DC vs PBKS, IPL 2023 Match 59: Arun Jaitley Stadium New Delhi Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

David Warner-led DC head into the match on the back of their seventh defeat of this season, while PBKS led by Shikhar Dhawan are fresh from their sixth loss of the campaign. DC has won 4 in 11, whereas PBKS has won 5 of 11.

The two sides will now clash for the first time this season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, which will host it’s sixth match of the season. DC lost to Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, but have beaten Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers.

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Ahead of DC vs PBKS 2023 meeting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, we take a look at the pitch report and weather forecast for the day as some parts of the country have received summer showers.

New Delhi weather forecast on Saturday, May 13

A sunny day that is expected to turn into a partly cloudy day with a maximum temperature of 36^o C during the playing hours. Although it’s expected cloudy, there is no prediction of rain. So, weather is unlikely to play spoilsport in match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings.

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report

Arun Jaitley Stadium is a venue that has produced a mixture of a few high-scoring contests and some low-scoring thrillers. The average score batting first in IPL here is 162. In the evening match, there is a possibility of dew in the later part of the match.

The first match in IPL 2023 saw the hosts struggled to get to 162 riding on Axar Patel’s cameo of 36, but the visiting GT side rode on B Sai Sudarshan unbeaten fifty to reach the target with 6 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare.

In the second match, Axar once again starred for DC with a 25-ball 54, but that knock went in vain as the target of 173 was chased down with 6 wickets in hand by Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller after a Rohit Sharma fifty.

In the third match that was delayed by rain, DC bundled out KKR for a paltry 127, but were made to work by the Kolkata spinners to reach the target despite a fast start provided by Warner, who scored a fifty. In the end, DC won by 4 wickets.

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In the fourth match, Sunrisers Hyderabad rode on a couple of fifties to set a challenging target of 198 and restricted the hosts to 188 after fighting knocks from Mitchell Marsh and Phil Salt went in vain in the 9-run loss.

In the fifth and most recent match, DC rode on Salt’s 45-ball 87 to hand a thumping 7-wicket loss to playoff aspirants RCB as the hosts chased down a target of 182 with 20 balls to spare.

Four matches this season has seen the chasing side win the contest. The venue history also suggests the team batting second has a huge advantage. So, the captain that wins the toss will have no hesitation to follow that pattern.