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Follow UsMarsh and Warner’s blistering start
3.2 overs. A partnership of 39 runs, with David Warner scoring 29 (21) and Mitch Marsh 20(12). DC started off their innings on a fiery note and both openers looked like they’d notch up big individual scores. Eventually, though, both the starts got wasted.
Harshal Patel’s double trouble
The delivery Patel bowled to Warner pitched in the line of his body and was bowled quick. Then, against Pant, he bowled it wide from around the stumps, got it to bounce, robbed it of its pace, and made Pant play the cute ramp he so often plays. These two wickets on short balls insinuated a collapse which saw Delhi fall from 74/1 to 111/5.
Porel’s powerful show
1, 1, 4, 1, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 1
Ten balls. 32 runs. That’s how Abishek Porel’s ‘impact’ took Delhi Capitals from 137/7 in 17.1 to 174/9 in 20 overs and gave them a semi-defendable total on a very good track.
Also read - Abishek Porel - much more than Rishabh Pant's back-up
Ishant Sharma’s untimely injury
Before twisting his ankle, Ishant cleaned up Shikhar Dhawan and ran out Jonny Bairstow. But after his injury, Delhi were left with a bowler short and had to rely on Mitch Marsh and Sumit Kumar to make up overs. The pair gave away 71 runs in 32 balls.
The Curran - Livingstone partnership
It was a 67-run fifth wicket partnership that essentially saw Punjab chase down 175 with ease. Sam Curran was the only batter amongst both teams to cross 40, proving his credentials as a proper batter. And Livingstone’s presence ensured that a late but brief hiccup didn’t derail Punjab’s chase.
Also read - Poor with the ball, Sam Curran redeems himself with the bat
