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IPL: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Predictions
Punjab Kings will face the Delhi Capitals in match 64 of IPL 2022 on Monday at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai.
PBKS has won 6 out of their 12 games and they are currently standing at the 7th spot on the points table while Delhi Capitals are placed at the 5th position with 6 wins and 6 defeats from their 12 matches.
Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will face each other for the second time this season.
Delhi Capitals have registered a comfortable 3-wicket victory over Punjab in that game.
Performance in the previous match:
Delhi Capitals:
Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets in their previous game.
DC comfortably chased down the target of 161 runs with 11 balls to spare.
David Warner scored an unbeaten 62 runs while Mitchell Marsh smashed 89 runs and also grabbed 2 wickets for his side.
Punjab Kings:
Punjab Kings won their last match by 54 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Batting first, Punjab Kings scored 209 runs with the loss of 9 wickets.
RCB was only able to reach 155 runs and lost the game by 54 runs.
Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow scored 72 and 6y runs respectively while Kagiso Rabada picked up 3 wickets for Punjab Kings in that game.
Match Details
Teams: DC vs PBKS
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Date: 16th May, Monday
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Average 1st innings score
The average 1st innings total at this venue is 165
Head to head record
Here is the head-to-head record between these two sides in the history of IPL.
Total Matches Played: 29
DC won: 14
PBKS won: 15
Tie/no results: 0
Pitch Report
Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai helps the batting side but the bowlers can also take benefit from this pitch by bowling in the right areas.
The dew factor will also play a crucial role as the game progresses because it is a night game.
Bowling second will be quite difficult due to dew and both these sides will like to bowl first on this pitch.
DC Probable Playing 11
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya
PBKS Probable Playing 11
Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mayank Agarwal ©, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Star bowler of the match
Kagiso Rabada picked up 3 wickets in the last match and he is the 3rd leading wicket-taker of the season with 21 wickets in just 11 games.
Rabada will be the star bowler in this match.
Star batsman of the match
David Warner has scored 427 runs in 10 games and he is currently 3rd highest run-scorer this season.
Warner has scored a fifty in the last encounter against Punjab and he is most likely to shine once again against Punjab Kings.
Star Wicketkeeper of the match
Rishabh Pant is excellent behind the stumps but he also needs to score some big runs with the bat to lead his side into the top 4.
Pant is the predicted star keeper in this match.
Star all-rounder of the match
Mitchell Marsh scored a brilliant knock of 89 runs from just 62 balls in the previous match.
Marsh also picked up two wickets and he is expected to shine with both bat and ball in this match.
Who will win?
Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals have the same points but due to a bit less net run rate, PBKS are standing below Delhi on the points table.
Both teams are keen to win this match and keep their playoffs chances alive.
RCB is placed at the 4th position with 14 points so, the winner of this match can replace RCB in the top 4 because both Punjab and Delhi have a better net run rate as compared to RCB.
Delhi Capitals have a slight edge over Punjab due to their victory against them earlier this season.
Punjab will be keen to display better performance and not repeat their mistakes in this important game.
Our prediction for match 64 is that Delhi Capitals will beat Punjab Kings.
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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024
RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.
Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.
It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.
Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain
Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.
It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.
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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window
Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.
It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.
Watch the viral video here –
ELLYSE PERRY HAS BROKE THE GLASS OF THE CAR…!!! 🤯
– The reaction of Perry was priceless!! pic.twitter.com/zaxiQLLN1r
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 4, 2024
Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.
RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief
As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.
On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.
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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy
Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.
Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.
The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).
‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar
“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.
Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.
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