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'Acchi team banana vo kya hota hai' - Fans react as Delhi Capitals get knocked out of IPL 2023 Playoffs race after 31-run loss to PBKS

The cricket fans also came up with a lot of reactions or responses for both Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings. Notably, this win has also kept

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Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings

Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings locked horns in the 59th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The hosts’ skipper won the toss and decided to field first at the slow-batting track of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Batting first, Shikhar Dhawan’s men managed to post a total of 167 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Later on, Delhi Capitals failed to cross the line and lost the match by a margin of 31 runs; they also got knocked out from the playoffs race of the current edition of the tournament. The cricket fans also came up with a lot of reactions or responses for both teams. This win has also kept the hopes alive for Punjab Kings in the tournament.

Fans took to Twitter to praise the performance of the visitors; they also trolled the Capitals for a poor performance in this year’s edition.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Speaking of the entire action of the match, the young opener and wicketkeeper-batter of Punjab Kings, Prabhsimran Singh smashed a swashbuckling century; he scored 103 runs off just 10 boundaries and six sixes to his name. Other than him, it was only Sam Curran who managed to touch the individual mark of 20+ runs in the first innings for the Kings. On the back of Prabhsimran’s amazing century and Curran’s contribution, the visitors somehow managed to get a total of 167 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the first half of the game.

While defending the target, the Punjab Kings bowling attack completely dominated the Delhi Capitals after a brilliant start from the openers, David Warner and Phil Salt. They restricted Delhi only to the score of 136 runs by scalping eight wickets. Harpreet Brar impressed with his bowling and scalped four wickets at the cost of only 30 runs in his four overs. Other than him, Nathan Ellis and Rahul Chahar also claimed two wickets each. Eventually, Punjab Kings won the match by 31 runs and Prabhsimran won the ‘Player of the Math award for his match-defining century in favour of the Kings.

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