Delhi Beat Punjab by 6 Wickets: Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Punjab Kings (PUNJAB) by 6 wickets in the 11th match of IPL 2021 season. This is Delhi team’s second win in 3 matches. With this, the team reached number two in the points table. DC opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed 92 off 49 balls, which overshadowed Mayank Agarwal and Birthday Boy Punjab Kings captain Lokesh Rahul.
Batting first after losing the toss, Punjab Kings gave a target of 196 runs. In response, the Delhi team lost 4 wickets and scored 198 runs to win the match. Dhawan made his 43rd fifty in the IPL. Apart from him, Prithvi Shaw scored 32 off 17 balls and Marcus Stoinis scored 27 not out off 13 balls.
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Stoinis Got a Life-Grant
Delhi’s all-rounder Marcus Stoinis got his life on the second ball of the 17th over. He was playing for 11 runs. The over was of Mohammed Shami. Stoinis was caught by Jalaj Saxena on his ball, but the umpire called it a no ball. This also gave the team a free hit, on which Stoinis hit a six.
Rahul and Mayank’s Fifty
Punjab Kings scored 195 runs for 4 wickets. From Punjab, Birthday Boy Lokesh Rahul scored 61 runs off 51 balls and Mayank Agarwal scored 69 runs off 36 balls. Deepak Hooda was 22 not out off 13 balls and Shah Rukh Khan scored 15 runs off 5 balls.
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Rahul Got 2 lives
Lokesh Rahul got a life on the second ball of the second over. On the ball of Lukman Meriwala, Steve Smith missed an easy catch in the off side cover. At this time Rahul was playing for 10 runs. After this, Marcus Stoinis left Rahul’s catch off Avesh Khan in the 15th over. At that time, he was playing 50 runs off 46 balls.
Rahul is 29 Years Old Today
Punjab captain Lokesh Rahul made a change in the playing-11. He gave a chance to Jalaj Saxena by ousting Murugan Ashwin. This is Jalaj’s debut match for Punjab. Rahul is 29 years old today. On this occasion, they would like to give a winning gift to the team. The batting line up of both teams is very strong. Delhi Beat Punjab by 6 Wickets.
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Both Team Playing XI
Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Lukman Meriwala and Avesh Khan.
Punjab: Lokesh Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Richardson, Jalaj Saxena, Rylee Meredith, Mohammed Shami and Arshadip Singh.
