DC vs PBKS, IPL 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Punjab registers 31-run win as Delhi gets eliminated

Prabhsimran Singh is adjudged the Player Of The Match for his 65-ball 103

Delhi got off to a blazing start as Warner and Salt put on a quickfire 50-run stand but what followed after was nothing short of a horror show from the DC batters as they fell like house of cards. Apart from Warner’s half century, only four other batters managed to reach the double figure mark as Delhi became the first team to get eliminated from this edition’s IPL. Prabhsimran’s maiden IPL century and Brar’s four-wicket haul was enough to see Punjab through as it climbs up to sixth on the points table with the race to playoffs heating up

Ellis continues, comes around the wicket. Straight and full, Mukesh swings his bat ambitiously but mishits it, just a single. Kuldeep leaves one thinking its going down the line but its a dot. Full toss on to the pads and its yet another single. Punjab on its way to win its fifth of the seven away games it has played so far! Mukes skies one on the legside, Arshdeep runs towards the ball but it falls short of him. Short and wide, Mukesh swings and miscues it but it falls safe, single to finish the match as PUNJAB KINGS WIN IT COMFORTABLY by 31 RUNS AND MOVE TO SIXTH PLACE!

Arshdeep will bowl the penultimate over. He gives away just two in the five deliveries he bowled. Three from the over. 37 runs required off the last over and Delhi is on the brink of elimination

Ellis continues from the other end. DUBEY DEPARTS! Straight and quick, you miss I hit kind of delivery as the ball crashes on to the stumps. Mukesh Kumar comes in at 10. Slower one from Ellis and Mukesh checks his shot, was in the air for a while but falls in no mans land. Single to end the over

Praveen Dubey b Ellis 16 (20b 2x4 0x6 29m) SR: 80

Arshdeep continues. Just one conceded from four deliveries as the required run rate climbs above 14. Just three from that over and it looks like Delhi will be the first team to be eliminated this season!

Ellis is into the attack now, replaces Chahar. The batters are keeping the scoreboard ticking with constant singles but that will not be enough to see them through, they need those big ones here on. Short delivery, Aman pulls it straight to Brar and he departs for a 16-ball 18. Strategic timeout in the middle of the over. Kuldeep Yadav walks into the crease

Aman Hakim Khan c Harpreet Brar b Ellis 16 (18b 1x4 1x6) SR: 88.88

Arshdeep to bowl his second. Dubey flicks it legside to get a single. Quicker delivery from Arshdeep and Dubey opens his face of the bat and gets a four. Dot to follow. Straighter this time and Aman gets into the act this time, gets a SIX with just the flick of his wrists!

Chahar is in to bowl his final over. Two quick deliveries and as many dots. Three dots on the trot as Aman swings and misses. Width offered and Aman takes the ariel route over extra cover to collect a four. 100 up for Delhi

Sikandar Raza comes into the attack, replaces Brar. Three from first three balls. Acrobatic save from Raza to deny a single. Just three from the over as pressure mounts on the Capitals

Chahar bowls his third over. FOUR! Dubey gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs away to the third-man fence. Five dots to follow and it’s four from the over.

BRAR CONTINUES AND PICKS PANDEY OFF THE FIRST DELIVERY! Pitched middle and leg and spun sharply to castle his stumps! Praveen Dubey the new batter. To DC’s relief, Brar’s spell comes to an end. But his four for 30 has probably inflicted enough damage.

Chahar continues. Drama right away as Axar is trapped leg before and is given OUT, review taken and the wickets are umpires call, AXAR DEPARTS! Aman Khan comes into the crease. Pandey chases a wide delivery and gets beaten.

Axar Patel lbw b Chahar 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Brar continues and he starts of with a wide down the legside. Brar gets his second as Rossouw holes one out straight to Raza! Axar Patel is in at five, he’s been promoted up the order. Axar gets off the mark with a single. Warner goes fine this time and gets yet another four off a short delivery. Huge shout for an LBW as Warne gets trapped, umpire is unmoved, Dhawan opts for DRS. SPOT ON! AND THAT’S ANOTHER ONE FOR BRAR! Manish Pandey is in at six.

