The Rise of DC Phoenixes!
- Stump Talk
- June 4, 2023
- IPL, IPL2023
- Punjab Kings, TATA IPL 2023
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Rilee Rossouw’s unbeaten 82 off 37, combined with Delhi Capitals top-four batters, handed Punjab Kings a 15-run defeat and severely dented their playoff chances. Liam Livingstone, but he fought a lone battle with his 94 off 48 from Liam Livingstone.
Delhi Capitals 213 for 2 (Rossouw 82*, Shaw 54, Curran 2-36) beat Punjab Kings 198 for 8 (Livingstone 94, Taide 55, Nortje 2- 36, Ishant 2-36) by 15 runs
In the first IPL game in Dharamsala in ten years, David Warner and Prithvi Shaw saw out the first 16 balls for no boundaries before racing away. Warner broke the shackles with consecutive fours off Sam Curran before pulling Kagiso Rabada for two sixes. Shaw, too, got going when he saw Arshdeep Singh’s short balls didn’t have much pace. He pulled and glanced him for 4, 4 and 6 in a 16-run over. When Warner also put away Nathan Ellis’ slower balls for fours, the Capitals ended the powerplay on 61 and soon brought up their highest opening stand of this IPL.
Dhawan’s decision-making on the field was questioned once again. Rossouw had cemented his place at 45 off 21, and Capitals to 148, with five overs to go when Dhawan brought on Brar, who gave away just 14 runs in the 16th and 18th overs combined before Phil Salt and Rossouw made up for it in the last two. Salt-smoked Ellis for two sixes over long-on while also edging one delivery for four.
Dhawan's captaincy template
For the final over, Dhawan should have stuck to the template and brought in his ace death bowler, Arshdeep, infact any captain playing should not bring him in the final over.
Brar was brought in, and Russouw took the Capitals to victory—their first 200-plus chase of the season.
Another standout star for Kings was Livingstone. He got a boundary almost every over except Kuldeep, who continues to tighten the grip over many hitters this season. Most teammates couldn’t stand with Livingstone today, ending the Kings’ hopes for another playoff.
