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IPL 2023: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals – Dafanews Match Preview

Punjab Kings will square off against Delhi Capitals in the 64th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Wednesday. PBKS are still in the playoff race but they will need to win the remaining two matches to stay in contention whereas DC is already out of the last four.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for Delhi Capitals: L L W W L

Delhi Capitals’ batting unit has been their Achilles Heel and it has failed to live up to the expectations. The domestic as well as foreign batters could not deliver the goods for DC and thus they could not build any kind of impetus.

Current form for Punjab Kings: W L L W L

Punjab Kings were able to get the much-needed win in their previous clash against Delhi Capitals and they will be looking to carry the winning impetus. Prabhsimran Singh and Harpreet Singh were brilliant with bat and ball respectively for PBKS.

Head to Head: Matches: 31, Won by DC: 15, Won by PBKS: 16.

PBKS holds a slight advantage in the H2H battle against DC.

Players to watch out for: Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Sikandar Raza, and Nathan Ellis will hold the key for PBKS.

Phil Salt, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Rilee Rossouw, and Khaleel Ahmed will be the key players for DC.

PBKS IPL 2023 SQUAD

Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma.

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SL), M. Shahrukh Khan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Bhatia.

All-rounders: Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone (ENG), Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathee, Matthew Short.

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis (AUS), Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Vidwath Kaverappa.

DC IPL 2023 SQUAD

Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt (ENG), Abishek Porel.

Batters: Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell (WI), Prithvi Shaw, David Warner © (AUS), Rilee Rossouw (SA), Manish Pandey.

All-rounders: Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh (AUS), Axar Patel.

Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Aman Hakim Khan, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman (BAN), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi (SA), Anrich Nortje (SA), Vicky Ostwal, Chetan Sakariya, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

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