IPL 2018: Delhi opt to bat against Hyderabad

Delhi won the toss and has opted to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium against Hyderabad.

The pitch report is good for the batting department, hence, skipper Shreyas Iyer has taken the best decision for the team as the condition of the pitch will remain same throughout the game.

After winning the toss, Shreyas mentioned the changed he has made in the squad for tonight's clash.

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Dan Christian has replaced Colin Munro and, Naman Ojha comes in for Shahbaz Nadeem.

On the other hand, Hyderabad's skipper Kane Williamson also mentioned about the batting friendliness of the pitch. There is only one change for Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has replaced Basil Thampi.

Playing XI:

Hyderabad: Alex Hales, Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Naman Ojha, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Daniel Christian, Liam Plunkett, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult