Delhi Capitals gained a glorious victory. The team chased their target in just 10.3 overs. The bowlers and the batsmen have to be equally appreciated for this spectacular victory. Kuldeep Yadav of Delhi was awarded the player of the match for his efforts. It was a great game. Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided that they would bowl first. It proved to be a great decision as the bowlers limited the Punjab batsmen to a comparatively lower total. Delhi batsmen were very fast to achieve the target.
Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan opened for Punjab. The highest individual score for the team came from Jithesh Sharma(32). Others who helped in building the total score for the team were Mayank Agarwal(24), Shahrukh Khan(12), Rahul Chahar(12), Dhawan(9), Bairstow(9), Arshdeep Singh(9), Livingstone(2), Vaibhav Arora(2 not out). Nathan Ellis did not get any runs. When the innings ended, the team total came to 115-10 in 20 overs with 2 extras. Although the batsmen tried, they could only get the score up to that point.
Delhi bowlers were in great form. They managed to limit runs to a great extent and get wickets at regular intervals. It was a great show from the bowlers and the fielding team. With their efforts, they were able to anchor down the Punjab team to a score of 115 runs. Khaleel Ahmed,Lalit Yadav, Axar and Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets each while Mustafizur got a wicket.
Prithvi Shaw and David Warner opened for Delhi Capitals. The highest individual score for the team came from David Warner(60 not out). Others who joined the chase were Prithvi Shaw(41) and Sarfaraz Khan(12 not out). With 6 extras, the total score for Delhi Capitals came to 119-1 in 10.3 overs.
Punjab bowlers had a hard time limiting runs and getting wickets from the Delhi team. Rahul Chahar took the only wicket that fell. As the innings ended, Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets.
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