DC Vs PBKS Match Shifted From Pune To Mumbai: Covid-19 Situation In IPL, Playing11, And More

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DC vs PBKS match shifted from Pune to Mumbai: Covid-19 situation in IPL, playing11, and more

By Sanjay Maurya

Match Details:

Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) , Match 32
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 20th April at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 at Delhi Capitals camp, today’s match between DC and PBKS has been shifted from Pune to Mumbai. As per the most recent tweet by the BCCI, all the players from Delhi tested negative on Tuesday (April 19). The Delhi team was again tested at 8 am today. The test results are still awaited. Mitchell Marsh, an Australian all-rounder, was admitted to the hospital on Monday evening after testing positive for COVID-19. Three other positive tests have been recorded from DC Camp, in addition to Mitchell Marsh.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for COVID-19, following which he has been admitted to a hospital. The Delhi Capitals medical team is closely monitoring Marsh’s condition. pic.twitter.com/lvatopJtcV

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 18, 2022

List of Positive Cases in DC Camp

Patrick Farhat – Physiotherapist (tested positive on 15^th April)
Chetan Kumar – Sports Massage Therapist (tested positive on 16^th April)
Mitchell Marsh – Player (tested positive on 18^th April)
Abhijit Salvi – Team doctor (tested positive on 18^th April)
Akash Mane – Social Media Content team member (tested positive on 18^th April)

Another round of RT-PCR test will be conducted on Wednesday (20^th April) morning to decide who will be eligible for today’s match.

Expected Playing11

Delhi Capitals

David Warner
Prithvi Shaw
Rovman Powell
Rishabh Pant (c & wk)
Lalit Yadav
Sarfaraz Khan
Shardul Thakur
Axar Patel
Mustafizur Rahman
Kuldeep Yadav
Khaleel Ahmed

Punjab Kings

Shikhar Dhawan
Mayank Agarwal (c)
Liam Livingstone
Jonny Bairstow
Odean Smith
Jitesh Sharma (wk)
Kagiso Rabada
Shahrukh Khan
Vaibhav Arora
Rahul Chahar
Arshdeep Singh

Pitch Report

The ground at Brabourne Stadium favours both spinners and batsmen, with the dew factor playing a role late in the game. The batsmen are anticipated to be enthralled once more by the short boundaries and speedy outfield.

Average 1st innings score: 186 runs

DC vs PBKS Head-to-Head Records

Stats	Matches	DC Won	PBKS Won	NR
Overall	28	13	15	0
At MCA Stadium, Pune	1	1	0	0
In the last 5 matches	5	4	1	0
In IPL 2021	2	2	0	0

Win Probability

PBKS to win the match

IPL 2022 – Points Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
Gujarat Titans	6	5	1	0	0	10	0.395
Royal Challengers Bangalore	7	5	2	0	0	10	0.251
Rajasthan Royals	6	4	2	0	0	8	0.38
Lucknow Super Giants	7	4	3	0	0	8	0.124
Sunrisers Hyderabad	6	4	2	0	0	8	-0.077
Kolkata Knight Riders	7	3	4	0	0	6	0.16
Punjab Kings*	6	3	3	0	0	6	0.109
Delhi Capitals*	5	2	3	0	0	4	0.219
Chennai Super Kings	6	1	5	0	0	2	-0.638
Mumbai Indians	6	0	6	0	0	0	-1.048