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DC wrapped up their IPL 2025 season by winning their match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on May 24. Shreyas Iyer’s fifty helped PBKS end with a score of 206/8. Meanwhile, Sameer Rizvi scored 58 runs in just 25 balls to guide DC to the win with a final six.
After this result, PBKS’ chances of making the top two took a blow, leaving them at 17 points from 13 matches ahead of their last game. Worth mentioning is that Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Mumbai Indians have all collected 18, 17, and 16 points so far and could go to the top two if they win their remaining games. PBKS will play against Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 26.
Fastest fifty for DC in IPL 2025
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22 balls – Sameer Rizvi vs PBKS, Jaipur*
22 balls – Karun Nair vs MI, Delhi pic.twitter.com/Pw2tqyakrJ
KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis started the innings with a 50-run partnership in just five overs, with Rahul making 35 off 21 shots. Though Jansen bowled Rahul out at the end of the powerplay, Karun hit the bowler straight away to take the score above 60 even before the fielding restrictions were removed.
Then, Punjab was able to take the initiative when Du Plessis was out in the next over, leading to fewer runs per over. Sediqullah Atal got things going for IPL with a first six off Jansen, but Punjab’s bowlers made sure the scoring was kept in check. Atal was sent back to the pavilion in the first over of the 11th by Pravin Dubey. After being outside the squad for 3000 days, Karun hit four straight boundaries to gain back control of the match. Sameer Rizvi helped out a lot at the other end of the conversation
Arshdeep Singh to Sameer Rizvi, SIX, what an innings this is from Sameer Rizvi. He found form in the last game and is playing a fine hand here. Shuffles across outside off and gets under this length delivery, pulls high and handsome over deep backward square-leg, also the big side of the ground too, was the knuckle-ball into the pitch
Harpreet Brar to Karun Nair, out Bowled!! Massive wicket this. Karun Nair falls to the sweep. He has played that so well tonight but Harpreet Brar gets the better of him this time. Very full on middle and leg, Nair shuffles across to off to sweep and doesn't get bat on it, misses, the stumps are found and the dangerous Nair goes. Just when DC seemed to have all the momentum,
Marco Jansen to Sameer Rizvi, 1 run, short of length on off and middle, Sameer Rizvi drops and runs in front of cover for a quick single
Marco Jansen to Karun Nair, no run, rising short delivery outside off, Karun Nair slashes and misses, ball nowhere near bat and that's a poor review from Josh Inglis, costs his side one
Praveen Dubey to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Arshdeep Singh!! No mistakes this time. Praveen Dubey gets a wicket. It's tossed up full outside off, Sediqullah Atal gets forward to loft and miscues it, was the googly, Arshdeep comes forward and judges it nicely at long-on. Again there was breeze and he took a good catch.
Marco Jansen to Sediqullah Atal, SIX, Sediqullah Atal can hit a ball. He mistimed the previous pull, not this one, short of length on middle, he gets inside the line and pulls it miles over deep backward square-leg, both Shreyas and Marco Jansen have wry smiles
Harpreet Brar to du Plessis, out Caught by Priyansh Arya!! Similar to Kohli's dismissal yesterday. That was outside the leg-stump, this is outside off, slower and a bit of extra bounce, du Plessis fails to keep the cut down as he reaches for it, holes out to backward point. There comes the thigh-five trademark celebration from Harpreet Brar. A sorry tournament for du Plessis ends in a tame fashion. He never looked like getting runs this year. PBKS have two quick wickets.
Marco Jansen to Rahul, FOUR, pulled hard and it just about beats Wadhera's diving effort in the deep!
Azmatullah to du Plessis, SIX, short of length, sits up around the waist and Faf nails the pull over square leg.
Azmatullah to Rahul, FOUR, short of length outside off, enough width this time for Rahul who cuts it nicely through cover-point. Deep backward point has too much ground to cover up and he won't be able to get there
Arshdeep Singh to Rahul, 1 run, to mid-off
Mustafizur to Stoinis, 2 runs, miscued in the air,
Mustafizur to Marco Jansen, out Caught by Stubbs!! Stubbs is convinced about an edge, and finally the umpire puts his finger up too. Another short ball across the right-hander, Jansen tries to pull against the angle but gets an under-edge on the way to the keeper.
Mohit Sharma to Stoinis, SIX, in the slot and disappears!
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Mohit Sharma!!
Mukesh Kumar to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, oh that's a gift for Iyer and he gladly accepts it! Full delivery straying down leg, fine leg is in the ring and he glances it away to the right of the fielder and raises his fifty!
Mukesh Kumar to Stoinis, SIX, another good hit over midwicket! This time it's a good length ball angled into the pads,
Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, wide, Iyer is given out caught behind and reviews! Short ball, he looks to pull but is early through the shot. Replay shows there's a clear gap between bat and ball, and the decision will be overturned. It will also be a wide for height
Vipraj Nigam to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, too full outside off as Nigam tosses it up. It's right in the slot for Iyer and he hammers it over extra cover
Mukesh Kumar to Nehal Wadhera, out Caught by du Plessis!! Faf is usually safe as a house. And he gulps that down with ease. Was a fuller length delivery, Nehal Wadhera checked his drive and the ball went up. Very high and that allowed Faf to run across from mid-off and get easily under it. Nehal Wadhera is gone and it was an iffy knock from the southpaw. Didn't look his fluent best and has to go. Mukesh Kumar strikes for the first time.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, hammered! That was fuller, outside off, Shreyas Iyer
Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, and muscled!
Vipraj Nigam to Prabhsimran, out Bowled!! And gone. Was that needed? But it does happen when you play high risk cricket. Was fuller, flatter, at the off pole and Prabhsimran walked across to paddle it but missed the line of the delivery to be bowled. Third one down. Prabhsimran was again someone who was batting well but has to go. Vipraj Nigam has his second. He has been expensive but he has been picking up these wickets in the middle overs.
Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, wide, out Stumped!! The googly spins down leg and Josh Inglis is out stumped. He danced down a little early, Josh Inglis bowled the googly and it slipped down leg for the batter to be left stranded. The keeper did the rest by whipping the bails off. Second one down. End of a fine cameo from Josh Inglis. He was looking to attack every ball and has fallen.
Mustafizur to Josh Inglis, SIX, on the pads, Josh Inglis whips it away and sends it over deep backward square. Got under the ball and lofted it away with elan
Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR, punched and just lands short of mid-on! That was a length delivery, Josh Inglis punched it on the up and the man at mid-on dived but failed to reach there
Mustafizur to Priyansh Arya, out Caught by Stubbs!! The Fizz strikes. DC hand an early blow. Arya goes. Was a short ball, angled in, Priyansh Arya was cramped for room and still tried to pull. Big fat top-edge on it. The ball went very high. Stubbs back-pedalled and managed to take it. Priyansh Arya was looking a little stiff for some reasons and has to go. Early blow for the Kings.
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