Kane Richardson makes his IPL debut for Pune. Also left out is Ishwar Pandey.
For Delhi, Morne Morkel, Ben Rohrer and Unmukt Chand are back.
On paper, there is not much to choose between the two sides as they have been equally woeful losing matches on the trot.
While the Daredevils languish at the bottom of the table with seven defeats in eight games, the Warriors have fared no better this time having lost six games out of their eight encounters and are currently placed eighth.
Both teams are seeking redemption and being pitted against each other gives that perfect opportunity to both the sides to get some confidence back which has been battered by repeated failures.
While Daredevils could never recover from the twin-injury shocker of Kevin Pietersen and Jesse Ryder, Warriors have hardly produced an effort where they have done well in all departments.
While it was expected that Mahela Jayawardene, Sehwag and Warner will shoulder extra responsibility in KP's absence, their significant contributions have been few and far in between.
For Pune, getting the right combination of four foreigners has been the key. While Aaron Finch has more than made up giving explosive opening starts, his captaincy has suffered mainly due to the poor form of his bowlers.
Barring Bhuvneshwar Kumar, none of the others have been able to maintain consistency.
The biggest disappointment has been Yuvraj Singh who has scored only 104 runs in five games and one would expect that the explosive batsmen enthrals his fans with big hits which would be an ideal feast for the Sunday crowd in Raipur getting the first taste of a high-profile match.
Teams:
Delhi Daredevils: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt.), Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Unmukt Chand, Ben Rohrer, Kedar Jadhav, Irfan Pathan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Morne Morkel, Ashish Nehra, Umesh Yadav.
Pune Warriors: Aaron Finch (Capt.), Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Steve Smith, Luke Wright, Abhishek Nayar, Mithun Manhas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashok Dinda, Rahul Sharma, Kane Richardson.
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