PBKS vs DC Match Prediction: Only five games are left in the league stage of IPL 2025. While the four playoffs teams are confirmed, their position in the standings in the top four is still unclear as they battle for the top two slots, which will give them an entry into Qualifier 1, where the losing team will get another chance to reach the final.
One of the four playoff teams will be in action on Saturday in Jaipur, a neutral venue for this game, as Punjab Kings (PBKS) will meet Delhi Capitals (DC)—Shreyas Iyer taking on his former franchise as PBKS look to strengthen their case for a top-two finish.
While Punjab have won their last three completed games, Delhi’s last victory in the tournament came on April 22.
PBKS vs DC head-to-head:
PBKS are slightly ahead of DC in their head-to-head battle in the IPL. PBKS have beaten DC 17 times and suffered 15 defeats. They had one tied match, in IPL 2020 in Dubai, which was won by DC in the Super Over.
PBKS vs DC date and time:
- Date: May 24, Saturday
- Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
- Time: 7:30 PM IST / 02:00 PM GMT / 7:30 PM LOCAL
PBKS vs DC injury and availability news:
Axar Patel missed DC’s last game against MI due to illness. It’s unclear if he will return for this fixture. Meanwhile, DC are without Mitchell Starc and Jake Fraser-McGurk, both of whom didn’t return to India after the one-week suspension of the tournament.
PBKS are set to get the boost of Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis, both of whom missed Punjab’s previous match due to a late return to India. Kyle Jamieson is the replacement for the injured Lockie Ferguson.
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Predicted PBKS vs DC Playing 11 (plus impact sub):
PBKS predicted XII:
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal
DC predicted XII:
Faf du Plessis (c), KL Rahul, Abishek Porel (wk), Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar
PBKS vs DC pitch report:
The surface in Jaipur has fared well for the batsmen this season. The average innings score in Jaipur so far in IPL 2025 is 199, and the average winning score here is 214.
PBKS vs DC Top Captaincy Picks:
The top captaincy picks in the PBKS vs DC match will be Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul.
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals: 3 players to watch out for:
The 3 players to watch out for in PBKS vs DC are Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
PBKS vs DC Match Prediction: Who will win today?
For the PBKS vs DC prediction, we predict that PBKS will defeat DC in match 66 of the IPL 2025.
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