Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will clash in the 64th match of the IPL 2023 on May 17 at 7:30 pm at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
PBKS have won 16 of their 30 games and still have a chance to qualify for the playoffs. DC have won 15 of their 30 games.
In their previous encounter, PBKS set a target of 167 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. DC batters struggled and were all out for 136 runs. PBKS won the game by 31 runs.
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Delhi Capitals captain has been a consistent scorer in IPL 2023 but his knocks weren't match-winning knocks. He might want to spoil PBKS' party with a destructive knock.
Opener Phil Salt joined the franchise a little late and could show what he's capable of against RCB. He might want to bring that temperament again to Dharamshala on Wednesday.
Axar Patel has been solid both with bat and ball in IPL 2023 so far but rarely in winning causes for DC. He might hope his all-rounder abilities will help DC eke out a consolation win.
PBKS' skipper Shikhar Dhawan tops the batting chart with 356 runs in 9 games at an average of 50.85. The management will hope its southpaw gets the scorecard ticking with his typical ease.
Liam Livingstone, who joined PBKS later this season, hasn't displayed the fireworks he's known for. Today, PBKS will expect him to rise to the occasion if they have to make it to the playoffs.
Sum Curran has set the record for being the most expensive player in IPL history but has failed to put up a good show yet. He has shown what he's capable of only in spurts and might want to fix that today.
Delhi Capitals: D Warner (c), P Salt (wk), Mitch Marsh, Riley Rossouw, S Khan, A Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, I Sharma and P Dubey
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Liam Livingstone, S Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, and Rishi Dhawan.
The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will begin at 7:30 pm IST on May 5.
The IPL 2023 match, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, will take place at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
The match will start at 7.30 PM IST on Wednesday and it will be telecast live on the Star Sports network. Online viewers can also tune into the action via the Jio Cinema app.