At the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by four wickets in Match 2 to open TATA IPL 2024 on a positive note. Sam Curran (63 off 47) and Liam Livingstone (38* off 21) made significant hits to help PBKS chase down 175 in the opening IPL encounter at the new location. Earlier, a combined bowling effort had reduced DC to 174/9. Chasing 175, PBKS lost openers Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow during the Powerplay despite getting off to a quick start. Within the first three overs, Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow combined 34 runs.
They got off to a fast start, hitting four fours in Khaleel Ahmed’s opening over. The breakthrough came then from Ishant Sharma, who cleaned up Dhawan. After Sharma got fingertip length off a straight drive from Prabhsimran Singh, DC had another opportunity in the over when Bairstow was run out at the non-striker’s end. Bairstow was shown to be short on the video.
IPL 2024: Liam Livingstone hit a maximum to get the Punjab Kings over the line at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Mohali. Sam Curran also played his part in the game with a crucial half-century. (PBKS vs DC Live Score)
PBKS vs DC MATCH DETAILS
PBKS vs DC Live Score, IPL 2024: Just four wickets remaining, Punjab Kings had successfully chased down the 175 runs that Delhi Capitals had set. DC’s standout performers were Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone, while Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling performance was excellent. Sam Curran and Prabhsimran Singh helped the Punjab Kings innings settle down after a ferocious start. Nevertheless, Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran put together another partnership to help the Punjab Kings advance in this match after Prabhsimran and Shashank Singh were removed from the game quickly.
In between, Delhi’s standout bowlers were Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, who combined to give up about six runs per over and claim two wickets apiece to help Delhi stay in the game.
Delhi Capitals Playing XI:
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma
Punjab Kings Playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh
Delhi Capitals (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | – | R | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c †Sharma b Patel | 29 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 138.09 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Chahar b Arshdeep Singh | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 166.66 |
| Shai Hope | c Harpreet Brar b Rabada | 33 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 132.00 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Bairstow b Patel | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Ricky Bhui | c †Sharma b Harpreet Brar | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c Shashank Singh b Chahar | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Axar Patel | run out (sub [T Thyagarajan]/†Sharma) | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 161.53 |
| Sumit Kumar | c †Sharma b Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Abishek Porel | not out | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 320.00 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | run out (Shashank Singh/Patel) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.70) | 174/9 |
Did not bat: Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Mitchell Marsh, 3.2 over), 2-74 (David Warner, 7.6 over), 3-94 (Shai Hope, 10.4 over), 4-111 (Rishabh Pant, 12.4 over), 5-111 (Ricky Bhui, 13.2 over), 6-128 (Tristan Stubbs, 15.4 over), 7-138 (Axar Patel, 17.1 over), 8-147 (Sumit Kumar, 18.3 over), 9-174 (Kuldeep Yadav, 19.6 over) •
| BOWLING | O | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Harpreet Brar | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | 4 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Punjab Kings (T: 175 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | – | R | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan (c) | b Sharma | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 137.50 |
| Jonny Bairstow | run out (Sharma) | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Warner b Kuldeep Yadav | 26 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 152.94 |
| Sam Curran | b Ahmed | 63 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 134.04 |
| Jitesh Sharma † | st †Pant b Kuldeep Yadav | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Liam Livingstone | not out | 38 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 180.95 |
| Shashank Singh | c †Pant b Ahmed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harpreet Brar | not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 6) | 8 | ||||
| TOTAL | 19.2 Ov (RR: 9.15) | 177/6 |
Did not bat: Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Shikhar Dhawan, 3.1 over), 2-42 (Jonny Bairstow, 3.5 over), 3-84 (Prabhsimran Singh, 9.2 over), 4-100 (Jitesh Sharma, 11.3 over), 5-167 (Sam Curran, 18.3 over), 6-167 (Shashank Singh, 18.4 over).
| BOWLING | O | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 4 | 52 | 0 | 13.00 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Sumit Kumar | 1.2 | 19 | 0 | 14.25 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
PBKS vs DC MATCH FLOW
- Delhi Capitals innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 8
- Over 7.6: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – NA Patwardhan, Batter – DA Warner (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals – 79/2 in 9.0 overs (SD Hope 20, RR Pant 2)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 8
- Over 13.2: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – NA Patwardhan, Batter – RK Bhui (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals – 128/6 in 15.4 overs (AR Patel 12)
- Over 18.1: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wide, Umpire – J Madanagopal, Batter – Sumit Kumar (Struck down)
- Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Delhi Capitals – 174/9 in 20.0 overs (Abishek Porel 32)
- Punjab Kings innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 6.0 (Mandatory – 60 runs, 2 wickets)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 3
- Over 6.2: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – J Madanagopal, Batter – Prabhsimran Singh (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings – 75/2 in 8.0 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 20, SM Curran 20)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 5
- SM Curran: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings – 136/4 in 16.0 overs (SM Curran 50, LS Livingstone 14)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (SM Curran 28, LS Livingstone 25, Ex 1)
