Published: May 17, 2023, 08:37 PM (IST)
Edited: May 17, 2023, 08:47 PM (IST)
New Delhi: Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings is facing Delhi Capitals at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, on Wednesday. DC openers David Warner and Prithvi Shaw joined a splendid 94-run partnership before Sam Curran ended it with the help of Shikhar Dhawan’s superman catch.
Shikhar Dhawan that is INSANE ??
RT if you loved that catch ? pic.twitter.com/13bZtLv46z— O’Footy (@0m_Tarware) May 17, 2023
Warner along with Shaw provided his side with a good start. The DC skipper played a knock of 46 runs off 31 balls before being dismissed by Sam Curran. Then Rilee Rossouw joined Shaw in the middle and wreaked havoc upon the PBKS’ bowlers, he smashed 42 runs off just 18 balls. Meanwhile, Shaw completed his first fifty of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Shaw made his return to the playing 11 and marked with a much-awaited half-century. DC’s form with bat will also worry MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings who are tend to play their final league stage game against them and need to win it to ensure their playoffs qualification.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh
Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee
Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Prithvi Shaw, Philip Salt(w), Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Subs: Mukesh Kumar, Abishek Porel, Ripal Patel, Praveen Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan
