On Monday, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 64th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season.
This game is set to begin at 7:30 PM IST, and live coverage will be available on Star Sports Network, with live scores available on the Empire Weekly website.
The Punjab Kings are currently ranked seventh in the Tata IPL points table for this season, while the Delhi Capitals are ranked fifth.
This season of the Tata IPL, Punjab Kings played twelve games and won six of them, while Delhi Capitals also played twelve games and won six of them.
Punjab Kings won their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs. In that game, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone scored 66 and 70 runs for Punjab Kings, respectively.
The Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, won their last game by 8 wickets against the Rajasthan Royals.
The temperature is expected to be around 31°C on matchday, with 69 percent humidity and a wind speed of 16 km/hr. There is no chance of rain during the game.
Prithvi Shaw, who has missed the last couple of matches, might make a comeback to the playing 11 for DC.
The aforementioned neck and neck record between these two teams makes picking a winner for this particular match extremely difficult.
Kagiso Rabada has returned to the wickets and is the season's third highest wicket-taker with 21 scalps from 11 matches.
Mandeep Singh and KS Bharat have both failed to impress. However, Rishabh Pant has no other opening options besides Bharat and Mandeep.
Despite failing to impress in the previous two games, it is likely that KS Bharat will continue to open. DC must win both games to secure a playoff spot.
PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mayank Agarwal (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Rishi Dhawan. Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel.
Delhi Capitals: Srikar Bharat, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c), Lalit Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.