DC vs PBKS: IPL 2022
Who will win the match between DC and PBKS tonight?
Match detail
Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, Match 32nd, IPL 2022.
Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune
Date: April 20, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM
This season of IPL is going at its peak. The teams are changing their positions on a daily basis by winning and losing the matches. The next match is going to be held between DC and PBKS on 20th Apr at MCA Stadium, Pune. DC is placed at 8th position with 2 wins at their credit out of 5 matches and PBKS are at 7th on the points table with 3 wins out of 6.
Cricket Analysis
Delhi Capitals started this season with a 4-wicket win against Mumbai Indians but could not perform as well in the next matches. The two consecutive losses in the next matches were a blowback to the performance of the team. The huge win against KKR by scoring 215 was a booster shot for the team. In the last match, RCB contained them at 173 against 190, again, a loss.
Nevertheless, this team is amongst the teams which come up with a strong batting lineup. The combination of Pritiva Shaw, David Warner and Rishabh Pant could be disastrous for the PBKS. At the start, both openers, Shaw and Warner can set the pace of the team as in previous matches and then in the middle overs, the captain himself, who is in the best of his forms can score quick runs for his team and grab a win against the rival.
Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling may be worth watching. Except in the last match, in which he happened to be very costly, he is having the highest wicket-taker for his team so far i.e. 11 in matches. He may get his form back in this match.
The performance of Punjab Kings is sinusoidal in this season. They have credited 3 wins and 3 loses alternatively. Though the team has secured good in almost all matches yet, the batting line is not as strong as the opponent. With Dhawan, Agarwal and Livingstone, the expectations with this team are very high. If Livingstone performed as in the last match i.e. 60 in 33 balls or Agarwal and Dhawan scored well as in the last to last match, they can definitely score very high for the team. In middle, Shahrukh can score some fast runs for the team. Amongst all, hopes with Dhawan are leading.
Rahul Chahar can prove to be a good bowler against DC. Though his performance in Pune vs MI was not very commendable, yet in his last match against SRH, he again tried to gain his form back and can even be better in the next match.
In the recent five matches, the teams played against each other since 2019, and the weightage of wins is gained by DC with a ratio of 4 to 1.
Game Prediction
After doing a detailed analysis, Delhi Capitals has come up as a better team than PBKS. After doing many changes in the team, the team of PBKS is yet to cover many lags. If the top order of PBKS is able to give a good and fast start to the team, it will defiantly create problems for the DC to have this match.