Confident Delhi Capitals (DC) handed Punjab Kings (PBKS) their second defeat in 3 games in a high-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the second game of the double-header on Sunday (Apr 18). After being sent into bat first, Punjab Kings scored heavily courtesy half-centuries each from both their openers Mayank Agarwal (69 off 36) and KL Rahul (61 off 51).
With little cameos from Deepak Hooda (22* off 13) and Shahrukh Khan (15* off 5) helped them get to 195/4 in 20 overs. Chris Woakes, Meriwala, Avesh Khan and Kagiso Rabada bagged a wicket each in the Capitals’ bowling line-up. Ravichandran Ashwin (0/28) was economical in his 4 overs but failed to pick up a wicket.
Chasing a massive target, Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan held one end tight as he scored a superb 49-ball 92 which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. With cameos from other Delhi batsmen that included Prithvi Shaw’s 17-ball 32 and Marcus Stoinis’ 13-ball 27 helped them chase down this target with 6 wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare in their innings.
Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his explosive knock at the top of the line-up that helped them chase down this massive target successfully. With this victory, Delhi moved to second place in the points table with 4 points while Punjab Kings moved to seventh place in the points table with just a victory in 3 games. Also, Shikhar Dhawan is the current holder of Orange Cap with 186 runs in 3 innings.
Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals – 198/2 in 18.2 overs (Shikhar Dhawan – 92, Jhye Richardson – 2/41) defeated Punjab Kings – 195/4 in 20 overs (Mayank Agarwal – 69, Meriwala – 1/32) by a margin of 6 wickets
Toss: Delhi Capitals won the toss and opt to bowl
Teams:
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Lukman Meriwala
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): KL Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Jalaj Saxena, Mohammed Shami, Riley Meredith, Arshdeep Singh
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