Highlights DC vs PBKS, IPL 2021, Match 11, Full Cricket Score: Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets

Shikhar Dhawan is Man of the Match

Dhawan: “I am playing my best in terms of strike rate. I made a conscious effort to improve my strike rate and take more risks. I am always open to changes, and I keep trying new things. I am not scared of getting out either. I have worked on my on-side play, and I look to use the pace of the ball a lot more. I have also worked on my slog shot. I am more relaxed now. I have been playing for so many years, so if I am not relaxed now, when will I be? But, I don’t take anything for granted.”

DC win by 6 wickets

Stoinis ends it in two legal deliveries. Pulls this short one from Meredith to bring curtains on Punjab. What a chase!

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 198/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 27 , Lalit Yadav 12)

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 188/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 23 , Lalit Yadav 7)

Eight runs from that Jhye Richardson over including the wicket of Pant, but it doesn’t matter anymore. DC need eight from 12, this may end quickly.

Most runs conceded by Shami in an IPL match:

53 v KKR, Kolkata, 2018
53 v RCB, Bangalore, 2019
53 v RR, Sharjah, 2020
53 v DC, Mumbai, 2021*

Pant’s gone. He hits Richardson straight to Deepak Hooda at long-on, who takes it in multiple attempts! Lalit Yadav is the new batsman.

Pant c Hooda b J Richardson 15(16)

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 180/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 15 , Marcus Stoinis 22)

Wow, that was an eventful one from Shami, with nothing going his way. Two free-hits dipatched by Stoinis for a four and six  in addition to another four make it a 20-run over. DC need less than 6 an over.

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 160/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 13 , Marcus Stoinis 6)

Arshdeep into the attack,and he concedes just eight runs and no boundaries. Excellent, given the stiuation. DC need 36 from 4 overs. Their game to lose from here.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 152/3 ( Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 11 , Marcus Stoinis 0)

Jhye Richardson to bowl the 15th. And it turns out to be excellent over as the Aussie sends back Dhawan who is bowled trying to sweep the bowler by exposing his stumps. What an innings though from the left-hander. He has done all the hardwork; upto Stoinis and Pant to take it from here.

Gone! Dhawan goes across the line, trying to sweep Richardson but misses. This one cannons into the middle stump. The platform though is ready for DC. Stoinis is the new batsman.

Dhawan b J Richardson 92(49)

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 143/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 91 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 4)

Meredith to bowl the 14th over, and it’s a gift for Dhawan who launches into the Aussie pacer. First three balls are each sent to the boundary by Dhawan on both sides of the wicket before conceding 5 wides. Dhawan into the 90s now. Meredith comes back with two good balls to Pant, but it still is an 18-run over that has brought the required rate under 9.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 125/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 78 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 4)

Shami returns. He has two left-handers to deal with. Two good balls followed by a slower ball and Dhawan runs down the track to hit Shami straight over his head. Wow, that did travel! The veteran southpaw is playing a gem here. Eight from that over; good over from Shami that one despite that six that was hit earlier in the over.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 117/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 71 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 3)

Jalaj Saxena now. He is struggling a bit with the dew. Does a fine job conceding just six from the first five balls before Dhawan finds a boundary on the last ball again.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 107/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 64 , )

Meredith comes into the attack, and it is a productive over for Punjab as he gets rid of Steve Smith. DC skipper Rishabh Pant joins Dhawan. Should be fun.

Bad, bad shot that from Steve Smith. Short of length from Meredith and Smith hacks at it. Taken at fine leg. 

