IPL 2019: Delhi opt to bowl with one change against Kolkata at Eden Gardens

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to field first against Kolkata at Eden Gardens. Iyer decided to go with one change in this game as Keemo Paul comes in place of Lamichhane in the playing XI

Russell-Rabada battle is on the cards as Kolkata Kight Riders face Delhi Capitals in a return-leg fixture of the IPL at Eden Gardens on Friday. For KKR, it has been a Russell show so far with the Jamaican amassing 257 runs from five innings, out of which 150 have come in sixes alone. It will be "Rabada vs Russell" - the battle every IPL fan will be waiting to see. While KKR will look to avenge their first leg defeat, Delhi, who have six points from as many matches, will be looking for their fourth win of the league to return to top-five. Coming to the toss, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to field first against Kolkata at Eden Gardens. Iyer decided to go with one change in this game as Keemo Paul comes in place of Lamichhane in the playing XI.

Shreyas Iyer led @DelhiCapitals win the toss and elect to bowl first against the @KKRiders at the Eden Gardens#KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/cWr2a1RRQj

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We are gonna bowl first. The wicket looks a better, it's going to be a flat track. We have been chasing well in the last few games, hence positive about that.", said Iyer. For KKR, skipper Dinesh Karthik announced  Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly and Carlos Brathwaite come in as Narine and Gurney miss out. "Last game was a bit of an aberration. We didn't expect it would play like that, it didn't come out really well for us. We have got three changes.", said Dinesh Karthik. Teams (Playing XI):  Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Joe Denly, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna