Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Wednesday.
PBKS are currently eighth in the league standings with 12 points having only won two of their last five IPL games, DC are last in the table and have also won only two of their last five matches.
MORE: Make your IPL 2023 predictions and win prizes with Dafabet in Premier League Million
Impact substitutes are new for this year in the IPL, and they could play a part in deciding the outcome of this match.
PBKS vs DC: Impact Player today?
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, and Mohit Rathee
Should PBKS bowl first, Prabhsimran Singh will most likely come on to take Nathan Ellis' place in the second innings. Were they to bat first Singh would be replaced by Ellis as was the case in their last IPL game.
DC: Khaleel Ahmed, Rilee Rossouw, Lalit Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, and Abishek Porel
Were DC to bat first, Khaleel Ahmed would most likely come on for batsman Manish Pandey, however, if they were to bowl first Pandey could come off the bench to replace Ahmed in the second innings.
MORE: Latest betting odds for IPL 2023, bet on PBKS vs DC here
What is the 'impact player' rule in IPL 2023?
The introduction of a new rule could be a massive game-changer for the IPL, with one player from each team per game able to be substituted mid-game.
MORE: Pakistan players remain banned from IPL | Who has won the most IPL titles?
The concept was trialled in the BCCI domestic competition and was widely praised.
The IPL has confirmed that the impact substitute must come from a list of five players, as confirmed before the toss.
Substitutions can be made either before the start of an innings; at the end of the over; at the fall of a wicket or when a batter retires.
MORE: Full IPL teams list and squads, players for 2023 tournament
Once replaced, the substituted player can take no further part in the match, not even field.
The substitute could replace any player from the starting XI at any point before the end of the 14th over of either innings and was allowed to bat and bowl his full quota of overs.
In the IPL, teams are permitted to field a maximum of four overseas players per match, meaning if four overseas players are named in the starting XI, the replacement player must be Indian.
The 'impact player' rule should offer greater tactical freedom than other systems that have been used previously in India and abroad, with the BBL scrapping their X-factor sub prior to the 2022/23 season.
