Match 29: PBKS vs DC
Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 7 wickets in Match 29 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
With a target of 167, the DC openers, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan made a great start by scoring 24 in the first two overs. Shaw hit two fours and found an edge that travelled all the way for a six against Mohammad Shami.
It was a total of 17 runs that came off the final over of the powerplay after Shaw smacked two fours and a six off Jordan and DC were 63/0 after 6 overs.
It was Axar Patel who made the breakthrough for DC after Malan missed a delivery that went on to hit the leg-stump. In the same over, Deepak Hooda was run out and PBKS were 4 down. With five overs to go, Mayank accelerated and hit a six each against Rabada and Ishant and brought up his fifty. The PBKS skipper then hit consecutive fours against Axar Patel as the Punjab Kings reached 128/4 at the end of 17 overs.
Finally, Mayank scored 23 runs that included three fours and a six and his unbeaten 99 helped PBKS post 166 in the first innings. However, Shimron Hetmyer played a cameo and smacked two maximums against Meredith.
Match Info:
Match:PBKS vs DC, 29th Match, Indian Premier League 2021
Date:Sunday, May 02, 2021
Toss:Delhi Capitals won the toss and opt to bowl
Time:7:30 PM
Venue:Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires:Anil Dandekar, Anil Chaudhary
Third Umpire:Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee:Shakti Singh
Punjab Kings Squad:
Playing:Mayank Agarwal (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami
Bench:Moises Henriques, Mandeep Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Murugan Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar, Jhye Richardson, Ishan Porel, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran
Delhi Capitals Squad:
Playing:Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan
Bench:Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes, Aniruddha Joshi, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Vishnu Vinod, Manimaran Siddharth, Shams Mulani, Ripal Patel
PUNJAB KINGS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 8.30)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Steve Smith b Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 16 | 75 | 0 | 1 |
| Mayank Agarwal | NOT OUT | 99 | 58 | 170.68 | 8 | 4 |
| Chris Gayle | b Kagiso Rabada | 13 | 9 | 144.44 | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Malan | b Axar Patel | 26 | 26 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Deepak Hooda | run out (Shimron Hetmyer/Axar Patel) | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahrukh Khan | c Shimron Hetmyer b Avesh Khan | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | c Lalit Yadav b Kagiso Rabada | 2 | 3 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar | NOT OUT | 4 | 2 | 200 | 1 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 2, pen 0) | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 166 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Riley Meredith ,Ravi Bishnoi ,Mohammad Shami |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Ishant Sharma | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 9 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 8 |
| Lalit Yadav | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 2 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 11 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Singh, 3.3 ov) ,2-35 (Gayle, 5.2 ov) ,3-87 (Malan, 13.1 ov) ,4-88 (Hooda, 13.3 ov) ,5-129 (Khan, 17.2 ov) ,6-143 (Jordan, 18.6 ov)
DELHI CAPITALS INNINGS
(RUN RATE: 9.45)
| Batsmen | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Prithvi Shaw | b Harpreet Brar | 39 | 22 | 177.27 | 3 | 3 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | NOT OUT | 69 | 47 | 146.8 | 6 | 2 |
| Steve Smith | c Dawid Malan b Riley Meredith | 24 | 22 | 109.09 | 1 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Mayank Agarwal b Chris Jordan | 14 | 11 | 127.27 | 1 | 1 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | NOT OUT | 16 | 4 | 400 | 1 | 2 |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 2, pen 0) | 5 | ||||
| TOTAL | (3 wickets; 17.4 overs) | 167 | ||||
| DID NOT BAT: | Marcus Stoinis ,Axar Patel ,Lalit Yadav ,Kagiso Rabada ,Ishant Sharma ,Avesh Khan |
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Dots |
| Riley Meredith | 3.4 | 35 | 1 | 9.54 | 7 |
| Mohammad Shami | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | 6 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | 7 |
| Chris Jordan | 2 | 21 | 1 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Harpreet Brar | 3 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 4 |
| Deepak Hooda | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-63 (Shaw, 6.1 ov) ,2-111 (Smith, 12.6 ov) ,3-147 (Pant, 16.3 ov)