DC vs PBKS IPL 2022: Is Mayank Agarwal Playing Today?

Mayank Agarwal IPL 2022: In the 32nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022), the Delhi Capitals (DC) will be facing the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 20 April, 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The game was originally supposed to take place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, however, due to five Covid cases in the Delhi Capitals camp, the venue had to be changed. The Delhi Capitals ended up losing their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore while Punjab Kings have 3 wins from 6 matches so far in the tournament.

DC vs PBKS IPL 2022: Is Mayank Agarwal Playing Today?

In a massive update, Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal is completely fit and very much likely to play the upcoming match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.

Mayank missed the last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 17 April after being hit on the toe. In his absence, Shikhar Dhawan took over the captaincy duties but unfortunately, Punjab Kings lost the match by a convincing margin of 7 wickets. Ahead of the match against DC, Agarwal was also seen practicing hard in the nets and he should return to the PBKS playing 11 as his inclusion will strengthen the batting line-up.

Sadda Captain, @mayankcricket looking ? solid in training!#PunjabKings #SaddaPunjab #IPL2022 #ਸਾਡਾਪੰਜਾਬ #MayankAgarwal pic.twitter.com/YPle3aaw5O

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 19, 2022

In the crucial match against Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal led his team from the front with an excellent knock of 52 runs off 32 deliveries that included 6 fours and 2 sixes. This was his first half-century in the ongoing edition of the IPL.

Mayank Agarwal Stats in IPL

Matches	Runs	50/100	IPL 2021 Performance	Recent Form
105	2229	12/1	441 runs	52, 5, 4, 1, 32

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Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings: Probable PBKS Playing 11

With Mayank returning into the side, Prabsimran Singh will have to make way from the PBKS playing 11 for the game against Delhi Capitals. The rest of the line-up is expected to remain unchanged.

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PBKS Playing 11
1. Shikhar Dhawan
2. Mayank Agarwal (C)
3. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
4. Liam Livingstone
5. Shahrukh Khan
6. Jitesh Sharma
7. Odean Smith
8. Vaibhav Arora
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Arshdeep Singh

PBKS 2022 squad: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabsimran Singh, Ishan Porel, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.

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