Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
Punjab Kings
Delhi Capitals
Punjab Kings
Delhi Capitals
Man of the Match: Mayank Agarwal
Delhi Capitals face Punjab Kings in clash of titans
Expect Delhi Capitals to beat Punjab Kings in a thriller.
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Punjab Kings will be looking to break Delhi Capitals great run of form when both teams will meet in the 28th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Delhi.
In the previous match, Punjab Kings put in an impressive performance and managed to register comprehensive win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. The franchise will be looking to register another win to improve their standings in the points table.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals comfortably brushed aside Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous match. With this result, Delhi Capitals managed to retain their second position inn the league table.
In the previous meeting between the teams earlier this season, Delhi Capitals managed to beat Punjab Kings in a run-fest played at Wankhede.
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Despite their comfortable win over RCB, the side is still lying in the bottom half of the league table with six points after seven matches played in the competition.
In the batting department, captain and opener Lokesh Rahul, will once again needs to lead the way with the bat. He is currently leading the batting charts in this year’s competition. In their previous match, Rahul delivered a match-winning performance of 91 runs to help setup a comfortable win over Punjab Kings.
Besides Rahul, Chris Gayle also showed decent form and scored 46 runs off 24 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes.
Playing his first game, Harpreet Brar produced a late blitz with the bat and scored 25 runs off 17 balls with the help of one four and two sixes.
In the bowling department, the team will be largely dependent on the likes of Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi and Harpreet Brar to make crucial breakthroughs.
In his first appearance for Punjab, Left-arm spinner, Harpreet Brar was the standout bowler on display and claimed 3 for 19 in his four overs.
Riley Meredith, Prabhsimran Singh, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Deepak Hooda, Dawid Malan, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Agarwal
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
L Rahul | 91 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 159.65 |
C Gayle | 46 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 191.67 |
H Brar | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 147.06 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
H Brar | 4.0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
R Bishnoi | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
R Meredith | 3.2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8.7 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H Brar | 4.0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
R Bishnoi | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
R Meredith | 3.2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8.7 |
The franchise will be looking to continue their winning momentum against Punjab Kings. Given Kagiso Rabada’s poor returns with the ball, Delhi Capitals might bring in pacer Anrich Nortje for this game.
In the batting department, the team will be depending on in-form opening pair of Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to put in big scores in this fixture.
Rookie opener Prithvi Shaw played exceedingly well and scored 82 runs off 41 balls. He has shown impressive form for Delhi this season. His opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan, who scored fluent 46 off 47 balls with the help of four fours and one six.
In the bowling department, the focus will be once again on the likes of Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav, who claimed two wickets apiece. Besides, pacer Avesh Khan and Marcus Stoinis claimed one wicket each.
Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Prithvi Shaw, Kagiso Rabada, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P Shaw | 82 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 200 |
S Dhawan | 46 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 97.87 |
R Pant | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 200 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
A Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
L Yadav | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
A Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
L Yadav | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
A Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
Hr | Temp | Rain | W. speed | W. direction | Clouds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00h | 28 | 0.22 mm. | 1.75 k/h | From: S | 40% |
03h | 29 | 0.19 mm. | 1.79 k/h | From: ESE | 38% |
06h | 34 | 0 mm. | 2.11 k/h | From: S | 37% |
09h | 40 | 0 mm. | 2.09 k/h | From: SW | 1% |
12h | 40 | 0 mm. | 5.11 k/h | From: W | 21% |
15h | 35 | 0 mm. | 3.02 k/h | From: WNW | 11% |
18h | 31 | 0.20 mm. | 2.43 k/h | From: SE | 7% |
21h | 30 | 0 mm. | 1.48 k/h | From: NNE | 1% |
With fair expected for Sunday, the wicket prepared for the game will be decent for batting. The spinners will get more assistance in the second half of the innings.
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is going to host the 28th match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings.
The side that wins the toss, would be keen to bat first and post a competitive total on the board.
Delhi Capitals will fancy their chances of beating Punjab Kings in this fixture. With the opening pair of Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan consistently producing notable scores, Delhi Capitals will be looking to deliver another strong batting display in this contest.
Expect Delhi Capitals to beat Punjab Kings in a thriller.
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