In the second match of the Indian Premier League 2024, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 23. The 17th edition of IPL 2024 started on March 22, where in the opening match, CSK defeated RCB and won. Six wickets.
PBKS vs DC will be the first day match of this season. Today's match will mark DC captain Rishabh Pant's return to competitive cricket after the accident in December 2022. It will be interesting to see how he bounces back after serious injuries. PBKS, on the other hand, are led by Shikhar Dhawan, who last played for India in 2022.
These two teams have faced each other 32 times previously, and both teams have the same record. Both PBKS and DC have won 16 matches each.
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk/Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Ricky Bhui/Kumar Kushagra, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.
Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma/Shashank Singh, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
This match is to be played at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. According to Crictracker, the wickets in the matches held at this ground are slow. The pitch is expected to be even slower due to the PBKS vs DC match being held during the day time. Therefore, the team winning the toss may choose to bat first. Batsmen will have to focus on finding the odd boundary, while bowlers will have to maintain accuracy in their line and length.
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