DC vs PBKS – IPL 2022 Report: Delhi Capitals dominate Punjab
DC vs PBKS – Match 32 – IPL 2022 Report: Delhi Capitals recorded a huge win in IPL 2022 as they chased down the target with 57 balls remaining. This match was originally set to be played in Pune but due to Covid scare in Delhi camp, the match got shifted to Mumbai. Capitals’ cricketers Mitchell Marsh and Tim Seifert tested positive to Covid-19.
Earlier captain Rishabh Pant put Punjab Kings to bat but nothing went Mayank Agarwal’s team way! They were soon reduced to 54/4 in 6.4 overs. Axar Patel bowled with accuracy and got the big wickets of Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma to totally bog down the opposition. Kuldeep Yadav went for runs in his first two overs but came back well conceded just 7 runs in his last over overs and picked 2 wickets off the last 3 balls he bowled. Punjab could only manage 115 runs in their full quota of overs.
Chasing 116 to win, Delhi Capitals openers Prithvi Shaw and David Warner showed no mercy. They recorded the highest score in powerplay in IPL 2022 – 81 runs. Prithvi Shaw fell shortly after the powerplay, scoring a 205.00 strike rate powered 41. David Warner finished the proceedings as he registered his 53rd IPL half-century!
To every one’s surprise Kuldeep Yadav was adjudged the Player of the Match by adjudicator Kevin Pietersen as he was impressed with his accuracy on the night. Kuldeep Yadav opined this award should be shared with Axar Patel.
Toss: Rishabh Pant (DC) won the toss and elect to bowl
Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals:
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
Punjab Kings :
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
DC vs PBKS – IPL 2022 – Match Summary
PBKS 115 all out in 20 overs
Mayank Agarwal 24 (15) – 4 fours
Jitesh Sharma 32 (23) – 5 fours
Rahul Chahar 12 (12) – 1 four & 1 six
Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-21-2
Lalit Yadav 2-0-11-2
Axar Patel 4-0-10-2
Lalit Yadav 2-0-11-2
DC 119-1 in 10.3 overs
Prithvi Shaw 41 (20) – 7 fours & 1 six
David Warner 60*(30) – 10 fours & 1 six
Sarfaraz Khan 12*(13) – 1 four
Result: DC won by 9 wickets
Player of the Match: Kuldeep Yadav
POINTS TABLE:
DC – 6 points – 6th spot
PBKS – 6 points – 8th spot
