DC hold their playoff hopes alive after a victory over PBKS.
The Delhi Capitals defeated the Punjab Kings by 17 runs in Match 64 of IPL 2022 on the DY Patil Sports activities Academy in Navi Mumbai on Could 16, and by advantage of this win, they’ve stored their playoff hopes alive with nonetheless one sport to go.
Punjab skipper Mayank Agarwal gained the toss and elected to bowl first. In-form opener David Warner was dismissed for a golden duck earlier than Sarfaraz Khan and Mitchell Marsh carried out the rescue act with a 51-run stand. Marsh went on to register his second consecutive half-century and was dismissed after scoring 63 runs from 48 deliveries. Center-order contributions from Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel helped DC put up 159/7. Liam Livingstone shined with figures of three/27 and Arshdeep Singh took 3/37 whereas Kagiso Rabada registered 1/24 whereby Rahul Chahar had the most effective economic system (4.75) to supply on the day however couldn’t get a wicket.
PBKS fall brief regardless of Jitesh Sharma’s valiant knock
In reply, Punjab openers Jonny Bairstow and Shikhar Dhawan bought begins however couldn’t capitalize on them, and as soon as Bairstow was despatched again within the fourth over, all of it went downhill for Punjab from there on as Delhi staged a exceptional.neteback with a flurry of wickets. Nonetheless, Jitesh Sharma soldiered on for PBKS and single-handedly tried to convey the deficit down, scoring 44 runs off 34 balls.
As soon as he was dismissed, the batters that adopted couldn’t meet up with the steep asking price and had been ultimately restricted to 142/9. Shardul Thakur was the choose of the bowlers with figures of 4/36 whereas spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel took two wickets every and Anrich Nortje chipped in with one.
Dropping skipper, Mayank Agarwal stated:
Between 5-10 we misplaced too many wickets and that’s the place we misplaced the sport. It was undoubtedly chaseable for the batting we now have, and the wicket wasn’t as unhealthy because it appeared. There’s nonetheless a match to be performed. Need to go on the market and play the most effective cricket. Nonetheless haven’t performed our greatest cricket and sit up for doing that within the final sport.
Profitable skipper, Rishabh Pant stated:
All through the match we now have been shedding one, and successful one sport. That’s one thing we wished to vary as a crew and we bought it. The change of tempo from Livingstone was good, so it’s half and parcel of the sport. Can’t be too onerous on Warney (Warner) as a result of he has been taking part in incredible all through the match. We saved him (Kuldeep) for again half, then the dew got here in so we didn’t need to give an enormous over for somebody. It’s a 50-50 name. The one course of was to take it deep, with spinners getting assist and we noticed the identical sample occur with the opposite crew as effectively. We gonna assess the wicket and see the way it goes (subsequent sport). We’ll get to know in few days time (relating to Prithvi Shaw’s damage replace).
Participant of the Match, Shardul Thakur stated:
I at all times prefer to carry out in crunch instances, the final two video games had been necessary and I at all times really feel pleased once I rise to the proper event. sixth over was a giant over the place I bought two wickets, they had been cruising and in each innings quick bowlers had been going for runs within the powerplay and as quickly because the powerplay ended, the runs stopped. The spinners got here in and did a great job. As a bowling unit we had been making an attempt to hit good areas, however after twelfth over there was dew which is why we didn’t bowl Kuldeep Yadav. I’m making ready effectively and every time I bought the prospect, making an attempt to place some rating and hoping I’ll proceed my run with the bat.
Full listing of award winners from PBKS vs DC match:
Tremendous Striker of the match – Sarfaraz Khan
Recreation Changer of the match – Shardul Thakur
Most Sixes – Mitchell Marsh
Energy Participant of the match – Sarfaraz Khan
Most Useful asset of the match – Mitchell Marsh
Quickest Supply of the match – Anrich Nortje
Most Fours – Sarfaraz Khan