IPL 2025: Delhi Capital and Season on High, Chase 207 Run Target vs Punjab Kings | Cricket news

Delhi Capital won six wickets against Punjab Kings in their final IPL match in Jaipur on Saturday, successfully followed a target of 207 runs in 19.3 overs. Young Sameer Rizvi scored 58 runs for 58 runs off 25 balls, while Karun Nair recently recalled the Indian Test team, scoring 44 runs in an attempt to win.Rizvi’s first half century included five sixes and three fours, showing exceptional batting under pressure. Nair had two sixes and five fours in the innings of 27 balls, which proved to be important in the run chase.Chase started positively with KL Rahul, serving as impact alternative, scored 35 off 21 balls, and Stand-in Captain FAF Do Plessis contributed 23 to 15 balls. He shared a quick 55 -run partnership in less than six overs.

Rahul’s innings consisted of impressive shots, especially a cover-point border from Azmatullah Omrajai and a straight six against Harpreet Brar. However, he fell into an off-cut at the slow pace of Marco Jansen caught by Shashank Singh.Eight years later, Nair started his confidence with more than six fine legs from Jansen, making his comeback to the Indian Test team. Du Plessis’s innings ended with a soft dismissal, which was caught by the Priyanus Arya at the backward point.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?In the first innings, Punjab Kings posted 206 for eight, in 16 balls out of 44 not out of Marcus Stoinis and 34 delivery in Shreyas Iyer’s 53. Stoinis’s explosive innings included four sixes and three fours.Delhi Capital, Balling First, got initial success when Mustafizur Rahman rejected Priyash Arya for 6. Bangladesh ended with figures of Seamar 3/33.Josh England and Prabhasimran Singh gave an early speed for Punjab Kings, before leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam claimed two important wickets. Nigam maintained good control in his entire mantra, showing promises to the future T20 World Cup idea.Shreyas Iyer’s innings showed aggressive batting, which included six on the deep midwicket with Kuldeep Yadav. His stay ended when he hit Mohit Sharma directly with Kuldeep’s bowling.

Momentum shifts were seen in the match, Mukesh Kumar scored 25 runs in an over. Stoinis capitalized on a dropped catch to score 22 runs from Mohit Sharma’s over, which posted a challenging total of Punjab Kings.Leg-spinner Praveen Dubey contributed by rejecting Sedikullah Atal from 22 balls from 16 balls, although he later accepted Nair four consecutive borders as Delhi reached 111 for three in the 11th over.Despite losing Nair on an important stage for Brar’s bowling, Rizvi’s mature batting ended his IPL campaign on a winning note to Delhi Capital. Chase demonstrated Delhi’s ability to effectively handle the depth of Delhi and the conditions of pressure.The match showed a strong performance from the bowlers of both teams, with Mustafizur Rahman’s strategic angle bowling and the controlled leg-spin of Vipraj Nigam. However, the batsmen dominated the competition, the two sides displayed aggressive intentions.