The Indian Premier League (IPL) will clash against the Punjab Kings (PBKs) Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2025 today. The match will be played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Dharamshala Stadium at 7:30 pm. In 2023, Delhi beat Punjab by 15 runs on the ground.
The two teams will clash against each other for the first time this season. Punjab beat Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs in his last match. At the same time, the match against Delhi's Sunrisers Hyderabad remained uncertain due to rain.
Both teams are currently in the playoffs. Shreyas Iyer's team is third in the points table with 7 wins and 15 points in 11 matches, while Akshar Patel's team is at fifth with 6 wins and 13 points in 11 matches.
Punjab needs to win at least two matches to reach the playoffs. Delhi, on the other hand, will have to win all three of the remaining 3 matches.
Match Details, 58th Match PBKS VS DC Date – May 8 Stadium – HPCA, Dharamshala Time: Toss – 7:00 pm, match start – 7:30 pm
Punjab ahead with a win There have been 33 matches between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in the IPL so far, of which PBKS has won 17 and DC 16 matches. There have been 4 matches between the two teams so far in Dharamsala, of which Punjab Kings have won two matches and Delhi Capitals.
In the Punjab openers form, Arshadeep Top Bowler IPL's 18th season has been wonderful for Punjab Kings' top order batter. Opener Prabhasimran Singh is the top scorer of the team. He has scored 437 runs at a strike rate of 170. During this period, he has also scored 4 Fifty. Captain Shreyas Iyer is the second top batter of PBKs. He has scored 405 runs with 4 half centuries. Opener Priyanka Arya is third with 347 runs. The team has batters like Shashank Singh and Neha Vadhera to finish in death overs.
Left arm bowler Arshadeep Singh is the highest wicket -taker in Punjab. He has taken 16 wickets in 11 matches. Arshadeep has run at the economy rate of 8. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the only hat -trick of this IPL. He has taken 14 wickets in 11 games so far.
Rahul Top Better, Stark also in form Delhi's KL Rahul is in excellent form. He has scored 381 runs in the last 10 matches at a strike rate of 142.61. Rahul also has 3 Fifty. Team opener Abhishek Porel has scored 265 runs in 11 matches.
In bowling, Mitchell Stark is the most successful bowler. He has taken 14 wickets in the last 11 matches. After Stark, the number of Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav comes. He has taken 12 wickets in 11 matches.
Pitch and match records A total of 14 IPL matches have been played in Dharamsala. Of these, the first batting team has won 9 matches, while the chase team has been successful in 5 matches. Here the team can bat first by winning the toss. Dharamsala's pitch is convenient for batting.
Punjab Kings have played 14 matches so far on the field, in which they have won only 6 times while suffering 8 times. This means that the percentage of the team's victory was about 42.86%. The highest score on this field is 241/7 so far, which was made by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Punjab Kings.
Weather conditions The weather for the first time is a matter of concern. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of 65% of the rainfall here on Thursday. Due to the cloudy environment, the humidity can reach 71%, while the temperature is expected to be between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius. The wind speed will be about 8 kilometers per hour, which can help a quick bowlers on the field.
Potential Playing-12 (including Impact Player) of both teams
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyanka Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Umarzai, Marco Yansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshadeep Singh.
Delhi Capitals (DC): Akshar Patel (Captain), Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Triston Stubs, Viparaj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohit Sharma.
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