Punjab Kings take on Delhi Capitals in the second match of the IPL 2024 on march 23.
Preview:
Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals are all set to lock honrs in match 2 of the ongoing Indian Premium League 2024 season on Saturday, march 23 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Sing Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. This is the season's first game for both teams and they will be looking to start their campaign with a bang.
Punjab will be hosting Delhi in their new stadium and this is the first that they will be playing and IPL game at the venue. The Shikhar Dhawan-led side finished eighth in the points table last season but with some new additions in the upcoming season, the side will be looking to forget the past and start fresh in the 17th edition. Punjab have never lifted and trophy as the closest they have reached in the final in 2014 edition when they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders finish as runners-up.
On the other hand, the Capitals had a poor campaign in the 2023 season as they finished at the ninth position under David Warner's leadership. Pant, who has been away from action due to accident in 2022 that sidelined him for over for year, will be looking to make a brilliant come back. Capitals are also a team that has never been crowned Champions. In 16 editions they had reached the finals only once. In the 2020 season, but fell shorts and were defeated by the mighty Mumbai Indians.
Pitch Report:
The Mullanpur in set to be officially inaugurated with this match, A few domastic games havet been played at the venue and it is expected that the pitch and conditions might change after a few games are played on this surface. It provides ample support for bowlers, particularly those adept at utilising slower ball change-ups. Teams may prefer bowling first at the new deck.
DC Playing XIs:
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c,wk), Yash Dhull, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.
PBkS Playing XIs:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Sing (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Harpreet Sing Bhatia, Laim Livingston, Jitesh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Sing.
Best batter of the match:
Shikhar Dhawan has a huge responsibility on his shoulders for the Punjab Kings in the batting department. Dhawan, has an opener, has been consistent in the previous season. He his at the second positive in the list of most run-getters in the history of IPL.
Best bowler of the match:
Kuldeep Yadav can be crucial with his spin bowling and provide some early breakthroughs for DC. He is coming is good performance in test cricket and has been performing consistently for the Indian team in white ball as well. Pant is expected to use Yadav at the correct time in the middle overs to give them those wickets.
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