IPL 2022, Match 64 PBKS vs DC, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will be facing each other in the 64th match of IPL 2022, to be played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. In the previous IPL season, Punjab Kings finished sixth while Delhi Capitals finished third. So far in this season, both teams have won six and lost as many matches. At the DY Patil Stadium this season, PBKS have won two out of three games while DC have won one out of three . When both the teams faced earlier in the season, DC registered a comfortable nine-wicket win with more than nine overs remaining. A win is extremely crucial to boost the playoff chances of both these teams.

Jonny Bairstow, after being backed by the team despite a bad form, has responded with two fifties in back-to-back matches. His opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has been consistent and is currently the leading run-scorer of the team. Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Jitesh Sharma have been playing valuable cameos at a high strike rate. Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, and Arshdeep Singh have been brilliant with the ball.

As far as DC are concerned, David Warner is continuing his phenomenal form in the league, despite being shifted to another franchise. Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw have also been in good form for the Delhi Capitals. Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed have been the top bowlers for the team.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 64 between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2022:

Head-to-Head: Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals have met each other in 29 encounters in the IPL with the Kings winning on 15 occasions and the Capitals on 14.

1 – Mayank Agarwal needs to take one more catch to reach 50 catches in the IPL.

1 – Axar Patel needs to take one more wicket to reach 100 wickets in the IPL. He will become the second left-arm spinner to the milestone in the league, after Ravindra Jadeja.

2 – Khaleel Ahmed needs to take two more wickets to reach 50 wickets in the IPL. If he reaches there in the upcoming match, he will become the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 IPL wickets, in just 33 matches.

3 – Mayank Agarwal needs to hit three sixes to reach 150 sixes in T20 cricket.

3 – David Warner needs to hit three more fours to reach 200 fours for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

4 – Shikhar Dhawan needs to hit four more fours to become the first player to 700 fours in the IPL.

6 – Mayank Agarwal needs to hit six more fours to reach 150 fours for Punjab Kings in the IPL. He will become the third player to reach the milestone for the franchise, after Shaun Marsh and KL Rahul.

8 – Shikhar Dhawan needs to hit eight more fours to reach 50 fours for Punjab Kings in the IPL.

3 – Liam Livingstone (497) needs three runs to complete 500 runs in the IPL.

3 – Kagiso Rabada (97) requires three scalps to reach 100 wickets in the league.

10 – Prithvi Shaw (190) is ten fours away from completing 200 fours in the tournament.

71 – Mitchell Marsh (3429) needs 71 runs to reach 3500 runs in T20 games.

2 – Rahul Chahar (98) requires two scalps to get to 100 wickets in T20 matches.

5 – Liam Livingstone (4495) needs five runs to complete 4500 runs in T20 games.

1 – Arshdeep Singh (49) is just one scalp away from reaching 50 wickets in T20 cricket.

4 – Mustafizur Rahman (46) requires four scalps to complete 50 wickets in the league.

1 – Mustafizur (249) requires just one scalp to get to 250 wickets in T20 games.