DC vs PBKS IPL 2023: Full List of Award Winners, Man of The Match, Post-Match Presentation, Stats and Records

DC vs PBKS: Delhi Capitals (DC) are out of the IPL 2023 play-offs race after facing a 31-run defeat against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Saturday. In the match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, PBKS posted 167/7 after a maiden IPL hundred from their opener Prabhsimran Singh.

The 22-year-old right-hand batter scored 103 runs off 65 balls. Sam Curran, who scored 20 off 24, was the next highest run-scorer for PBKS. Ishant Sharma picked two wickets for 27 runs in three overs for DC.

In reply, Delhi Capitals were off to a flyer as captain David Warner (54 off 27) and Phil Salt (21 off 17) collected 69 runs from 6.1 overs. However, the departure of Salat on the next delivery triggered a dramatic collapse. DC were soon reduced to 88 for six in 10.1 overs.

Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar was the crusader-in-chief as he finished with figures of four for 30 in four overs. Nathan Ellis and Rahul Chahar also picked two wickets apice.

DC have just eight points from 12 matches and can not qualify for the playoffs now. PBKS have kept them alive with 12 points in as many matches. Both the sides have two more league matches each. Punjab Kings will have to win both of them to fancy a chance for a play-offs berth.

DC vs PBKS IPL 2023 Match 59 Complete Awards List

Here is the complete list of awards from the match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings

Player Of The Match: Prabhsimran Singh (103 off 65)

TIAGO.ev Electric Striker Of The Match: David Warner (Strike rate of 200)

Herbalife Active Catch Of The Match: Harpreet Brar (For catch of Aman Hakim Khan)

Visit Saudi Beyond The Boundaries Longest 6: Prabhsimran Singh (91 metres off Kuldeep Yadav)

RuPay On-The-Go 4s: Prabhsimran Singh (10 fours)

UPSTOX Most Valuable Asset Of The Match: Prabhsimran Singh (46 MVA points)

Dream11 Gamechanger Of The Match: Prabhsimran Singh

Note: All the prizes carried a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh

DC vs PBKS IPL 2023 Match 59: Who Said What

Prabhsimran Singh (Player of the Match): We lost a few wickets at the top, so the plan was to take the game a little deep. I have been with the team for a long time and when you get back-to-back opportunities you gotta grab it. The wicket was slightly tough at the start and the plan was to build some partnership and then target a few bowlers. I also speak to senior players who keep telling me to make sure that I take the game deep and make it big when I get a start. Really thankful to the management for the opportunities.

Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS skipper): The way the bowlers brought us back in the game it was amazing. All credit to our spinners and also our fast bowlers as well. It was turning from 4th over and playing that kind of knock is just incredible and amazing from Prabhsimran. That knock actually helped us reach that total.

I told Harpreet to keep it slow and target the wickets and the way he stood up and took those wickets and especially getting those left-handers out was really fantastic. When I'm with the youngsters I try to stay young and feels good that the boys have taken responsibility and the maturity as well.

Very happy the way they are growing and maturing. This win has brought a lot of confidence for us. We need to stay calm and not get too excited. Staying calm has helped us and need to do the job in the next couple of games.

David Warner (DC captain): It was about trying to restrict them to a decent total. They got more than we would have liked. Prabhsimran batted really well, dropped chances cost us a few. At the end of the day after the powerplay when you lose 6 for 30 not going to win a lot of games.

You got to play for pride, and play with freedom [on the remaining games]. Another disappointing effort with the bat after the good start we had. When you lose they are the things that happen in this format [on chopping and changing of their team]. We found the right combination but we keep losing 3-4 quick wickets and you can't do that at this level.

Harpreet Brar (PBKS spinner): I enjoyed bowling on this surface. I leaked 13 runs in the first over, I was a bit nervous. I had belief that I could come back on this kind of a surface. In the first over, the ball was stopping a little and the batters were playing easily off the back foot.

I tried to bowl it fuller in my spell and make the batter commit on the front foot. When you play on a slow wicket, the powerplay is crucial. DC had a good powerplay. But Rahul bowled well from the other end and he put pressure on the batters, that helped me to get the wickets. We both had in our mind to bowl as many dot balls as possible and create pressure on the batters.

DC vs PBKS IPL 2023 Match 59: Stats and Records

• David Warner and Phil Salt combined together to score 75 off 44 balls (SR: 170.45). Rest of DC batters scored 57 off 76 (SR: 75).
• DC lost six wickets for 37 runs at a run rate of 4.625 between overs 7 to 14.
• The win was PBKS's first win since 2021 against DC. They head lost each of their four matches before this match.
• David Warner has 13 fifties vs PBKS now - most by any batter against a single opposition in IPL.
• Prabhsimran Singh became the first player to score a hundred under Punjab Kings' (PBKS) new team logo. Notably, PBKS was known as Kings XI Punjab until 2020.