Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by four wickets to start IPL 2024 with a victory.
Mohali: Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh expressed that their win over Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 on Saturday was a result of an all-round effort. After restricting Delhi Capitals to 174/9 in 20 overs, Punjab Kings rode on Sam Curran’s 63 and an unbeaten 38 from Liam Livingstone to romp home with four balls to spare. With the ball, Arshdeep took two wickets in his four overs, conceding just 28 runs.
“T20 cricket is a game of momentum and you have to find a way to stay in the game. The bowlers pulled the game back well after the Delhi Capitals got off to a good start in the Powerplay overs and Sam Curran played a brilliant innings to take us over the line,” Arshdeep said.
When asked about the usage of the short delivery, Arshdeep said, “We looked to use the short deliveries as much as possible because the square boundaries are big here in Mullanpur. We wanted to use as many variations as possible and not worry too much about the runs being scored.”
Arshdeep’s fellow fast bowler Harshal Patel also picked up the crucial wickets of David Warner and Rishabh Pant. When asked about his performance, Arshdeep said, “Harshal Patel is experienced enough to know what will work for him on every wicket. He’s been putting in the hard yards and you saw how well he bowled in his first three overs.”
Speaking about playing in the newly-opened stadium in Mullanpur, the speedster said, “We got to know about the conditions of the new ground through our pre-season camp. We found out the kind of deliveries which would work for us and the batters got to know the kind of shots they need to play on this ground. We’ll look to use our home conditions in our favour as much as possible.”
Punjab Kings will next take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their next match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday in an away encounter.