A full 40+ contest is beckoning fans as Delhi Capital (DC) host the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 59th game of IPL 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, May 13. Year.
While DC is almost out of the IPL 2023 play-off race, Punjab still has a chance to finish in the top 4. If PBKS wins all the remaining three games and other results are also in their favor, then PBKS still has can qualify for the knockout round.
Both teams enter the match after defeats and will have to work hard to bring home two points.
DC’s batting once again faltered as they failed to keep up with the 168 runs set by Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Head coach Ricky Ponting admitted that the Indian players were not up to the task, which is the main reason for their decline this year.
PBKS, meanwhile, had a campaign kick off in this year’s cash-rich tournament. They lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their most recent outing after failing to defend 179 runs. Punjab will want its foreign cricketers to open fire as they look to raise hopes in the competition.
Delhi Weather – Arun Jaitley Stadium Weather Report on May 13 – No Rain Forecast
An uninterrupted match awaits fans as DC takes on the Mohali-based franchise at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. According to accuweather.com, there is no chance of rain during the match, while cloud cover will be in the 20s.
Meanwhile, temperatures are forecast to fluctuate between 32-38 degrees Celsius. However, what makes fans feel more relieved is that humidity will be lower as the city has seen storms. sporadic rain over the past few weeks.
Team DC vs PBKS
Delhi’s capital: David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Ripal Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Lungi Ngidi, Praveen Dubey, Mukesh Kumar, Rovman Powell, Priyam Garg, Prithvi Shaw, Chetan Sakariya, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal and Abishek Porel.
King of Punjab: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Baltej Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short, Kagiso Rabada, Atharva Taide, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar, Mohit Rathee and Shivam Singh.
