As franchises fine-tune their squads, fans can expect an intense battle for supremacy in the world's biggest T20 league ... to see how the franchise and the players adjust to the new changes ...

In short, auction plays a major part but no one can predict if the players can step up under pressure situations. Some do, and many fail. Playing under lights and against international cricketers ...

Toss : Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl.