Punjab Kings (PBKS) lock horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) as Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bowl first in thier Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Wednesday (May 17).
Captains Comments
“We will bowl first. It is a new track. We will see how it goes. Destiny is in our hands. Just gonna come and enjoy this evening. Just to stay calm and focus on your process. We have two changes. Atharva Taide in for Rishi Dhawan, and Kagiso Rabada in for Sikandar Raza,” PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan after winning the toss.
“We would have bowled first. There is some dew. It should play the same for the entire 40 overs. We have a great lead up to this game thanks to this spectacular venue. Anrich Nortje and Prtivhi Shaw are back for DC. Mitch Marsh is out injured. Dubey makes way for Shaw,” DC skipper David Warner said after the toss.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD IN IPL
Matches played: 30
Delhi Capitals won: 15
Punjab Kings won: 16
Last result: PBKS won by 31 runs (May, 2023)
Pitch Report
"We are 1457 metres above sea level, that makes a difference when it comes to dimensions and boundary hitting. Dimensions - 65 metres square on both sides, 76 metres downtown. This is an absolute beauty. It hasn't had a lot of wear and tear. When you look at the surface, really hard, not a lot of movement in these cracks whatsoever. A good smattering of grass which means the quicks are gonna be in play throughout the course of 20 overs. Will it be a good batting track? You bet! The par score should be around 180. The outfield looks absolutely magnificent - it's been relaid, looks pristine and we're set for a cracking night here in Dharamshala," Simon Doull and Matthew Hayden analysed the pitch.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh
PBKS Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Prithvi Shaw, Philip Salt(w), Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
DC Impact Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Abishek Porel, Ripal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan.
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