Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings
Blog Highlights @
59th Match:
The match between DC and PBKS is the fifty-ninth meeting of the IPL 2023, which is going to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 13th 2023.
DC vs PBKS History:
Overall:
The teams competed against each other 30 times, till date. Out of them, DC won 15 times including a super over victory in a tied game, whereas PBKS won also 15 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against PBKS are WWWWL.
@ DC Backyard:
The teams faced each other 11 times at the home ground of DC. The host won 6 times. On the other hand, the visitors won 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against PBKS are WLWWW.
Teams and Ranks:
The Home Team (DC):
The team completed 246 games. Out of them, the team won 111 times and lost 130 times with five (5) without any result (No Result).
The team is at the tenth (last) place (currently) in the table (IPL 2023) with 8 points (in total), victory will bring the team to any of the bottom five place with 10 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team to tenth (same) position (current) with 8 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC are LWWLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results at home for DC are WLWLL.
The Visiting Team (PBKS):
The team completed 234 games, out of them the team won 110 times and lost 124 times.
The team is at the eighth place (currently) in the table (IPL 2023) with 10 points (in total), victory will bring the team to any of the third to fifth place with 12 points (in total) and the defeat will place the team to any of the bottom three positions with 10 points (in total).
Last 5 (completed) match results of PBKS are LLWLW.
Last 5 (completed) away match results of PBKS are LWWWL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Delhi shows the weather would be pretty clear till the first half and then mostly clear till the end of the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 2% as of now, so there would be almost no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be between 32 to 36 Celsius. The wind would be between 5 to 7 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the engagement and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL & CLT20):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 42 times in 95 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 20 times and lost 21 times including a defeat in a tie. One (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWLLW.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 31 times including a win in a tie and lost 22 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWLW.
The first batting team won the matches 42 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 52 times including a couple (2) of victories in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWLLL.
Over all, the teams which won the toss, won the matches 51 times including a (1) win in a tie and lost 43 times including a loss in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWWW.
Home Side (DC):
The team won the toss 38 times in 78 games. The team won 18 times including a victory in a tie and lost 19 times. One (1) engagement was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of the DC at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWW*L.
The team never lost any encounter after choosing to field since 2018.
Last 5 (completed) match results of the DC at the venue, while losing the toss, are WLLLW.
The side never won any outing after being sent to the bat after losing the toss since 2018.
Score:
The lowest successful defended total was 114 runs in 2009. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 219 runs in 2021 at the ground.
The first innings lowest total was 95 runs (completed innings) (twice) in 2011 and in 2015, and the highest total was 231 runs in 2011. For the second inning, the lowest total was 66 runs (completed innings) in 2017, whereas the highest was 219 runs in 2021.
The batting average of the first innings is 26.80 and 25.67 is for the second innings.
T20 History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 11 times at the venue. The home team won 6 times and the foreign team 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC against PBKS at the venue are WLWWW.
None of the teams ever lost an encounter after choosing to bat first since 2012.
Teams’ T20 History at the Venue:
The Home Unit (DC):
The team had a poor record as the team won 35 times and lost 42 times with an (1) N/R (No Result) in 78 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of DC at the venue are WLWLL.
The Visiting Unit (PBKS):
The team had a below average record as the team won 5 times and lost 6 times in 11 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of PBKS at the venue are LWLLL.
The side never lost an outing after winning the toss since 2012.
The team never won any outing after chasing the bat first after winning the toss, till date.
The side never won an outing after being sent to the field after losing the toss since 2010.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team may go with an unchanged unit.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: D. Warner, P. Salt, M. Marsh, + M. Pandey, R. Rossouw, A. Patel, A. Khan, L. Yadav, R. Patel, K. Yadav, I. Sharma, + K. Ahmed
Punjab Kings:
The team may go with K. Rabada in place of S. Curran.
Punjab Kings Eleven: P. Singh, S. Dhawan, + B. Rajapaksa, L. Livingstone, J. Sharma, M. Shahrukh Khan, H. Brar, R. Dhawan, K. Rabada, R. Chahar, A. Singh, + N. Ellis
*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. *Notes: “+”indicate an impact player. *Notes: Image was taken from a google search. *Notes: https://www.etvbharat.com/amp/malayalam/kerala/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-today-dc-vs-pbks-match-preview/kerala20230513104831294294514
