Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss & elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals (DC). David Warner & Prithvi Shaw finally took DC off to a blistering start as the visitors scored 61 runs in the Powerplay overs. David Warner was seen playing the role of aggressor.
Arshdeep Singh along with Kagiso Rabada were taken to the cleaners despite the surface offering assistance to the pacers. Prithvi Shaw was taking calculative risks and he along with David Warner made sure that they are not playing a string of dot deliveries.
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David Warner, the left-handed batter was given a life on 39 when he was dropped by Rahul Chahar in the 10th over on the bowling of the right-arm speedster Nathan Ellis. Warner & Shaw were slowly getting into the groove as unexpectedly the pitch eased out.
Watch- Shikhar Dhawan takes a screamer
At the end of 10 overs, DC’s score was 93-0. Sam Curran was bowling the 14th over, on the second delivery Warner tried to play a shot down the wicket but couldn’t middle it properly and skipper Shikhar Dhawan ran from the cover and took a diving catch to dismiss Shikhar Dhawan.
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A much-needed breakthrough for #PBKS ? ?
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David Warner was dismissed on 46 runs in 31 balls and struck 5 fours and 2 sixes. DC’s score at 10.2 overs was 94-1. The hosts would sense that they can make a comeback in the match as DC’s middle order is quite fragile.
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Crucial Phase for PBKS
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan won’t mind giving an over to the lethal speedster Kagiso Rabada. The wicket of Rilee Rossouw would be quite pivotal as the stage is set for him to go berserk from ball one against an inexperienced bowling lineup.
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DC on the other hand needs to post a target in excess of 180 as there are chances that dew would come into action later in the match. The destructive batter Prithvi Shaw would be aiming to make the most of the start and silence all the critics.