DC will play their last match of IPL 2025 tonight.
Ahead of the clash, uncertainty surrounded the participation of Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He missed their last match against the Mumbai Indians (MI) due to illness. In his absence, former Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis leads the side. Furthermore, Axar also missed the practice sessions ahead of this clash.
Matthew Mott, the assistant coach of DC, has revealed that the skipper didn’t turn up for their practice session last night. Earlier, he had also sustained a hand injury during their clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
“Obviously, he wasn’t well the other day. He’s had a pretty rugged time with a few different little niggle and injuries. I’m sure he’s motivated to come out and play, but we’ll probably know a little bit more tonight when we go back and see the medical stuff,” he said.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Subs: Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Kyle Jamieson, Xavier Bartlett.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis (c), Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs (w), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar.
Impact Subs: KL Rahul, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurna Vijay, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande.
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Axar Patel and Co. had started the IPL 2025 season brilliantly with four back-to-back victories. However, the squad lost their winning momentum midway through the season. They won only two out of their next eight matches, which made the way to the playoffs complicated for DC.
Their clash against MI at the Wankhede Stadium was a must-win for DC to keep their playoff hopes alive. However, with a huge 59-run loss, DC failed to make it to the playoffs. Notably, in the 17-year-long history of this cash-rich league, Delhi has qualified only five times.
However, DC will look to finish off their IPL 2025 campaign on a high. But it could be tougher than said as they will face the second-placed PBKS, led by their former captain Shreyas Iyer, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium tonight.
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