Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils: KXIP beat DD by six wickets in Mohali

R Ashwin to C Munro, Once again bowls it on the pads, cramping Munro for room. He nudges it through mid-wicket to change strike.

R Ashwin to C Munro, NOT OUT! One look is all the umpire needed as Munro was inside. But encouraging signs for Ashwin as he got that one to turn. He bowls a loopy ball around off, drawing the batsman to drive. Munro does so as he plants his front foot forward and tries to stroke it. The ball however, turns away and that beats the outside edge. Rahul collects and whips the bails off and appeals. He seems to be confident. The umpire takes it upstairs and the replay shows Munro has his foot inside the crease. Munro survives and Delhi will breathe a sigh of a relief.

Has Ashwin struck in his first over? They have gone upstairs to check for a stumping and Rahul is very confident.

R Ashwin to G Gambhir, This time he tosses it up on off, Gambhir pushes it to the right of Ashwin who dives over the ball and concedes a run.

R Ashwin to G Gambhir, Once again flatter and quicker. Not tossing it up here is Ashwin. Gambhir works it through mid-wicket for a brace.

R Ashwin to C Munro, Starts off with a quicker delivery on the pads, Munro tucks it around the corner to mid on for the first run of this game.

A false start! All that build up and then Ashwin pulls out at the very last moment.

We are all set to begin. The umpires and the players make their way out to the middle. The pair of Gautam Gambhir and Colin Munro take their positions. They will look to make good use of the Powerplay. Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin will open the bowling for Punjab. Here we go...

Delhi skipper, Gautam Gambhir, says he feels good to be back to his hometown. He hopes he can bring the same momentum he had at Kolkata. Informs his four overseas players are Trent Boult, Chris Morris, Daniel Christian and Colin Munro.

Punjab skipper, Ravichandran Ashwin, says it is a good wicket and they will look to chase down whatever total is put on the board. Further adds it is important to be a part of the Indian T20 League no matter what level you are playing at. Mentions the experience of being a captain is new to him. Admits he is a little nervous but he will try and do a good job. He hopes to start well today. Informs their four overseas players are Marcus Stoinis, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Andrew Tye and David Miller.

TOSS - Ravichandran Ashwin flips the coin, Gautam Gambhir calls but it lands in the favor of Punjab. They elect to field.

Pitch report - Michael Slater doing it starts by saying the surface feels hard and there is a little bit of green grass on it. He feels it won't come into play that much. Reckons 160-170 should be a good score.

Both the teams are filled with exciting players and also have new captains this year. Out of which one has tasted success a couple of times in this tournament and one who is relatively new to captaincy. How will the two perform with their new teams? We will have to wait to find out. Welcome to our coverage of the first game of today's double-header. Can't wait for the action to begin. Stay tuned for the toss.

It was a rollicking start to this year's Indian T20 League! The benchmark is now set and we shall expect nothing less in this North Indian Derby. It is a clash between Punjab and Delhi. Two teams which have always seemed to underperform. But today they both will want to kick-start their campaign with a win.