Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings
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11th Match:
The match between DC and PBKS is the eleventh meeting of the IPL 2021, which is going to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 18th 2021.
DC vs PBKS History:
The teams competed against each other 26 times, till date. Out of them, DC won 11 times including one super over victory in a tied game and lost 15 times, as well.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against PBKS are LW*WLL.
DC Home:
The teams competed 11 times at the home ground of DC. The home team won 6 times and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against PBKS are WLWWW.
PBKS Home:
The teams faced each other 7 times at the home ground of PBKS. The host won 6 times. On the other hand, visitors won just once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of PBKS against DC are WWWWW.
Neutral Venue:
The teams met 8 times at the neutral venue. DC won 4 times including a super over victory in a tied game, whereas PBKS also won 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against PBKS are LW*WLW.
Points and Ranks:
In the group stage, the winner will earn 2 points and the defeating team will earn 0 points.
Delhi Capitals:
DC is on the fourth position in the table and may come at one of the top two positions with earning 2 points after winning the match.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC are LWLWL.
Punjab Kings:
PBKS is on the seventh position in the table, currently, and may come at any position of top three after earning 2 points after winning the match.
Last 5 (completed) match results of PBKS are LWLLW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Mumbai shows the weather would be pretty clear throughout the match. The precipitation percentage would be 1% to 5% as of now, so there would be no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be 30 to 31 Celsius. The wind would be between 13 to 18 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate and the temperature would decrease with the match progress.
Toss and Pitch:
Record of Last IPL (2019):
Teams prefer to field first 6 times in 7 matches. The selection favored the teams, as the team won 4 times and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWWL.
On the other hand, the team chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened just once out of 7 matches, won once, though through one over eliminator in tied game, and never lost.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are W* – – – -.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches 5 times and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WW*WWW.
The first batting team won the matches 3 times including a tie. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won also 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LW*LLL.
Score:
The lowest defended score was 162 runs and successful defended total was 170 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 198 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 133, and the highest total was 213 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 133 runs, whereas the highest was 198 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 31.62 and 27.05 is for the second innings.
Record of IPL 2021:
Teams prefer to field first in all the 4 played games. The selection favored the team, as the team won thrice and lost once.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWLW -.
On the other hand, the team chose to bat first never happened, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are – – – – -.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches thrice and lost once.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLW -.
The first batting team won the matches once. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the 3 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWL -.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 221 runs and the highest successful chase was 189 runs on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 106 runs and the highest was 221 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 107 runs (chased down the target / according to the run rate) and the highest was 217 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 22.83 and 31.62 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams at the venue.
Last 5 (completed) match results of PBKS against DC at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
DC got 11 chances to play the match at the venue, the team has a below average record, as the team won 4 times, and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC at the venue are LWWWL.
PBKS had 13 opportunities to play at the venue, and the team has a below average record, as the team won 6 times and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of PBKS at the venue are LWLLW.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team would include A. Nortje, as mostly, he would fit to play, in place of T. Curran and so the team may include S. Hetmyer in place of C. Woakes.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: P. Shaw, S. Dhawan, A. Rahane, R. Pant, M. Stoinis, S. Hetmyer, L. Yadav, R. Ashwin, K. Rabada, A. Khan, A. Nortje
Punjab Kings:
The team may go with an unchanged XI despite the defeat.
Punjab Kings Eleven: K. Rahul, M. Agarwal, C. Gayle, D. Hooda, N. Pooran, S. Khan, J. Richardson, M. Ashwin, M. Shami, R. Meredith, A. Singh
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
