraordinary players by their side. KL Rahul taking up the captaincy many anticipated to see his leadership.
Batting:
Kings XI Punjab has the opening partnership who can clear the fence. KL Rahul and Chris Gayle taking the opening will be headache to the opponents. The opponent bowlers will be aiming to take down the partnership. Chris Gayle leads the side with leading scorer in the team. He scored 4484 runs till the last season. KL Rahul has the record of fastest fifty in IPL history taking only 14 balls to score a half century. Glenn Maxwell who power ups the middle order has an strike rate of 161.13. The team has other players including Sarfraz Khan who is capable of scoring in death overs. Krishnappa Gowtham who is a spinner can take some advantage in the pitch.
Bowling:
The bowling side seems to be powerful. Mujeeb Ur Rahman who showed some blistering skills after joining the side in 2018. In such a young age he has some extraordinary bowling techniques with him. He is joined by Ishan Porel who played for India under-19 and Murugan Ashwin, a leg spinner capable of surprising the batsmen with his bowling. The bowling side is powered by senior player Mohammed Shami who is well experienced and a consistent bowler. We can expect a comeback from this season from these two sides