Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings [Watch to Watch Out for in IPL 2025]
These two teams, historically considered underperformers in the Indian T20 Premier League, have shown signs of improvement in recent seasons. Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) reached the final in the 2020 IPL season and has consistently performed well in recent years, challenging for the top positions. Although not as consistent, Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab) have had notable performances in some seasons. Considering all the seasons in mind, they have faced each other in 33 matches, 16 won by Delhi and 17 won by PBKS. With their closely contested history, it will be intriguing to see which team emerges victorious in their first match of the upcoming season.
Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Head-to-Head Scorecard
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Delhi Capitals All-Time Stats
Batting Stats:
- Most Runs - Rishabh Pant - 3284 runs
- Highest Individual Score - Rishabh Pant - 128*
- Most fifties - David Warner - 25 fifties
- Most sixes - Rishabh Pant- 154 sixes
Bowling Stats:
- Most Wickets - Amit Mishra - 106 Wickets
- Best Bowling Figures - Amit Mishra - 4 - 17 - 5 (overs, runs, wickets)
- Best Bowling Average - Doug Bracewell - 10.66
Players retained by Delhi Capitals:
Here's the full list of players retained by DC for IPL 2025:
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel
Remaining purse of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2024 auctions: ₹9.90 Crores
Axar Patel, an allrounder and a left-arm spin bowler who played a key role in India's 2024 T20 World Cup victory, will captain the team in the upcoming season. It will be interesting to see how he leads the team.
Another promising player retained by the Capitals is Kuldeep Yadav, who took 16 wickets in the IPL 2024 The franchise has retained just one international player, Tristan Stubbs.
The franchise has retained four international players for the upcoming season, including David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, and Lungi Ngidi.
Batting Stats
- Most Runs - KL Rahul- 2548 Runs
- Highest Individual Score - KL Rahul - 132*
- Most Fifties - KL Rahul - 25 fifties
- Most Sixes - KL Rahul - 110 sixes
Bowling Stats
- Most Wickets - Piyush Chawla - 84 wickets
- Best Bowling Figures - Ankit Rajpoot (4 overs, 14 runs, 5 wickets)
- Best Bowling Average - Adam Gilchrist - 0.00 & Shashank Singh - 5.00
Players retained by Punjab Kings:
Here's the full list of players retained by PBKS for IPL 2025:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh
Remaining Purse of Punjab Kings for IPL 2024 auctions: Rs. 12.20 crore
Shashank Singh & Prabhsimran Singh
Shreyas Iyer, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their third IPL championship in 2024, will now lead the Punjab Kings in the 2025 IPL season. With the goal of replicating his previous success, Iyer will look to continue his strong form and guide the Punjab Kings to a triumphant campaign.
Another player who has emerged as a valuable asset for the Punjab Kings is Arshdeep Singh. The 25-year-old has been performing admirably in the Indian Premier League for Punjab Kings, both with the new ball and in the death overs. His growth in the cricketing world is evident because he was bought for a meagre Rs. 20 lakhs in 2019 and retained for Rs 4 crores in 2022, 2023 and 2024. And in the IPL 2025, Arshdeep was sold for 18 crore. Initially, SRH bid INR 15.75 cr for the cricketer but PBKS was in no mood to let their best pacer go, as a result, PBKS used the RTM card and matched the bid which made Arshdeep one of the highest-paid pacers in the IPL.
Both Delhi and Punjab have historically been on the underperforming side in the IPL, but their recent performances have been promising, showing significant growth. One of the highlights was their thrilling encounter in the opening match of the 2020 season, which went down to a Super Over, ultimately won by the Delhi Capitals. Currently, PBKS is just one game ahead of the DC in the IPL. Both teams have retained their best players, and it will be interesting to watch these two teams more nail-biting clashes in the coming season.
With both sides retaining some of their big players, these two teams promise more nail-biting clashes in the coming season.
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