Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL

Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL

Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 31 runs in a must-win match and eliminated Delhi from the IPL 2023 playoffs race. PBKS batting first posted 167/7 in 20 overs with the help of a solid century from Prabhsimran Singh.  Delhi Capitals looked dangerous in the run-chase as they started off the run-chase on a brisk pace by scoring 65/0 in the powerplay overs but ended up collapsing in the middle overs to the spin web constructed by Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar.

Numbers and stats from DC vs PBKS game: 

3 -
For the third time, DC became the first team to get eliminated from the playoff race in the IPL.

Seasons where DC became the first team to get eliminated from the IPL playoffs race:
- 2014
- 2018
- 2023

4 - For the second time in an IPL season, four different Indian batsmen scored a century in the IPL.

Most Indian batters scoring century in an IPL season:
4 in 2019
4 in 2023
3 in 2011
3 in 2012
3 in 2020
3 in 2021

For the first time, two different uncapped players (Yashasvi Jaiswal & Prabhsimran Singh) have scored a century in the same IPL season.

4/30 -
Harpreet Brar recorded his best bowling figure (4/30) in the IPL.

Harpreet Brar's best bowling figures in T20s:
4/22 vs Railways in SMAT 2021
4/30 vs DC in Delhi, 2023 IPL
3/19 vs RCB in Ahmedabad, 2021 IPL

5 - Prabhsimran Singh became the fifth batsman to score a century against DC in the IPL.

Players to score a century against DC in IPL:
Chris Gayle in Delhi, 2012
Murali Vijay in Chennai, 2012 (Quarterfinal 2)
Ajinkya Rahane in Jaipur, 2019
Jos Buttler in Mumbai Wankhede Stadium), 2022
Prabhsimran Singh in Delhi, 2023

Players to score centuries for PBKS in IPL:

- Shaun Marsh
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Paul Valthaty
- Adam Gilchrist
- David Miller
- Virender Sehwag
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Hashim Amla (Twice)
- Chris Gayle
- KL Rahul (Twice)
- Mayank Agarwal 
- Prabhsimran Singh

7 -
Prabhsimran Singh became the seventh uncapped player to score a century in the IPL.

Uncapped players to score a hundred in IPL:
Shaun Marsh vs RR in Mohali, 2008 
Manish Pandey vs Decccan Chargers in Centurion, 2009
Paul Valthaty vs CSK in Mohali, 2011
Devdutt Padikkal vs RR in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2021
Rajat Patidar vs LSG in Kolkata, 2022
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs MI in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2023
Prabhsimran Singh vs DC in Delhi, 2023

Youngest to score a century in IPL:

Manish Pandey - 19 yrs & 253 days 
Rishabh Pant - 20 yrs & 218 days
Devdutt Padikkal - 20 yrs & 289 days
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 21 yrs & 123 days
Sanju Samson - 22 yrs & 151 days
Prabhsimran Singh - 22 yrs & 276 days  

14 - Manish Pandey has registered 14 ducks in the IPL.

Most ducks in IPL:
Rohit Sharma - 16
Mandeep Singh - 15
Dinesh Karthik - 15
Sunil Narine - 15
Ambati Rayudu - 14
Glenn Maxwell - 14
Manish Pandey - 14

32 - David Warner recorded his 32nd fifty-plus score as captain in the IPL.

Most fifty-plus scores as captain in IPL:
Virat Kohli - 42
David Warner - 32
Gautam Gambhir - 31

Most fifty-plus scores as captain in T20s:
Virat Kohli - 55
Aaron Finch - 40
Babar Azam - 39
Rohit Sharma/ David Warner - 37
Gautam Gambhir - 36

65 - Delhi Capitals recorded 65/0 in the powerplay overs.

Highest powerplay score for DC in IPL 2023:
70/1 vs RCB in Delhi
65/0 vs PBKS in Delhi
61/1 vs KKR in Delhi

1059 - David Warner has scored 1059 runs against PBKS in the IPL.

Most runs against an opposition in IPL:
David Warner - 1075 vs KKR
David Warner - 1059 vs PBKS
Shikhar Dhawan - 1057 vs CSK
Rohit Sharma - 1040 vs KKR
Virat Kohli - 1030 vs DC