Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, the two Northern sides collide in a high-stakes IPL 2023 match at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Wednesday (May 17).
Punjab Kings are currently sitting 8th in the IPL table but a win on Tuesday will keep their playoff dreams alive. DC are already out of the tournament but aim to be the party spoilers. These two teams met just days ago and PBKS then beat DC by 31 runs.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow (injured, replaced by Matt Short), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Abhishek Porel (replacement for Rishabh Pant)
PBKS Team News vs DC: Punjab Kings won the last match against the same opponents. On a tricky pitch at Kotla, they batted well and the bowlers then did an excellent job to restrict the DC batting.
Although conditions in Dharamshala will be different, but we expect Punjab Kings may hold on the same team which played in the previous match. Prabhsimran Singh was the star with a stellar century and looks set to continue with his Impact Player role.
DC Team News vs PBKS: DC's dismal campaign has on the final straws. And it can be time for some experiment and chances for some fringe players. But they may also have another mindset of finishing the season on a high and spoil the playoff hopes of other teams.
In that case, the Capitals can play a strong side. But we believe there will be at least a couple of changes in their side, and someone like Prithvi Shaw can come back into the side. It can also be a return to the squad for Sarfaraz Khan, but the wicketkeeper may have to be on the Impact Player bench.
PBKS Playing 11 vs DC: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
PBKS Impact Players - Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Singh, Mohit Rathee, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
DC Playing 11 vs PBKS: David Warner (C), Prithvi Shaw, Phil Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
DC Impact Players - Ripal Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Abhishek Porel, Sarfaraz Khan