Delhi Capitals’ permanent skipper Axar Patel is not playing in the today’s IPL match between DC and PBKS. In his absence, vice-captain Faf du Plessis has taken the responsibility to lead the side. But, why is Axar Patel not playing DC vs. PBKS today’s IPL match? Let us find out.
Why is Axar Patel not playing today’s IPL match?
To note, Axar Patel was also not part of the DC’s last match against MI. As per the reports, Axar Patel has caught the flu, so he won’t be available for his side’s last match in IPL 2025. Meanwhile, Du Plessis won the toss in DC vs. PBKS IPL match and opted to have a bowl first in Jaipur.
“We will have a bowl first. Nah! It was a 50-50 decision. It has more to do with our team combination. We are playing an extra batter. It helps while chasing. Very frustrating to be honest. We started well. Then went on a roller coaster. We end up losing momentum and confidence. We have played enough T20 cricket to understand it. If you do the right things for a long period of time, then both changes. We were excellent in the previous game until 17 overs. We bowled beautifully. Then there was a lack of concentration. Then the momentum is gone again. We had to fight it back,” said Du Plessis at the toss.
DC vs PBKS playing XIs
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh
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