The Punjab Kings (PBKS) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by four wickets in the second match of the IPL 2024 on Saturday (March 23) at Mullanpur’s Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.
DC batted first in the contest after losing the toss and scored a respectable 174/9 in 20 overs. David Warner (29), Shai Hope (33), Axar Patel (21), Rishabh Pant (18), and Mitchell Marsh (20) all got off to good starts but failed to build on them, derailing the Capitals’ innings.
Abhishek Porel (32* in 10 balls) delivered a scorching cameo at the end to help Delhi to a decent total. Arshdeep Singh and Harshal Patel took two wickets each for PBKS in the bowling department.
All-rounder Sam Curran (63) then spearheaded the chase with a half-century to help Punjab Kings reach the goal. Prabhsimran Singh (22) and Liam Livingstone (38*) backed him up as PBKS scored 177/6 in 19.2 overs to start the season on a winning note.
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“We won’t make any excuses but having one bowler short wasn’t ideal” – DC captain Rishabh Pant after loss vs PBKS in IPL 2024
During the post-match presentation, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant pondered on the loss and said:
“Not the first time I was feeling nervous. Happy about that but at the same time, I think we had a par score. We were already one bowler short because of the Impact Player substitution and then Ishant’s injury left us even short. But can’t do much about it, it’s part and parcel of the game. The wicket played exactly how we expected it to.”
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant continued:
“We won’t make any excuses but having one bowler short wasn’t ideal. Well played to them though. It was an amazing innings (by Porel). It set the innings up for us. Congratulations to him – he’s pretty new but the impact he made was pretty big. Really looking forward to him this season.”
Rishabh Pant
