PBKS vs DC Live score, IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant out for 18, Axar falls too as Delhi collapse to 138/7 | Cricket News

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2024 Live Score: Rishabh Pant’s comeback with the bat ended as a brief cameo as he fell for 18, dismissed Harshal Patel. Soon after, DC’s batting innings started unravelling despite a strong start. Mitch Marsh and David Warner looked in good as DC reached 54/1 at the end of the powerplay. But their overseas-heavy top order failed to convert starts as Delhi Capitals struggled in the middle overs.
Rishabh Pant was back to lead Delhi Capitals as Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and said Punjab Kings will have a bowl first at the new venue in Mullanpur on Saturday.
PBKS went with Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada and Jonny Bairstow as the overseas players whereas DC picked all four batters for their foreign quota in David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shai Hope and Tran Stubbs.
On the eve of playing his first game in more than a year, after being on the sidelines following a horrific car crash, Pant batted and did wicket keeping drills at Punjab Cricket Association’s new ground in Mullanpur. It has taken 15 months of hard work, courage and determination for Pant to be ready to lead Delhi again. It is a massive shot in the arm for the team whose best-ever performance in the IPL till date is a runners-up finish in 2020.
After finishing sixth for four consecutive seasons between 2019 and 2022, PBKS dropped to eighth in 2023, and will look to turn things around this time. Since 2014, they have not made it to the final.
On the opening night of IPL 2024, defending champions Chennai Super Kings checked in at Chepauk with yet another win over RCB at their fortress.
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