Rilee Rossouw c Sikandar Raza b Harpreet Brar 5 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100

David Warner lbw b Harpreet Brar 54 (27b 10x4 1x6) SR: 200

Rahul Chahar replaces Arshdeep. Short ball to start off, Warner lofts it but it falls just short of the midwicket fielder, Warner gets to his 50. Chahar strikes as Marsh is given LBW, review taken. unlucky for Marsh as the impact and the wickets are umpires call. Marsh goes for just three! Rilee Rossouw is in at four. Short and the ball turns square, Rossouw tries to cut but misses. But this time he gets it right as he reverse sweeps one for a four. Rossouw picks a single courtesy of a misfield from Arshdeep at short third

Mitchell Marsh lbw b Chahar 3 (4b)

Brar replaces Ellis as the game resumes. Salt welcome him with a boundary off the first ball. Short again and this time BRAR STRIKES! Salt tries to cut it but the ball skids through and castles the stumps. Mitch Marsh is in at three. On the legs and he is off the mark with a single. Warner drives to long on for a single, he’s now one away from 50. Marsh steals a quick double.

Phil Salt b Harpreet Brar 21 (17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 123.52

Arshdeep Singh gets his first over, replaces Curran. Starts off with a dot. Quick bouncer this time and Warner pulls it deep towards midwicket for a FOUR. Warner smokes on towards the same direction but this time the result is different, it’s a SIX! Warner is now unbeaten at 47 off just 19 deliveries. Single off the last ball from Salt and he will retain strike. Strategic timeout!

Impact player Ellis comes in to bowl his first, replaces Brar. Three runs off the first two deliveries. Quicker delivery and Warner drives it on the off for a FOUR. Consecutive fours here, width offered and Warner slaps it to sweeper covers. With that comes the 50-run partnership between the openers.

Curran continues. Warner punishes a slow delivery as he pulls one through mid wicket for a FOUR. Now Salt gets into the action as he punches on through the offside, but a brilliant piece of fielding from Ellis near the boundary rope saves two runs. Quite a bit of swing from Curran as the ball blazes through the legside, superb grab from the keeper. Four more as the ball takes an outside edge off Warner and run towards third man.

Harpreet Brar replaces Rishi. Short from Brar and Warner latches on to it as he lofts it through the mid wicket for a FOUR. Short and wide yet again and Salt gets a FOUR this time, three poor deliveries from Brar to start off. Width offered and Salt plays it through covers for four more! This is turning out to be a huge over for DC. Salt advances down the track, Brar moves a bit towards the pads and Salt fumbles but is safe.

Sam Curran is in to bowl the second over. Salt gets a single off the first ball. Mediocre delivery from Curran, on the pads and Warner uses his wrists and plays it fine for a FOUR. Pace off the ball, slightly angling in towards Salt and he misses. Another cutter from Curran and he finishes with a dot.

Rishi to Warner. First runs on the board and they’ve come in style as Warner flicks a short on on the legside for a FOUR. Four more added, tad bit short this time as well and Warner slaps it through offside. Warner makes room for himself and guides it to third man for a single. Salt on strike for the first time. Off the mark straight away as Salt gets a single. Rishi completes the over with a dot ball.

Centurion Prabhsimran makes way for Australia’s Nathan Ellis

DC skipper David Warner and Phil Salt have walked into the middle to kickstart the 168-run chase. Rishi Dhawan will bowl the first over

Prabhsimran Singh waged a lone battle, scoring a 61-ball century, as Punjab Kings dragged itself to a middling total. Kings were dented early on in the PowerPlay when Ishan Sharma picked two and Axar Patel got one. Prabhsimran and Sam Curran rebuilt with a 72-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, just 38 runs came from the last four overs with Mukesh Kumar conceding just three runs in the 19th over - his first of the match. With Delhi Capitals’ batting struggling throughout the tournament, Punjab will think it has probably got enough on the board. Onto David Warner and the big-hitting top four batters of DC to prove Shikhar Dhawan’s men wrong. Be back for the chase shortly. Stay tuned!

Khaleel Ahmed bowls the last over. SIX! Full toss outside off and Raza hoicks this over deep covers for a maximum. Raza backs away outside leg. Khaleel follows him but ends up darting this too far down leg-side - wided. Another one which looks like it is going down leg but the umpire has not called this wide. Raza is unhappy and reviews. The third umpire rules that the ball would have hit the batter had he stood in position and it is a legal delivery. Just a single off the fourth ball as Raza smacks one along the ground to deep midwicket. OUT! Slower one outside off, Shahrukh swings and misses, hares for a single and is run out at the non-striker’s end. Raza gets a couple off the final ball of the innings.

