IPL 10: Delhi Daredevils decide to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders

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New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan won the toss and decide to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Feroze Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi on Monday.

After losing their opening encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils won two consecutive games and stand fourth on the points table and will be aiming to continue their winning run.

Kolkata Knight Riders on the other hand have been in a superb form and grabbed 6 points out of maximum 8 available, the Kolkata based franchise have lost their only encounter against Mumbai Indians.

Delhi Daredevils have two changes to their side with Corey Anderson making way for Angelo Mathews and Mohammed Shami coming in for Shabaz Nadeem.

While, Kolkata Knight Riders have one change with Trent Boult missing out and Nathan Coulter-Nile replacing him in the starting XI

Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Sanju Samson, Sam Billings, Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Angelo Mathews, Chris Morris, Pat Cummins, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Zaheer Khan(c)

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir(c), Robin Uthappa(w), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Kuldeep Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Umesh Yadav