Besides Gambhir, all-rounder Daniel Christian was also dropped while Vijay Shankar and Colin Munro were included in their places.
On the other hand, back on the ground after a six-day break, a rejuvenated KKR brought back veteran pacer Mitchell Johnson replacing Tom Curran.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (Captain/Wicket-Keeper), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Mitchell Johnson, Piyush Chawla, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav.
Delhi Daredevils: Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Glenn Maxwell, Rishabh Pant (Wicket-Keeper), Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Liam Plunkett, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult.
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