Punjab Kings will face Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 at Dharamsala on Thursday. Here are three key player battles to watch out for PBKS Vs DC match
Punjab Kings are set to host Delhi Capitals in match 58 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday, 7 May 2025. (Match Blog | Full Coverage | Points Table | More Cricket News)
Both teams are trying to become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. By earning two points, they can get closer to getting a place in the top four.
The Axar Patel-led DC are coming after sharing one point with Sunrisers Hyderabad, which made their opponent the third team to be eliminated from the tournament. DC are fifth in the points table with 13 points.
The Shreyas Iyer-led PBKS have an opportunity to come to the top of the table with a win. They are currently placed in third position in the points table.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (C), Arshdeep Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Azmatullah Omarzai, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Aaron Hardie, Harnoor Singh, Harpreet Brar, Josh Inglis (wk), Marco Jansen, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Kuldeep Sen, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod (wk), Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Yash Thakur
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (C), Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kuldeep Yadav, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Mohit Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Tristan Stubbs, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay
As PBKS are preparing to host DC, let's discuss three key player battles to watch out for in the match
In the battle of the captains, Axar Patel is expected to come on top. He has bowled well in the tournament and with a commendable economy rate. He will try to dismiss Shreyas Iyer, who likes to bat with freedom and comes to bat at number three. Iyer has a good record against spinners, and Patel will try to lure him into his trap and bamboozle him with his spin wizardry.
Arshdeep Singh has a talent for securing early wickets in the T20 format, as demonstrated multiple times this season and on the international stage. He will likely aim to dismiss the Indian wicketkeeper-batter with his yorker delivery. Singh has a variety of deliveries in his arsenal and will employ them against Rahul. The DC batter will also look to take on Singh and score runs.
The uncapped Indian batter is in fine form and has hit back-to-back half-centuries for Punjab Kings. He likes to open his arms in the powerplay and continue his strike rate in the later overs. Mitchell Starc, who is a well-known seamer, will be eager to show his mettle and dismiss the young batter as early as possible. The battle between one of the best bowlers in modern cricket and an uncapped Indian batter will be worth watching.