IPL 2023: The road to the playoffs became difficult for Punjab, in a big upset, Delhi beat by 15 runs, Livingston’s innings went in vain
Delhi Capitals, already out of the playoff race, have caused a big upset by defeating Punjab Kings by how many runs in an interesting IPL match. Batting first, Delhi Capitals had scored 213 runs in front of Punjab, Punjab needed 214 runs to win, but the Punjab team could only score 198 runs after losing 8 wickets. With this defeat, the road to the playoffs has become even more difficult for Punjab. Punjab got off to a bad start and captain Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 0. Livingston scored the most runs from Punjab, scoring 94 runs in 48 balls, which included 9 sixes and 5 fours. Apart from this, Atharva also played a half-century innings. For Delhi, Ishaat Sharma and Nokia got two successes each.
Earlier, with the help of top-order batsman Riley Rossouw’s unbeaten 82 off 37 balls, Delhi Capitals scored 213 for two in the IPL match against Punjab Kings on Wednesday. Prithvi Shaw, returning after a month, scored 54 runs giving Delhi a brilliant start, out of the race for the playoffs. Shaw played the last match on 20 April against Kolkata Knight Riders. He completed 50 runs in 35 balls, which is his first half-century in the last 13 innings in IPL. He hit seven fours and a six in his innings in 38 balls. Captain David Warner scored 46 runs in 31 balls with five fours and two sixes. Both added 94 runs for the first wicket, which is their biggest partnership of this season. After this, Rossouw completed the first half-century in IPL in 25 balls. He opened his hands by hitting his South African teammate Kagiso Rabada for a six.
Rabada gave 36 runs in three overs while Sam Curran took two wickets for 36 runs. Delhi scored 61 runs without loss in six overs of the powerplay. This is the second time that Delhi did not lose a wicket in the powerplay. Warner hit Curran for consecutive fours and then smashed Rabada’s balls. He took out 17 runs in that over by hitting Rabada for two sixes in three balls. Warner and Shaw completed Delhi’s 50 runs in five overs. Punjab, who won the toss and chose to bowl, gave Warner a life on 39 when Rahul Chahar dropped his catch. Shikhar Dhawan sent off Warner with an excellent catch but by then he had laid the foundation for a big score.
