Punjab Kings Vs Delhi Capitals 64th Match 17 May 2023

64th T20 • Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium • Dharamsala

Delhi Capitals

213/2 (20)

Punjab Kings

198/8 (20)

DC won by 15 runs

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Scorecard

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Date & Time

17 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Jio Cinema

Match

64th T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India), Saidharshan Kumar (India), Rod Tucker (Australia, TV)

Referee

Pankaj Dharmani (India)

Weather

Partly Cloudy with no chances of rain

Pitch Report

Balanced Pitch. Avg 1st Innings Score 175.7 and Average 2nd Inning score is 146.2

Toss

Punjab Kings elected to bowl

Pitch Report

1st Innings

151Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

134Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

PBKS

4- 6

Venue Stats T20

Pitch Type Balanced Pitch Equal help for both the Departments

Highest Score 232/2 (KXIP) vs RCB (2011)

Lowest Score 116/10 (KXIP) vs Deccan Chargers (2011)

Highest Chase 195/4 (CSK) vs KXIP (2010)

Best Batting 106( A Gilchrist, KXIP) vs RCB (2011)

Best Bowling 4/9 (A Mishra, Deccan Chargers) vs KXIP (2011)

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Punjab Kings

Delhi Capitals

Players to Watch

Top Batters

David Warner

DC . BAT

384 Runs

12 Matches

Shikhar Dhawan

PBKS . BAT

356 Runs

9 Matches

Axar Patel

DC . ALL

268 Runs

12 Matches

Top Bowlers

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS . BOWL

16 Wkts

12 Matches

Nathan Ellis

PBKS . BOWL

12 Wkts

8 Matches

Axar Patel

DC . ALL

10 Wkts

12 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

A Patel

L Livingstone

Expert Team 2

S Dhawan

D Warner

Venue Details

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

1st Innings

151Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

134Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

Fantasy Tips Exclusive

Axar Patel is a consistent player and is in excellent form, In this season so far he scored 268 runs and picked up 10 wickets as well. Without a doubt Axar Patel will be the best choice for captaincy in this game.

David Warner is in tremendous form, he played brilliantly in the previous game and scored 54 runs and he will look to continue his sensational form in this game as well.

Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav are the top bowlers' picks, both of them are in exceptional form and will play an important role in this game.

H2H Stats, last time when both the teams faced each other Delhi won the game by 17 runs.

Hot Picks: Axar Patel, David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Mitchell Marsh

Risky Picks: S Raza, Ishant Sharma, Rishi Dhawan

Stay aways: M Pandey

GL Picks: Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Khaleel Ahmed

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Punjab Kings

Delhi Capitals

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

PBKS

4- 6

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

174

Average Score

155

214/3

Highest Score

197/6

136/8

Lowest Score

127/10

Player of the Match Rilee Rossouw

82(37)

PBKS

Info

Delhi Capitals

213/2 (20)

Batters

David Warner

(C)

148.39

c S Dhawan b S Curran

Prithvi Shaw

142.11

c A Taide b S Curran

Rilee Rossouw

221.62

Not out

Philip Salt

185.71

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10.65)

213/2

Did not Bat

Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar

Bowlers

EXT

9.00

12.00

10.50

11.50

8.75

13.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

David Warner

c S Dhawan b S Curran

1-94

10.2

Prithvi Shaw

c A Taide b S Curran

2-148

14.6

Punjab Kings

198/8 (20)

Batters

Prabhsimran Singh

115.79

c YV Dhull b A Patel

Shikhar Dhawan

(C)

0.00

c AH Khan b I Sharma

Atharva Taide

130.95

Retired out

Liam Livingstone

195.83

c A Patel b I Sharma

Jitesh Sharma

0.00

c KK Ahmed b A Nortje

Shahrukh Khan

200.00

c A Patel b KK Ahmed

Sam Curran

220.00

b A Nortje

Harpreet Brar

0.00

runout (A Nortje / PD Salt)

Rahul Chahar *

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 6, NB: 2, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.9)

198/8

Did not Bat

Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh

Bowlers

EXT

6.67

12.00

9.00

13.00

9.00

7.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Shikhar Dhawan

c AH Khan b I Sharma

1-0

1.1

Prabhsimran Singh

c YV Dhull b A Patel

2-50

6.4

Atharva Taide

Retired out

3-128

14.6

Jitesh Sharma

c KK Ahmed b A Nortje

4-129

15.4

Shahrukh Khan

c A Patel b KK Ahmed

5-147

16.3

Sam Curran

b A Nortje

6-180

18.2

Harpreet Brar

runout (A Nortje / PD Salt)

7-180

18.3

Liam Livingstone

c A Patel b I Sharma

8-198

19.6

Match Info

Date & Time

17 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Jio Cinema

Match

64th T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India), Saidharshan Kumar (India), Rod Tucker (Australia, TV)

Referee

Pankaj Dharmani (India)

Weather

Partly Cloudy with no chances of rain

Pitch Report

Balanced Pitch. Avg 1st Innings Score 175.7 and Average 2nd Inning score is 146.2

Toss

Punjab Kings elected to bowl

Player of the Match Rilee Rossouw

82(37)

Analysis

Commentary

Well, every game is pretty much a must-win game at this stage of the tournament. So, you don't want to miss out on any of the action as the games keep coming along thick and fast. That's all we have from tonight then, as we take your leave. This is Pratyush, signing off on behalf of my partner Shashwat. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, goodnight!

Right then. The Delhi Capitals are down and out, but they've gone to Dharamsala and spoiled Punjab Kings' party tonight. The Kings are still in with a shot mathematically but even for the optimists, it's a long shot. Tomorrow, Royal Challengers Bangalore have a chance to keep their campaign afloat as they take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win game.

Rilee Rossouw is the Player of the Match. Let's hear what he has to say: [Maiden fifty in IPL] It's long overdue. Thanks to the support staff that backed me to play today. So, just chuffed that up and got a good performance for my team. [Innings today] First of all, it's a good wicket out there that suited our game. The openers put on a good partnership and it was all about carrying on from that. [Dropped catches] I don't have to bowl, so I don't have to worry. I was worried about taking the catches and stopping the runs. Livi played an unbelievable knock but we're glad to get over the line.

David Warner (Delhi Capitals captain): It was a pretty bat fielding performance, to be honest. Great to get the win. We went out in the middle and used the powerplay, played our shots to score some runs. It's been challenging at home with some inconsistent wickets. It's great to see the impact Prithvi had, he deserves a special mention, and even Rossouw as well. Defending 130 and twice under 150, it's one of those things that you want a bit of consistency at your home venue. We almost chased against the Sunrisers as well. It's just great to get the points again tonight.

Time for the presentations.

Anrich Nortje: It's great to be back on the grass. When we got here, it felt to be good at a venue with some carry. Unbelievable venue, one of the best in the world. [Plans] Obviously tried to use the conditions as much as we can and change it up as much as we can. I was just trying to focus on what I need to delivery, to be honest. [Speeds] You have to bring the variations out with the slower ball because the guys line up the quicker ones. At the start, I'd like to be more effective. It's about assessing conditions better and getting better as you learn more. That's going to happen when playing in the IPL. You'll nail your yorkers one day and will need to have other plans on other days. I must say Kuldeep was our best bowler. We made things difficult for ourselves with those dropped catches.

Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab Kings captain: We did not bowl really well in the first six overs, the way the pitch was offering swing. There was always hope after that No ball. Livingstone played a great knock but unfortunately we could not end up on the winning side. (Did you concede 20 too many) Even my decision of bowling a spinner in the last over - the momentum went to their side. Those two (last and penultimate overs) cost us the game. We could not pitch the ball up. We did not bowl in the right areas and that has been hurting us. It is not about this game but we should be taking some wickets. We knew that it would swing for a couple of overs. I was dismissed in the second over and we played the first maiden. We lost six balls there as well. It does not usually happen but it happened tonight.

Delhi Capitals won by 15 runs!

Rilee Rossouw - 82* (37) | Anrich Nortje - 2/36
Liam Livingstone - 94 (48) | Sam Curran - 2/36

That game sums up the magic of the Indian Premier League. The pendulum swung one way and then the other and some more before we finally got a clear winner in this game. It was runs galore once more with over 400 runs being scored once more, and it's the Punjab King who come out on the losing side. That's a result that dents their top four hopes, and the reaction amongst their supporters tells you the story.

After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, the Kings conceded in and around a par total they would have fancied chasing on a belter of a track. However, their chase got off to the worst possible start with a maiden, followed by the cheap dismissal of their captain. Prabhsimran and Taide showed their mettle and fought back admirably to stabilize the ship for their side, with the latter going on to score a half-century as well.

It became the Liam Livingstone show soon after. The Englishman was at his destructive best throughout and punished the Capitals bowlers at will. It shouldn't have been the case though, with DC dropping a few straighforward catches to keep the Kings in the game. The spinners did a good job to put on the squeeze and Taide hit a brick wall, failing to accelerate in his innings.

He selflessly retired hurt but it was probably too late by then. The new batters never quite got the time to hit their stride and the equation proved to be too much, even for Livingstone in the end. He kept his side in the game till the final over but the Capitals held their nerve, winning the game even after conceding 43 runs in the last three overs, courtesy of Nortje conceding only 5 runs in the penultimate over.

Punjab Kings made a few mistakes throughout that game but the one that might be talked about the most will be Shikhar Dhawan's decision to give the final over in the first innings to Harpreet Brar. That over went for 23, and proved to be the difference between the two sides at the end of the day. Such are the margins in the IPL, that the Punjab Kings' campaign is all but over after this loss. Stick around to get the reactions of the captains.

overs

198 /8 score

7nb

runs

Liam Livingstone *

94 (48)

Rahul Chahar

0 (0)

Ishant Sharma

2 /36

19.6 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, ISHANT GETS LIVINGSTONE OFF THE LAST BALL! DC WIN BY 15 RUNS! Slower delivery on a length outside off stump. Livingstone slaps it flat but straight to long off, who does the rest!

19.5 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, length delivery outside off stump. Livingstone throws the kitchen sink at it and slices it on the bounce to deep extra cover

Livingstone couldn't have asked for much more. It was a rank full toss outside off and Livingstone swung like a rusty gate. Whew!

19.4 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, OH DEAR! Rank full toss outside off stump that Livingstone would usually mow into next week. Has a wild slog at it but misses it completely

16 off 3 now. Free hit loading...

Would you believe it? Ishant Sharma is saying that the call didn't come from the square leg umpire and Warner's having a word with the umpire too. Delhi Capitals have the option of reviewing it but they're still arguing the call. Now, the review is coming. As unlikely as it is, the game would be hinging on this decision.

19.4 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, CLEARS THE FENCE! IS THAT A NO BALL? YES, IT IS! OH MY GOOD LORD! High full toss outside off stump. Livingstone waits for the ball to arrive, gives it everything he has and flays it over the extra cover fence! Warner is having an animated chat with the umpire, and looks like he has reviewed the No ball! The third umpire reckons it is above the waist. No ball call stands!

19.3 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, FOUR MORE! Full toss outside off stump. Livingstone gets his hands through the ball beautifully and crunches it past deep extra cover!

19.2 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, GOES BIG! BUT HAS IT COME TOO LATE? Low full toss outside off stump. Livingstone hangs deep in his crease and pounds it over long on!

33 off 5. All the bowler has to do is make sure he doesn't bowl a no ball.

19.1 Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, OH! Full and hung outside off stump. Livingstone throws the kitchen sink at it but only connects with fresh air