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Harpreet Brar took 4 wickets against Delhi Capitals
Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 31 runs
New Delhi. In the 59th match of IPL 2023, Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 31 runs. To keep the playoff hopes alive for both the teams, a win in this match was necessary and Punjab won the match and drove Delhi away for the Capitals. That is, Delhi was thrown out of the playoff race. Punjab has kept the playoff hopes alive by winning this match. Prabhsimran Singh scored a century in this match for Punjab. Apart from him, left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar also contributed a lot to the team’s success.
Harpreet Brar bowled brilliantly against Delhi Capitals. This left-arm spinner showed the path of pavilion to 4 batsmen of Delhi by giving just 30 runs in 4 overs. In this match, Brar showed the way to the pavilion at crucial times to the big batsmen of Delhi and all the four big names, who have the power to turn the tide of the match.
Warner-Salt gave Delhi a good start
Delhi Capitals started well chasing the target of 168 runs. Captain David Warner and Phil Salt added 69 runs for the first wicket. But, by bowling Salt on this score, Harpreet gave Punjab Kings the first success. Salt scored 21 runs. After this, Harpreet gave two big blows to Delhi in a single over and the Delhi team could not recover from it.
Delhi Capitals’ journey in IPL 2023 ends, out of playoff race, Punjab’s defeat dealt a big blow
Brar dismissed Warner
Harpreet Brar dismissed Riley Russo on the first ball in the 9th over of Delhi Capitals’ innings. His catch was caught by Sikandar Raza. After this, Brar gave the biggest wound to Delhi. He LBWed captain David Warner, who had scored a half-century. Warner takes the review. But this did not work for him. Warner scored 54 runs in 27 balls with the help of 10 fours and a six. After this Harpreet dismissed Manish Pandey. This was his fourth victim in the match.
3 veterans were dismissed in IPL 2021
Harpreet does all the work of big players in a pinch. In his first IPL match in 2021, he hunted 3 veterans of Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers. This time also when there was a clash between Punjab and Bangalore, he was able to get Kohli and Maxwell out.
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Tags: david warner, DC vs PBKS, Glenn Maxwell, IPL 2023, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 14, 2023, 07:33 IST