DC vs PBKS Highlights: In the second match of this season between Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl and this match was played at Maharaja Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant returned to cricket after 15 months. And Delhi Capitals team batted first and scored 174 runs, in response Punjab Kings achieved the target by losing six wickets.
With this victory, Punjab Kings have strongly proved their claim and the players of their team are moving forward with confidence in themselves. Under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals gave a strong performance and faced tough difficulties in the match, but ultimately they lost against Punjab Kings. Despite this Delhi defeat, their team has got a chance to work on their weaknesses, which will help them gain strength in the upcoming matches.
DC vs PBKS Highlights: Delhi Capitals set a target of so many runs for Punjab Kings
Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 174 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. In response, Punjab Kings came out to chase the target of runs and easily scored 177 runs at the loss of 6 wickets, for which they faced 19.2 overs. In this way Punjab Kings won the match by 4 wickets. Batting for Delhi Capitals, David Warner scored 29 runs in 21 balls, and Mitchell Marsh scored 20 runs in 12 balls.
After that Shai Hope played an inning of 33 runs in 25 balls. After that Rishabh Pant came to bat. Rishabh Pant, who came on the field after 15 months, scored 18 runs in 13 balls, out of which he hit 2 fours. After that, Tristan Stubbs, who came to bat, scored only 5 runs in 8 balls and did not play any major innings. Akshar Patel came to bat again, he played fast and scored 31 runs, and Abhishek Patel, playing on the other side, played an inning of 32 runs in 10 balls and took his team to the score of 174.
Punjab Kings achieved the target easily
Punjab Kings team came out to chase the target of 175 runs. The team started fast but at the score of 34, Punjab Kings’ first wicket fell. Ishant Sharma clean bowled Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan. Shikhar Dhawan also could not play any big innings for Punjab Kings and he also returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs.
After that, Jonny Bairstow also returned to the pavilion after scoring 9 runs, then Prabhsimran Singh played a short innings of 26 runs and he also returned to the pavilion. Punjab Kings’ vice-captain Jitesh Sharma, who came after him, could not do anything special and he also lost his wicket after scoring 9 runs.
Later, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone made a 67-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Sam Curran scored his fourth half-century in his IPL career, which was praised for his amazing batting. Same Curran-Livingstone played a brilliant innings. Punjab Kings team came out to chase the target of 175 runs. The team started fast but at the score of 34, Punjab Kings’ first wicket fell.
Ishant Sharma clean bowled Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan. Shikhar Dhawan also could not play any big innings for Punjab Kings and he also returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs. After that, Jonny Bairstow also returned to the pavilion after scoring 9 runs, then Prabhsimran Singh played a short innings of 26 runs and he also returned to the pavilion.
Punjab Kings’ vice-captain Jitesh Sharma, who came after him, could not do anything special and he also lost his wicket after scoring 9 runs. Later, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone made a 67-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Sam Curran scored his fourth half-century in his IPL career, which was praised for his amazing batting. Sam Curran-Livingstone played a brilliant innings.
After this, Khalil Ahmed broke the partnership. He clean bowled Sam Curran on the third ball of the 19th over. Sam Curran played an inning of 63 runs in 47 balls with the help of six fours and one six and led the team to victory. After this, Khaleel got Shashank Singh caught by wicketkeeper Pant on the next ball. Harpreet Brar took a catch on the last ball of the over, but Warner missed the catch.
Earlier, Tristan Stubbs had also dropped an easy catch of Curran. The ball slipped from his hand and the match also slipped. In the last over, Punjab needed six runs to win. Sumit came out to bowl with great enthusiasm and bowled two wides on the first ball. On the second ball, Livingstone did not hit any shot, but on the third ball he hit consecutive sixes to lead the Punjab team to victory. For Delhi, Khaleel and Kuldeep took two wickets each, while Ishant also took one wicket.
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