The 42 nd match of IPL 2017 will see the Delhi Daredevils battle Gujarat Lions for the first time this season. The Gujarat Lions have only three wins from ten matches and are almost out of playoff contention. It is a do or die situation for The Gujarat Lions and they will be looking to win and that too convincingly, since net run-rate will be crucial for them.Lions have also lost players like Jason Roy as they have to go back for national duty.The Gujarat Lions batsman will have to come good after they were dismissed for a sub par score of 161 in the previous match against Rising Pune Supergiant.

Let`s take on the Lions.
Zorr se bolo #DilDilliHai #DhoomDhamaka pic.twitter.com/7jomRgwaf5

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) May 4, 2017

Delhi will be without the services of regular skipper Zaheer Khan. Although, the replacement captain Karun Nair would have gained a lot of confidence after the team’s win in the previous encounter.The Daredevils ended their five-match losing streak when they chased down 186 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.The victory was a result of vital contributions from their batting line up consisting of youngsters like Karun Nair, Shreyas Iyer,Rishabh Pant and Kiwi Corey Anderson finishing in the end. Bowlers did their job as Mohammed Shami poicked up wickets while Jayant Yadav and Amit Mishra were quite economical.

It`s time to tame their daredevilry with the ROAR of the Lions. Delhi, get ready! #GameMaariChhe #DDvGL pic.twitter.com/0se5r3cojw

— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) May 4, 2017

 Probable XI

 Delhi Daredevils 

1 Sanju Samson, 2 Karun Nair (capt), 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Corey Anderson, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Jayant Yadav, 9 Kagiso Rabada/Pat Cummins, 10 Amit Mishra/Shahbaz Nadeem, 11 Mohammed Shami

Gujarat Lions

 1 Brendon McCullum, 2 Ishan Kishan, 3 Suresh Raina (capt), 4 Aaron Finch, 5 Dwayne Smith, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 James Faulkner, 9 Pradeep Sangwan, 10 Basil Thampi, 11 Ankit Soni

Source: NYOOOZ DESK - IPL