IPL 2021: DC beats PBKS – Dhawan superb inning once again guide DC to beat PBKS by 7 wickets
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The Delhi Capitals maintained their highest performance in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, as they took command of the Punjab Kings by seven wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Shikhar Dhawan emerged as the standout player of the Delhi camp as the experienced Indian cricketer played 69 * not out innings off 47 balls. With his efforts, Delhi chased 167 runs in just 17.4 overs.
Earlier in the evening, Mayank Agarwal played a brilliant inning but was one run short of completing his second IPL ton. The right-handed batsman, who also wore the captain’s armband in the competition, scored 99 runs off 58 balls and guided a struggling Punjab batting order to 166/6.
With this victory, Delhi climbed to pole position in the points table of eight teams with six wins in eight matches. On the other hand, Punjab are in sixth place with three wins in a single match.
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Chasing a target of 167, Delhi got off to a good start as openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan added 63 runs in the first six overs. In the seventh over of the innings, Harpreet Brar was immediately introduced while bowling Prithvi (39) cleanly.
After this, Steve Smith added Dhawan in the middle order and both added 47 runs for the second wicket. But just 50 runs away from the target, Delhi lost the wicket of Smith (24) in the 13th over. After this, Rishabh Pant came in the middle and played a useful 14 runs innings.
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In the end, Dhawan teamed up with Shimron Hetmyer (16 *) to take Delhi to seven wickets and faced 14 balls.
Asked to bat first, the Punjab Kings got off to a poor start as the team lost Prabhasimaran Singh (12) and Chris Gayle (13) within the first six overs and read the team’s powerplay score of 39/2. Kagiso Rabada took the first two wickets for Delhi Capital.
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After this, David Malan joined Mayank Agarwal in the middle order and both attacked against Punjab to revive the innings. The two batsmen shared a 52-run partnership for the third wicket, but as Punjab started to take an upper lead, Delhi bowled a right-handed stormy bowler, as Axar Patel bowled Malan (26).
Deepak Hooda (1) was run out in the very next over and as a result, Punjab were reduced to 88/4 in the 14th over. After Hooda’s dismissal, Mayank took the lead on the offensive and he dismissed Ishant Sharma for 15 in the 16th over as well.
Shah Rukh Khan (4) and Chris Jordan (2) disappointed with the bat, but Mayank ensured Punjab scored over 160 runs.
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Brief Score: Punjab Kings 166/6 (Mayank Agarwal 99*, Dawid Malan 26, Kagiso Rabada 3-36) vs Delhi Capitals 167/3 (Shikhar Dhawan 69*, Prithvi Shaw 39, Harpreet Brar 1-19).
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