The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Dharamshala will host its first IPL encounter of the 2023 season between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, also the match 66 of this year’s tournament. These two teams went head-to-head against one another this past weekend, in which PBKS defeated DC by 31 runs in Delhi. The upcoming contest between Punjab and Delhi has a lot riding on it for the home side, who need a win to stay in the hunt for a spot in the IPL playoffs. Pitch Report The pitches at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in T20 cricket are known to be very good for batting. The average first innings score at this venue in the IPL is 173. Since the PBKS vs DC fixture is set to be the first one of this year’s tournament in Dharamshala, the first innings score is expected to reach the 170-180 range. Playing XI of PBKS Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh (Potential Impact Substitute - Rishi Dhawan for Prabhsimran Singh) Playing XI of DC David Warner (c), Phil Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Riley Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed (Potential Impact Substitute - Aman Khan for Ishant Sharma)