Smith c J Richardson b Riley Meredith 9(12)

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 99/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 58 , Steven Smith 8)

Jhye Richardson returns, and starst with good first three bowls before Dhawan’s six on the fifth ball gets things moving. A couple of twos means another 12-run over, the second on the trot for DC.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 87/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 47 , Steven Smith 7)

Hooda continues. Clearly, Rahul wants to get rid of his spinners’ overs before dew takes full effect here at Wankhede. This over, though, has gone for 12, including a lucky boundary from a Dhawan under-edge . The left-hander follows up with a perfect cut to end another over with a boundary. The chase is on.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 75/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 37 , Steven Smith 5)

Jalaj Saxena returns. That’s spin from both ends now. How long before Steve Smith slogs one, how long before he steps out? Meanwhile, there’s a big, big appeal for leg before against Dhawan, but that was pitched outside leg. Oh, and the bowl slips from Jalaj’s hands there as well…definitely some dew there. Good over, but a last-ball boundary from Dhawan (again) means seven come off it.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 68/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 32 , Steven Smith 3)

Deepak Hooda into the attack with his off-spin. Interesting choice that from Rahul. The field is spread out which means Hooda can bowl with some freedom. He responds with a six-run over with no boundaries. Excellent start.

SR in the middle-overs (7-15) in IPL:

Steven Smith: 117.1
Shikhar Dhawan: 126.6

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 62/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 28 , Steven Smith 1)

Good over that from Arshdeep Singh. An excellent change of pace accounts for a rampaging Shaw and he sticks to his back-of-length deliveries to concede just five runs in this over. Steve Smith, the DC debutant, has joined Dhawan. Will be interesting to see how he approaches this chase. End of powerplay and DC are in sync with the required rate.

Shaw’s gone. Slower from Arshdeep, and Shaw skies that pull. Chris Gayle does well to settle under that and complete the catch.

Prithvi Shaw c Gayle b Arshdeep Singh 32(17)

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 57/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 31 , Shikhar Dhawan 26)

Shami returns with a lovely bouncer that Dhawan top edges for four, but the left-hander nails two more fours, both classy, to stamp his authority over Shami in this over. 14 runs from that over, 50 comes up for DC. They are charging!

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 43/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 31 , Shikhar Dhawan 12)

Jhye Richarson into the attack now. Starts with couple of full bowls before a bad short ball fetches Shaw a boundary. He corrects his length, and perhaps over compensates on the last ball as Shaw creams him for a gorgeous straight six.

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 31/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 20 , Shikhar Dhawan 11)

Jalaj Saxena, the domestic warhorse into the attack with his off-spin. Shaw lofts him for a four on the second ball, but he keeps it remarkably tight for the first five balls. Dhawan ensures it’s not a good over for Punjab with a four over square leg on the last ball as 10 come from this over.

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 21/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 15 , Shikhar Dhawan 6)

Excellent start to the second over by Mohammed Shami. Lovely release and cramping Dhawan for room from round the wicket angle. He squares Shaw for a streaky boundary, but the right-hander responds with a lovely straight lofted six to end the over on a high.

After 1 overs,Delhi Capitals 10/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 5 , Shikhar Dhawan 5)

Arshdeep Singh begins Punjab’s defence with a nine-run opening over, including a boundary by Dhawan. Not much swing on offer so far, and DC are away!

Late surge sends Punjab to 195/4

Right, so Punjab Kings end their innings at 195/4 at Wankhede Stadium, riding on a 122-run opening stand between Mayank Agarwal and skipper KL Rahul and a blockbuster finish from Shahrukh Khan. Rahul’s 51-ball 61 was a solid, sedate innings, but can potentially resume talks over his strike rate. It’s a ground where tall chases are not difficult, and with some dew later in the innings, it won’t be too easy for Punjab. Delhi Capitals, given the batting order they have, will surely fancy their chances,

195/4 is still a huge tally though; will it be a match-winning one tonight, we shall find out in a couple of hours.

After 20 overs,Punjab Kings 195/4 ( Deepak Hooda 22 , Shahrukh Khan 15)

Chris Woakes’ final over goes for 16 runs as Shahrukh Khan tears into him. Guilty of missing the length there as Punjab finish the innings on a high. Woakes stuck to his full balls, but three of them yielded 4,4,6. Punjab end at 195/4.

