Wednesday, October 21, 2020

IPL 2020: Shikhar Dhawan's hard-fought century not enough as KXIP outsmart DC to claim fourth win

Shikhar Dhawan scored his second consecutive century but this time it went in vain as Kings XI Punjab defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets in Match 38 of IPL 2020 in Dubai on Tuesday. Sportzpics
DC won the toss and opted to bat. Their decision to so backfired with Jimmy Neesham striking to dismiss Prithvi Shaw (7) in the fourth over. Sportzpics
Skipper Shreyas Iyer continued his fluctuating form after just managing to score 14 runs. Altogether, DC were too dependent on= Dhawan, as most of the other batsmen endured disappointing outings. They posted 164-5 in 20 overs. Sportzpics
In their chase, KXIP skipper KL Rahul suffered a rare batting failure. Axar Patel was the man with the crucial breakthrough, seeing off Rahul for 15 in the third over. Sportzpics
With KXIP 56-3 in 5.5 overs, Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell stitched a 69-run stand for the fourth wicket, to comfortably set-up the platform for a victory. Sportzpics
Pooran cruised to what was just his second fifty in IPL as Punjab outsmarted DC to claim two points and stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. Sportzpics


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