Delhi Capitals’ Abhishek Porel bats during the Indian Premier League 2024 match against Punjab Kings, in Mullanpur on March 22, 2024.
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Sent into bat, Delhi Capitals scored a competitive total of 174 against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur on March 22.
Delhi Capitals started off on a brisk note with David Warner (29) and Mitchell Marsh (20) added 39 in just 3.2 overs. Then Shai Hope (33) and Warner continued to score runs briskly. Warner was dismissed with the Delhi score on 74.
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Fans eagerly awaited some fireworks from Rishabh Pant. But the Delhi Capitals captain could not do much to the team as he was dimissed for 18. Delhi Capitals lost wickets at regular intervals.
Delhi Capitals were in some sort of trouble with the score at 138 for 7 in 17,.1 overs. But it was Abishek Porel (the impact player) who turned the match on with some lusty hits in the 20th over. He scored 32 off 10 balls with four boundaries and 2 sixes. Earlier Axar Patel (21) was run out.
Arshdeep Singh (2 for 28) was the key bowler for Punjab Kings. Though Harshal took 2 wickets he was expensive in the 20th over. He finished at 2 for 47.
Teams:
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh.