Delhi Capitals’ farewell happened long ago. First of all, farewell is confirmed to them. But what is the guarantee that someone else won’t leave at the last moment even if they say goodbye! In the meantime, they have caused danger to Punjab Kings. They beat the host Punjab Kings by 15 runs at Dharamsala, Punjab on Wednesday night. In a word, the Delhi Capitals came on fire at the very last moment in this year’s IPL. If this flare-up had happened earlier, they might have stayed in the race for the playoffs. But it flared up at a time when their departure was confirmed. Losing the toss and batting at Dharamsala, Delhi Capitals made a huge score of 213 runs by losing 2 wickets. In response, Punjab Kings had to stop after losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs after scoring 198 runs. Punjab Kings suffered the most due to the defeat. Because, if they win this match, they would have 14 points. If they won the last match, the play-offs would have been confirmed for them; But due to this match loss, playing in the playoffs has become almost uncertain for Shikhar Dhawan’s team. They are currently eighth in the table with 12 points from 13 matches. Losing the toss in Dharamshala, two Delhi openers David Warner and Prithvi Shaw started storming from the start. The two made a partnership of 96 runs. David Warner was dismissed for 46 off 31 balls. He had 5 boundaries and 2 sixes in his bat. Prithvi Shaw scored 54 runs off 38 balls. He hit 1 six with 7 boundaries. No one was out after the second wicket fell for 148 runs. Riley Russo played a tornado innings of 82 runs off 37 balls. He hit 6 boundaries and sixes. Phil Salt remained unbeaten on 26 off 14 balls. In response, Punjab Kings had to lose despite Liam Livingstone’s excellent batting. Livingstone played an excellent innings of 94 runs off 48 balls. Hit 9 sixes with 5 boundaries. Atharva Taide scored 55 runs off 42 balls. He hit 5 boundaries and 2 sixes. Besides, Prabashiram Singh scored 22 runs. Others were just in procession.
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