Punjab Kings will take on Delhi Capitals in the 64th match of the Indian Premier League at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on Monday.
Both of these teams have won six out of their 12 matches and they have won six games each. As they have a positive NRR, they can go through to the playoffs if they win their remaining two matches.
We take a look at Picks for the match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. We will look at head-to-head records, stats, and players to look out for in the upcoming match.
Current form for Delhi Capitals: W L W L W
Delhi Capitals have been inconsistent throughout the season and they can not afford that at this crucial junction of the tournament. The last two games are must-win matches for them and they will need to bring their best to the table in order to qualify for the last four.
Current form for Punjab Kings: W L W L W
PBKS are also on the same page as DC and they haven’t been able to create a winning streak throughout the season. PBKS had adopted the strategy of ‘see the ball and hit the ball’ but Liam Livingstone played a mature knock in the previous game against RCB.
Head to head: Matches: 29, Won by PBKS: 15, Won by DC: 14.
PBKS holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle.
Players to watch out for: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, and Arshdeep Singh will be the key players for PBKS.
David Warner, Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, and Rovman Powell will hold the key for DC.
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI: KS Bharat, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya.
PBKS Predicted Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Rishi Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada.
