PBKS vs DC Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s 66th Match of IPL 2025

Published on: May 23, 2025

PBKS vs DC Match prediction preview: Punjab Kings will take on the Delhi Capitals in the 66th Match of the season on May 24. The match will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, and will begin at 7:30 PM. Both teams will be up against one another for the First time this season.

Punjab Kings have officially made it to the playoffs and are still left with two games for the league stage. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals tried hard but couldn’t make it to the playoffs this year and are now eliminated from the playoff contention race. Both teams will come into this match with different agendas in their minds. PBKS will seek to win the league stage on higher points to end up in the top 2 of the season, meanwhile, DC will be fighting for pride and a respectful end of the season. This match is the decisive match for the two, as victory means a close chance to be in the top 2 for PBKS and a prideful end to the DC Campaign. As both teams prepare to lock horns in Match 66, expect nothing short of a high-voltage showdown. Below is the detailed analysis and match breakdown for both teams.

PBKS vs DC Match Overview

League	Indian Premier League 2025
Match	Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Match 66
Time	7:30 PM IST, Saturday, May 24, 2025
Venue	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals: Both teams preview

Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings will come into this fixture with the advantage of a playoff berth confirmed and winning momentum on their side. With 17 points in 12 games, Shreyas Iyer’s lead team has shown resilience, balance, and excellent team spirit, whereas Shreyas delivered strong leadership throughout the season. Under his leadership, PBKS has made it to the playoffs after 11 years; the last time the team made it to the playoffs was in the 2014 IPL season. Their campaign began on a strong note with back-to-back wins against GT and LSG. They did lose the momentum a bit mid-season against RR and SRH, but then bounced back strongly with wins over CSK and LSG. They have been performing great in both batting and bowling throughout the season and have developed a stable opening partnership. With the playoffs now less than a week away, this clash against DC offers Punjab a real shot at finishing in the top two.

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Delhi Capitals

For the Delhi Capitals, the 2025 season has been a rollercoaster that ended without a spot in the playoffs. Led by skipper Axar Patel, the team started strong with key wins against LSG, SRH, and CSK, and is the only team that won a super over this season against RR. But inconsistency and poor weather conditions plagued their campaign, leading them to end the season with a defeat against the Mumbai Indians in a do-or-die match. Coming up against PBKS, Delhi is playing the last match of the season, and with nothing to lose, Delhi can afford to play fearless cricket. A win here won’t change their position, but it could change the narrative for themselves.

PBKS vs DC Head-to-Head Record

Total Matches played	33
Punjab Kings (PBKS ) Won	17
Delhi Capitals (DC) Won	16
No Result/ Tied	00

PBKS vs DC Last 5 Match Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Punjab Kings (PBKS )	W, A, W, W, NR
Delhi Capitals (DC)	L, L, A, NR, L

Indian Premier League 2025, Ground Stats

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Total	62
Team Bat 1st	23
Team Bat 2nd	39
Tied	00
Average First Innings Score	164
Highest Score	219/5 Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Lowest Score	59/10 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Pitch Report

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals- The 66th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to be played at the SMS Stadium, Jaipur. The venue has historically favoured chasing teams, with sides batting second winning 39 of the 62 IPL matches played here, which translates to a 62.90 per cent success rate. The pitch at Sawai Mansingh Stadium is expected to be balanced. While the deck will be favourable for batters, it will also assist the spinners. A score above 190 runs can be considered a competitive score. The data suggests that the pitch often becomes more favourable for batting under lights, making run-chases more manageable. Overall, the SMS Stadium Jaipur pitch has been known to be a batting-friendly surface and has been kinder to the batters as the game progresses.

PBKS VS DC Weather Report

The Weather Forecast for PBKS vs DC in the SMS Stadium is predicted to be a good wicket for the match. The weather during match hours is expected to be sunny at the beginning of the match, and as soon as the match progresses, the conditions at the stadium will become more pleasant. With 0% rain chances, the temperature will hover around 41° C, which indicates that the match will go uninterrupted. In the end, the weather on the ground is just right for the continuation of Match 66.

PBKS vs DC Playing 11s (Predicted)

PBKS Probable Playing XI:

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

DC Probable Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis (c), Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi , Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mustafizur Rahman, Mukesh Kumar

PBKS vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 65: Key Players to watch out

Team	Players
PBKS	Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh
DC	Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma

PBKS vs DC Team Prediction – Who Will Win?

As per our analysis, game stats, recent matches, and squad of these two teams, PBKS is expected to win this match. However, the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and records. As per the ground stats, the chances of the team batting second are high, so the batting Second team will likely win Match 66 of the Indian Premier League 2025.

However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and DC’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.