Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Match Preview: All you need to know about pitch, teams and weather

Delhi Capitals are set to lock their horns against Punjab Kings in the second match of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024 on March 23, Saturday. It will be the first match of double-header day on Saturday.

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh will host its maiden IPL match.

The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm IST on March 23 and will be televised on the Star Sports channel, with live streaming available on Jio Cinema.

Both the teams, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings will be eyeing their maiden IPL title and would want to start their campaign on winning note in their first match.

Rishabh Pant will be making his comeback as skipper for Delhi Capitals after a horrific accident that kept him out of international cricket for quite some time.

H2H Record

Let’s analyse the head-to-head record for both the teams ahead of the Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings clash in IPL 2024.

Both the teams came head-to-head for 32 times in all the IPL seasons with 16 wins for each team. Both had many close encounters as well. Both the teams clashed twice in the last season and walked away with one win for each team. Delhi Capitals have won 5 out of their last six encounters against the Punjab Kings.

Pitch Condition

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium will be hosting its first IPL match. It is expected to offer a balanced surface with some help for the spinners. The team winning the toss would like to bat first and set a big target for the opposition to chase.

Big Guns of Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings

For Delhi Capitals Rishabh Pant will be making a comeback after he met a horrific accident in December 2022. Since then, Pant hasn’t played a single international match.

Among other players in focus for Delhi Capitals would feature David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav.

For Punjab Kings, their captain Shikhar Dhwan has not played any match since IPL 2023. Among other big names in the team feature Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran and Rahul Chahar.

Weather Conditions

The Meteorological Department forecasts a clear sky for March 23 with temperatures going up to 34 degrees Celsius during the day.

Probable Playing XI

Delhi Capitals Probable XI

David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicket-keeper), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Anrich Nortje, and Khaleel Ahmed.

Punjab Kings Probable XI

Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Rahul Chahar.

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