Rishabh Pant Returns As Punjab Opens Season With Win Over Delhi In IPL – News18

CHANDIGARH, India: Star Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant returned to motion as Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets of their opening encounter of the Indian Premier League season on Saturday.

Pant, injured in a automobile accident in December 2022, marked his return to excessive-profile cricket by main out the Capitals. He scored 18 off 13 balls in his comeback innings.

Delhi reached 174-9 in 20 overs after Shai Hope high scored with 33 off 25 balls, whereas affect batter Abishek Porel smashed 32 not out off 10.

Punjab relied on Sam Curran’s 63 off 47 balls to scale the goal in 19.2 overs and completed with 177-6 in reply.

Put into bat, the Capitals acquired a speedy begin from David Warner (29) and Mitchell Marsh (20) because the duo placed on 39 off 20 balls for the primary wicket.

Punjab struck again by way of its pacers — Marsh was out caught off Arshdeep Singh, whereas Harshal Patel bounced out Warner.

Pant walked in to a rousing reception however performed a scratchy knock at the same time as Hope smacked two fours and two sixes off 25 balls.

Patel picked his second as Pant was out caught within the thirteenth over. With Hope gone as effectively, Delhi was all the way down to 111-4.

It grew to become 111-5 as Ricky Bhui solely managed three runs, out caught behind to spinner Harpreet Brar (1-14). South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs additionally fell for simply 5 runs.

Axar Patel scored 21 off 13 balls earlier than he was run out. Porel was then subbed in at 138-7 and performed a rescuing hand for the Capitals.

Porel smacked 4 fours and two sixes off the ten balls confronted as Delhi completed with an unlikely par-rating in its first outing this season.

In response, Punjab was all the way down to 42-2 as Ishant Sharma inflicted a double blow. He bowled skipper Shikhar Dhawan for 22 runs.

Then, Jonny Bairstow was run out for 9 on the non-striker’s finish. Sharma simply managed to get his fingers onto the ball because the English batter was backing out too far.

Curran then added 42 off 33 balls with Prabhsimran Mann for the third wicket. The latter took the lead, scoring 26 off 17 balls, earlier than he was caught at lengthy on off Kuldeep Yadav (2-20).

Yadav picked his second as Jitesh Sharma was out stumped for 9.

It left Punjab at 100-4 in 11.3 overs, however Curran and Liam Livingstone got here collectively to save lots of the day.

Curran hit six fours and a six in his 39-ball 50, whereas Livingstone smacked three sixes and two fours in a 21-ball 38-run knock.

The duo added 67 runs off 42 balls, earlier than Khaleel Ahmed (2-43) bowled Curran within the penultimate over. Livingstone although stayed on to the tip.

Delhi dropped a pair catches which allowed Punjab to scale the goal with ease.

Kolkata Knight Riders host Sunrisers Hyderabad later.

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