After 19 overs,Punjab Kings 179/4 ( Deepak Hooda 21 , Shahrukh Khan 0)

Avesh Khan to bowl the 19th. This has been a lovely little phase for DC where they have stemmed the flow of runs a bit. Avesh goes full and wide, and with deep cover in place, it looks like a decent line provided they have a deep third-man in place. The margin of error is really small here, as Avesh finds out with Hooda creaming him over covers for a six, but the tall pacer has his moment too, accounting for Pooran later in the over. Good over under pressure. Punjab are falling short here, I reckon.

Full and wide goes Avesh, Pooran tries to slice it over deep cover but finds Rabada. 

Pooran c Rabada b Avesh Khan 9(8)

Most sixes against DC in IPL:

37: Chris Gayle*
37: Rohit Sharma

Most sixes against DC in IPL:

37: Chris Gayle*
37: Rohit Sharma

After 18 overs,Punjab Kings 170/3 ( Deepak Hooda 14 , Nicholas Pooran 8)

Rabada for the 18th over, his last of the day, Not really been his night so far. Concedes a boundary off the slower ball to Pooran, but a largely good over this one. Just eight from this as DC wrest some momentum back.

After 17 overs,Punjab Kings 162/3 ( Deepak Hooda 12 , Nicholas Pooran 2)

Chris Woakes returns. He’s got two overs in the death, and it turns out to be an eventful one. Concedes a six to Gayle on a free hit and then has his revenge the very next ball. Nicholas Pooran is the new man in. Punjab have two dangerous, but new batsmen at the crease for the final three overs. 12 runs from this over.

Woakes, after getting hit for a six the previous ball, comes back in style. A bit of pace off there, and Gayle mistimes this. 

Gayle c (sub)Ripal Patel b Woakes 11(9)

After 16 overs,Punjab Kings 150/2 ( Chris Gayle 5 , Deepak Hooda 9)

Rabada returns, and strikes second ball with the wicket of Rahul. In walks Deepak Hooda who swats him for a pulled six first ball. Ten from the over despite some decent balls there. Last four overs to go!

Rabada strikes. Full, slanting in, and Rahul tries to go over mid-wicket. Stoinis, who dropped him in the previous over, redeems himself with a good running-diving catch.

Rahul c Stoinis b Rabada 61(51)

After 15 overs,Punjab Kings 140/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 61 , Chris Gayle 4)

Avesh Khan for his third over. He has been the pick of bowlers so far, can he get DC a wicket? Very nearly does. Full and on off stump, and Rahul hits and hard and straight to Stoinis at mid-off, who drops it. Avesh bowls the next into the slot, and Rahul deals with it this time. Six. Avesh sticks to the full deliveries though..and Rahul steers his attempted yorker-cum-full toss past the in-field for another four. Stoinis must be kicking himself!

Highest opening stands against DC in IPL:

122: KL Rahul/M Agarwal, Mumbai, 2021*
112: Dwayne Smith/Brendon McCullum, Delhi, 2016

After 14 overs,Punjab Kings 128/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 50 , Chris Gayle 3)

Gayle the new manin, and on cue, returns Ashwin for his final over. Just four from that one as DC look to creep back into the match. Meanwhile, L Rahul has presented himself with a half century on his birthday, but it has taken him 45 balls to get there. Too slow? We’ll find the implications soon.

After 13 overs,Punjab Kings 124/1 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 48 , Chris Gayle 1)

Meriwala returns, this time round the wicket. Will the change of angle help? It does! He cramped both batsmen for three balls before slipping a slower one. Agarwal takes the bait, tries to go big over off-side but hits it straight to Dhawan. Meriwala, slaughtered in his opening over, has got the wicket. Who’d have thought? Four runs and a wicket from that over. Chris Gyle joins Rahul in the middle.

