Daredevils had skipper Zaheer back at the helm along with all-rounder Chris Morris and opener Quinton de Kock in the playing XI.
KXIP axed out-of-form opener Manan Vohra in favour of Hashim Amla set for IPL debut. Mystery spinner KC Cariappa replaces Baroda left-arm bowler Swapnil Singh.
Teams
Delhi Daredevils: Quinton de Kock(wk), Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Sam Billings, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Zaheer Khan(capt), Shahbaz Nadeem
KXIP XI: Murali Vijay(captain), Marcus Stoinis, Hashim Amla, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha(wk), Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Mann, KC Cariappa, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma.