DC WON
T20
DC beat Punjab Kings by 15 runs
Man of the Match - Rilee Rossouw
DC
213-2
20.0/20 Ovrs
 
198-8
20.0/20 Ovrs
Punjab Kings
Indian Premier League, 2023 |Match 64 |5/17/2023
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Commentary
  • That is it from this game! The action continues as Hyderabad will take on Bangalore on the 18th of this month at 7.30 pm IST (1400 GMT). Another crunch game coming up. Join us earlier for the build-up. Cheers! 
  • Rilee Rossouw is the Player of the Match. He says the team management backed him to play his game. Adds it was a good wicket and it suits their game. Mentions the momentum was with them when he came out to bat and the openers had laid a good foundation. Admits they saw the game is not over until the last ball and ends by applauding the way Liam Livingstone played. 
  • David Warner says it was a bad fielding performance. Shares it was a good wicket to bat on and they backed their strength. Credits the way Prithvi Shaw and Rilee Rossouw played. Tells they wanted consistency at home venues but there are little things which have not gone their way.
  • Shikhar Dhawan says they should have taken early wickets with the ball swinging early on. Adds there was hope till the last over as Liam Livingstone played superbly but unfortunately it didn't happen for them. Admits his decision to bowl spin in the last over backfired. Shares that they gave away too many runs at the backend which shifted the momentum Delhi's way. Mentions their bowlers didn't bowl in the right areas and it hurts them. Tells he knew the ball will swing in the second innings but they didn't start well.  
  • Presentation time...
  • Livingstone delivered but not Punjab! Even luck was on their side but it was not just their night! Punjab lost Shikhar Dhawan early on and with the ball swinging dearly, they didn't have the best start. Atharva Taide held things though and once Liam Livingstone joined him, both made most of the freebies and lifelines given to them. It could have been a lot different had one of their power hitters, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan or Sam Curran hung on with Livingstone till the end. Punjab lost momentum with the ball in the final three overs where they gave away plenty of runs and that proved to be costly. In the end, Delhi played the perfect party-spoilers job here. 
  • Punjab needed two points badly but now they are almost at the exit door. Delhi could have wrapped this game very early. They dropped a couple of catches, had a couple of run out chances missed and a few no-balls at the wrong time stretched this game. Delhi though did well to keep taking wickets from one end despite fireworks from Livingstone. It was always going to be tough to defend with dew out there. However, they held on to their nerve in crunch moments to pick up a win.
  • What an entertaining match! Liam Livingstone was very new to the crease when he was dropped off Kuldeep Yadav by Anrich Nortje. Who would have thought that Livingstone would go on to take the game right till the last over! One of the most dramatic matches of this season but can only say, well played Liam Livingstone. 
  • 19.6
    W
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, OUT! Tough luck Livingstone! What an end! Length ball, outside off, Livingstone hits it straight to long off where the catch is taken by Axar Patel. Delhi win by 15 runs. 
  • 19.5
    0
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, Length ball, outside off. Livingstone swings and hits only to deep cover. No run is taken.
  • 19.4
    0
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, A full toss, outside off and Livingstone has missed it. He swings and misses. He has hit a couple of full toss away but not this time. That's the end surely.
  • 19.4
    1nb and sixer
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, NO BALL AND A SIX! What is happening here? David Warner rushes to the umpire and has a long chat. A full toss, outside off and Livingstone hammers it out of the ground towards cover. It was a waist-height full toss. Delhi no doubt reviews it but to no avail as it will be a no ball. Free Hit next. Livingstone is not giving up. He has got his no ball.
  • 19.3
    4
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! A full toss again, outside off. Livingstone slaps it hard through covers for a boundary. Ishant Sharma is feeling the pressure. 
  • 19.2
    6
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, SIX! A full toss, around off. Livingstone tonks it over long on for a six.
  • 19.1
    0
    Ishant Sharma to Liam Livingstone, That will do! Fuller and outside off, Livingstone swings and misses.
  • END OF OVER 19 | 5 Runs & 2 Wkt | Punjab Kings 181/7
  • 18.6
    1
    Anrich Nortje to Liam Livingstone, Now he takes! On middle. Livingstone makes room and drops it to cover for a quick single. Anrich Nortje has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.
  • 18.5
    0
    Anrich Nortje to Liam Livingstone, Fuller and on middle, Livingstone plays it to long on. He has missed the plot here, should have taken a single here.
  • 18.4
    0
    Anrich Nortje to Liam Livingstone, A yorker on leg, Livingstone squeezes it out to square leg. 
  • 18.3
    W
    Anrich Nortje to Harpreet Brar, OUT! RUN OUT! Brar goes! Shorter and outside off. Brar looks to pull but misses. Livingstone needed the strike and he runs across. The keeper throws it back to Anrich Nortje who collects, turns and whips the bails off. 34 needed in 9 now.
  • 18.2
    W
    Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran, OUT! KNOCKED OVER! A yorker on leg. Curran just showed too much of his leg stump as he walks across and misses his flick. The ball disturbs the leg pole. 
  • 18.1
    4
    Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran, FOUR! Anrich Nortje misses his yorker by an inch, outside off. Curran slams it over covers for four more.
  • END OF OVER 18 | 21 Runs & 0 Wkt | Punjab Kings 176/5
  • 17.6
    0
    Mukesh Kumar to Liam Livingstone, Dot to end then! Fuller and outside off. Livingstone lets it go. 21 runs off the over. 38 runs needed now.
  • 17.5
    6
    Mukesh Kumar to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Livingstone is putting on a show! Fuller and on the pads, Livingstone flicks it over square leg for a six. Can Livingstone end with a six?