Dharamsala: In order to celebrate the spirit of cricket and IPL, the promoters and management of Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers will be playing a friendly match against each other here on Saturday.

The friendly match will be organised post the IPL match between Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab at the HPCA Stadium Dharamsala. The promoters of the Kings XI Punjab – leading actress, Preity Zinta, industrialists Ness Wadia and Mohit Burman, Deccan Chargers owners T. Vinayak Ravi Reddy and Gayatri Reddy will also be participating in the game.

"At the beautiful HPCA stadium of Dharamshala, a friendly match will be played between two contending teams during the season. This friendly match is a celebration of the sport and also an endeavour to provide a class entertainment act for our fans in Dharamsala," said Col. Arvinder Singh, COO, KXIP.

Venkat Reddy, promoter Deccan Chargers said, "Entertainment and sports go hand in hand. DC XI and KINGS XI will be contending against each other in the spirit of the game. We're looking forward to some creative initiative, warm spirit and friendly competition on display during the match."

The event will be graced by the presence of a lot of other celebrities and team supporters.