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Rishabh Pant made a "really emotional" comeback to top-level cricket after more than a year out but could not prevent a four-wicket Delhi Capitals' defeat to Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
A half-century by Sam Curran and his 67-run partnership with Liam Livingstone helped Punjab Kings (PBKS) secure a four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in Rishabh Pant's comeback game during the Indian Premier League at Mullanpur on Saturday. Chasing 175, Punjab Kings were off to a fine start as openers Jonny Bairstow and skipper Shikhar Dhawan made their attacking intentions clear by smashing Khaleel Ahmed for two boundaries each in the first over.
Young Abhishek Porel's blistering knock helped Delhi Capitals (DC) post a total of 174 runs with the loss of nine wickets, despite Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowlers' outstanding performance in the first innings of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Saturday. PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur here. Two Australian batters, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh opened the innings for the Delhi Capitals. Both batters started off very aggressively and registered a quick 39-run partnership.
It was not the comeback Rishabh Pant had wished for as English all-rounder Sam Curran's counterattacking half-century powered Punjab Kings to a four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) opener in Chandigarh on Saturday. Curran blazed away to a 47-ball 63 and got excellent support from compatriot Liam Livingstone (38 not out off 21 balls), as Punjab completed a chase of 175 with four balls to spare. This was after the returning Pant failed to set the stage on fire as Punjab Kings rallied to stop Delhi Capitals at 174 for nine.
PBKS vs DC, IPL 2024, Highlights:Sam Curran's powerful half-century helped Punjab Kings defeat Delhi Capitals by four wickets in their IPL 2024 match on Saturday. Chasing 175, PBKS lost some early wickets despite a good start.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mohali. All the focus will be on Rishabh Pant as the DC captain will make his return to cricket after 15 months. Pant was involved in a life-threatening car crash in December 2022 and has been out of action ever since. However, the 26-year-old made a quicker than expected recovery and was declared fit to lead DC in IPL 2024. For PBKS, Shikhar Dhawan is expected to miss their opening match as he was not present for the captains photoshoot.
As the excitement builds up for the second match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, cricket fans are eagerly bracing themselves for the clash between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at the PCA New Stadium, Mullanpur, in Mohali on Saturday, March 23. PBKS finished eighth last season with 12 points from 14 games, while DC finished ninth in the standings with 10 points from 15 matches. Both teams will be looking to put on a much better show in IPL 2024 and here are their predicted teams for Match 2 of IPL 2024.
Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting has backed captain Rishabh Pant to do "something special" in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season against Punjab Kings (PBKS). Pant will mark his return to competitive cricket on Saturday as DC face PBKS at the Mullanpur Stadium in Mohali. Pant had suffered a life-threatening car crash in December 2022, and the DC skipper has been out of action since then. However, the 26-year-old managed pull off a remarkable recovery during his rehab process.