Kings XI Punjab vs. Delhi, IPL: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Date: Wednesday, April 15

Time: 8 p.m. local/3:30 p.m. BST

Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

Weather:  AccuWeather.com gives the all clear on the weather front. It's going to be hot, but the rain should stay away.

TV Info and Live Stream: Sony Six, Star Sports HD, Star Sports 1 (India), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), SuperSport (South Africa), OSN(UAE) SkyTV ( New Zealand), Network Ten (Australia), Channel 9 (Bangladesh), Sportsnet and Omini (Canada), Sports Max (West Indies), Geo Super (Pakistan), Starhub (Singapore).

Overview

Delhi Daredevils have had a torrid start in the Indian Premier League. Having lost both of their matches to date, they now travel to last year's runners-up to try to right some of their wrongs. It's going to be a tricky outing, though. Kings XI have won nine out of the 14 games the two teams have played against each other and Delhi have not beaten Kings XI since 2012.

The good news for Delhi is that their hosts' batting has not exactly been consistent. In their first outing, they managed a meagre 136 while chasing 162, and in their second they posted 177 largely thanks to a lower order charge from George Bailey, who whacked 61 off 32. The other players have all contributed in dribs and drabs, but they have hardly looked threatening as a unit.

From a bowling perspective, Kings XI rely heavily on Mitchell Johnson, while Delhi will look toward Imran Tahir to lift them out of their slump. The South African spinner has already taken five wickets in two matches and those scalps have come at an eye-watering average of just 11.00. With Kings XI’s batting waning, Tahir could very well be the difference between the two sides.

It’s still early doors in the competition, though, and slip ups mean very little at this stage. There are miles to go before the pressure starts getting to players, but Delhi will want to break their duck while Kings XI will want to keep the good momentum going.

Key players

Kings XI

David Miller has managed just 47 runs in his two games, but he has shown time and time again that he is a seriously impressive player and Kings XI need to trust him enough to promote him up the order if the match situation so allows. With South Africa, Miller has shown that he is versatile and not just a lower-order slogger.

Delhi Daredevils

Imran Tahir is, without doubt, one of the best limited-overs bowlers in the world. On sub-continental tracks, he is a revelation and he never, ever allows batsmen to settle. Tahir’s excellent run during the recently concluded World Cup has certainly boosted his confidence, and he will be Delhi’s key player for much of the tournament.

Squads

Kings XI Punjab: Axar Patel, Anureet Singh, Beuran Hendricks, David Miller, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karanveer Singh, Manan Vohra, Mitchell Johnson, Parvinder Awana, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Shaun Marsh, Shivam Sharma, Thisara Perera, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Yogesh Golwalkar

Delhi Daredevils: Mohammed Shami, Quinton de Kock, Manoj Tiwary, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kedar Jadhav, Mayank Agarwal, Shahbaz Nadeem, Saurabh Tiwary, Jayant Yadav, Imran Tahir, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Angelo Mathews, Yuvraj Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Gurinder Sandhu, Shreyas Iyer, Chidhambaram Gautam, Travis Head, Srikar Bharat, Albie Morkel, Marcus Stoinis, Zaheer Khan, Domnic Joseph, Amit Mishra, KK Jiyas