DC vs PBKS Today Match IPL 2023 Highlights: Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 31 runs

Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 31 runs. 

Nathan Ellis dismissed Aman Khan for 16 off 18 balls. Delhi Capitals 118/7 in 15.4 overs.

Harpreet Brar dismissed Manish Pandey for a 3-ball duck. Delhi Capitals 88/6 in 10.1 Overs.

Harpreet Brar has dismissed Rilee Rossouw and David Warner in the 9th over. 

Rahul Chahal has dismissed Axar Patel for 1 off 2 balls. Delhi Capitals 86/5 in 9.1 Overs.

David Warner scored a half-century, his 60th in IPL. Delhi Capitals 74/1 in 7.1 overs. 

Rahul Chahar dismissed Mitchell Marsh for 3 off 4 balls. Delhi Capitals 74/2 in 7.2 Overs.

Harpreet Brar dismissed Phil Salt for 21 off 17 balls. Delhi Capitals 69/1 in 6.1 overs.

Delhi Capitals posted 65/0 in the powerplay. David Warner and Phil Salt still intact in the middle. 

David Warner and Phil Salt opened the batting for Delhi Capitals. Rishi Dhawan took the new ball for Punjab Kings. 

Punjab Kings posted 167/7 in 20 overs. Delhi Capitals need 168 runs to win the match. 

Mukesh Kumar dismissed Prabhsimran Singh for 103 off 65 balls. Punjab Kings 154/6 in 18.2 Overs.

Prabhsimran Singh scored his maiden IPL century off 61 balls. Punjab Kings 154/5 in 18 overs. 

Pravin Dubey dismissed Sam Curran for 20 off 24 balls. Punjab Kings 117/4 in 14.4 overs. 

Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Harpreet Brar for 2 off 5 balls. Punjab Kings 129/5 in 16.1 Overs.

Prabhsimran Singh has smashed a half-century off 42 balls. Punjab Kings 95/3 in 12.3 overs. 

Jitesh Sharma has been dismissed by Axar Patel for 5 off 5 balls. Punjab Kings 45/3 in 5.4 Overs.

Ishant Sharma dismissed Shikhar Dhawan for 7 off 5 balls. Punjab Kings 10/1 in 1.2 Overs. 

Ishant Sharma dismissed Liam Livingstone for 4 off 5 balls. Punjab Kings 32/2 in 4.1 overs. 

Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan opened the batting for Punjab Kings. Khaleel Ahmed took the new ball for Delhi. 

Manish Pandey, Ripal Patel, Lalit Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Abishek Porel

Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Mohit Rathee

Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

David Warner (c), Philip Salt (w), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and skipper Shikhar Dhawan has decided to bowl first. 

The toss for the match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings will take place in a few minutes. 

Fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium could see a run-fest with one side possibly putting up a 150-180 run score. 

Punjab Kings Predicted XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), M Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Delhi Capitals Predicted XI: David Warner (C), Phil Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Punjab Kings Probable Impact Players: Nathan Ellis, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee

Delhi Capitals Probable Impact Players: Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Praveen Dubey, Chetan Sakariya, Abishek Porel

The Punjab Kings are currently placed in the eighth position in the Indian Premier League 2023 points table and now will have to win all of their left matches if they want to give themselves a chance to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament. The team till now has played 11 matches and can at most finish with 16 points at which generally teams qualify for the knockout stage in the tournament. 

The David Waner-led Delhi Capitals are now only left with three matches in the tournament and they can at least finish at 14 points if they have all of their left matches. At 14 points it becomes very difficult for any team to qualify for the knockout stage in the IPL. Hence, the Capitals have very less chance to qualify for the playoffs, unless three to four matches of other teams end up in a washout. 

Phil Salt showed his explosive batting skills in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore but got out for 17 vs CSK. Salt will look to repeat his performance in the match against PBKS. 

One win could have a good impact for both franchises as they continue their journey in the IPL

Delhi Capitals skipper David Waner has been constantly dismissed for low scores in the last few matches and the left-handed batsman will look to make a comeback with the bat and come up with a big score. 

A look at the updated points table after the Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans clash.

The pitch at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi is always known to be on the slower side, with the short boundaries and quick outfield the batsmen might also get a lot of help. The spinners can also make full use of the slow nature of the pitch. 

The Delhi Capitals are currently placed at the bottom of the table and with the battle of the playoffs getting intense day by day, it is very difficult for them to qualify for the playoffs. The team will hope to finish the tournament on a winning note. 

Punjab Kings will be looking to win their match against the Delhi Capitals and also will wish to keep their Indian Premier League 2023 playoff hopes alive. 

The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians beat the Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans by 27 runs in match 57 of the Indian Premier League 2023 and also retained the third spot in the points table. 

David Warner-led Delhi Capitals will be up against Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings in match 59 of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.