Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) face off in Dharamsala on Thursday, May 8. The match starts at 7:30 PM IST and is the first game of the season at this venue. Dharamsala is the 13th venue for the season overall.
Both teams are already in Dharamsala and have started their training. This is a crucial game for both teams. Punjab is placed third on the points table with 15 points. DC, on the other hand, is placed fifth on the points table.
This match has a huge impact on the qualification scenarios for other teams as well. Punjab will get to 17 points and top the IPL 2025 points table, DC will get to 15 points. However, if Delhi loses the contest, they will stay on 13 points, which is beneficial for KKR after their loss to CSK in the previous match.
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PBKS vs DC Dharamsala Stadium - Pitch Report
The match starts at 7:30 PM IST. This is the first game of the season; hence, teams will prefer bowling first and seeing the conditions and then chasing down the total. The venue promises true pace and bounce, giving enough to the bowlers to keep their team in the game. The batters can look to play their shots through the line. However, the venue is hosting a cricket match after a long time, and hence, the captain who wins the toss would like to bowl first and chase down the total. So far, the HPCA Stadium has hosted only 13 IPL games.
PBKS vs DC Weather Report
The PBKS vs DC match might be interrupted by rain. There are strong chances of rain in the morning. The weather conditions will be partly cloudy. Humidity will be close to 55 percent. There is a 25 percent chance of rain in the evening, as per AccuWeather. There will be 40 percent cloud cover during the game.
PBKS vs DC Full Squads
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey, Musheer Khan, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Mitchell Owen
Delhi Capitals Squad: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari, Sediqullah Atal
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