Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Betting Tips
Punjab Kings will face Delhi Capitals in the 29th match of the Indian Premier League (2021) in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The home team in this fixture will be coming with a lot of confidence after beating an in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 34 runs in their previous outing.
The team management will be hoping to see the players continue their good run in the next match as well where they will come up against another in-form opposition.
On the other hand, the Capitals are also coming in this contest with relatively good form as well after securing a seven-wicket thumping win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous outing.
The team management will be hoping to see the players put up another good performance which can take the team one step closer towards securing a spot in the playoffs.
Both teams have competed 27 times in the history of the IPL where the Kings have a superior record with 15 wins compared to Delhi’s 12 victories.
During the two matches played between the teams during the IPL 2020, it was Punjab who came out on top with a five-wicket margin in the first one whereas the Capitals secured a six-wicket win in the return fixture.
Team news:
Punjab Kings
Despite securing a very impressive win against the RCB, Punjab Kings might make a few changes in the playing XI.
It is not clear why the team management has stuck with the young West Indies’ batsman Nicholas Pooran as he is struggling after managing to score just 28 runs in six innings during the IPL 2021.
It will be interesting to see if the team management finally opts to include someone like Dawid Malan in place of the 25-year-old as he is currently the best-ranked T20I batsman in the world.
Top-order batsman Mayank Agarwal’s participation in the math remains uncertain as well as he continues to recover from an injury he suffered during the match against the KKR.
In the batting department, Punjab will be relying on the likes of captain KL Rahul, veteran West Indies’ top-order batsman Chris Gayle and young Shahrukh Khan to score the bulk of the runs.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Mohammad Shami, Chris Jordan along with the spin duo of Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar to produce timely breakthroughs.
Delhi Capitals:
After registering an impressive win against the Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals are unlikely to make any significant changes in the playing XI.
In the batting department, the franchise will be relying on the likes of an in-form opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, captain Rishabh Pant, young West Indies’ explosive batsman Shimron Hetmyer and Australia’s Marcus Stoinis to score the bulk of the runs.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma and spinner Axar Patel to produce timely breakthroughs.
Odds by Casumo
According to the Casumo sportsbook, Delhi Capitals will be favorites to win the 29th match of the Indian Premier League to be played at Ahmedabad. For the 29th IPL game, Delhi Capitals placed at 1.68 odds, while Punjab Kings are placed at 2.12 odds.
Our Tipster’s Angle
Both teams are coming in the contest on the back of impressive victories against RCB and KKR.
However, looking at the overall squad composition as well as the form of respective teams, the prediction is for Delhi Capitals to secure another win on Sunday.
Tip 1- Ravi Bishnoi’s impressive form for Punjab Kings
After missing the first three matches of the competition, Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has added much-needed potency to Punjab Kings bowling attack.
In the previous match, Ravi Bishnoi had an excellent outing with the ball in hand against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
With four wickets in three innings at an economy rate of 4.17, we expect Ravi Bishnoi to take one wicket or more in this [email protected].
Tip 2- Shikhar Dhawan’s excellent record against Punjab Kings
Left-hander has shown phenomenal form with the bat so far this season. In the previous match against Punjab Kings, Shikhar Dhawan produced a match-winning performance with the bat and scored 92 runs off 49 balls.
Shikhar Dhawan will take heart from the fact that he has a formidable record against Punjab Kings. The 35-year old has accumulated 292 runs in seven outings at a strike rate of 156.99, which includes one century and two half-centuries.
With 311 runs at an average of 44.42 this season, we expect Shikhar Dhawan to score 35 runs or more against Punjab [email protected]
Conclusion
Expect Delhi Capitals to beat Punjab Kings by a narrow margin.
- Ravi Bishnoi to take one wicket or more in this contest- Punjab [email protected].
- Shikhar Dhawan to score 35 runs or more against Punjab Kings- Delhi Capitals @3.00
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