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The Indian Premier League (IPL) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2025 today. Match ‘Dharamshala Stadium of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association ‘ Will be played at 7:30 pm. In 2023, Delhi defeated Punjab by 15 runs on this ground.
Both teams will be face to face for the first time this season. Punjab defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs in their last match. At the same time, Delhi’s match was inconclusive due to rain against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Both teams remain in the playoff race at this time. Shreyas Iyer’s team is 7 wins in 11 matches, third in points table with 15 points and Akshar Patel’s team 6 wins in 11 matches, 13 points with 13 points.
Punjab needs to win at least two of the three matches to reach the playoffs. On the other hand, Delhi will have to win all three of the remaining 3 matches.
Match details, 58th match pbks vs DC date- 8 May Stadium, HPCA, Dharamshala Time: Toss- 7:00 PM, Match Start- 7:30 PM
Punjab ahead of a win
In the IPL, 33 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals so far, out of which PBKs and DC have won 16 matches in 17. So far 4 matches have been played between the two teams in Dharamshala, out of which Punjab Kings and two in two have been won by Delhi Capitals.
Punjab’s openers form, Arshdeep top bowler
The 18th season of IPL for the top order batsman of Punjab Kings has been excellent. Opener Prabhasimran Singh is the top scorer of the team. He has scored 437 runs at a strike rate of 170. During this time he has also installed 4 fifty. Captain Shreyas Iyer is the second top batter of PBKS. He has scored 405 runs with 4 fifty. Opener Priyansh Arya is at number three after scoring 347 runs. The team has batsmen like Shashank Singh and Nehal Vaidhera for death overs heating.
Left arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is the top wicket of Punjab. He has taken 16 wickets in 11 matches. Arshdeep has spent runs with an economy of 8. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has the only hat -trick of this IPL. He has taken 14 wickets in 11 matches so far.
Rahul top batter, Stark also in form
KL Rahul from Delhi 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 in his name. At the same time, the team opener Abhishek Porel has scored 265 runs in 11 matches.
Mitchell Starc is the most successful bowler in the team in the bowling department. He has taken 14 wickets in the last 11 matches. Stark comes after Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav. He has taken 11 matches 12 wickets.
Pitch and match record
A total of 14 IPL matches have been played in Dharamshala. The first batting team has won 9 matches, while the chasing team has succeeded in 5 matches. The team can bat first by winning the toss here. The pitch of Dharamshala is batting friendly.
Punjab Kings have played 14 matches so far on this ground, in which they have won only 6 times while have lost 8 times. This means that the victory percentage of the team has been around 42.86%. The biggest score on this ground so far has been 241/7, which was made by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Punjab Kings.
Weather condition
The weather of Dharamshala remains a matter of concern before the match. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of rains up to 65% on Thursday. Humidity can reach 71% due to overcast condition, while the temperature is estimated to be between 16 and 20 ° C. The wind speed will be around 8 kilometers per hour, which may help the fast bowlers on the pitch.
Possible playing-12 of both teams
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyansh Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Nehal Vaurra, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Marco Yansan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh and Vijayakumar Vaishakh.
Delhi Capitals: Akshar Patel (Captain), Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Triston Stabs, Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohit Sharma.
