Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings to stay in IPL race

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh said it’s about “peaking at the right time” after he helped Delhi Capitals win their second straight IPL match to stay in race for the play-offs, AFP reported.

Marsh’s 63 off 48 balls guided Delhi to 159-7 against a disciplined Punjab Kings attack led by England’s Liam Livingstone who returned figures of 3-27 with his off and leg-spin in Mumbai.

Delhi defended the total with fast bowler Shardul Thakur returning figures of 4-36 from his four overs to restrict the opposition to 142-9 and win by 17 runs.

The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi are making a late dash to enter the play-offs as they jump to fourth in the 10-team table led by Gujarat Titans who have already booked a top-two finish.

“It’s been one of those seasons where we’ve been stop start. In long tournaments like this, it’s about peaking at the right time,” Marsh said on his team’s first back-to-back win this season.