PBKS vs DC Highlights: Punjab Kings who still wait to lift their maiden IPL trophy won their first game of the season by beating Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets.
Curran, Liam Shines in PBKS’ 4 Wickets Victory Over DC
Speaking on the match, winning the toss, the Punjab Kings captain decided to field first while Rishabh Pant also stated that they would have also batted first if they won the toss.
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh opened the innings for Delhi Capitals and scored 39 runs for the first wicket. Arshdeep Singh bagged the first wicket by dismissing Mitchell Marsh for 20 runs.
Following his dismissal, Warner and Hope made a 35-run stand where Harshal Patel broke the partnership by dismissing Warner for 29 runs. Following his dismissal, Rishabh Pant made his entrance onto the pitch but managed to score only 18 runs.
In the 4th delivery of the 13th over bowled by Harshal Patel, Rishabh Pant picked a wrong shot which ended up dabbing a dolly into the hands of Bairstow at backward point.
Abishek Porel scored 25 runs off the final over bowled by Harshal Patel and helped Delhi Capitals to finish at 174 runs for 9 wickets.
On the other hand, PBKS’ opening batters Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow failed to build the necessary opening partnership and were dismissed for 22 and 9 runs respectively.
Soon after Prabhsimran Singh‘s dismissal for 26 runs, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone made a 50-run stand and led Punjab Kings to score 148 runs in 17.1 overs. Sam Curran was dismissed for 63 runs after settling the team in a safer position.
With six off the 2nd delivery of the final over, Livingstone leads Punjab Kings to win the game by 4 wickets. With the victory, PBKS positioned in 2nd spot in the IPL 2024 points table.
Sam Curran won the player of the match for his outstanding performance with bat.
IPL 2024 PBKS vs DC Highlights
IPL 2024 PBKS vs DC Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Delhi Capitals | 174-9 (20 Ov) |
| Punjab Kings | 177-6 (19.2 Ov) |
Delhi Capitals Batting
| Player | Status | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| David Warner | c †Sharma b Patel | 29 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 138.09 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Chahar b Arshdeep Singh | 20 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 166.66 |
| Shai Hope | c Harpreet Brar b Rabada | 33 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 132 |
| Rishabh Pant (c)† | c Bairstow b Patel | 18 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Ricky Bhui | c †Sharma b Harpreet Brar | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c Shashank Singh b Chahar | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Axar Patel | run out (sub [T Thyagarajan]/†Sharma) | 21 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 161.53 |
| Sumit Kumar | c †Sharma b Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Abishek Porel | not out | 32 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 320 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | run out (Shashank Singh/Patel) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Punjab Kings Bowling
| BOWLING | O | R | W | ECON | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Sam Curran | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | 4 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Punjab Kings Batting
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Shikhar Dhawan (c) | b Sharma | 22 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Jonny Bairstow | run out (Sharma) | 9 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 300 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Warner b Kuldeep Yadav | 26 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| Sam Curran | b Ahmed | 63 | 47 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 134.04 |
| Jitesh Sharma † | st †Pant b Kuldeep Yadav | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Liam Livingstone | not out | 38 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 180.95 |
| Shashank Singh | c †Pant b Ahmed | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar | not out | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Delhi Capitals Bowling
| BOWLING | O | R | W | ECON | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 4 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sumit Kumar | 1.2 | 19 | 0 | 14.25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
PBKS vs DC 2024 Highlights
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