On Monday, PBKS lost to a struggling Delhi Capitals at their second home ground, the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. The thrilling win kept Delhi's playoffs hopes alive in the tournament, even if bleak.
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Punjab Kings suffered their fourth straight defeat after losing to Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala.PBKS faced heavy criticism for not using Yuzvendra Chahal despite all pacers getting hit.Punjab bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule defended the decision, calling it a “spontaneous” tactical move.Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Cooper Connolly then put up a powerful stand of 83, broken when Tiwari returned to take Connolly's wicket. Iyer ended the innings with an unbeaten 59, but it was Suryansh Shedge's finish that powered Punjab to 210.
Delhi's batting powerplay arguably went worse than their bowling powerplay. Arshdeep Singh removed both KL Rahul and Sahil Parakh within the first six overs on either side of Yash Thakur, dismissing Abhishek Porel.
Delhi Capitals had interestingly made five changes to their playing XII for this match.
The Yuzvendra Chahal controversy
Kuldeep Yadav was dropped for this match, while neither Axar Patel nor Yuzvendra Chahal were deemed useful enough to bowl. Patel is the Capitals' skipper and decided not to bring himself on at all.
This year, though, Yuzvendra Chahal has blown a little hot and cold just like all of Punjab's bowlers. His 8 wickets in 11 matches have come at an average of 35.75 and an economy of 9.35.
"It was a spontaneous decision" - Punjab Kings coach
Speaking after the match, Punjab Kings' bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule elaborated on the decision not to bowl Yuzvendra Chahal.
When asked to focus on the reasons for Punjab's defeat, Bahutule said that poor bowling and the dropped catches cost the team.
"At a crucial time, we are dropping catches, which unfortunately is breaking the momentum that we were getting. Because if we had taken two catches, I don't think they would have reached the target; it would have been very difficult for them, and we may have won the game by 20 runs," he asserted.
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