Delhi Capitals (DC) posted a dramatic win over Punjab Kings (PBKS), defeating the house aspect by 15 runs on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Wednesday, placing them on the point of elimination from the IPL 2023 Playoffs race. However, the conflict was not with out it’s share of fireworks particularly within the ultimate over of the match.
PBKS wanted a steep 33 runs to win within the ultimate over of the match with Liam Livingstone going nice weapons on 77. The England all-rounder smashed Ishant Sharma’s second and third ball of the ultimate over for a six and a 4 and the fourth ball was adjudged a ‘no-ball’ for being above the waist and was additionally deposited into the stands as 7 runs got here off that supply.
DC skipper David Warner and bowler Ishant Sharma had been seen furiously arguing with the umpire concerning the legality of the supply. Warner additionally reviewed the choice for it to be known as ‘no-ball’ however replays confirmed that the ball was above the waist.
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But the skilled Ishant Sharma held his nerve bowling two dot balls off the following two deliveries and Livingstone was lastly dismissed off the ultimate ball of the over going for his century however solely managing 94 off 48 balls with 9 sixes and 5 fours.
“It was a bad performance in the field but we will take the win. We lost the toss but batter with fluidity. The wicket helped after the inconsistent pitches at home. You want consistency from your home venue. We haven’t been able to work out what am good total there is,” Warner mentioned on the post-match presentation.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who was dismissed for a first-ball duck by Ishant Sharma, admitted that his group had began hoping for a win after the ‘no-ball’ name within the ultimate over. “After that no-ball, we hoped because Livi (Liam Livingstone) was playing a great knock. Even my decision to bowl a spinner last over backfired. And before that the fast bowlers didn’t pitch the ball up in the powerplay. That was the plan but we didn’t execute. It is hurting us. Every powerplay we are giving 50-60 runs and not taking wickets,” Dhawan mentioned.
DC climbed out of the underside of the desk with their fifth win in 13 matches and have 10 factors now with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) now on the backside with simply 8 factors to this point.
