| 2024 Indian Premier League, Mullanpur |
| Delhi Capitals 174-9 (20 overs): Hope 33 (25), Arshdeep 2-28 |
| Punjab Kings 177-6 (19.2 overs): S Curran 63 (47), Kuldeep 2-20 |
| Punjab Kings received by 4 wickets |
| Scorecard, Desk |
Rishabh Pant made his return from a 14-month absence in Delhi Capitals’ final-over defeat by Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League.
Capitals scored 174-9 of their 20 overs with Shai Hope top-scoring with 33.
In response, England all-rounder Sam Curran, who solely bowled one over, scored 63 for Kings to seal a four-wicket victory with 4 balls left.
Pant scored 18 for Capitals in his first sport since being in a critical automotive accident in December 2022.
Curran performed alongside England colleagues Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow for the Kings, however Chris Woakes was absent.
Wicketkeeper Pant’s return noticed him are available in at 4. It was a gradual begin for the 26-year-old captain – who had suffered head, again and leg accidents within the accident and was unable to stroll with out help for months – however he did hit two fours in his 13-ball innings earlier than being caught off the bowling of Harshal Patel.
He admitted to being “emotional” earlier than the sport and afterwards advised reporters: “Personally I used to be fairly nervous however you need to undergo this whenever you enter the sector.
“This is not the primary time being nervous, however completely happy about that (return).”
Capitals misplaced wickets within the center order shortly and fell from 111-4 to 147-8 on the again finish of their innings however a 32-run cameo from impression substitute Abishek Porel, together with 25 runs within the closing over, set Punjab 175.
England duo Curran and Livingstone took cost for the Kings after shedding early wickets. Curran purchased up a half-century, his fourth in IPL cricket, off 39 balls and with Livingstone (38), placed on a 67-run fifth-wicket partnership off 42 balls to depart the Kings needing eight runs off the ultimate 9 balls.
Livingstone hit a six within the closing over to seal an opening-game victory.
KKR edge win regardless of Klaasen heroics
In Saturday’s different IPL match, Kolkata Knight Riders began their 2024 marketing campaign with a four-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
England white-ball worldwide Phil Salt (54) set the tone for the Knight Riders with a half-century earlier than West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 64 runs off 25 balls to steer the Knight Riders to 208-7.
Thangarasu Natarajan took 3-32 for a Sunrisers facet led by Australia captain Pat Cummins.
Hyderabad initially struggled of their chase of 209. Sunil Narine bowled excellently, taking figures of 1-19 and didn’t concede a boundary from his 24 balls. Russell additionally took two wickets.
Needing 76 runs off the ultimate 4 overs, a 58-run seventh-wicket partnership between Heinrich Klaasen (63) and Shahbaz Ahmed (16), which handed 50 after simply 14 balls, left Sunrisers requiring six runs off the ultimate three balls. Klaasen hit eight sixes in his 29-ball innings.
Having dismissed Shahbaz off the third ball of the over, Harshit Rana additionally took the wicket of Klaasen two balls in a while his approach to figures of 3-33.
Cummins got here out to bat needing six to win off the ultimate ball, or 4 to tie and ship the sport to an excellent over, however Rana bowled a dot ball to seal victory.
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