Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face off in the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.
DC are at the bottom of the IPL 2023 points table, having won just four games and have eight points with a net run-rate of -0.605, while PBKS have also won just four games and have eight points with a net run-rate of -0.472 .
What: Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Punjab Kings (PBKS), IPL 2023 Match 59
When: May 13, Saturday
Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
start time: Indian time at 7:30 pm
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With four wins from 11 matches, DC are staring at an unceremonious exit as winning the next three matches will fetch them only 14 points, which may not be enough to see them finish in the top four, leaving their fate in their hands. other parties.
The specialist Indian batsmen have hardly contributed and it is about skipper David Warner, keeper-batsman Phil Salt or all-rounder Mitchell Marsh who have given the team some momentum along with the willow.
Players like Manish Pandey, Ripple Patel and Aman Hakeem Khan lack killer punch as they have not been able to change their game according to the match situation.
Their inability to rotate the middle-order strike or find the big hits has dented their hopes.
As a result, once the top-order falters, they lack the wherewithal to chase down the target, which was on display against the Chennai Super Kings the other day.
Captain Warner, who looked good during the first half of the season, has struggled with single-digit scores in three of the last five innings.
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Salt shone with two whirlwind innings but he too was dismissed cheaply in three matches, including two ducks.
Marsh exploded with the bat once against Sunrisers Hyderabad but could not do much in the rest. However, the Australian has picked up regular wickets in the last three matches.
The bowlers have done well with the spin duo of Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav taking wickets the most, while pacers Ishant Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed have taken the most number of wickets. However, the lack of fast bowler Enrich Nortje, who returned home due to personal reasons, was felt in the last match.
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Punjab Kings, with 10 points from 11 matches, are looking for a winless game after back-to-back defeats against Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively.
PBKS has turned the heat and the cool down this season. In the last two matches, their bowlers have failed to defend the total as MI and KKR got them out.
Punjab had a chance to move into the top 3 in their last game but it was Rinku Singh who hit a boundary off the last delivery to dash Punjab’s hopes as they entered the must-win zone with three games to go. Did.
Shikhar Dhawan remains their best batsman and has done the job at the top but the same cannot be said about his opening partner Prabhsimran Singh.
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s return from injury was marked by a three-ball duck and his form will be crucial. The ever-increasing Jitesh Sharma and all-rounder Liam Livingstone did some sensational hitting to take them to decent scores.
In the bowling attack, Arshdeep Singh has been their premier bowler but they have plundered late runs with Nathan Ellis and Sam Curran. They have suffered due to the absence of a good off-spinner.
Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar has lacked consistency, while Liam Livingstone too has just two wickets in five matches. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar has also taken just 5 wickets in 10 matches but he did well, taking 1/4 against KKR but was given just one over.
Full Squad:
Capitals of Delhi: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Hakeem Khan, Abhishek Porel (wk), Akshar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Rovman Powell, Riley Rossouw, Enrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakaria, Mukesh Kumar, Phil Salt, Lungi Engidi, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Ripple Patel, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey, Kamlesh Nagerkoti, Yash Dhul.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.
with PTI inputs