IPL 2022, DC VS PBKS: Marsh, Thakur pave the way for Capitals

Delhi Capitals won DC vs PBKS clash at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai by 17 runs to rise to 4th position in the points table. Delhi registered its 7th win of the tournament and strengthened its chances of making it to the playoffs. With a win against Mumbai, the Capitals will surely make it to the qualifiers. Coming to the topic, Mitchell Marsh and Shardul Thakur were the reason behind Delhi’s success against Punjab Kings.

Marsh played a responsible knock and showcased maturity in carrying the team on his shoulders. He scored a brilliant 63 off 48, including 4 fours and 3 gigantic sixes. With the bowl, Shardul Thakur did an impressive job. He found his uncanny knack for taking wickets in the game. He dismissed Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and the well set Jitesh Sharma to ensure Delhi’s victory.

DC vs PBKS Highlights:

Delhi Capitals were asked o bat first by the Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal.

DC vs PBKS Playing XIs:

DC: David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed

PBKS: Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

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DC Inning:

David Warner got a golden duck after 8 long years in IPL. However, Sarfaraz Khan and Mitchell Marsh did not bother about that and scored at a brisk rate to turn the pressure on the Kings. Sarfaraz played an exciting inning of 32 off 16. Once Sarfaraz has dismissed, the scoring took a hit since Lalit Yadav could not get going straight away.

Mitchell Marsh, from the one end, kept sending the foul balls to boundaries to keep his team moving forward with a decent run rate. Lalit was dismissed on 24, and Rishabh Pant joined Marsh in the middle. However, Pant lasted only three balls in the game.

Marsh and Axar Patel somehow managed to take Delhi to 159/7 in 20 overs.

PBKS Inning:

Punjab kings had an explosive start as Jonny Bairstow dominated the bowlers in the first 3 overs. However, Anrich Nortje sent him back to put a stop to the run flow. Thakur was brought into the attack, and he removed Dhawan and Rajapaksa in one over to shift the game towards Delhi.

After that, spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav weaved their magic on the field. Axar bowled an exceptional spell of 2 wickets for 14 runs while Yadav took 2 wickets in the 3 overs he bowled in the game.

Jitesh Sharma played a valiant knock of 44 off 34, but it was not enough for Punjab kings to win the game.

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