IPL MATCH 29 PREVIEW: DELHI CAPITALS VS PUNJAB KINGS.
Punjab Kings expect Harpreet Brar to perform well again
PREVIEW:
Delhi Capitals take on Punjab Kings in Match No. 29 of VIVO IPL 2021 on Sunday, 2ndMay. Delhi Capitals are placed in 2nd position in the points table with 5 wins from 7 matches. Punjab Kings are placed in 5th position in the points table with 3 wins from 7 matches. Delhi Capitals come into this game defeating Kolkata Knight Riders comfortably by 7 wickets. Punjab Kings also won their last game comfortably against Royal Challengers. Delhi Capitals have produced incredible performance in all departments. Shikhar Dhawan is currently at no.3 on the orange cap list with 311 runs. Prithvi Shaw has a fine inning of 82 runs with a 200 in the last match rate. Avesh Khan has picked up 13 wickets as he currently finds himself at no.2 in the purple cap list. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have been very inconsistent throughout. Their middle-order batting has failed to perform so far. Deepak Hooda and Nicholas Pooran have to give their best in today’s match. KL Rahul is their only consistent player. He is currently an orange cap holder with 331 runs. Harpreet Brar stunned everyone by removing Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and AB de Villiers in a span of seven deliveries. He can be a match-winner for Punjab Kings in upcoming matches.
MATCH DETAILS
Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Broadcast – Star Sports Network, Disnep+ Hotstar
PITCH REPORT
Pitch is expected to be neutral with batsmen getting slightly more advantage. Spinners also, shine in this pitch. Hence, both sides must load spinners in their lineups. The average score here based on the last 5 matches is 153.
TEAM NEWS
Delhi Capitals
Key Players:
S Dhawan, P Shaw, R Pant, L Yadav, A Patel, A Mishra, A Khan
Probable Playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant©(Wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan
Punjab Kings
Key Players:
KL Rahul, C Gayle, H Brar, M Shami
Probable Playing XI:
KL Rahul©, Prabhsimran Singh(Wk), Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Jhye Richardson, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami
What to expect:
Punjab Kings They are highly dependent on some of their players as the rest are out of form. Delhi, on the other hand, has multiple match-winners in their team. So, we expect Delhi Capitals to win this match.