Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 18, 2021, 11:23 PM
Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Punjab Kings (PUNJAB) by 6 wickets in the 11th match of IPL 2021 season. This is Delhi team's second win in 3 matches. With this, the team reached number two in the points table. DC opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed 92 off 49 balls, which overshadowed Mayank Agarwal and Birthday Boy Punjab Kings captain Lokesh Rahul.
Batting first after losing the toss, Punjab Kings gave a target of 196 runs. In response, the Delhi team lost 4 wickets and scored 198 runs to win the match. Dhawan made his 43rd fifty in the IPL. Apart from him, Prithvi Shaw scored 32 off 17 balls and Marcus Stoinis scored 27 not out off 13 balls.Chasing a big target, Dhawan has 3 big partnershipsThe Delhi team had a great start to chase the target of 196 runs. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw shared a 59-run partnership off 33 balls.The first blow to the Capitals team was Prithvi Shaw. Fast bowler Arshdeep caught him out at the hands of Chris Gayle.Delhi team added 62 runs after losing one wicket in the powerplay. Dhawan held one end and led the innings with Steve Smith.Dhawan completed his 43rd fifty in the IPL in the 10th over. He shared a 48-run 33-ball partnership with Smith for the second wicket.On the score of 107, the team received its second setback. Smith scored 9 off 12 balls and was caught at Meredith's ball.Dhawan was on the verge of nervous-90 heading towards the century. He was bowled clean by Jay Richardson. This was the third setback for the team at a score of 152.Dhawan partnered 45 runs off 23 balls for the third wicket with captain Rishabh Pant. However, Pant could not last too long.At the score of 180, Delhi got the fourth blow in the form of Pant. However, by then the team was close to victory. This time 16 runs were needed in 3 overs.In the last over, the team needed 8 runs to win. In such a situation, Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 27 and Lalit Yadav scored 12 and won the match to the team.Stoinis got his life on the second ball of the 17th over, Delhi all-rounder Marcus Stoinis got his life. He was playing for 11 runs. The over was of Mohammed Shami. Stoinis was caught by Jalaj Saxena on his ball, but the umpire called it a no ball. This also gave the team a free hit, on which Stoinis hit a six.
Rahul and Mayank's FiftyPunjab Kings scored 195 runs for 4 wickets. From Punjab, Birthday Boy Lokesh Rahul scored 61 runs off 51 balls and Mayank Agarwal scored 69 runs off 36 balls. Deepak Hooda was 22 not out off 13 balls and Shah Rukh Khan scored 15 runs off 5 balls.Punjab Kings scored 55 runs in the last 5 oversPunjab Kings had a great start. There was a 122-run opening partnership between Lokesh Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.Mayank was caught out on the ball of Meriwala, putting on the 8th fifty of his career. Captain Rahul remained on one end.The team could add only 19 runs that the team suffered another major setback. Captain Rahul also returned to the pavilion with the 23rd FIFTY.From here the Punjab Kings lost wickets in consecutive intervals and the team's score slowed down. The team had lost 4 wickets for 179 runs.Chris Gayle could not even show up in the match. He scored just 11 runs off 9 balls and was dismissed by Chris Woakes.The Punjab team's score was 145 for 1 in 15 overs. From here it seemed that the team would score more than 210 or 220.Despite a good start, the Punjab Kings team could only manage 55 runs in the last 5 overs. The team lost 3 wickets during this period.
Batting first after losing the toss, Punjab Kings gave a target of 196 runs. In response, the Delhi team lost 4 wickets and scored 198 runs to win the match. Dhawan made his 43rd fifty in the IPL. Apart from him, Prithvi Shaw scored 32 off 17 balls and Marcus Stoinis scored 27 not out off 13 balls.Chasing a big target, Dhawan has 3 big partnershipsThe Delhi team had a great start to chase the target of 196 runs. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw shared a 59-run partnership off 33 balls.The first blow to the Capitals team was Prithvi Shaw. Fast bowler Arshdeep caught him out at the hands of Chris Gayle.Delhi team added 62 runs after losing one wicket in the powerplay. Dhawan held one end and led the innings with Steve Smith.Dhawan completed his 43rd fifty in the IPL in the 10th over. He shared a 48-run 33-ball partnership with Smith for the second wicket.On the score of 107, the team received its second setback. Smith scored 9 off 12 balls and was caught at Meredith's ball.Dhawan was on the verge of nervous-90 heading towards the century. He was bowled clean by Jay Richardson. This was the third setback for the team at a score of 152.Dhawan partnered 45 runs off 23 balls for the third wicket with captain Rishabh Pant. However, Pant could not last too long.At the score of 180, Delhi got the fourth blow in the form of Pant. However, by then the team was close to victory. This time 16 runs were needed in 3 overs.In the last over, the team needed 8 runs to win. In such a situation, Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 27 and Lalit Yadav scored 12 and won the match to the team.Stoinis got his life on the second ball of the 17th over, Delhi all-rounder Marcus Stoinis got his life. He was playing for 11 runs. The over was of Mohammed Shami. Stoinis was caught by Jalaj Saxena on his ball, but the umpire called it a no ball. This also gave the team a free hit, on which Stoinis hit a six.
Rahul and Mayank's FiftyPunjab Kings scored 195 runs for 4 wickets. From Punjab, Birthday Boy Lokesh Rahul scored 61 runs off 51 balls and Mayank Agarwal scored 69 runs off 36 balls. Deepak Hooda was 22 not out off 13 balls and Shah Rukh Khan scored 15 runs off 5 balls.Punjab Kings scored 55 runs in the last 5 oversPunjab Kings had a great start. There was a 122-run opening partnership between Lokesh Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.Mayank was caught out on the ball of Meriwala, putting on the 8th fifty of his career. Captain Rahul remained on one end.The team could add only 19 runs that the team suffered another major setback. Captain Rahul also returned to the pavilion with the 23rd FIFTY.From here the Punjab Kings lost wickets in consecutive intervals and the team's score slowed down. The team had lost 4 wickets for 179 runs.Chris Gayle could not even show up in the match. He scored just 11 runs off 9 balls and was dismissed by Chris Woakes.The Punjab team's score was 145 for 1 in 15 overs. From here it seemed that the team would score more than 210 or 220.Despite a good start, the Punjab Kings team could only manage 55 runs in the last 5 overs. The team lost 3 wickets during this period.