Highlights PBKS vs DC, IPL 2021, Match 29, Full Cricket Score: Dhawan's unbeaten 69 takes Delhi to 7-wicket win

Delhi Capitals win by seven wickets! 

Meredith concedes 19 in the over with one ball to spare. Hetmyer collects two sixes and a four. DC go to top of the table with the win. Dhawan finishes with another unbeaten fifty. 167 was always going to be an easy chase. DC have an impressive batting line-up and dew is always a factor. Mayank Agarwal waged a lone battle today for PBKS, replacing KL Rahul as the captain, scoring 99* off 58 but he failed to find any support from the other batters and Punjab began the defense with very little on the board.

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 148/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 68 , Shimron Hetmyer 0)

Pant loses his wicket in a hurry. Saw the ball pitched up on off from Jordan. Went for a swipe but lost his bat and ended up skying his shot to extra cover. Hetmyer is the new man in. Four from the over. 19 required now.

WICKET! Pant gets out trying to whip one more over the square leg. The bat came out of his hand, the ball took the outer half of the bat and Mayank took the catch at extra cover. 

Pant c Mayank b Jordan 14(11)

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 144/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 64 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 14)

Hooda back on. It’s less than run-a-ball now. Dhawan and Pant are under no pressure to take risks. Five from the over. 23 needed in the last four overs.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 139/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 62 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 11)

Sami back on. Dhawan is playing some very good shots but the best part is the timing, the sound from those shots. Very tasty. He scores a four in the over with a pull shot to fine leg. Pant adds a maximum with a pick-up shot over the square leg. Three singles also came in the over. 28 required now.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 126/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 56 , Rishabh Pant (C) (W) 4)

Bishnoi continues after the break. Dhawan whacks the first ball over midwicket for a six and brings up his 44th IPL fifty. He sweeps the next delivery as well to long off for a boundary. A single and then new man Pant takes the strike. A reverse sweep for him to get off the mark with a boundary. 15 from the over. Just 41 needed now.

After 13 overs,Delhi Capitals 111/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 45 , )

Meredith is back. The first ball is fired in short. Dhawal pulls it for a double. Two more singles, a leg bye and then the pacer gets for what he was called up — a wicket. Smith falls trying to whip the length ball. The shot went up super high and Malan took it at mid-wicket. Five from the over. Timeout taken.

OUT! Smith c Malan b Riley Meredith 24(22)

Smith perishes trying to play a whip shot to square leg but the ball came in at a height and went up in the air. It was hanging in the air for long but Malan judged it perfectly and took it safely at mid-wicket.

After 12 overs,Delhi Capitals 106/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 41 , Steven Smith 24)

Bishnoi back on. This is excellent batting by Dhawan and Smith. Very experienced they are. There’s obviously less run rate pressure so they are dealing in singles and doubles but when they get a bad ball they make full use of it. This time there was a fuller leg-spin ball, Dhawan slog-swept it over cow corner for a six. Five singles also came from the over. 10 in total from it. 100 up for DC.

After 11 overs,Delhi Capitals 96/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 33 , Steven Smith 22)

Brar continues. An uppish drive to extra cover by Smith on the first ball but it falls in no man’s land. That shot gets him two runs. Another double for him with a push to mid-wicket. Three singles and then a double for Dhawan. The DC batsmen have done well by getting to the pitch of the ball as often as possible to negate any threat of spin and gripping. Nine from the over.

After 10 overs,Delhi Capitals 87/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 30 , Steven Smith 16)

PBKS bring on off-spinner Deepak Hooda. That’s brave considering two right-handers are batting but I guess Punjab wants to make use of the spin on offer. Also, the dew will keep getting intense. Six from the over with the duo of Smith and Dhawan rotating the strike. There was a run-out opportunity against Dhawan but the throw at the non-striker’s end was missed by Hooda.

After 9 overs,Delhi Capitals 81/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 28 , Steven Smith 12)

Brar continues. Dhawan shimmies down, pushes the ball to long-off for a single. Double for Smith with a cover drive. Single then with a drive to long-off. Dhawan adds two with a flick shot and Smith finishes with a single. Seven off the over.

After 8 overs,Delhi Capitals 74/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 24 , Steven Smith 9)

Bishnoi back on. Smith takes a single first ball with a push to long-on. Dhawan’s cut shot is fielded excellently by Shahrukh at short third man. He then gets a single at covers. Smith finds a boundary with a paddle sweep. Pulls the short ball for a double. The spinner finishes the over with a good ball beating Smith on the edge.

After 7 overs,Delhi Capitals 66/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 23 , Steven Smith 2)

The Shaw show is over and Harpreet Brar is the one who pulled the curtains down on it. The spinner got the ball to turn immediately to break the stumps, beating Shawa’s bat as the batsman attempted a drive. Steve Smith comes in and gets off the mark with a single at mid-wicket. Dhawan adds one with a glance on leg. Another half-chance on the last ball with Smith driving uppishly but away from Brar. Three from the over.

GONE! 

Harpreet Brar dismisses Shaw on his first delivery. Shaw was looking to play an inside-out drive but the delivery spun just a bit to evade the bat and uproot the stumps. 

Prithvi Shaw b Harpreet Brar 39(22)

After 6 overs,Delhi Capitals 63/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 39 , Shikhar Dhawan 22)

Shaw show is underway at Ahmedabad. Chirs Jordan was at the receiving end this time. The pacer was guilty of bowling short regularly. Shaw pulled the first one for a double, followed by a dot and then a massive six over the cow corner. He cuts the next delivery on off for a boundary. Gives the strike to Dhawan who plays a terrific looking punch through covers for a four. 17 off the over. Powerplay done. Timeout taken.

After 5 overs,Delhi Capitals 46/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 26 , Shikhar Dhawan 18)

First look at spin. Ravi Bishnoi gets the ball and Shaw slams a six on the first ball. An uppish off-drive over long-off. Massive shot. He then edged a delivery trying to force it through off but there was no slip. Dhawan adds one with a pull shot. One more single for Shaw. Nine from the over.

After 4 overs,Delhi Capitals 37/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 18 , Shikhar Dhawan 17)

Brief delay before the start of the over as Shaw took some time to recover after being hit on the box. Dhawan starts off the over with four off Shami. Back of length delivery, just a bit outside off, and the opener slices it perfectly past backward point. Takes a leg bye. Shaw adds a single. And Dhawan finishes the over with a beautiful cover drive. 10 from the over.

After 3 overs,Delhi Capitals 27/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 17 , Shikhar Dhawan 9)

Good over by Meredith. Just three from it. All coming through singles. He is bowling at a good pace and the openers are slow on the shots, getting two singles in the over through inside edges.

After 2 overs,Delhi Capitals 24/0 ( Prithvi Shaw 16 , Shikhar Dhawan 7)

Excellent over for DC and Shaw. Dhawan steered the first ball from Mohammed Shami to the third man for a single. Shaw plays a dot ball before top-edging the next one for a six over the third man. He was trying to pull the short ball. Then a slice to the same area which Malan deflected to the fence. One more boundary for Shaw with a crashing drive through covers. 15 off the over.

DC openers’ SR in PP overs this IPL:

Shikhar Dhawan : 114.4
Prithvi Shaw : 186.4