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IPL 2023: Punjab lost to Delhi, now the road to the playoffs is difficult
Published - 18-MAY-2023 3:3 IST | Updated - 10-APR-2024 18:12 IST

IPL 2023: Punjab lost to Delhi, now the road to the playoffs is difficult
Delhi Capitals, already out of the top-4 race, defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs in the 64th match of Indian Premier League-16. After this defeat, the path of Punjab Kings has become difficult in the playoff race. Now the team can reach only 14 points in the table even after winning their last match. In such a situation, to reach the playoffs, the team will have to pray for Bengaluru and Mumbai to lose one match each.
Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl at the Dharamshala ground. Batting first, Delhi scored 213 runs for 2 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 214 runs, the Punjab batsmen could manage only 198 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
Punjab lost after losing 6 wickets in last 5 overs
Punjab bowlers failed to take Delhi wickets, in which the Capitals team scored 200+ for the first time in the current season. In response, Punjab lost wickets at regular intervals. The team suffered 6 setbacks in the last 5 overs. In such a situation, the team failed to increase the run rate in the slog overs.
For Delhi, captain David Warner scored 47 off 31 balls, while Prithvi Shaw scored 54 off 38 balls, while Rylee Russo scored an unbeaten 82 off 37 balls at a strike rate of 221.62. Phil Salt also contributed with an unbeaten 26 runs. Sam Karan took two wickets from Punjab.
2023-05-18