Wicket…and it’s Meriwala who’s done it. Pace off, outside off, and Agarwal hits it straight to Shikhar Dhawan in deep. 

Mayank c Dhawan b Meriwala 69(36)

After 12 overs,Punjab Kings 120/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 46 , Mayank Agarwal 68)

Avesh Khan now. and that’s dropped by Prithvi Shaw. Slower one and Rahul really went after it. Was hit hard and flat towards mid-wicket where Shaw could only get his fingers to the ball. Khan has largely stuck to full balls in this over, bowling within the stumps. Just six from this over, no boundaries.

After 11 overs,Punjab Kings 114/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 42 , Mayank Agarwal 66)

Here’s Rabada, and what an over it has turned out to be for Punjab. Full goes Rabada first up, and Agarwal launches him over long-off. He goes short, and Agarwal and Rahul pull him for a couple of more sixes. That’s not what you see too often.  Sensational hitting. 20 from that over.

After 10 overs,Punjab Kings 94/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 35 , Mayank Agarwal 53)

Here’s Avesh Khan, finally! Full, straight, and 138 clicks he goes first ball to Agarwal. Pulls the length back a bit and beats Agarwal! Wow, that’s beena rare sight tonight. Here’s the riposte though…Avesh goes short and Agarwal pulls him over Pant to get to his maiden fifty this IPL season. Good over though, just seven runs off it.

After 9 overs,Punjab Kings 87/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 35 , Mayank Agarwal 46)

That’s a 13-run over from Ashwin, including a gorgeous straight six from Agarwal and a four, courtesy an ordinary fielding effort from Meriwala. DC need a breakthrough somehow. Where is Avesh Khan?

After 8 overs,Punjab Kings 74/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 34 , Mayank Agarwal 34)

Lalit Yadav comes on, and concedes 11. That’s bad bowling there…two short balls – and Rahul deals with them – and a full toss that didn’t go to the fence – mean PBKS are unstoppable.

After 7 overs,Punjab Kings 63/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 25 , Mayank Agarwal 32)

Ashwin into his second over. Sticks to middle-leg line generally, looking to wrest some initiative back. Just four from that one.

After 6 overs,Punjab Kings 59/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 23 , Mayank Agarwal 30)

Kagiso Rabada comes in for his first over of the night, so that’s the double bowling change. Starts with a short and wide one that Rahul punches for a four, but Rabada comes back with two good straight balls, the second of which beats the batsman. Drifts down the legs next, and there come four leg byes. ends the over with another full delivery on the middle stump that Rahul flicks straight to mid-on. There was another boundary for the taking. End of powerplay overs, with PBKS in complete command.

Mayank Agarwal v Ravichandran Ashwin in IPL:

Runs: 40
Balls: 27
Dismissals: 3
SR: 148.15

After 5 overs,Punjab Kings 50/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 18 , Mayank Agarwal 30)

Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack. That’s teh first bowling change by Pant tonight. Starts with a short amd wide delivery but Rahul hits it straight to the fielder. Goes straighter and fuller now, that’s more like it. Oh, and here comes the bad ball. Drops short, and Rahul pulls that one for a four. Seven runs from that over. PBKS in cruise control as the opening duo brings up 50-run stand.

After 4 overs,Punjab Kings 43/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 12 , Mayank Agarwal 29)

Much better over from Meriwala this, though it still had a leg-side four. Pant has given him protection in the deep, which means he can bowl his natural length. Hardly any swing on offer though as he finally gets one to beat batsman. Good recovery, I’d say.

After 3 overs,Punjab Kings 35/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 11 , Mayank Agarwal 22)

Woakes into his second over, and he seems to have lost his rhythm somewhat. The field is set for his outswingers, and he ends up bowling on Agarwal’s legs who collects two fours with minimum fuss. Can’t do that…PBKS are cruising.

