PBKS vs DC Highlights, IPL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan's fifty guides Delhi Capitals to a 7-wicket win over Punjab Kings

• 59: Ajinkya Rahane is 59 runs away from completing 4000 runs in IPL.

• 4: Ajinkya Rahane is 4 sixes away from completing 100 sixes across T20s.

• 6: Shimron Hetmyer needs 6 more catches to complete 50 T20 catches

• 11: Shikhar Dhawan is 11 sixes away from completing 200 sixes in T20s

• 1: Rishabh Pant needs 1 more four to reach 300 fours in T20s

• 5: Rishabh Pant is 5 dismissals away from completing 100 T20 dismissals

• 31: Prithvi Shaw needs 31 runs to complete 1500 T20 runs

• 22: KL Rahul needs 22 more runs to reach 3000 runs in the IPL

• 100: Amit Mishra could be playing in his 100th match for Delhi in the IPL if he takes the field vs PBKS

• 4: Dhawan needs 4 more catches to overtake Sehwag to take the most catches by a DC player. Dhawan has 26

catches and Sehwag has 29.

• 50: KL Rahul will be playing in his 50th IPL match for PBKS if he takes the field against DC.

• 4 and 9: KL Rahul and Chris Gayle need 4 and 9 sixes respectively to reach 100 sixes for PBKS.

• 1: KL Rahul needs 1 more dismissal to have the 2nd most dismissals for PBKS. He is tied with Adam Gilchrist on

29 dismissals.

• 3: Mohammed Shami is 3 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL for Punjab Kings.

• 6: Chris Gayle is 6 catches away from completing 100 catches across T20s.

• 15: Moises Henriques is 15 runs away from completing 1000 runs in IPL.

Mayank Agarwal(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami

"Sad we are gonna miss him (KL), it is what it is. We won the last game, we have the confidence. I hope it gets lower and slower. Really looking forward to the responsibility. We got Malan in for Pooran," said stand-in captain Mayank Agarwal at the toss.

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan

"We are going to bowl first. We are doing good as a team. We are trying to focus on things, we just try to learn from our game and move forward. I am enjoying every bit of it (captaincy). Same team," said Rishabh Pant at the toss.

Delhi Capitals win toss, opt to bowl against Punjab Kings

Yes. You heard that right. Dawid Malan is set to play his first game for the Punjab Kings. He received his cap from Universe Boss, Chris Gayle.

"First game, there was a lot of dew and then there was a sandstorm. What are the captains gonna do? My advice to the captains will still be to chase to win the game," reckons Pietersen on Star Sports.

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Here's our Punjab Kings Predicted XI vs DC:

Mayank Agarwal (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Anmol Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Sarfaraz Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan

DC win by 6 wickets (Match 11, IPL 2021)

PBKS win by 5 wickets (Match 38, IPL 2020)

DC win in a Super Over (Match 2, IPL 2020)

DC win by 5 wickets (Match 37, IPL 2019)

PBKS win by 14 runs (Match 13, Match 2019)

Bishnoi has picked up 4 wickets in three games – But what has been impressive about him has been the fact that he has not conceded above 6 runs per over in any of the three matches he has played this season. Among the bowlers who have bowled a minimum of 10 overs in IPL 2021, Ravi Bishnoi has the best economy rate among all (4.75).

In IPL 2020: 15.60

In IPL 2021: 61.33

PP Shaw, S Dhawan: 4

KL Rahul, CH Gayle: 3

KL Rahul, MA Agarwal: 2

Lalit Yadav: 48 balls, 41 runs, 3 wickets, 5.13 economy

Amit Mishra: 84 balls, 109 runs, 6 wickets, 7.79

vs KKR: won by 7 wickets

vs RCB: lost by 1 run

vs SRH: match tied (Won in Super Over)

vs MI: won by 6 wickets

vs PBKS: won by 6 wickets

vs RCB: won by 34 runs

vs KKR: lost by 5 wickets

vs MI: won by 9 wickets

vs SRH: lost by 9 wickets

vs DC: lost by 6 wickets

"KL Rahul complained of a severe abdomen pain last night and after not responding to medication, he was taken to the emergency room for further tests which revealed that he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. It will be resolved surgically and for safety measures he has been transferred to the hospital for the same," the statement read.

Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul has been diagnosed with acute appendicitis and has flown to Mumbai for surgery and further treatment. Mayank Agarwal will lead the side in Rahul's absence, starting with tonight's match against Delhi Capitals. READ HERE

Total matches: 27

DC won: 12

PBKS won: 15

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Steven Smith, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes, Aniruddha Joshi, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Shams Mulani, Ripal Patel

KL Rahul(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Moises Henriques, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Dawid Malan, Jalaj Saxena, Murugan Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh

Hello and welcome to the live blog of IPL 2021 match no. 30 - Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad. The battle of the wicketkeeper captains will pit two young talents of Indian cricket - KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant against each other. Both the skippers are very well aware of the conditions as they have played a couple of games prior to this contest. PBKS will be confident after defeating RCB in their previous encounter and look to maintain the momentum. DC, on the other hand, will also emphasize maintaining their winning streak. So, fasten your seat belts for another joyride and stay tuned for all the live updates.