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Dharamsala: In the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023), on Wednesday, the grassy pitch also gave pundits trouble. And in the match played in Dharamshala, Delhi Capitals, who were already out of the tournament, defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs.
Chasing 214 for the win on a pitch that proved completely opposite to expectations, Punjab got off to a poor start when skipper Shikhar Dhawan (0) was dismissed without opening the account. Punjab did not get help from Atishi Prabhsimran Singh (22) either. In such a situation, lefty youth Atharva Taide (55) and Livingstone (94 runs, 48 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) added a good 78 runs for the second wicket, but Taide batted slowly according to the target.
He could not give the strike-rate that was needed. And when he retired and returned, the required average for victory had crossed 18. In fact, it was more than even for big hitter Jitesh Sharma. The effect of this pressure was that Jitesh got out without opening the account. From here, Livingstone definitely hit some fierce shots, but despite all the efforts, he could only reach Punjab’s score of 198 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. And with this, Delhi won the match by 15 runs.
After getting the batting from Punjab in the first innings, the dominance of the batsmen was completely seen on the grassy pitch. Prithvi Shaw (54), playing after a long time, got the form, while Captain Warner (46) also showed good hands and gave a good start by adding 94 runs. And then Riley Rossov (Naba 82 runs, 37 balls, 6 fours, 6 sixes) completed the rest of the work. With this, the Capitals scored 213 at the loss of just 2 wickets. Sam Kuran took both the falling wickets of Delhi.
Punjab has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. The final XI of both the teams playing in the match are as follows:
Punjab: 1. Shikhar Dhawan (Captain) 2. Prabhsimran Singh 3. Leon Livingstone 4. Jitesh Sharma 5. Sam Curran 6. Harpreet Brar 7. Shahrukh Khan 8. Atharva Taide 9. Kagiso Rabada 10. Rahul Chahar 11. Arshdeep Singh 12 Nathan Ellis
Delhi: 1. David Warner (Captain) 2. Phil Salt 3. Prithvi Shaw 4. Rilee Rossouw 5. Akshar Patel 6. Yash Dhull 7. Aman Hakim Khan 8. Anrich Norkia 9. Kuldeep Yadav 10. Ishant Sharma 11. Khaleel Ahmed
