In IPL, Delhi Capitals gave a target of 265 runs to Punjab Kings. With the help of KL Rahul’s unbeaten 152 and Nitish Rana’s 91 runs, Delhi scored 264/2 in 20 overs. There was an explosive partnership of 220 runs between the two.
New Delhi: In IPL, Delhi Capitals has set a mountain-like target of 265 runs for Punjab Kings. Batting first after winning the toss at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Delhi scored 264 runs losing 2 wickets in 20 overs, thanks to KL Rahul’s unbeaten century and Nitish Rana’s stormy fifty. Rahul completed his century in just 47 balls and remained not out after scoring 152 runs in 67 balls. At the same time, Nitish Rana, who scored 91 runs in 44 balls, was out in the 19th over. For the second wicket, the pair of Rahul and Rana made an explosive partnership of 220 runs in 95 balls.
Earlier, when Rahul was playing after scoring 12 runs on 6 balls, Shashank Singh took a simple catch on the boundary off the ball of Arshdeep Singh. Dropping this catch was very costly for Punjab. Delhi, who came to bat after winning the toss, did not have a good start and the wicket of opener Pathum Nissanka (11) fell in the third over itself. But after this, Rahul and Rana came to the crease and took complete control of the match. In the powerplay, both of them together took Delhi’s score to 68 runs. Delhi crossed the 100 mark in the tenth over. Delhi’s score in the first 10 overs was 102-1, but after that Rahul and Rana changed gears. In the next five overs, both of them together scored 87 runs. Nitish Rana scored 28 runs in the 12th over of Xavier Bartlett, which included two sixes and four fours. Rana also completed his fifty in the same over.
Rahul completed his fifty in 26 balls. Rahul completed his sixth IPL century in 47 balls by hitting a four off Marco Jansen in the 15th over. After the century, Rahul became even more dangerous. He hit three consecutive sixes in the 16th over of Vijaykumar Vaishakh and scored a total of 24 runs. In the 17th over, Stoinis caught Nitish Rana’s catch on Chahal’s ball at the boundary, but his foot touched the boundary line, due to which a six was given. Finally, in the 19th over, Bartlett broke this partnership and dismissed Nitish Rana. But by then Delhi had reached close to 250.