Lucknow, Apr 22 (UNI) Sri Lankan speedster Dushmantha Chameera returned to the playing XI as Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL encounter at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium here on Tuesday.
"We'll bowl. Red soil wicket and there was dew in the last game as well. We focussed on what we did right and improve areas where we erred. We aren't thinking too much," said Axar at the toss, confirming that Chameera comes in for Mohit Sharma.
LSG captain Rishabh Pant said his hand was fine and emphasised the importance of a strong start with the bat.
"Definitely we would have bowled first. It stops a bit in the first innings, gets better as the game progresses. Hand is okay. Not losing too many early wickets is the key. We don't think about what's happening around us. We are playing with the same team," Pant said.
With both teams eyeing crucial points in the business end of the tournament, the clash is set to be a key fixture in the evolving playoff picture.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (w), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar.
Impact Subs: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav.
Impact Subs: Ayush Badoni, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh.
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