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“Main akela nhi jaunga,” fans react as Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings to end Playoff hopes

With the match swinging like a pendulum, fans had their hearts in their mouths. Twitter was flooded with interesting reactions. 

by Ritesh Pathak
May 18, 2023 / 00:10 GMT
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The 64th match of the sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) had everything a cricket fan could think of. There were dropped catches, missed runouts, three half-centuries, nearly a century, and some terrible tactics. Eventually, it was a win for Delhi Capitals by 15 runs and almost the end of the road for Punjab Kings who only have one game left in IPL 2023. 

The Shikhar Dhawan-led team erred big time as they first conceded 213 runs in their 20 overs and then failed to chase it down. Despite Liam Livingstone’s valiant knock (94 off 48), PBKS fell short of the target by 15 runs. But it was not a normal finish. Instead, there were multiple twists in the tale. 

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WHAT DRAMA! WHAT. A. FINISH! 👏 👏@DelhiCapitals hold their nerve and overcome the @liaml4893 storm to seal a 1⃣5⃣-run victory 🙌 🙌

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/lZunU0ICEw #TATAIPL | #PBKSvDC pic.twitter.com/8uwoxAunC5

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 17, 2023

DC put on a show with the bat, scoring 213/2 in their 20 overs. Rilee Rossouw (82* off 37), Prithvi Shaw (54 off 38), and David Warner (46 off 31) starred with the bat for DC. Meanwhile, Punjab lost an early wicket as Shikhar Dhawan fell for a golden duck. Prahsimran Singh (22 off 19) and Atharva Taide (55 off 42) did pull back things but the scoring rate was not there. 

Punjab choke despite Liam Livingstone’s heroics

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Liam Livingstone entered the arena with only one target in his mind- to close the game in Punjab’s favour. The Punjab batter got enough help from DC fielders as Livingstone survived twice. He then capitalized on those chances and kept PBKS alive in the contest despite wickets falling at the other end.

Eventually, it all came down to 33 off the last over. Livingstone hit a six and a four on the second and third deliveries to keep Punjab alive. Meanwhile, Ishant Sharma erred big time and bowled a no-ball on the next delivery. But Livingstone failed to take advantage of the free hit and in the end it was a win for DC. 

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Related: WATCH: Shikhar Dhawan takes stunning catch to get rid of David Warner during PBKS vs DC

With the match swinging like a pendulum, fans had their hearts in their mouths. Twitter was flooded with interesting reactions. 

Check them out here:

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Two teams.
Both didn't want to win.
Both drop catches.
Batter scores fifty retires.
Punjab beat Delhi in wanting to not win.
Delhi win by 15 runs.
Phew.

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 17, 2023

How can someone even get close to bottling a match from 80 required off 24 and 33 required off 5😭😭😭

— Titu (@TituTweets_) May 17, 2023

One of the most dramatic matches in IPL history:

PBKS needed 33 in the last 6 and even after securing the match on the first ball, Ishant Sharma's No Ball kept PBKS in the game. Crazy match! pic.twitter.com/X0bye8l1FD

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 17, 2023

What a great match of comebacks:

Prithvi Shaw back in form
Rilee Russouw back in form
Jay Shah back in form

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 17, 2023

describing this dc vs Punjab game in a gif pic.twitter.com/gwBHFUypXI

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) May 17, 2023

What a game that was but they still couldn't do it all thanks to that stinking captaincy while bowling. They could have won this if Punjab had rotated the bowlers properly. This was frustrating to see

— Archer (@poserarcher) May 17, 2023

Nice try Liam Livingstone but pic.twitter.com/HxUs2uG6TO

— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 17, 2023

Delhi capitals be like pic.twitter.com/yQ4jkUaGzI

— Arun Singh (@ArunTuThikHoGya) May 17, 2023

Delhi Capitals😭😭 pic.twitter.com/x0dWoFEsdn

— Pulkit🇮🇳 (@pulkit5Dx) May 17, 2023

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Ritesh Pathak

Ritesh Pathak

A Journalism graduate who always had that love for cricket, I try to write my heart out. Other than cricket, Badminton excites me.

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