PBKS vs DC Highlights, IPL 2023: Liam Livingstone fails to drive Punjab Kings home, Delhi Capitals win by 15 runs

Ishant Sharma comes to bowl the final over and he starts with a dot. However, Livingstone hits the pacer for a SIX in the next ball and a four in the third delivery. 

The fourth delivery is once again struck for a SIX by Livingstone, which is signaled no by the umpire. DC challenge the decision but officials after checking the replay asks the on-field umpire to stick to his decision. 

The next delivery is a fulltoss, but Livingstone doesn't get any connection. 

Livingstone is caught by Axar Patel in the final delivery at long-off. He falls for 94(48) as PBKS reach 198/8 in 20 overs and lose the contest by 15 runs.

With 38 required in the final 12 balls, Anrich Nortje comes to bowl the second last over. 

Sam Curran starts the over with a boundary but the bowler removes Curran with a brilliant leg stump yorker in the next ball.

Harpreet Brar is the new batter in and he returns to the pavilion while trying to get Livingstone on strike. He departs for 0(1). 

Five runs and two wickets come in the penultimate over as PBKS reach 181-7 in 19 overs

Mukesh Kumar comes to bowl the 18th over and he starts with a wide. 

Livingstone then dispatches the next ball over the long-on fence.

Sam Curran then hits the pacer for another maximum, before Livingstone hits the bowler for another maximum. Both the six come square of the wicket. PBKS: 176/5 (18 overs) 

Khaleel Ahmed is back in the attack and he starts with a no-ball, bowling it way over the batter's waist and it results in a four.

Liam Livingstone then hits the freehit for a SIX. 

The pacer then removes Shahrukh Khan falls for 6(3) in the third ball, who is caught at long-on by Axar Patel. 

Livingstone hits another maximum in the over as 20 runs and a wicket come in the over. PBKS: 155/5 (17 overs)

Anrich Nortje comes for the next over and he gets rid of Jitesh Sharma for 0(3). The batter is caught at fine leg by Khaleel Ahmed. 

Shahrukh Khan is the new batter and he whacks the pacer for a six. 

Seven runs come off the over. PBKS: 135-4 (16 overs)

Liam Livingstone hits Mukesh Kumar for consecutive fours as 11 runs come in the over. 

Meanwhile, Atharva Taide is retired out as Jitesh Sharma joins the chase. He scores 55(42) before marching off the field. PBKS: 128/2 (15 overs)

Kuldeep Yadav bowls an excellent over as just five runs come in the over. PBKS: 117/2 (14 overs) | Punjab Kings need 97 runs in 36 balls

Axar Patel is hit for consecutive fours by Atharva Taide and Liam Livingstone then wraps the over with another boundary.

Anrich Nortje comes to bowl the next over and Nortje hits him for a SIX. Taide then completes a double to bring up his half-century. He reaches the milestone in 38 balls. PBKS: 112/2 (13 overs)  

Livingstone now hammers Mukesh Kumar for a SIX in the next over. Short, around the hips and Livingstone pulls it on the on-side for a maximum.

DC miss out on run-out opportunity at both ends. It was Taide, who had charged from the non-striker's end with the ball going straight to fielder inside the 30-yard-circle. 

Meanwhile, Livingstone tries to steal a single from the overthrow but ends up almost getting run-out at the other end. PBKS: 85/2 (11 overs)

After Livingstone, Atharva Taide is dropped by Yash Dhull on 35. Simple catch but the fielder fails to hold onto the ball. 

Livingstone finishes the over with a SIX as PBKS reach 75/2 at the halfway stage. Punjab Kings need 139 runs in 60 balls

Axar Patel comes to bowl his second over and he is welcomed by Atharva Taide with a boundary. He manages to send the ball over the short fineleg fielder, which races towards the fence. 

Eight runs come off the over as PBKS reach 63/2 in 9 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and he almost gets the wicket of Liam Livingstone, who is dropped by Anrich Nortje near the mid-wicket fence. The batter is dropped on 3. PBKS: 55-2 (8 overs)

Axar Patel comes into the attack and he gets the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh. The batter takes the aerial route but his shot finds Yash Dhull at deep. He departs for 22(19). 

Liam Livingstone joins the chase as four runs come in the over. PBKS: 51/2 (7 overs)

Mukesh Kumar comes into the attack and Atharva Taide hits a good length delivery by the pacer for a FOUR, which comes off a leading edge.

He then smashes another length delivery by the pacer for a SIX, launching the ball over the mid-wicket fence. 

11 runs come in the over as Punjab Kings reach 47/1 in 6 overs.

Warner introduces Anrich Nortje in the attack and Atharva Taide welcomes him with a boundary. He then smashes a good length delivery by the pacer for a maximum over the long-on fence.

Nortje recovers well as he tests Prabhsimran and Atharva with short and pace deliveries. The batters somehow manage to escape the threat as 13 runs come off the over. PBKS: 36/1 (5 overs)

Prabhsimran Singh hits Ishant Sharma for a hattrick of fours as 13 runs come in the over. PBKS: 23/1 (4 overs)

Khaleel Ahmed keeps things tight as three runs come off his third over. PBKS: 10/1 (3 overs)

Atharva Taide runs a single to open Punjab Kings' account in 1.3 overs.

Prabhsimran then completes a double in the fifth ball, which is chased down by David Warner at long-off, and then hits a four this time towards the long-on fence. PBKS: 7/1 (2 overs)

Ishant Sharma continues his impressive show as he removes Shikhar Dhawan in the first ball. 

Atharva Taide joins the run chase. PBKS: 0/1 (1.1 overs)

Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan start the 214 chase as Khaleel Ahmed leads the attack for Delhi Capitals. 

He bowls five consecutive dots before the final delivery is signaled for a wide, and DC challenge the decision and TV official asks the umpire to reverse his decision. 

He bowls a maiden over.

Rilee Rossouw hits Harpreet Brar for a couple of sixes and a boundary. 

Phil Salt finishes the over with another four as Rabada misfields near the square leg fence. 

23 runs come in the final over as DC post 213/2 in 20 overs. 

Rossouw returns unbeaten on 82 off 37 balls, Salt scores 26*(14).

Nathan Ellis comes to bowl the penultimate over and he is welcomed with a SIX by Phil Salt. He then swings his bat hard in the next ball, which takes an edge and bounces beyond the short third reach and races away for a four.

Phil Salt finishes the over with another maximum as DC reach 190/2 in 19 overs.

Rossouw welcomes Harpreet Brar with a boundary. The spinner bowls full, wide and Rossouw makes use of the depth of the crease and cuts it behind square for a boundary.

10 runs come in the over as DC reach 172/2 (18 overs)

Nathan Ellis is back into the attack and Phil Salt passes the strike to Rossouw in the first ball. 

Rossouw then runs a double to bring up his half-century in 25 balls, following which he hits Ellis for a four towards the cover region. DC: 162/2 (17 overs)

Philip Salt is the new batter in as Punjab introduce Harpreet Brar into the attack. He starts with six-run over as DC reach 154/2 in 16 overs.