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After a lengthy rain delay in Dharamsala, the toss finally took place and it went Punjab Kings' way as Shreyas Iyer opted to bat first, prompting a loud roar from the spectators. While Punjab Kings have gone in with an unchanged side, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel announced one change, bringing in Madhav Tiwari for Vipraj Nigam.
PBKS playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
DC playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel(w), KL Rahul, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan
Preview:
Delhi Capitals were lucky to escape as rain overshadowed their poor batting performance against the SunRisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Having won only one out of their last six completed matches, the Capitals must beat the Punjab Kings in Dharamsala to stand a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
The Capitals' top-order stumbled on a two-paced surface in Hyderabad and succumbed to 26/5 at one stage and had managed only 30 runs in the powerplay. Efforts from the likes of Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma carried their side to 133 in 20 overs, setting Punjab 134 to win. However, the second innings didn't even begin, with persistent showers eliminating the SunRisers out of playoffs race.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings have grown from strength to strength and delivered a complete performance against the Lucknow Super Giants at the picturesque Dharamsala Stadium. Based on their in-form batting unit, Punjab should start as favourites against the Capitals.
DC vs PBKS IPL 2025 squads:
Delhi Capitals' squad: KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Kuldeep Yadav, T Natrajan, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Sediqullah Atal.
Punjab Kings' squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera.
