Delhi Capitals (DC) won the IPL 2025 game against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday, May 23.
Opting to bowl first, DC allowed PBKS to post a huge score of 206/8 on the board with Mustafizur Rahman (3/33), Vipraj Nigam (2/38), Kuldeep Yadav (2/39), and Mukesh Kumar (1/49) picking up the wickets.
During the post-match presentation, Faf du Plessis said that they were aiming for a top-four finish in IPL 2025, but the fifth-place finish reflects how their campaign went. He said:
IPL is all about young boys and domestic players - Faf du Plessis
While talking about where the campaign went wrong for them, Faf du Plessis said that it is 'one of the great mysteries'. He explained:
In the end, Faf du Plessis highlighted the importance of the domestic players' performance in the Indian Premier League and showered rich praise on Vipraj Nigam. Faf du Plessis stated:
How did DC perform in the previous completed IPL match against PBKS?
Delhi Capitals suffered a four-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings in their previous Indian Premier League (IPL) clash in Mullanpur on March 23, 2024.
However, a middle-order collapse saw them slump to 138/7 by the 18th over, before Abishek Porel slammed 32* off just 10 balls to take DC to 174/9.
Defending the score, Kuldeep Yadav delivered a brilliant spell of 2/20, removing Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma to keep his team in the game. Khaleel Ahmed also bagged two wickets for 43 runs while Ishant Sharma got one wicket. However, Sam Curran (63 off 47) and Liam Livingstone (38* off 21) helped PBKS complete the run-chase in 19.2 overs.
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