PBKS vs DC Highlights IPL 2023: Punjab out of playoffs along with Delhi.
Highlights:
- The sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament.
- Delhi Capitals, who recorded a 15-run win against Punjab Kings, Punjab out of playoffs along with Delhi.
- Although they have collected 12 points from 13 matches, Punjab Kings remain in the 8th position in the points table.
PBKS vs DC Highlights IPL 2023: In the sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League tournament, there is fierce competition for the playoffs. In the 64th match of the IPL 2023 tournament, the Punjab Kings lost to the Delhi Capitals by 15 runs and the play-off calculation is further advanced. Having collected only 12 points from 13 matches, Punjab Kings remain in the 8th position in the points table and are praying that the rest of the teams will lose in their favor.
Bengaluru: The Punjab Kings team, which had calculated the IPL play-offs, was shocked. Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings, who squandered their best chance to win their 13th league match, suffered a shock 15-run defeat against bottom-placed Delhi Capitals. With this, it seems that the Punjab Kings team's play-off path is almost closed in the IPL 2023 tournament.
Having collected 12 points from 13 games played so far, the Punjab Kings team, which is in the 8th position in the standings, has now registered a victory against the dangerous Rajasthan Royals in its last match, and Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore teams have reached a point where they are praying for defeat in their next matches. Only then will Punjab Kings have a small chance of getting into the playoffs.
Delhi Capitals are huge
Despite losing the toss and batting first, Delhi Capitals collected a huge total at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Wednesday (May 17). Openers David Warner (46) and Prithvi Shah (54) put on a 94-run partnership for the first wicket, laying the foundation for the team's huge total.
After exactly one month, Prithvi Shah, who joined the playing XI of the Delhi Capitals team, scored an impressive half-century. After that, the left-handed batsman Riley Rossow, who started the game right from the moment he came to the crease, scored 82 runs with 6 fours and sixes in each of the 37 balls he faced. As a result, Delhi Capitals crossed the 200-run mark for the first time in the tournament. Amassed a huge total of 213/2 runs in 20 overs.
Livingstone's struggle was in vain
Chasing the target, the Punjab Kings team did not get a start. While opener and captain Shikhar Dhawan (0) earned a golden duck, last match's century hero Prabhasimran Singh was limited to just 22 runs. However, young batsman Atharva Tayde (55) and Liam Livingstone, who came together in the middle of the innings, took the team to victory.
England's giant batsman Livingstone blasted 94 runs off the 48 balls he faced with 6 fours and 9 sixes. However, Punjab lost by scoring 198/8 in 20 overs. With the win, Delhi Capitals moved up from the bottom of the table to the 9th position. This is David Warner's team's 5th win in the tournament.
Warner crossed the 400-run mark
Delhi Capitals captain and legendary batsman David Warner has achieved the remarkable feat of scoring more than 400 runs for a record 9th time in his Indian Premier League career. Warner, who scored 46 runs against Punjab, has taken the 7th position in the list of highest run-scorers in the IPL 2023 tournament with 430 runs. RCB captain Faf du Plessis (631 runs) tops the list.
Score details
Delhi Capitals: 213-2 off 20 overs (Rilee Rossouw 82, Prithvi Shah 54, David Warner 46; Sam Curran 2 for 36).
Punjab Kings: 198-8 in 20 overs (Liam Livingstone 94, Atharva T0aide55, Prabhsimran Singh 22; Anrich Nortje 2 for 36, Axar Patel 1 for 27, Ishant Sharma 2 for 36).
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Rilee Rossouw.
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