Mukesh Kumar into the attack for the first time today. Starts off with a brilliant yorker and Prabhsimran can’t get any bat on it. OUT! Bowled next ball. He goes for the reverse-scoop and misses. Sikandar Raza comes in. Low full toss on the pads and Raza flicks this for just one to deep square. Searing yorker outside off and Shahrukh Khan can’t dig it out. Another full toss and Shahrukh can only heave this to deep midwicket for one more. Low full toss to end the over and Raza thumps this to wide long-on for a single.

Khaleel comes back. He keeps it full and Prabhsimran moves into the mid-nineties with a couple of twos. FOUR! Full toss and Prabhsimran scoops this past short third for a boundary. FOUR! What a way to get to a hundred! Wide yorker and this is steered past point and to the boundary. A 61-ball century for Prabhsimran.

OUT! Kuldeep strikes first ball of the over. Bhatia goes back and hands an easy catch to the extra-cover fielder. Shahrukh Khan punches a quicker delivery through midwicket for a single. FOUR! Short and wide and Prabhsimran thumps it down the ground for four. SIX! Pitching down leg and Prabhsimran sends this sailing over the deep backward square-leg boundary to move to 89.

FOUR! Width outside off from Ishant and Prabhsimran throws his bat at it and sends it over extra-cover for a boundary. FOUR! Boundary to start and end the over. Prabhsimran shimmies out and slaps this down the ground.

Dubey comes back for his third over. SIX! Tossed up wide outside off-stump and Prabhsimran gets down on one knee and whacks it down the ground. Dropped! Prabhsimran slices this high in the air as he looks to slog sweep this delivery outside off. But this is spilled by Rossouw behind square-leg. OUT! Curran is gone next ball. He wants to go over long-on but doesn’t middle it and easily taken in the deep. Harpreet Brar comes in and starts off with a couple of dots.

Kuldeep continues. Hundred up for Punjab Kings in 13.1 overs as Prabhsimran heaves one in the midwicket region and the ball just lands in front of the fielder in the deep. SIX! Prabhsimran backs away slightly outside leg-stump and then unleashes a slog-sweep, which sweeps the square-leg boundary with ease. He backs away again outside leg and pulls to deep midwicket for two more.

Axar bowls out. Prabhsimran pushes down the ground for a single and reaches a 42-ball fifty. He has seamlessly shifted gears after riding out a tough rebuilding phase with Curran. He ends the over with a single and keeps strike as Punjab moves to 99.

Kuldeep comes back. Prabhsimran moves to 49 with a late cut to the third man boundary.

Mitchell Marsh into the attack. SIX! Short and pulled away with disdain by Prabhsimran for a 77-metre six over midwicket. Punjab will need many more of these tonight. SIX! In the slot and Prabhsimran shovels this over wide long-on. FOUR! Cut away late behind point and Prabhsimran has laid into the Aussie this over. Slower one, short and drifting away outside off and wide called.

Axar bowls consistently back-of-a-length and tightens the screws by just conceding four runs and a leg-bye. Punjab will hope to get a move on now.

FOUR! Curran ends the drought of boundaries after smashing one past extra-cover.

Kuldeep Yadav with the ball. Short and angling away outside off. Prabhsimran gets low and stretches far to reach it but only to steer it to the point fielder. A couple of singles down the ground for more batters. Prabhsimran shuffles across and mishits a scoop to deep square-leg for a single. One more for Curran to end the over. Fourteen balls since the last boundary.

Praveen Dubey into the attack. Curran punches this back-of-a-length delivery down the ground for a single. Prabhsimran fails to punish a long hop and only pulls it to deep midwicket for a single. Curran turns one off his pads for one more. Fifty up for Punjab in 6.5 overs as Prabhsimran gets another single on the leg-side.

Axar continues. SIX! Prabhsimran goes for the reverse-sweep and clears the boundary behind point. He goes for the reverse-sweep again next ball but cannot beat the point fielder this time. He collects a single after steering to deep third. OUT! Bowled and Jitesh has to go. He wants to loft this inside out after making room but misses the ball completely as the ball crashes into the off-stump. Sam Curran comes in at No.5.

OUT! Livingstone loses his off-stump and Ishan has his second in the PowerPlay. The Englishman stepped down the track and swung across the line but never came close to connecting it. Jitesh Sharma is off the mark with a single as he pulls one to midwicket. Straying onto the pads and Prabhsimran misses the flick and has to sneak in a leg-bye. FOUR! Jitesh steps out and goes over covers for a boundary.

Axar Patel into the attack. He has Prabhsimran in trouble from the word go. Beats his outside edge by turning the ball away. FOUR! Prabhsimran responds with a sweep shot and finds the square-leg boundary. Slightly shorter outside off next ball and Prabhsimran goes back and defends this on off. FIVE-WIDES! Freebies for Punjab as this spins down leg-side after pitching on leg-stump and the keeper can’t collect it.

Khaleel continues. FOUR! After a couple of dots, Prabhsimran swings his bat as the ball drifts into his pads. He gets a top edge that goes over the keeper and to the boundary. FOUR! This is convincing. Prabhsimran hammers this past mid-on for four more.

SIX! Ishant Sharma from the other end and he is greeted with a maximum. Length ball and Dhawan sends this sailing over long-on. OUT! Gone next ball. Drifted on the pads, Dhawan looks to whip it to the shorter boundary but it is taken by Rilee Rossouw at deep square-leg. Liam Livingstone comes in and starts off by timing the ball well to the mid-on fielder. FOUR! Tentative prod by Livingstone outside off-stump and it goes through the vacant cordon to the boundary. Slower one next ball and Livingstone defends it back to the bowler. Another slower one to end the over and confidently defended by Livingstone.

Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan are out to open the innings for Punjab Kings. Khaleel Ahmed has the new ball. He comes from over the wicket to the right-hander. Swing early on as Anmolpreet defends this one that shapes in a bit against the angle. A slightly aerial push behind point for a single and Punjab is off the mark. Down the leg-side and wide called. Wayward from Khaleel as this drifts down leg-side too. On the stumps and full and Dhawan gets behind the line of the ball and defends. Dhawan is off the mark with a single to mid-on.

Manish Pandey, Ripal Patel, Lalit Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Abishek Porel.

Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Mohit Rathee.

David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar.

Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Sikandar Raza is back in the playing XI for Punjab Kings and Bhanuka Rajapaksa misses out.

Delhi Capitals wins the toss and elects to bowl.

Matches played: 5

Team batting first won: 1

Team batting second won: 4

Average first innings total: 168

Highest successful chase: 182

Wicketkeepers: Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt

Batters: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan

All-rounders: Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Liam Livingstone (c), Sam Curran

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh (vc), Kuldeep Yadav, Nathan Ellis

Team Composition: DC 5:6 PBKS Credits Left: 7

Matches played: 30

Delhi Capitals won: 15

Punjab Kings won: 15

Last result: Delhi Capitals won by 17 runs (DY Patil Stadium; 2022)

Last five results: DC won - 4; PBKS won - 1

The first team to go out of the reckoning for a place in the playoffs, Delhi Capitals will look for company when it takes on a struggling Punjab Kings twice in the space of five days in their ‘Northern Derby’.

A win for the Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday will end the Kings’ chances of going beyond the league stage.

So far, Kolkata Knight Riders and Capitals are the ones certain of missing the playoffs after suffering seven losses.

In a 10-team league where each team plays 14 times, a minimum of 16 points is considered enough to be in the top-four bracket.

Though this clash involves two sides from the bottom three of the points table, two players with the most fours in IPL - left-handed openers and rival captains Shikhar Dhawan (748) and David Warner (624) - will be around to add to these numbers.

This season, the Capitals have paid heavily for their inconsistency. The non-availability of Rishabh Pant to the lack of batting form has also hurt the team.

As their campaign heads towards the end, the Capitals will rely on four overseas batters at the top of the order and a home-grown bowling unit to stay alive in the race for the playoffs.

But the familiar batting debacle in its previous match – against host Chennai Super Kings – returned to dash their qualifying prospects.

Punjab Kings, too, appears headed for a bottom-half finish on the points table.

Though Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh contributed with the bat, the team expected more from Sam Curran, acquired for a bid of Rs. 18.50 crore.

With just 196 runs and seven wickets to show from 11 matches, the England all-rounder has not proved value for money this season.

Among the bowlers, Arshdeep Singh (16 wickets from 11 matches) has had a mixed season.

Despite having bowling options like Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone and Rishi Dhawan, the team – after winning the first two matches – has, often, failed to strike big when defending totals.

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.

David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt, Mukesh Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rilee Rossouw, Abishek Porel, Priyam Garg.