Delhi Capitals will face Punjab Kings in the 32nd match of IPL 2022 that will be played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on 20 Apr and will start at 7:30 PM IST. The match was earlier scheduled to be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, but due to some cases of infections in the DC team, it was decided to shift the match to Brabourne Stadium. Read here complete information about this DC vs PBKS match including preview, prediction, playing 11, Dream11 Team, etc.
DC vs PBKS Match Details
| Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Match Information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19th April, 2022 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT, 07:30 PM LOCAL |
| Venue | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
Brabourne Stadium Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
The pitch at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai is behaving very differently and it has been noticed that it is very difficult for the batting first team to defend the target. Putting a large total on the boards is going to be very difficult in this pitch during DC vs PBKS match. Choosing bowl first will still be a good option here at Brabourne Stadium
DC Team Preview
Delhi Capitals faced a 16-run defeat against RCB in the last match. Put into the bowl first, DC had to chase a target of 189 runs but despite a dominating knock of 66 runs by David Warner, the team lost the game. David Warner who made two back-to-back half-centuries will be the man on whom the DC team will rely a lot in this match also.
DC team performed very well in the earlier matches of IPL 2022 but they could not able to continue their good form and now have lost 3 out of their 5 matches.
Mitchell Marsh who made his first appearance of IPL 2022 in the last match will not be part of this match against PBKS.
Apart from opener Prithvi Shaw, the middle order like Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell andLalit Yadav have not batted as expected and they need to perform at the crucial moments.
To get back to winning ways the bowlers Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel have to play decisive roles with the ball
PBKS Team Preview
Punjab Kings too faced a big defeat in their last match when they were beaten by SRH by 7 wickets while defending 151 runs. Captain Mayank Aggarwal who missed the last match is likely to return for this match against DC. Although he is not in the best of the form in PL 2022 he can still put pressure on the PBKS bowlers from the start.
Most batsmen lacked the determination with the bat in the last match against SRH, but Liam Livingstone has done a lot of work with the bat for the team and he made 66 runs in the last match also.
Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow are the other two destructive batsmen in the PBKS batting unit. The presence of these two batsmen makes PBKS team a very strong batting lineup. Although these two batsmen didn’t get the kind of start they needed but will focus to get some runs in this upcoming match against DC.
Kagiso Rabada and Rahul Chahar are picking wickets regularly and they would look to put pressure on DC team with disciplined bowling.
DC Playing 11
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rovman Powell, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed
PBKS Playing 11
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Odean Smith, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
DC vs PBKS Head to Head Stats in IPL T20
| Matches Played | DC Won | PBKS Won | Tie | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
DC vs PBKS Winner Prediction
These two teams were impressive at the start of the tournament but as the tournament is progressing both DC and PBKS and not got the desired result. There were some good individual performances from both sides, but PBKS has little more strong batting and bowling. PBKS has a better chance of winning this match.
So PBKS is favorite to win this match against DC.
DC vs PBKS Dream11 Team
Rishabh Pant can play match-winning innings for his team. David Warner (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Shahrukh Khan, Prithvi Shaw are also players who can give excellent performance with the bat and help the team to win. G. Maxwell, J. Holder can prove his all-rounder abilities by making good runs and taking wickets. J. Hazlewood, A. Khan can be very impressive with the ball.
- Wicket-Keeper : Rishabh Pant
- Batsmen: David Warner (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Shahrukh Khan, Prithvi Shaw
- All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Liam Livingstone (c)
- Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Shardul Thakur, Rahul Chahar