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Hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak before their IPL game against Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel said a pep talk from head coach Ricky Ponting worked wonders in lifting the morale of the side, resulting in a comprehensive win.
Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday, Punjab Kings' (PBKS) skipper Mayank Agarwal expressed disappointment and said that he wants his team to forget the day and move on. Bowlers played a key role for Delhi as they bundled out Punjab for 115. The DC batters too responded strongly, chasing down the target inside 11 overs at the Brabourne Stadium here for a nine-wicket win. "It's a tough one, a day to forget for us. Best to move on and not think too much into the game. We didn't bat and bowl well, we just need to move on from today. We have been losing too many wickets too early, that's a concern," said Agarwal at the post-match presentation.
Delhi Capitals showed remarkable resilience to overcome a COVID crisis in their camp and hand Punjab Kings a nine-wicket thrashing in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Delhi, who had a chaotic build up to the game with a sixth COVID positive case being reported on the morning of the game, dished out a clinical bowling display to bowl out Punjab Kings for a below-par 115. On a track where the deliveries wre holding up a bit, even Lalit Yadav became unplayable leave alone Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.
Delhi Capitals against Punjab Kings. With Tim Seifert becoming the sixth member in three days from the Capitals contingent testing positive for Covid-19 in the morning, the players waited in their hotel rooms till the last hour, uncertain if the match would go ahead while their opponents were already at the venue. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableAs the remaining members returned negative, just 15 players and a handful of support staff were allowed to go to Brabourne stadium. Languishing at eighth spot in the points table, confined to hotel rooms and the team engulfed in uncertainty, coach Ricky Ponting and captain Rishabh Pant turned up at the venue, delivered strong speeches revolving around 'control the controllable' and galvanized the team. The team had found its purpose. Capitals may have been the wounded team when they reached the venue but when they left the stadium, they had brutally scarred Punjab Kings. They dismissed Punjab for a paltry 115 and then chased down the target in 10.3 overs with nine wickets to spare. After electing to bowl first, Pant's bowlers literally delivered the match as a souvenir of the team's character. The Capitals bowlers, led by the guile of Axar Patel, were so accurate that It never appeared this one was the same pitch on which over 400 runs were scored a couple of nights ago.
Punjab thrashed Rajasthan 4-0 in a Group A clash at the Hero 75th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy on Wednesday. Three second-half strikes which included a brace from substitute Tarun Slathia meant Punjab picked up their first win of the tournament. Rajasthan made a bright start.
IPL 2022, DC vs PBKS: Delhi Capitals (DC) face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 32 of IPL 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. There was an uncertainty regarding the match after DC's Tim Seifert tested positive for COVID-19, but the BCCI has confirmed that the match will go ahead.
Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings on Wednesday evening has been put under serious doubt after wicket-keeper batter Tim Seifert tested positive for Covid-19. The New Zealand player is second overseas cricketer in the Capitals team after Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to get the infection, taking the overall count of positive cases to six.
Another overseas player of Delhi Capitals has tested positive for COVID-19. The development comes just hours ahead of the team's IPL 2022 match against Punjab Kings. The match, which was initially supposed to take place in Pune, was shifted to the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai to ensure there is no further spread as five members of the Delhi Capitals camp, including all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had tested positive. Marsh had to be hospitalised after testing positive.