Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 15 runs in an IPL encounter to hurt the latter’s chances of qualifying for the play-offs on Wednesday. Batting first, Prithvi Shaw was finally back among runs with a 38-ball 54, while South African Rilee Rossouw smashed a scintillating 82 not out off 37 balls as Delhi Capitals scored 213 for 2.
Skipper David Warner also contributed 46 off 31 balls with DC top order posting a decent total. It is their highest total of the season. For Punjab Kings, Sam Curran had figures of 2 for 36 in four overs.
In reply, Liam Livingstone scored 94 off 48 balls but Punjab Kings managed only 198/8 in the end. DC are now on 10 points from 13 games while Punjab Kings stay on 12 points from 13 games and the best they can reach is 14 points.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Punjab Kings
198/8 (20.0)
Delhi Capitals
213/2 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 64 )
Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 15 runs
Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 15 runs, shattering their dream for qualifying for playoffs.
Livingstone and Sam Curran hits hard. The former hits 2 sixes and Curran hits 1 sixer. Sam Curran departs in the 19th over. Manpreet Brar comes in to play and departs shortly after. PBKS 181/7 (19)
Liam Livingstone starts the over with a boundary and hits one more in the 5th delivery. The batter is playing at 47. Atharva Taide retired-out. PBKS 128/3 (15)
Liam Livingstone hits a cracking straight Maximum to Nortje. Atharva Taide slams half-century off 38 balls. PBKS need 102 runs off 42 balls.
Liam Livingstone hits a maximum to Mukesh Kumar. Poor fielding performance by Delhi players has resulted in several lifelines to both Livingstone and Atharva Taide. PBKS 85/2 (11)
Now Atharva Taide's catch is dropped and it is again in Kuldeep Yadav's over! Yash Dhull dropped Taida who is playing at 36. PBKS 75/2 (10)
Liam Livingstone gets a lifeline after being dropped on the last ball of Kuldeep Yadav. This could prove dangerous for the Capitals. PBKS 63/2 (9)
Prabhsimran gets hit in the leg while running between the wickets. And Axar Patel finally takes him out on the 4th delivery, courtesy - good catch by Yash Dhull. Liam Livingstone comes in to play. PBKS 51/2 (7)
Atharva Taide hits it into the stands after hitting an unintentional boundary in Mukesh Kumar's over. PBKS 47/1 (6)
Right when it seemed that Delhi bowlers have succeeded in keeping the required rate in check, Prabhsimran starts hitting. Plays three back-to-back boundaries in Ishant Sharma's over. PBKS 23/1 (4)
Ishant Sharma dismisses Shikhar Dhawan for duck on his first delivery, bringing success to the Delhi camp. In an otherwise tight over, Prabhsimran finally connects and hits for a boundary on the last ball. PBKS 7/1 (2)
Openers Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan start the run chase for Punjab. Khaleel bowls the first over for Delhi and it is a maiden over! PBKS 0/0 (1)
Impressive batting performances by Delhi openers has helped the team post a good 214-run target for Punjab Kings.
Rilee Rossouw slams a half-century off 25 balls. A quick inning by the South African batter has added good runs to Delhi Capitals' total. DC 162/2 (17)
Rilee takes the team forward as the team's total crosses 150. Harpreet Brar gives 6 runs in the over. DC 154/2 (16)
Rilee Rossouw hits it out of the ground for a 91-metre Maximum! The batter is very close to his half-century. Shaw departs on the last delivery as DC reach 148/2 (15)
Prithvi Shaw slams half-century off 36 balls; a sigh of relief for the openers who has finally found his form. He hits 7 boundaries and one sixer for his 50. DC 138/1 (14)
Rilee Rossouw hits a sixer, followed by a boundary and then one more sixer to Kagiso Rabada. Seems as if the pitch has started to favour the batters. DC 125/1 (13)
Rahul Chahar bowls a tight over. Gives just 5 runs in the over. DC 108/1 (12)
Sam Curran took the first wicket for Punjab Kings in the form of David Warner (46). Shikhar Dhawan takes a good catch. Rossouw comes in and starts with a boundary. DC 103/1 (11)
Prithvi Shaw aims for good shots and deliveries! Hits two boundaries in Rahul Chahar's over as the spinner gives total 10 runs. DC 71/0 (7)
Good timing! Warner finds the gap for two consecutive boundaries in Ellis' over. Total 1 runs come in the over. As the powerplay ends, DC is 61/0 (6)
Prithvi Shaw hits it hard this time. Shaw hits 2 boundaries and a sixer in Arshdeep's over. A 50-run partnership comes up between Shaw and Warner. DC 51/0 (5)
Prithvi Shaw starts the over with a boundary and David Warner follows the lead. Hits two long sixers in Rabada's over. DC 35/0 (4)
The first two boundaries of the match comes from David Warner in the 3rd over by Sam Curran. DC 18/0 (3)
Delhi openers are off to a slow start. With only 2 runs coming from Rabada's over, DC is at 6/0 (2)
Sam Curran throws the first over for Punjab as David Warner and Prithvi Shaw start Delhi's inning. DC 4/0 (1)
The 64th IPL match today is taking place in Dharamsala's beautiful cricket stadium.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Philip Salt (w), Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan (c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh