Delhi beat Punjab by 15 runs in a thrilling match, even Livingstone could not win

PBKS vs DC, IPL 2023 Match 64: Delhi Capitals (DC) avenged their previous defeat to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by defeating them by 15 runs. Chasing the target of 214 runs in the match played at the Dharamshala stadium, Punjab Kings could only manage to reach the score of 198 runs in 20 overs. For Punjab, Atharva Tayde played an inning of 55 and Livingston scored 94 runs, but he could not succeed in winning the team.

Shikhar Dhawan returned to the pavilion without opening the account, Punjab scored 47 runs in the first 6 overs

Chasing the target of 214 runs, Punjab Kings got off to a bad start. The team got the first blow in the second over of the innings in the form of captain Shikhar Dhawan who returned to the pavilion without opening the account. For Punjab, left-handed player Atharva Tayde was sent to bat at number 3 in this match.

Prabhsimran Singh and Atharva Tayde together started the team’s score and at the end of 4 overs, the score reached 23 runs. After this, the Punjab team managed to reach the score of 47 runs at the loss of 1 wicket in the first 6 overs.

Prabhsimran Singh returned to the pavilion, Atharva got the support of Livingston

Punjab Kings got the second blow in this match in the form of Prabhsimran Singh on the score of 50, who became the victim of Akshar Patel after playing an innings of 22 runs in 19 balls. After this, Atharva got the support of Liam Livingston. Together, at the end of the game of 10 overs, the team’s score was 75 runs at the loss of 2 wickets.

Atharva Tayde completed his half-century in 37 balls in this match. When the game of 15 overs ended, Punjab’s score was 128 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Meanwhile, Atharva retired himself on a personal score of 55 before the start of the 16th over. Atharva and Livingston shared a 78-run partnership in 50 balls for the third wicket.

Livingston played an inning of 94 runs, but could not win the team

In the last 5 overs, Punjab Kings needed 86 runs to win. The team got the fourth blow in this match in the form of Jitesh Sharma in the 16th over, who returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, there was a partnership of 18 runs in 6 balls for the 5th wicket between Livingston and Shah Rukh Khan. Shahrukh Khan returned to the pavilion after scoring 6 runs in 3 balls.

Punjab Kings scored a total of 20 runs in the 17th over of the innings and now they needed 59 runs in the last 3 overs to win. Punjab scored a total of 21 runs in the 18th over of the innings, due to which the team needed only 38 runs in the last 12 balls to win. In the 19th over, the Punjab team scored only 5 runs with the loss of 2 wickets, due to which they had to score 33 runs in the last 6 balls to win.

In the last over, the Punjab Kings team managed to score only 17 runs and had to face defeat by 15 runs. For Punjab, Liam Livingston played an excellent inning of 94 runs in 48 balls but could not win the team. In bowling for Delhi, Ishant Sharma and Enrique Norkhia took 2-2 wickets while Khaleel Ahmed and Akshar Patel took 1-1 wickets.

Rilee Rossouw’s bat power was shown in Delhi’s innings

Talking about the innings of the Delhi Capitals team in this match, the opening pair of David Warner and Prithvi Shaw gave a great start to the team and shared an excellent partnership of 94 runs for the first wicket. Warner returned to the pavilion after playing an inning of 46 runs in 31 balls in this match. Riley Rossouw, who came out to bat for Delhi at number 3, started his innings in this match with a bang.

Rilee Rossouw completed the first half-century of his IPL career in just 25 balls. A partnership of 54 runs in 28 balls was seen for the second wicket between Rosu and Prithvi Shaw. After this, Rossu got the support of Phil Salt and both played an important role in taking the team’s score to 213 for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs, scoring 65 runs in the last 5 overs. Riley Rossouw scored 82 runs in 37 balls while Phil Salt scored 26 runs in 14 balls.

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