IPL 2022, Match 32: DC vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Dream11 Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury And Weather Updates – Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings

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Mitchell Marsh and four other members of the DC contingent (not players) have been tested COVID positive. This game has been shifted to Mumbai instead of Pune. The match will go forward only if the rest of the DC players test negative in the RT PCR test. 

Delhi Capitals are at the 8th position with 2 wins in 5 matches. They lost their last game against RCB by 16 runs. Delhi have one of the best opening pairs in the league in David Warner and Prithvi Shaw. Both of them are looking in excellent form as well. The middle-order has been a bit inconsistent and this is an issue for them. Rishabh Pant has been average with the bat while all the others in the middle-order have failed. Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, and Shardul Thakur are the major contributors with the bat in the lower order. Rovman Powell’s failure has hurt them in the finishing department. 

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The bowlers have done a good job till now. Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, etc have been very consistent with the ball. Khaleel Ahmed has been excellent as well. Axar Patel is yet to give his best but he has been decent as well. DC needs their middle-order to take responsibility as the tournament progresses.  

Punjab Kings are at the 7th position with 3 wins in 6 matches. They were defeated by the Sunrisers Hyderabad very convincingly by 7 wickets in their last match. Punjab has been a very attacking batting unit and the batters keep playing their shots despite wickets failing regularly. Shikhar Dhawan has been very consistent for them. Liam Livingstone has been their best and most aggressive batter. Johnny Bairstow is yet to fire but he is a very destructive batter as well. Jitesh Sharma has been brilliant for them while Shahrukh Khan too flexed his muscles in the last game. Batting depth has been an issue for Punjab and they need at least one or two of their batters to play till the end.

Their bowling has been good. Kagiso Rabada is their lead pacer and has done a good job till now. Arshdeep Singha and Vaibhav Arora have assisted him quite well. Rahul Chahar has been exceptional with his leg-spin and Livingstone too has been decent whenever he has bowled. Odean Smith has been expensive but they are backing him to do well. Punjab needs their batters to be a little sensible and assist their bowlers well.

DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match Venue, Date and Time

Match: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, Match 32, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai 

Date and Time: 20th April 2022, Wednesday, 7:30 PM IST

Pitch Report for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

Brabourne has been the best batting venue in IPL 2022. The average first innings score here is 190 runs which shows how good it is for the batters. 217 was almost chased down in the last game played here. The boundaries are on the smaller side at one end and there is a lot of dew as well in the second innings. There is some help for the pacers initially. Spinners too will get some help. Chasing sides have won 9 out of 10 matches here. Teams will look to chase after winning the toss in this game as well.

DC vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction

Both teams have a decent squad but Delhi Capitals are looking more balanced and will be the favorites to win this match.

DC vs PBKS Playing XI

Sarfaraz Khan will replace Mitchell Marsh in the XI. No other changes are expected as of now.

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed

Mayank Agarwal, if fit, will replace Prabhsimran Singh at the top.

Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Johnny Bairstow (wk), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh

Top Captaincy Choices for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

• Liam Livingstone: Livingstone has been in terrific form in IPL 2022. He is attacking from the first ball. He scored 60 runs in the last game and has a total of 224 runs at an average of 37.33 and striking at 185.12. He is a top captaincy pick for this game.

• David Warner: David Warner looked at his best in the last two games. His last two scores are 66 and 61 respectively. Warner is amongst the best batters in the IPL and will be an excellent captaincy option.  

• Shikhar Dhawan: Shikhar Dhawan is one of the most consistent batters in the IPL. He scored 70 against MI and has got off to good starts in almost every game. Dhawan will score big if he gets going and will be a top captaincy pick.

Budget Picks for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

• Shardul Thakur (8.5 Credits): Shardul has been terrific for DC in the last two games. He has been scoring runs down the order and is picking wickets as well. He will bowl in the power play and then in the death overs. A top budget option at 8.5 credits.

• Khaleel Ahmed (8.5 Credits): Khaleel Ahmed has been in great form in IPL 2022. He is the best pacer for DC till now. Khaleel has provided breakthroughs whenever the captain has asked him to bowl. He will be a good budget pick as well.

Differential Pick for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

• Mustafizur Rahman: Mustafizur Rahman has been wicket-less in the last 3 games but he is a very good bowler especially in the death overs with his varantions. He picked 3 wickets against Gujarat. He will be the best differential option in this match.

Small/Head-to-Head League Team for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

If DC Bats First: C - Liam Livingstone, VC - Shikhar Dhawan

If PBKS Bats First: C - Prithvi Shaw, VC - Shardul Thakur

Mega League Team for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

If DC Bats First: C - David Warner, VC - Rishabh Pant

If PBKS Bats First: C - Jonny Bairstow, VC - Kuldeep Yadav 

Which Contests to Join for DC vs PBKS Dream11 Match

Joining small league contests of upto 7 members are recommended from the small/head-to-head league team. Join Mega contest and all the other contests with a big prize pool with the mega league team.