DC opt to field against PBKS

Mumbai, April 20 : Delhi Capitals (DC) have won the toss and opted to field against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in an IPL match here at the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday. Sarfaraz Khan replaced Mitchell Marsh, who tested positive for Covid-19, in the Delhi Capitals’ lineup. For Punjab Kings, captain Mayank Agarwal returns in place of Prabhsimran Singh and Nathan Ellis comes in for Odean Smith. After winning the toss, Delhi Capitals’ skipper Rishabh Pant said: “We are going to bowl first. It (Covid positive cases in the team) is an unfortunate thing, we are not going to think about it. We will find strength among ourselves. There were parts where we bowled and batted well (in the last match).” Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal said: “I am fine now, just getting some protection for the shoe. We need to put up our best foot forward and play some good cricket. We have an opport ty to bat first and put up a big score on the board and defend it.” Playing XIs: Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (wk/c), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed.

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