In the 59th match of the IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will square off at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, May 13. The Capitals have only four victories through 11 games, which puts them at the bottom of the standings.

They no longer have a great chance of making the playoffs. They missed the target of 168 runs set by Chennai Super Kings in their previous match by 27 runs. For the Capitals, Rilee Rossouw led the scoring with 35 runs off 37 deliveries.

The Kings have lost both of their most recent games, including the one against the Kolkata Knight Riders. They are currently in eighth place in the points standings with five victories out of their last 11 games. A total of 179 runs were scored by the Kings in their allotted 20 overs of batting first, for the loss of seven wickets.

The Knight Riders, who were victorious by five wickets, nevertheless succeeded in reaching this target on the game’s final delivery. Andre Russell was awarded Player of the Match for his contribution of 42 runs off of 23 deliveries.

Each team has won 15 of the 30 IPL games in which they have faced off against the other. The Capitals have prevailed over the Kings in their most recent meetings, taking four of the five games. The Kings’ most recent victory over the Capitals was in the year 2020.

Pitch Report

The pitch is predicted to provide the batters with significant assistance, which will favorably shape the game’s high-scoring encounters. The average first innings score for the current season is 168 runs, which reflects the pitch’s propensity for batting. Pacers have taken 63 percent of the wickets in T20 matches over the past three years, with spinners taking the remaining 37 percent.

It’s interesting to note that the chasing team has won four of the last five IPL games, suggesting that chasing may be preferred. As a result, the team that wins the toss may think about choosing to bowl.

 

PBKS vs DC Probable Playing 11

Delhi Capitals: Aman Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Philip Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Ripal Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, and David Warner (C)

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(C), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, and Arshdeep Singh are some of the other actors in this cast.

 

Dream11 Team for the matchup between DC and PBKS:

Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, David Warner (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone (vice-captain), Axar Patel, Sam Curran, Mitchell Marsh, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, and Arshdeep Singh.