Rishabh Pant made his long-awaited return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) but was dismissed after scoring just 18 runs off 13 balls. Pant came out as the fourth batsman in the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab, but he did not stay at the crease for long. It was Pant’s first competitive match since he was injured in a life-threatening car accident in 2022, but the left-hander looked in good touch with a few boundaries. However, he ended up missing Harshal Patel’s slower delivery and Jonny Bairstow made a comfortable catch at late point.
Kings XI Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan won the coin toss and was selected to play against Delhi Capitals.
Rishabh Pant is finally back, ending the 14-month wait. Both teams have enough firepower to push the other to the limit.
Kings XI Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan said after winning the toss: “We will bat first. It is a new pitch. We will look to formulate new strategies. We have made some changes. We are used to it now. This venue. We are used to it.” A practice match. We’ll try our luck at this venue. Our four foreign players are Bairstow, Livingstone, Curran and Rabada. “
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant said while bowling: “We would have batted first. The wicket looked a little slow. It was a very emotional moment for me. Just trying to enjoy the moment. Not thinking too much about it. I don’t think there’s any worry about the end result.” season. What an exciting time. We have been fully prepared. We have four overseas batsmen. Hope, Marsh, Warner, Stubbs. “
Kings XI Punjab (Starting Lineup): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh
Delhi Capitals (Starting Lineup): David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma.
(with ANI input)
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