Punjab Kings' IPL 2023 campaign is hanging by a thread as they need to win the remaining 2 games in order to stand a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
They once again take on Delhi Capitals, a team they knocked out by beating them just 4 days ago. But DC may still prove to be party poopers.
However, Delhi is coming off 2 consecutive losses and has seen its batting fall apart on many occasions. Most recently against PBKS, where Delhi was cruising at 69/0 but lost 8 wickets for the next 54 runs.
As a result, Punjab won that thrilling game, powered by a maiden IPL hundred by opener Prabhsimran Singh.
Punjab now head to Dharamsala for their remaining two games and would hope that this ground suits them.
It will be interesting to see how the wicket plays this year. But teams batting first have won 5 of the 7 games played at this venue.
TEAM NEWS
Manish Pandey had yet another ordinary IPL season and though he usually came into DC playing XI as an impact player, it probably won't be the case now.
Punjab is expected to go into the clash unchanged.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Punjab and Delhi have had a neck-and-neck battle till now with PBKS winning 16 and DC winning 15 of the 31 games played between these two sides.
DHARAMSALA WEATHER
It will be a cool evening in Dharamsala on Wednesday and the MET department hasn't predicted any rain.
PBKS vs DC Probable playing XI
PBKS Likely playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
DC Likely playing XI
David Warner (c), Phil Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Aman Khan, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
WHERE TO WATCH
How to watch on TV
People who want to watch the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals match on TV can tune into Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 3 HD
How to watch live streaming
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Punjab vs Delhi full squads
Delhi Capitals (DC) Full squad:
David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Abishek Porel, Priyam Garg.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Full squad:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.