Delhi Capitals will go head to head against Punjab Kings in the 32nd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Wednesday. Punjab has won three out of their six matches whereas Delhi has managed two wins from five games.
Thus, both teams will be determined to improve their record in the ongoing season. 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: L W L L W
Delhi Capitals haven’t yet come up with consistent performances as they have failed to win the crucial stages of the game. Delhi had their noses in front against Royal Challengers but could not cross the line despite having the opposition at 92-5. Warner was the lone warrior in the batting order and they need to come up with a collective effort.
Current form for Punjab Kings: L W L W L
Punjab Kings have also managed two wins in their last five games. PBKS will need to pull up their socks with the bat as they could only manage 151 runs in the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Apart from Liam Livingstone, none of the PBKS batters could get going.
Head to head: Matches: 28, Won by PBKS: 15, Won by DC: 13.
PBKS holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle.
Players to watch out for: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Odeon Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh will be the key players for PBKS.
David Warner, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Mustafizur Rahman, Axar Patel, and Rovman Powell will hold the key for DC.
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed.
PBKS Predicted Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Kagiso Rabada.