PBKS vs DC, Match 64 IPL 2023 Stats Review: Rilee Rossouw’s maiden IPL fifty, David Warner’s feat, and other stats

Rilee Rossouw smashed his maiden half-century (82* off just 37) which included six fours and as many maximums while Prithvi Shaw returned to form with a knock of 54 off 38 as Delhi Capitals (DC) posted 213/2 on the board in the first innings. The David Warner-led side eventually defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by a margin of 15 runs in Match 64 of IPL 2023 in Dharamsala. Liam Livingstone struck his highest score of 94* but it went in vain as Punjab Kings eventually fell short of the target.

Talking about how the match unfolded, skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to field first. David Warner led his side from the front by scoring 46 off 31 balls with Shaw supporting him as the pair added 94 runs for the opening wicket. Sam Curran dismissed both the openers to make the innings all about the South African middle-order batter, Rilee Rossouw. The left-handed batter was on fire as he clobbered the PBKS bowlers all around the park. Wicketkeeper batter Phil Salt scored an unbeaten 26 off 14 as the visitors surpassed the 210-run mark.

Chasing 214, Kings got off to the worst possible start as they lost their captain Dhawan for a golden duck. Centurion from the last game Prabhsimran Singh amassed 22 while Atharva Taide smashed 55 off 42. Livingstone played like a lone warrior right till the end as he hammered five fours and nine towering maximums. But, the target proved too much for the home side as they got restricted to 198/8. Pacers Anrich Nortje and Ishant Sharma picked up two scalps each for Capitals. For his game-changing fifty, Rossouw grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 64 between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2023:

82* - Rilee Rossouw smashed his maiden IPL half-century (82*) in 13 innings. His previous best scores were 35* against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and 35 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), both of which came in the current season itself.

1 – For the first time, DC reached a total of 200 or above (213/2) in this IPL. Their previous best of 188/6 came against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Delhi.

1105 – With 1105 runs against PBKS, David Warner has smashed the most runs against an opponent in the league. Warner himself is in the second spot for hitting 1075 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

50 – Arshdeep Singh appeared in his 50^th match in the cash-rich league.

13 – Prithvi Shaw scored his first half-century in 13 innings in the league.

9 – Warner now jointly occupies the top spot with Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, and Virat Kohli for scoring 400 runs the most number of times (nine) in an IPL season.

94* - Liam Livingstone recorded his highest score of 94*. His previous best of 82* came against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Mohali this season.

213/2 – DC registered the second-highest total of 213/2 in Dharamsala. PBKS take the top spot for posting a total of 232/2 on the board against RCB in the 2011 edition.

41 – Dhawan got dismissed for a duck after 41 innings.

50 – Ishant Sharma completed 50 wickets in the powerplay. He became the sixth bowler after Bhuvneshwar Kumar (60), Sandeep Sharma (55), Umesh Yadav (53), Zaheer Khan (52), and Deepak Chahar (50) to achieve the feat.