24 May 2025 ko Jaipur ke Sawai Mansingh Stadium mein ek zabardast mukable mein Delhi Capitals (DC) ne Punjab Kings (PBKS) ko 6 wicket se hara diya. Ye match pehle Dharamsala mein hone wala tha, lekin security concerns ki wajah se reschedule karke Jaipur mein rakha gaya tha. DC ke young batter Sameer Rizvi ne hero ban kar apni team ko jeet dilayi, aur is jeet ne Punjab ke top-2 finish ke chances ko bhi jhatka diya.
Match Overview
Punjab Kings ke captain Shreyas Iyer ne zabardast batting ki aur unki team ne pehle batting karte hue 20 overs mein 206/8 ka strong score banaya. DC ke stand-in captain Faf du Plessis ne toss jeet kar pehle bowling ka faisla kiya tha.
PBKS ki innings mein Marcus Stoinis ne sirf 16 balls mein 44 runs banaye, lekin DC ke bowlers Kuldeep Yadav (2 wickets) aur Mustafizur Rahman (3 wickets) ne bowling mein discipline dikhaya.
207 ka target tough tha, khaaskar ek aisi team ke liye jo already playoffs se bahar ho chuki ho. Lekin DC ne chase mein kamaal kar diya.
Sameer Rizvi Ka Kamal
21 saal ke Sameer Rizvi ne sirf 25 balls mein 58 runs* bana kar apna pehla IPL half-century banaya. Unka batting style powerful aur smart shots ka combination tha. Unki innings ka highlight tha aakhri over mein Marcus Stoinis ko maara gaya six, backward square leg ke upar se – is shot ne match khatam kar diya, aur DC ne 19.3 overs mein 208/4 banakar match jeet liya.
Unka sath diya Karun Nair, jinhone 44 runs banaye, aur dono ne milkar sirf 24 balls mein 53-run ki partnership banayi. Is dauran Rizvi ne Azmatullah Omarzai ke ek over mein ek top-edge four aur ek paddle-sweep six bhi maara.
Tristan Stubbs ne bhi match finish kiya, aur Rizvi ke saath aakhri shot maarke team ko jeet dilayi.
Punjab Kings Ki Mushkil
Punjab Kings ke liye yeh haar bahut mehngi sabit ho sakti hai. Unke paas pehle se 17 points the, aur agar wo yeh match jeet jaate, toh top-2 finish unke liye easy hoti. Lekin is haar ke baad ab unka final match Rajasthan Royals ke khilaf (26 May) aur bhi crucial ho gaya hai.
PBKS ke bowlers jaise Harpreet Brar (2/41) aur Arshdeep Singh ne pressure mein run leak kiye, khaaskar death overs mein, aur DC ka momentum rok nahi paaye. Yeh PBKS ki third consecutive loss thi, jab wo top-3 mein the – jo dikhata hai ki IPL 2025 mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai.
Tournament Par Asar
DC ke liye yeh win bittersweet thi – unki playoff hopes pehle hi khatam ho chuki thi, lekin yeh jeet ne unka campaign achhe note pe finish kiya. Unhone 15 points ke saath 5th position pe tournament finish kiya.
Unka season start bahut strong tha – first 6 matches mein 5 jeet – lekin beech mein poor form ne unhe neeche gira diya. Sameer Rizvi ek bright future prospect ban kar ubhre hain.
Dusri taraf, PBKS ke liye ab playoffs tough ho gaye hain. Agar unka aakhri match Rajasthan ke khilaf bhi haar jaata hai, toh wo top-2 se bahar ho jaayenge aur Qualifier 1 ka mauka chala jaayega.
Kuch Key Moments:
- Toss: DC ne bowling choose ki – Mustafizur (3/33) aur Kuldeep ne achha bowling kiya.
- Sameer Rizvi: Unki 58* ki innings ne match ka rukh badla, aur aakhri over ka six yaadgar ban gaya.
- Nair aur Stubbs: Dono ne Rizvi ko achha support diya, aur chase mein run rate maintain kiya.
- PBKS bowling collapse: Final overs mein pressure handle nahi kar paaye, aur match haath se nikal gaya.
Bigger Picture
Yeh match sirf field par nahi, balki background story ki wajah se bhi khaas tha. Pehle Dharamsala mein yeh match India-Pakistan tension ki wajah se cancel hua tha. Match Jaipur shift hua, aur replay from scratch hua – jaise Arshdeep Singh ne confirm bhi kiya.
KL Rahul DC ke XI mein nahi the (impact substitute ke roop mein), aur PBKS ke Yuzvendra Chahal bhi is match se bahar the – jo team strategy ko bhi impact karta hai.
Sameer Rizvi ki dhamakedar innings ne DC ko ek yaadgar jeet dilayi, jo unke liye ek moral boost thi. Lekin PBKS ke liye yeh haar unke season ke sabse critical waqt par aayi. Agar wo Rajasthan Royals ke khilaf jeet nahi paaye, toh top-2 ka unka sapna toot sakta hai.
Is match ne ek baar phir dikhaya ki IPL mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai – aur har team, chahe wo playoff mein ho ya na ho, kisi bhi din game changer ban sakti hai.
