Nicholas Pooran scripted Kings XI Punjab's triumph over Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday night. His 53-run innings overshadowed Shikhar Dhawan's second IPL ton as KXIP dominated the match by 5 wickets. Punjab pursued down a sum of 165 with six balls to save.
Pooran’s swashbuckling outing against Delhi Capitals hogged the limelight as many current and former cricketers applauded his heroics. Former KXIP skipper Yuvraj Singh was one of those who were in awe of the Caribbean batsman. Yuvraj was so pleased that he labeled Pooran a “game-changer” for his blistering knock.
Yuvraj took to his Twitter handle to appreciate Pooran’s batting. He wrote, “And @kxip is looking dangerous and making a statement! @nicholas_47 the game changer! Beautiful to watch! What a player !!!#DCvKXIP #IPL2020,”
KL Rahul and Co made a spectacular rebound subsequent to whipping Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals individually. Following their success over DC, they have climbed to the fifth situation in the focuses table with 8 focuses from 10 matches. DC remains the table-clinchers with 14 focuses from 10 matches.
KXIP will next face Sunrisers Hyderabad on October 24 at the Dubai International Stadium.