• Delhi Capitals will lock horns with Punjab Kings in the 59th match of IPL 2023.

  • The battle will take place at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi on May 13.

IPL 2023: DC vs PBKS, Match 59: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction
David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (Image Source: Twitter)

Delhi Capitals (DC) will square off against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Arun Jaitely Stadium on Saturday (May 13). Notably, this would be the first time the two teams will face each other in the IPL 202ౠ3.

As far as the last matches of both the teams are concerned, while Delhi suffered a defeat agꦕainst Chen꧅nai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous game, Punjab Lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Rilee Rossouw was the top-scorer for DC in their clash against CSK as he played a resilient 35-run knock for his side. Although Axar Patel also chipped in with quickfire 21 runs off 12 balls, he failed to sail his team through in the run chase. Among bowlers, Mitchell Marsh picked up three wickets for DC in the first innings. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan was the lone warrior for Punjab in their encounter against KKR. The PBKS skipper scored impressive 57 runs for his side. However, Punjab failed to defend the target and ﷽were defeated.

DC are placed on the last position of the IPL 2023 points table and needs to register a win in every remaining game to stay alive in the playoff 🙈race. On the other hand, PBKS are on the eighth spot aꦯnd will aim to move up in the team standings.

Pitch report:

The Arun Jai♉tley Stadium has short boundaries and generally offers a batter-friendly track. However, the spinners can also receive some help from the surface as the game progresses. The dew factor will play a role in the game as well.

Probable XIs:

Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Phi♌l Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Manish Pandey, Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh ✱Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar𝔍, Arshdeep Singh

Head-to-head record

Played: 30 | DC won: 15 | PBKS won: 15 | 🥃No result: 0

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

  • DC wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 50-55
  • DC total: 165-175

Case 2:

  • PBKS wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 55-60
  • PBKS total: 180-190

Team batting first to win the contest.

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