Rishabh Pant will return today: First match in IPL today PBKS vs DC, win-loss record of both the teams is equal.

The first double header (2 matches in a day) of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played today. In the first match of the day, Punjab Kings will face Delhi Capitals in Mohali from 3:30 pm. The toss of the match will take place at 3:00 pm at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium. Rishabh Pant will return to competitive cricket through this match. Pant was injured in a car accident on 30 December 2022. Since then he was neither able to play for Team India nor for Delhi in IPL.

The match will not be played on the old ground (IS Bindra International Cricket Stadium) in Mohali. Will be played in the new stadium Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Stadium. The match is to be played here for the first time in IPL.

In the second match, two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will face 2016 champion Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the story we will know about the first match…

Both teams wait for their first title
Delhi and Punjab are waiting for their first title. Both the teams have been a part of the last 16 seasons. Both have played one final each. Punjab had reached the final in 2014, when it was defeated by Kolkata by three wickets. Whereas Delhi team had lost to Mumbai by five wickets in the title match in 2020.

Rishabh Pant's return
Rishabh Pant had a car accident on the night of 29 December 2022. After that time, Rishabh Pant is making a comeback in cricket through IPL. In such a situation, every fan will keep an eye on his performance. Right after IPL, this year there is also T-20 World Cup. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has said that if Pant performs well in wicketkeeping and batting in the IPL, then he can also be included in the World Cup plans.

Records of both teams are mixed in head to head
So far 32 matches have been played in IPL between Punjab and Delhi. Punjab won in 16 and Delhi won in 16.

Dhawan scored the most runs for the team against Delhi
Bowlers like Arshdeep, Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Woakes and Sam Curran are also present in the Punjab team. With the arrival of Harshal Patel, the team's bowling became fatal in the death overs. The team has names like Shikhar Dhawan, Riley Russo, Liam Livingston, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma in batting.

Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan has scored 557 runs in 19 matches against Delhi Capitals. Left arm medium pacer Sam Curran is the top wicket taker. He has taken eight wickets in seven matches.

David Warner scored more than a thousand runs against Punjab
Delhi Capitals has great batsmen like David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra and Ricky Bhui. Akshar can play the role of finisher but there are less batsmen who can support him in the death overs.
The pace attack consists of Enrique Nortya, Mukesh Kumar and Jhye Richardson. Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Apart from these, spinner Kuldeep Yadav is in good form.

Delhi batsman David Warner has scored more than one thousand runs against Punjab. He is the team's top run scorer against Punjab. He has scored 1105 runs in 25 matches. Whereas Akshar Patel has taken 11 wickets against PBKS, which is the highest for the team.

weather condition
There is good news regarding the weather in Mohali on Saturday. It will be hot here on this day, there is no possibility of rain. The wind speed will be 11 kilometers per hour.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Harry Brook, Kumar Kushagra (keeper), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Khalil Ahmed and Anrich Nortya.
impact- Lalit Kumar.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Tayde, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (keeper), Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.
impact- Rishi Dhawan.