After 2 overs,Punjab Kings 25/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 10 , Mayank Agarwal 14)

Lukman Meriwala, the left-arm pacer into the attack. Starts with an awful delivery. Full, wide, and no real pace as Rahul creams that one through covers. That’s pretty much the story there, as he follows it with three more bad deliveries – including a no-ball – as he concedes 20 in his opening over. Bad start.

After 1 overs,Punjab Kings 5/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 5 , Mayank Agarwal 0)

Chris Woakes to start the proceedings for DC. PBKS skipper and birthday boy KL Rahul walk out with his old buddy Mayank Agarwal. The duo is yet to set the stage on fire this year, and Wankhede should be the ideal venue to kickstart a turnaround. Rahul on strike, who starts with a solid forward defence first ball. Didn’t quite come forward, but got the full face of the bat behind the ball. Woakes,a genuine swing bowler, should like this track. He is bowling quite full, trying to extract any swing available. He drifts down the leg and is punished, but finds his length back soon. Good first over.

After 1 overs,Punjab Kings 5/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 5 , Mayank Agarwal 0)

Chris Woakes to start the proceedings for DC. PBKS skipper and birthday boy KL Rahul walk out with his old buddy Mayank Agarwal. The duo is yet to set the stage on fire this year, and Wankhede should be the ideal venue to kickstart a turnaround. Rahul on strike, who starts with a solid forward defence first ball. Didn’t quite come forward, but got the full face of the bat behind the ball. Woakes,a genuine swing bowler, should like this track. He is bowling quite full, trying to extract any swing available. He drifts down the leg and is punished, but finds his length back soon. Good first over.

Game time!

Right then, game time at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This is the second match of the day, following RCB’s win over KKR in Chennai. This is a high-scoring ground with short boundaries, so this should be fun. Belt up!

RCB beat KKR

Meanwhile, in Chennai, RCB have beaten KKR by 38 runs to move on top of the points table.

Playing XI

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Lukman Meriwala

Punjab Kings: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Jalaj Saxena, Mohammed Shami, Riley Meredith, Arshdeep Singh

TOSS TIME!

DC have won the toss and they will bowl first. 

Pant: “There is some dew in the second innings and we’d like to make use of it in 6-10 overs. Steven Smith comes in for Tom Curran and Lukman Meriwala comes in for…someone…”

KL Rahul: “You quickly reflect upon that innings, don’t really sit on it or dwell too much. You learn a little just in case you’re in that situation again. Jalaj Saxena comes in for M Ashwin.. It’s been hard to read the pitch, generally Wankhede is high scoring.”

Here’s what KL Rahul said defeat against Chennai Super Kings

“It’s good learning for us. We have pace in our attack, we want to use that. The first game didn’t go too well for those two (Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith), it was their first game and I am sure they were a bit nervous. It can be tough and cruel. Their plans were clear, they did execute it pretty well. It was good to see that they came back stronger this game. We would like to review ourselves.”

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Head-to-head record 

Punjab Kings enjoy better record against Delhi Capitals in the IPL. So far, both teams have faced each other 26 times and Punjab won 15 of them while Delhi clinched victory in 11 games.

Preview: Delhi Capitals hold edge over Punjab Kings with Anrich Nortje likely to replace Tom Curran

Both teams are top-heavy in batting with DC dependant on Shaw, Dhawan and Pant for doing the bulk of scoring while the same job profile is held by KL Rahul, Chris Gayle and Deepak Hooda in the Punjab line-up.

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the IPL 2021 Match 11 between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

KL Rahul’s Punjab will aim to bounce back after a terrible defeat against Chennai Super Kings. Delhi also suffered defeat in the previous match against Rajasthan. The Rishabh Pant-led side will be hopeful of a better performance and a positive factor going into this match is the availability of pacer Anrich Nortje. 

Nortje is fit to play after clearing COVID-19 tests. 

We’ll bring you all the updates from the match so stay tuned.