A fightback from the bowlers adopted by Shikhar Dhawan’s 92 off 49 helped Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings for his or her second win in IPL 2021 on the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Punjab had raced to 122 inside 13 overs however ended with solely 195, as DC’s bowlers fought again. Dhawan then managed the chase to make it appear simple, as DC obtained dwelling in 18.2 overs for a six wicket win.
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A 122-run opening partnership between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal helped Punjab Kings (PBKS) make 195/4. Mayank was the extra aggressive of the 2, smashing 69 runs in 36 balls with seven fours and 4 sixes. Rahul’s strike charge was underneath the scanner as he made 61 in 51 balls.
It was clear very quickly that Punjab would wrestle to defend the full. Prithvi Shaw was at his greatest, taking part in some attractive strokes off pacers to give DC a flying begin. A straight six off Jhye Richardson within the fourth over stood out, as he raced to 32 off 17 earlier than getting out to Arshdeep Singh.
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DC, although, obtained 62 for 1 within the Power Play. Steve Smith walked in and didn’t get going however Dhawan did. He toyed round with the assault, hitting them to all components of the bottom. Smith fell within the eleventh over to Riley Meredith however Dhawan was not finished. He raced to the 90s hitting Meredith for 3 successive boundaries. A century was there for the taking however he was bowled, foxed by a slower one from Jhye Richardson, within the fifteenth over.
By then, DC wanted solely 44 from 31 balls. Marcus Stoinis performed a cameo to guarantee PBKS weren’t going to make any late comeback.
Earlier, Punjab Kings’ innings obtained off to an excellent begin however they have been additionally fortunate, as KL Rahul was dropped early by Steve Smith at level within the second over. Debutant Lukman Meriwala was the bowler, and Smith couldn’t maintain on to a troublesome likelihood.
Rahul’s accomplice Mayank Agarwal made Delhi pay, smashing boundaries at will. He was harsh on the pacers and raced to 30 in simply 13 balls as Punjab scored 59 within the Power Play. At the opposite finish, although, KL Rahul was gradual, scoring solely 24 runs in his first 25 balls.
Mayank continued to assault and introduced up his fifty in simply 25 balls, not sparing even Kagiso Rabada. He ultimately fell caught within the deep wanting to assault Meriwala within the thirteenth over.
Meanwhile, Rahul obtained to his fifty in 45 balls, having been dropped as soon as once more, this time by Prithvi Shaw. After his fifty, he was dropped by Marcus Stoinis, earlier than the Australian made amends within the subsequent over taking a easy catch. Rahul made 61 off 51, his strike charge underneath the scanner as soon as once more.
That allowed Delhi to come again into the sport. Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran couldn’t get going, whereas Deepak Hooda and Shah Rukh Khan performed helpful cameos to raise them to 195.
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