DC vs PBKS highlights: Delhi moves to top of points table after 7 wkts win

Earlier, It was a brilliant display of clean hitting from Agarwal who used the straight bat effectively in his crucial knock comprising eights fours and four sixes.

Delhi Capitals kept things tight in the powerplay, conceding 39 runs and sending back Prabhsimran Singh (12) and the mighty Chris Gaye (13).

Gayle missed a fast full toss from Rabada after pulling the South African for a massive six.

Agarwal, leading the side in the absence of in-form skipper KL Rahul, steadied the innings alongside IPL debutant Dawid Malan (26) as the two shared a 52-run partnership.

Capitals took total control of the game in the 14th over when Axar Patel found the stumps of Malan before Deepak Hooda ran himself out following a mix up with Agarwal at the other end, leaving Punjab at 88 for four.

Agarwal did not get much support from the other end thereafter but he took it upon himself to take the team to a competitive total.

Agarwal making a slight room for himself and sending Rabada for a straight six in the penultimate over was one of the best shots of his innings.

He was brutal on Avesh Khan in the 20th over, smashing couple of boundaries and a six to end the innings on a high.

The last over went for 23 and Delhi Capitals leaked 64 runs off the last 30 balls.

IPL 2021 team rankings

DC inches closure to IPL 2021 playoffs with a win today
 

Teams	Play	Won	Loss	Tie	NR	PTS	NRR
DC	8	6	2	0	0	12	0.55
CSK	7	5	2	0	0	10	1.26
RCB	7	5	2	0	0	10	-0.17
MI	7	4	3	0	0	8	0.06
RR	7	3	4	0	0	6	-0.19
PBKS	8	3	5	0	0	6	-0.37
KKR	7	2	5	0	0	4	-0.49
SRH	7	1	6	0	0	2	-0.62

Delhi Capitals' scorecard

Batsmen	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Prithvi Shaw	b Brar	39	22	3	3
Shikhar Dhawan	not out	69	47	6	2
Steve Smith	c Malan b Meredith	24	22	1	0
Rishabh Pant	c Mayank b Jordan	14	11	1	1
Shimron Hetmyer	not out	16	4	1	2
Total: 167-3 in 17.4 Overs
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Riley Meredith	3.4	0	35	1
Mohammed Shami	3	0	37	0
Ravi Bishnoi	4	0	42	0
Chris Jordan	2	0	21	1
Harpreet Brar	3	0	19	1
Deepak Hooda	2	0	11	0

Punjab Kings's scorecard

Batsmen	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Prabhsimran Singh	c Smith b Rabada	12	16	0	1
Mayank Agarwal	not out	99	58	8	4
Chris Gayle	b Rabada	13	9	1	1
Dawid Malan	b Axar	26	26	1	1
Deepak Hooda	runout (Hetmyer/Axar)	1	1	0	0
Shahrukh Khan	c Hetmyer b Avesh	4	5	0	0
Chris Jordan	c Lalit b Rabada	2	3	0	0
Harpreet Brar	not out	4	2	1	0
Total: 166-6 in 20 Overs
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Ishant Sharma	4	1	37	0
Marcus Stoinis	1	0	6	0
Kagiso Rabada	4	0	36	3
Avesh Khan	4	0	39	1
Lalit Yadav	3	0	25	0
Axar Patel	4	0	21	1

DC vs PBKS playing 11
 
Delhi Capitals playing 11: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Steven Smith, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan

Punjab Kings playing 11: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Mayank Agarwal (c), Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami
 
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