On Monday, it is the battle between two side who played 5 game but completely different. Kings XI Punjab are on a roll after they have won the four games from five thanks to the courtesy of Chris Gayle. In their last three outings, they have earned points against three former champion likes of- two time champion Chennai Super Kings, former champion Sunrisers Hyderabad and two time champion Kolkata Knight Riders. Kings XI Punjab have so far won games riding on the performance of their batsmen. The Universal Boss aka Chris Gayle and RCB opener KL Rahul have led the way, while Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair have contributed useful runs in the middle order which is crucial for the team. The one area the team needs to tighten up is on the pace bowling front. Australian speedster Andrew Tye has 7 wickets in his kitty and an economy rate of 8.25, while the Indian quicks have together collected 7 wickets and have leaked runs at 10.39 runs per over. Ravichandran Ashwin has been imaginative with his leadership of the team, but he has received some tap in the last couple of matches.
Team Head to Head (Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab)
Overall: Matches – 21, Delhi Daredevils won – 9, Kings XI Punjab won – 12
At the Ferozeshah Kotla: Matches – 9, Delhi Daredevils won – 5, Kings XI Punjab won – 4
IPL Trivia
1. The Delhi Daredevils will want to improve on their overall poor record at home; in the ten seasons of the IPL, their win-loss record at the Feroz-e-shah Kotla reads 23 wins & 32 losses.
2. In IPL 2017, the Daredevils won 4 of their 7 home matches.
3. The average first innings total in IPL 2017 matches at the Feroz-e-shah Kotla was 184.
4. Kings XI Punjab’s opening partnerships in VIVO IPL 2018 read 58, 32, 96, 53 & 116.
5. KXIP’s opponents have only managed opening partnerships of 12, 1, 17, 14 & 6 runs, which reflect the dominance of their bowling side.
