Sixteen days after their sport in Dharamshala was deserted earlier than the completion of the primary innings, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will meet once more in IPL 2025 on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, right here on Saturday.
So much has modified since that night time within the mountain city. Kings have already sealed their spot within the playoffs for the primary time in 11 years after a win in opposition to Rajasthan Royals right here.
The Shreyas Iyer-led group has been closely reliant on its top-order this season, and the efficiency of the middle-order in opposition to RR, led by Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh, augurs effectively because the facet pushes for a top-two end.
The temper is sombre within the Capitals’ dressing room after a 59-run drubbing by the hands of the Mumbai Indians extinguished the group’s hopes of qualification.
Capitals missed the companies of tempo spearhead Mitchell Starc, who has not made it again after the league’s restart, particularly on the demise. DC conceded 62 runs within the closing 4 overs, together with 48 off the final two, which ultimately helped its opponent achieve the higher hand within the contest.
However, batting has been DC’s Achilles heel this marketing campaign. DC has the third-worst batting common this yr (27.13), and Ok.L. Rahul (504) has been its solely batter to combination greater than 350 runs. The group will hope skipper Axar Patel shall be obtainable after a bout of flu because it appears to be like to complete one other below-par marketing campaign with a win.
Published – May 23, 2025 08:06 pm IST
