Prabhsimran Singh’s maiden maiden IPL century, followed by a stellar bowling display from Harpreet Brar saw Punjab Kings defeat Capitals by a margin of 31 runs in match number 59 of the Indian Premier League 2023.
The host won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ishant Sharma drew the first blood as Shikhar Dhawan departed in the second over after scoring seven runs off five balls. Soon, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma too lost their wickets cheaply, as Punjab Kings ended their powerplay on 46/3.
Prabhsimran Singh smashed his maiden IPL ton, smacking Delhi bowlers all around the ground in his knock of 103 off 65 balls, which included ten fours and six maximums. Little cameos from Sam Curran (20 off 24) and Sikandar Raza (11 off 7) helped Punjab Kings post a total of 167/7 in 20 overs.
In response, Delhi got off to a powerful start as David Warner and Phil Salt added 69 runs for the first wicket. Harpreet Brar drew the first blood for PBKS by sending Salt back after a 17-ball-21-run cameo. Soon, Mitchell Marsh and Rilee Rossouw followed suit, losing their wickets in quick succession.
While David Warner (54 0f 27) rose to his 60th fifty in IPL before getting dismissed by Harpreet Brar in the 9th over, it failed to suffice as none of the other Delhi batters could step up to support him. In the very next over, Axar Patel got dismissed by Rahul Chahar and DC’s lower-order batters led the fightback, which was not sufficient to chase the target of 168 as they managed to score only 136 in 20 overs.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 59 between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League 2023:
60 – David Warner smashed his 60th fifty in IPL, which is the most by any batter.
14.22 – Mitchell Marsh has scored 128 runs in nine innings at a poor average of 14.22 and a strike rate of 131.95 with one half-century in IPL 2023.
13 – David Warner smashed his 13th fifty-plus score against Punjab Kings, which is the most by a batter against an opponent in the IPL.
22y, 276 days – Prabhsimran became the sixth youngest player (22y 276d) to slam a hundred in the cash-rich league. The other five are Manish Pandey (19y 253d, against Deccan Chargers in 2009), Rishabh Pant (20y 218d, against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018), Devdutt Padikkal (20y 289d, against Rajasthan Royals in 2021), Yashasvi Jaiswal (21y123 days, against Mumbai Indians in 2023) and Sanju Samson (22y 276 days, against Rising Pune Supergiants) in 2017.
15– Manish Pandey has now registered the joint second most ducks (15) in IPL along with Mandeep Singh and Sunil Narine. Rohit Sharma tops the list with 16 ducks.
4/30 – Harpreet Brar registered his best bowling figures in IPL. His previous best was 3/19 against RCB in Hyderabad in 2021
4.80 – Liam Livingstone has scored 24 runs in 5 innings at an average of just 4.80 with a strike-rate of 82.75 against DC in the league.
7 -Prabhsimran Singh became the seventh uncapped player to score a century in IPL.
Uncapped Players to score a century in IPL:
115 – Shaun Marsh (PBKS) vs RR in 2008
114*- Manish Pandey (RCB) vs Deccan Chargers in 2009
120 – Paul Valthaty (PBKS) vs CSK in 2011
101*-Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) vs RR in 2021
112*- Rajat Patidar (RCB) vs LSG in 2022
124 – Yashaswi Jaiswal (RR) vs MI in 2023
103 – Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) vs DC in 2023
3 – DC became the first team to be eliminated in IPL 2023, bearing the unwanted record for the third time in the tournament (2014, 2018, 2023). They equalled the tally of Deccan Chargers who were eliminated first in the seasons 2008, 2011 and 2012.