May 16: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 64th Match, DY Patil Stadium

Safe XI: Rishabh Pant, Jonny Bairstow, David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Mitchell Marsh (vice-capt), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada (capt), Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya.

Captain: Kagiso Rabada The South African speedster is the third leading wicket-taker this season with 21 wickets in 11 games. He has been effective in powerplay (nine wickets) as well as in death overs (eight wickets in nine overs) in this season. The last time he played at DY Patil Stadium, he picked up 4 for 33 against Gujarat Titans.

Vice-captain: Mitchell Marsh After a gap of 11 years in the IPL, the Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh won his second Player-of-the-Match award in the last game for his 89 off 62 balls and 2 for 25. Against pacers, he has scored 142 runs at a strike rate of 147.91 with just two dismissals this season.

Hot Picks

Jonny Bairstow: Jonny Bairstow is enjoying his stint with his new franchise this season after being given the opening role. His last two scores are 56 (40) and 66 (29). As an opener in the IPL, he has scored 1094 runs in 29 games at an average of 42.07 and a strike rate of 145.47.

Liam Livingstone: The big-hitting Liam Livingstone is the second-highest run-getter for Punjab with 385 runs in 12 games at a strike rate of 180.75, the best strike rate among the top 15 run-scorers. He has been successful against spinners, having scored 127 runs at a strike rate of 142.69 with just three dismissals in 10 innings.

Differential Picks

Anrich Nortje: Having overcome the injury problems, the South African pacer has been in prolific form in the last three games, picking up six wickets. His 40 IPL wickets have been spread almost equally in powerplay (13), middle overs (13) and death overs (14) which suggests he is an impact bowler across phases.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa: The left-handed batter has scored 202 runs in eight games at a strike rate of 162.90 this season. Although he is yet to score a half-century, he has recorded five 25-plus scores.

High Risk XI: Jonny Bairstow (capt), Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Mayank Agarwal, Rovman Powell, Mitchell Marsh, Liam Livingstone, Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Anrich Nortje (vice-capt).