Vivo IPL: DC beat PBKS by 6 wickets in 11th game of IPL 2021. Now I will share the details of this IPL game match in my way.
11th Game (Delhi Capitals Vs Punjab Kings)
Game Date: 18th April 2021
Details: Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first in the 1th game of IPL 2021 against Punjab Kings. DC included Steve Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis and Chris Woakes as their four foreign players for this game. They made 2 changes in the playing XI and Steve Smith comes in for Tom Curran and Lukman Meriwala in place of Ajinkya Rahane.
PBKS made one changes in their playing XI and included Jalaj Saxena in place of Murugan Ashwin and their Four foreign players of for this game was Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith.
A look at the Playing XI for #DCvPBKS #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/zrASC0dflW
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Punjab Kings scored 195/4 in their 20 overs. Seems a tall score but Mumbai wicket has favored sides who are chasing. Remember Delhi tracked down 189 against CSK in their first game. So, the game is still wide open. But Punjab would still be disappointed as they could have had much more. Agarwal played in one gear till he perished. But Rahul never could hit the top gear and his fifty off 45 balls might have done some harm to the Punjab side. Gayle didn’t stay long and Pooran‘s barren run just got extended. Hooda continues to increase his stocks and so did Shahrukh Khan with some lusty hitting at the end. Mayank Agarwal scored 69 of 36 balls and Skipper KL Rahul scored 61 of 51 balls. For DC Woakes, Meriwala, Khan and Rabada pick 1 wicket each.
After being put to bat first #PBKS post a total of 195/4, courtesy half-centuries from Mayank Agarwal (69) & KL Rahul (61).#DelhiCapitals chase coming up shortly.
Scorecard – https://t.co/Oc1VhkvWWe #VIVOIPL #DCvPBKS pic.twitter.com/txNysPzf7s
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Punjab Kings chased down the target successfully by scoring 198/4 in 18.2 overs. How easily have DC chased this down! Comfortably home with 10 balls to spare making a mockery of the 196-run target. Dhawan was a treat to watch, scoring an effortless 92 and just not allowing Punjab to get a foothold in the run chase. Tailormade conditions for him where he could hit through the line on a belter of a pitch, with dew further making life miserable for the fielding side. Punjab definitely left a few runs out there earlier. From where they were, they should’ve gone well over 200. KL Rahul will probably need to have a relook at his approach with the bat as well, especially on pitches like these. Shikhar Dhawan scored 92 runs 49 balls and Prithvi Shaw scored 32 in 17 balls. For PBKS Jhye Richardson picks 2 wickets for 41 runs in his 4 overs quota.
A return to winning ways for @DelhiCapitals! 👏👏
Second win for @RishabhPant17 & Co. as they beat Punjab Kings by 6⃣ wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. 👍👍 #VIVOIPL #DCvPBKS
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/wbefi7u3wk pic.twitter.com/Gyb7QUfmUP
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PBKS: 195/4 in 20 overs
DC: 198/4 in 18.2 overs
Result: Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: Shikhar Dhawan
Durgesh Tiwary’s View : Congratulations to DC for their 2nd win. All thanks to DC bowlers who bowl exceptionally well in last 9 overs and restrict Kings to a par total. While chasing the target Dhawan played brilliant inning and at the end Stoinis no more hiccups and comfortably takes his team home. Good luck for further games.
For PBKS bowling is still biggest concern as their bowlers unable to defend the target. Batsmen could have scored 15-20 runs more but bowlers need to take responsibility as last season same thing happens to this team. Skipper KL Rahul need to have a relook at his approach with the bat as well especially on pitches like these. But still I believe Kings need to focus on their bowling unit for their chances.
Stats
– Both Ajinkya Rahane (SR: 172, 0 dismissals) and Shikhar Dhawan (SR:146, 0 dismissals) hold the edge over their India compatriot Mohammed Shami in the IPL.
The Man of the Match award for Match 11 goes to @SDhawan25 for his stupendous knock of 92 against #PBKS.@DelhiCapitals clinched the game by 6 wickets.#VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/adTsV5TPwk
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That’s all from 11th game of the IPL 2021 and hope you all will like this information. We will be back today with all the details of 12th game which will be played between Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals.
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