Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by 9 runs. (Photo by Saikat Das / Sportzpics for IPL)IPL 2022, DC vs PBKS Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday. Punjab were all out for 115 after being put in to bat. Jitesh Sharma top scored for Punjab with 32 off 23 balls. Delhi spinners enjoyed their time in the middle with Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yaav and Axar Patel taking two wickets each. Delhi raced to victory in 10.3 overs after Prithvi Shaw (41 off 20 balls) and David Warner (60 not out off 30 balls) shared 83 runs for the opening wicket. The game was in doubt with Delhi reporting sixth COVID case in their camp but the BCCI decided to go ahead with after players returning negative tests following two rounds of testing in the morning.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 115 all out in 20 overs (Jitesh 32; Kuldeep 2/24, Lalit 2/11, Axar 2/10).
Delhi Capitals 119/1 in 10.3 overs (Shaw 41, Warner 60 not out)
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Delhi Capitals
119/1 (10.3)Punjab Kings
115 (20.0)Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 9 wickets
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With his team under the Covid cloud, David Warner did everything an opener possibly can in a chase of 116. He put on a staggering 81 runs with opening partner Prithvi Shaw in the Powerplay, easily sealing the game during the field-restriction phase itself. Even as Shaw fell soon after, Warner made sure he stayed right till the end. He reached his half-century with a deliberately-delayed forcing slice off Nathan Ellis that raced past the wicketkeeper for four. He even hit the winning runs just after the halfway mark of the innings, pulling Rahul Chahar to the deep midwicket rope to finish on an unbeaten 60 off 30 deliveries. But after all this, he was still stumped by his children. “My kids just want to know why I cannot get hundreds like Jos (Buttler) does,” Warner said at the post-match presentation. One way could be to ask his bowlers to concede higher totals.
Abhishek Purohit
Obviously there was confusion in our camp because in the morning we got to know that Tim is also positive. There was some confusion, nervousness and what are we going to do now feeling, but we spoke in the team meeting and pointed out on what we can focus, there was so much noise from the outside we thought we will focus on the match. Mostly I like to leave them alone as everyone knows their roles in the team. We will look to improve in every match and that's the only thing we can control, results are not in our control but we can learn from our mistakes. On a wicket like this I thought the ball was stopping a bit and that's why I used more of the spinners.
Vaibhav Arora troubled Prithvi Shaw twice with his inswing, and once with the lack of it, in the opening over of the DC chase, but ended up conceding three fours. Shaw nearly had his stumps disturbed trying a booming drive to the first in-dipper, but an inside edge saved him, as the ball ran away past short fine. Arora bowled the next one wider, and Shaw had a go again, but couldn’t get bat to ball as it curled in under his bat. Shaw was third time wiser and offered a relatively straighter bat to the third inswinger.
He barely has a front-foot stride and while that leaves him vulnerable to getting bowled through the gate, it helped him flick the next delivery, much straighter this time, over midwicket for four. By now Shaw was expecting inswing every ball but the last delivery of the over didn’t; Shaw threw his bat somewhat inside the line, but fortunately for him, toe-ended it safely over cover for the third four.
Abhishek Purohit
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'I think the bowlers did a fantastic job and made it easier for us. We had to go hard in the powerplay during the chase. It was a different surface compared to the last night, but credit to our bowlers. Was grateful that we were able to get out of our rooms and play tonight. I was just trying to be positive and am happy to have played with Shaw.. For me it's about sticking to the basics and I tried to put my best footwork forward, hopefully I ll be able to do going forward. My kids just want to know why I cannot get hundred like Jos (Buttler) does. It's great that the little ones around the world keep watching this game.'
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Another four by David Warner to bring up his 50!! Just 3 runs needed to win nwo after the last over. All over. Warner hits a four. Delhi win by 9 wickets.
Sarfaraz Khan gets a move on and hits Chahar for a four. In te last over, Warner had hit Rabada for a six to keep the innings moving along. Delhi are almost home as 100 comes up. And another four!!! 12 off this over. DC 104/1 after 9 overs.
What an absolute stunner of a catch!!! Prithvi Shaw went for another six. Nathan Ellis just coils his body and pulls off a stunner. shaw has to go as Chahar strikes. DC 83/1 after 6.3 overs
Last over of the powerplay and Ellis in to bowl. Two dots to start. Might be the calm before the storm. A wide to follow. Has to bowl this one again. Another four!!! Not intentional but Delhi won't complain, Punjab might though. 6 from this over. DC 81/0 after 6 overs
Arshdeep to bowl the penultimate over in the powerplay. Warner metes out the same treatment to him. Four more!!! Prithvi comes on strike and pulls Arshdeep for another four. Punjab don't know what to do. And another is just flicked for a four. They are just toying with the bowlers now. 17 off this over. DC 75/0 after 5 overs.
A four to welcome Rabada now. Just pulls it to the boundary. What a shot by Warner in the next ball!!! Just flicks it over the fielder and that's another four. 50 up for Delhi. Next ball is also hit for a four!!!! He is just hitting it everywhere. And that's a drop!!!! 15 off this over. DC 58/0 after 4 overs
Vaibhav Arora in to bowl the 3rd over. Anoter four straight down the ground by Warner. What a start!! Another four to follow. Relentless batting by Warner. Brilliant timimg. That's high from Shaw now and that's a 6!!! DC running away with the match now. 17 off this over. DC 43/0 after 3 overs.
Rabada in to bowl the second over and Warner slaps him for a four, straight down the ground. And look at that shot by Shaw. That's lofted behind for a four. DC 26/0 after 2 overs
Prithvi Shaw and Warner are at the crease. Prithvi Shaw is on strike. Vaibhav Arora will open the attack. 2 runs straight off the bat. Oh!!! Inside edge and that's gone for a boundary. Could have easily played it on the stumps. And that's a four to follow. Delhi are in a hurry to finish this one off. Another four to end. DC 14/0 after 1 over.
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Mustafizur to bowl the 20th now. Connects one and it's down the ground for a four. 4 dots in this over already. Can Punjab finish with a flourish? That's all out. Wicket off the last ball. PBKS 115 all out.
19th over now and Khaleel to bowl this one. Can he finish Punjab off in this over? Excellent over. Just 2 runs off it. PBKS 111/9 after 19 overs
Yadav to bowl the 18th and gets hit for a four by Chahar. That's another huge shot and it's nestled perfectly in Powell's hands. Punjab down to their last wicket now. Chahar goes. PBKS 108/9 after 17.4 overs.
WOW!!! What a six by Rahul Chahar. Takes it off his right shoulder and pulls it over the boundary. 7 off the over as 100 comes up for Punjab. PBKS 104/8 after 17 overs.