PBKS vs DC Match Preview

The match number 66 of IPL 2025 will be played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on May 24. PBKS are already qualified for the playoffs after 11 years while DC are out of the contest after a 59-run loss against Mumbai Indians. Due to this, this match will not make any difference for DC but can be crucial for PBKS as they will now look to finish in top two.

This will be rematch between PBKS and DC as the last game between both the teams was abandoned in Dharamshala in midway due to the tensions between India and Pakistan at the border. Now, both teams will take on each other again in a complete new match. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 66th match of IPL 2025 between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals.

PBKS vs DC Match Details

Match

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Match 66

Venue

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Date & Time

Saturday, May 24, 7:30 PM (IST)

Live Broadcast & Streaming Details

JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

PBKS vs DC Pitch Report

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The surface of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium offers a fair contest between batters and bowlers depending on the conditions.The team batting first won 23 times at this ground while the chasing side came out victorious on 39 occasions. The average first innings score at this ground is around 164 runs.

PBKS vs DC Weather Report

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PBKS vs DC Head–to-Head Stats and Records

Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals have faced each other 33 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 33 matches, PBKS won 17 times while DC defeated them on 16 occasions

Matches played

33

PBKS won

17

DC won

16

PBKS vs DC Probable Playing XIs

PBKS Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact player: Harpreet Brar

DC Playing 11: Faf du Plessis (c), Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi , Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar

Impact player: KL Rahul

PBKS vs DC IPL 2025 Full Squads

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Musheer Khan, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Yash Thakur, Kyle Jamieson, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash

Delhi Capitals:Faf du Plessis (c), Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi , Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar, KL Rahul, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Axar Patel, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira

PBKS vs DC Toss Prediction

PBKS vs DC Toss winner likely to choose: Bowl First

As the match is set to be played in Jaipur, both sides are expected to prefer bowling first. The pitch has been more favorable to batters this season. In the previous encounter at this venue, both teams crossed the 200-run mark, and another high-scoring contest seems to be on the cards

PBKS vs DC Toss History (Last 5 Years)

Toss Winners Opt To Bowl First 60%
Team Bowling First Win 56%

PBKS vs DC Predicted Top Batters

Prabhsimran Singh: Prabhsimran Singh turned out to be the solid performer for PBKS this year and is among the leading run getters of the ongoing IPL season. He also scored a quickfire fifty in the abandoned game against DC. Prabhsimran has scored 458 runs from 12 matches this season at a strike rate of 171.53.

KL Rahul: KL Rahul has been a star performer for DC this year and has shown his different version with the bat. Batting at different positions this season, Rahul has amassed 504 runs from 12 matches at an average of 56 and a strike rate of 148.67 with three fifties and a hundred.

PBKS vs DC Predicted Top Bowlers

Arshdeep Singh: Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is among the leading wicket-takers in the ongoing IPL season and has been a constant performer this year. The left-arm pacer has taken 16 wickets from 12 matches this season at an average of 21.93 and an economy rate of 8.70.

Kuldeep Yadav: Kuldeep Yadav has constantly performed for DC this year and among the leading wicket-takers for the franchise in the ongoing season. The leg-spinner has taken 13 wickets from 13 matches so far.

Today Cricket Match Prediction

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Toss Prediction: PBKS to win the toss

Scenario 1: PBKS opt to bat first

1st innings prediction: PBKS to post 200-210 runs

Match prediction: PBKS to win

Scenario 2: PBKS opt to bowl first

1st innings prediction: DC to post 170-180 runs

Match prediction: PBKS to win

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