IPL Match 38: Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Capitals to stay alive in the tournament

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Kings XI Punjab register a comprehensive win over table toppers Delhi Capitals in the 38th match of IPL 2020 played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Tuesday.

 

Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan began off steadily with positive stroke play putting pressure on Kings XI bowlers. James Neesham coming into the playing XI today got the breakthrough dismissing Shaw who top-edged giving a simple catch to Maxwell at extra cover. Iyer began his innings with a lovely six.

Shikhar Dhawan looked in cracking touch and put Kings XI Punjab bowlers under pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 53 for 1. With that, the first timeout was called. Dhawan completed his fifty off just 28 balls. Dhawan and Iyer kept the scoreboard. M Ashwin struck for Punjab dismissing DC captain Iyer with a lovely catch by KL Rahul. Dhawan and Iyer put on 48 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Rishabh Pant struggled to time the ball and looked out of sorts. Dhawan made the batting look easy and kept the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the second timeout, DC scored 103 for 2. Soon after the timeout, Maxwell provided the breakthrough for Kings XI Punjab dismissing Pant with a simple catch by Agarwal at long-on. Kings XI Punjab bowlers kept a tight leash on DC batting. Mohammed Shami struck for Punjab getting rid of dangerous Marcus Stoinis with a running catch by Agarwal. Stoinis made 9 runs off 10 balls.

Shikhar Dhawan completed his 2nd successive century off 57 balls but Kings XI Punjab bowlers kept a tight lid on other DC batsmen. Mohammed Shami bowled a stunning final over and dismissed Hetymer with a superb yorker of the final ball. Delhi Capitals posted 164 for 5 in 20 overs.

Chasing 165 runs to win, KL Rahul made a good start with 3 lovely boundaries. Axar Patel coming into the attack got rid of Kings XI Punjab captain hitting inside half of the bat and going into the hands of Daniel Sams.

Chris Gayle tore into Tushar Deshpande smacking him for 26 runs putting Delhi Capitals on the backfoot. In the next over, R Ashwin dismissed the dangerous Gayle with a beauty of a delivery. Mayank Agarwal was run out in a big mix-up with Nicolas Pooran. At the end of the first six overs, Kings XI Punjab made 57 for 3.

After the field restrictions, it could have been a disaster for Punjab, but Pant missed a golden opportunity to run out Maxwell. Pooran took the attack to Tushar Deshpande putting the pressure back on Delhi Capitals bowlers while Maxwell gave him strike. At the end of the first timeout, Kings XI Punjab made 87 for 3.

Pooran continued his fortune with big hits and making the equation easy for Kings XI Punjab. Delhi Capitals missed another chance to get rid of Maxwell via run out. It was an amazing knock by Pooran who reached his fifty off just 27 balls.

Kagiso Rabada was bought into the attack and dismissed the dangerous Pooran. Maxwell and Pooran added 69 runs for the 4th wicket. At the end of the second timeout, Kings XI Punjab made 137 for 4.

A superb catch by Rishabh Pant ended the innings for Maxwell. Delhi Capitals fielding was not up to the mark as Marcus Stoinis dropped a simple chance to dismiss Neesham. The situation became tight for Kings XI Punjab. Neesham hit the winning runs with a six to help Kings XI Punjab register 5 wickets win.

Kings XI Punjab 167 for 5 in 19 overs ( Pooran 53, Maxwell 32, Rabada 2/27) beat Delhi Capitals 164 for 5 in 20 overs ( Dhawan 106*, Mohammed Shami 2/28) by five wickets.

For his 106*, Shikhar Dhawan was named the man of the match award. Kings XI Punjab moved to 5th in the points table.



 

 





Kings XI Punjab beat DC to stay alive in the tournament of IPL 2020 

 

 

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