Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, IPL 2023
Punjab Kings take on Delhi Capitals in Match 64 of the 2023 Indian Premier League on Wednesday evening at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Punjab Kings have taken 12 points from 12 games whereas Delhi Capitals are bottom of the table with only eight points on the board and can not progress to the next stage. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins in Dharamsala at 19:30 local time.
Punjab Kings are in eighth place but are only one point behind Lucknow Super Giants in fourth. They can not afford to lose any more games and they should have enough quality to win this fixture.
Delhi Capitals have been very disappointing across this campaign and, except for a few surprise wins, have under-performed. They will have to put in one of their best performances of the season to win this match.
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and the Star Sports Network.
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Jio Cinema App.
PBKS vs DC Match Toss Prediction
The two previous IPL games at this ground have been won by the team batting second. With the conditions unlikely to change from innings to innings, we predict that both captains will choose to field first.
PBKS vs DC Pitch Report
This will be the first IPL fixture at HPCA Stadium Dharamsala in 11 years. We are not expecting a huge amount of turn from the pitch and a par score of around 180.
We have seen some high-scoring games on this ground before. In IPL 2011, Punjab Kings registered their highest total score of 232 on this ground. Out of 9 IPL matches so far here, five have been won by the team batting first and four were won by the chasing team.
Dharamsala Weather Report
Cloudy conditions are forecast across this match with the temperature expected to drop from 22 degrees to 19 degrees during the game on Wednesday.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Indian Premier League 2023
PBKS Team News & Playing 11
PBKS Team News
There was one change for Punjab Kings ahead of their win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday with Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa coming in and Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza coming in. We are not expecting any changes ahead of this match.
PBKS Key Players
- Prabhsimran Singh - The 22 year old right-hander scored ten fours and six sixes in the last game and is one of only six players to have hit a century in this season so far.
- Liam Livingstone - The England all-rounder will be looking to make up for poor scores of only 15 and 4 from his last two innings after making 82 not out in the previous fixture.
- Nathan Ellis - The Australian bowling all-rounder has taken five wickets from the last three matches and has been in strong form over the last 12 months in T20 cricket.
- Arshdeep Singh - There will be some help for the pacers on this pitch. We can expect a few wickets from Arshdeep and good death bowling as well. He has picked 16 wickets in 12 matches so far.
PBKS Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan
All-rounder Rishi Dhawan has played in six IPL matches this season and does not look out of place at this level. Spinner Mohit Rathee could come into the team if the pitch spins.
PBKS Team Form
Punjab Kings had lost their previous two games before their 31 run victory over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. However, they are looking for their third victory in the last five matches.
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PBKS Predicted Playing 11
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, M Shahrukh Khan, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
DC Team News & Playing 11
DC Team News
Ripal Patel was left out of the team ahead of the last game with Punjab Kings and there will be pressure on the team management to make additional changes as Delhi Capitals’ season stumbles to a disappointing end. However, they will still want to end the campaign positively so we do not expect a large number of debuts to be handed out.
DC Key Players
- David Warner - The Australian left-hander hit ten fours and one six in his innings when these two teams met in Match 59 on Saturday.
- Phil Salt - The keeper-batter has played in seven matches in the IPL 2023 and has hit scores of 59 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and 87 against Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Ishant Sharma - The right-arm pace bowler dismissed Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone in the last game against Punjab Kings and has had a very impressive season.
- Axar Patel - Axar Patel will add more runs from the bat in this match. If the ball turns then we can expect some wickets from him as well. In 12 matches, Axar has scored 268 runs and picked 10 wickets so far.
DC Possible Impact Player Substitutes
Khaleel Ahmed, Ripal Patel, Lalit Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Abishek Porel
Khaleel Ahmed bowled four overs in the last game and is a likely candidate to come into the side when fielding in this match. Lalit Yadav is a very handy all-rounder who can add to the team with the bat or the ball.
DC Team Form
Delhi Capitals are looking to avoid their third successive defeat in the tournament after losing to Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in their last two matches.
DC Predicted Playing 11
David Warner (c), Phil Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Manish Pandey, Aman Hakim Khan, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma
PBKS vs DC Head to Head
Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals have both beaten each other 15 times in previous IPL games. Punjab Kings won against Delhi Capitals by 31 runs earlier this season.
PBKS vs DC Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
PBKS Won |
DC Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
31 |
16 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
PBKS vs DC Betting Odds
Punjab Kings are favourites with the bookies to win and can be backed at 1.66. Bottom of the table Delhi Capitals are the outsiders at 2.10.
Who will win Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals T20 Match?
Neither team have played to their full potential in this campaign but we have seen stronger performances from Punjab Kings. Player for player, the Kings look to be the better side ahead of this match.
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🏆 PBKS vs DC Prediction
With the two teams going head to head for the second time in five days, the sides will be particularly familiar with each other. In terms of having something to play for, Punjab Kings know that a win in this match will give them an excellent chance of reaching the play-offs and we expect to see a strong focus from the hosts. They have an excellent batting line-up and an under-rated bowling attack and we are backing Punjab Kings to win.
May 17, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
HPCA Stadium - Dharamshala, India
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