IPL 2022: Thakur, spinners help Delhi defeat Punjab by 17 runs; enter top four
Updated On: 17 May, 2022 08:20 AM IST | Navi Mumbai | IANS
The win also marks Delhi winning two matches in a row for the first time in the tournament and doing the double on Punjab
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Shardul Thakur of Delhi Capitals celebrates with teammates, the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan of Punjab Kings during the 64th T20 cricket match of the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL season 15), between the Punjab Kings and the Delhi Capitals, at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Pic/PTI
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav shared four wickets between themselves while Shardul Thakur picked his career-best IPL figures of 4/36 as Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by 17 runs at the D.Y Patil Stadium on Monday.
After Mitchell Marsh`s 49-ball 63 carried them to 159/7, Axar, Kuldeep and Thakur triggered a collapse which saw Punjab lose six wickets before reaching the halfway mark of the chase. Though Jitesh Sharma tried his best with a 34-ball 44, Punjab could make only 142/9 in their 20 overs.
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