IPL 2024: PBKS vs DC: Who’ll win Punjab vs Delhi match? Fantasy team, pitch report and more

IPL 2024: Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) will play their 1st game of the competition on March 23 at 3: 30 PM. The match will take place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

Shikhar Dhawan will lead Punjab while Delhi captain Rishabh Pant is making a much-anticipated comeback. The wicket-keeper-batter has been away from action since his car accident in December 2022.

Dhawan has been absent from cricket as well. The last time he was spotted was on May 19, 2023 when Punjab played Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an IPL game.

PBKS lost that match and ended IPL 2023 at number 8 on the points table. The IPL in Delhi was uneventful that year too, despite Pant not being present. They came in second – last position in the points table.

PBKS vs DC head-to-head records
Delhi and Punjab are known for their IPL rivalry. To date, they’ve played 32 games against each other. The records are uncannily identical as both have won 16 matches each. The most against PBKS Delhi has scored is 231 while the least is 67.

Punjab’s highest score against DC is 202 and the lowest is 104. In the previous 5 IPL games, Delhi has emerged victorious in four times.

DC vs PBKS fantasy team.
Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw Axar Patel Anrich Nortje Kuldeep Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan (VC) Kagiso Rbada Liam Livingstone Sam Curran Rahul Chahar Rahul Chahar Rahul Chahar

PBKS vs DC pitch report
Mohali used to be known for being India’s greenest pitch favouring pacers. The situation has changed over recent years. It now produces barren pitches favouring batters to help produce high-scoring matches.

There were two 200 + scores last year as well. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) scored 257 against PBKS while Punjab scored 214 in another match against Mumbai Indians (MI).

Weather: PBKS versus DC.
Mohali will be hot today, with the highest temperature of the day (33 degrees) to be experienced during the match. Most of the day will be cloudy but there’s no risk of rain.

PBKS vs DC prediction
The win probability calculated by Google suggests that Delhi has a 53 % chance of defeating PBKS in the first match and kicking off the tournament on a positive note.

CricTracker states that whoever has the opportunity to chase will emerge victorious in the match. MyKhel predicts a “nail-biting contest” but says PBKS will have an edge over DC. We believe Rishabh Pant will lead Punjab to their first win of IPL 2024.