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Marsh fires Delhi charge after Warner's golden duck

Mitch Marsh made 63 to earn Delhi Capitals a win that keeps them in line for the IPL playoffs with David Warner playing his part despite a first-ball duck

An intelligent innings by Mitch Marsh, his second successive half-century, has earned Delhi Capitals back-to-back victories for the first time this season and maintained their chances of making the Indian Premier League playoffs.

The Australian made 63 off 48 balls with three sixes as Delhi complied 7-159 off their 20 overs.

David Warner was out to the first ball of the match but played his part with a stunning catch as Punjab Kings were restricted to 9-142 giving Capitals victory by 17 runs.

Victory in their final match will guarantee Delhi a playoff place but Kings need an improbable set of results.

Marsh made easily the highest score in the match, starting brutally in the Powerplay, taking full toll on South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada, then pacing himself as wickets fell on a difficult pitch in Mumbai. 

Image Id: 7114D52D280F4FD09F09D80ABDDA5770 Image Caption: Marsh drove a six off Kagiso Rabada and finished with three in total // Sportzpics-BCCI

"My mindset was to get as many as I can in the Powerplay before it starts turning," said Marsh

"For the last 18 months, I've had that mentality in the Powerplay.

"You can never judge a wicket until both teams bat on it. I walked off thinking we left a couple out there. But it turned and 160 wound up being enough."

Warner was due to start as non-striker but swapped with Safraz Khan when he saw Liam Livingstone was opening. However, he drove loosely at the Englishman's first ball and was caught at backward point.

Marsh punishes Royals with brutal six-hitting display

Marsh replaced him and soon changed the tone driving his fifth and sixth balls, delivered by Rabada, for sixes.

The pair brought up the 50 in the fifth over but after Safraz fell for 32 off 16, the runs became harder to come by. Livingston (3-37) returned and had Rishabh Pant stumped for seven a ball after hitting the spinner for six.

Marsh then perished on the mid-wicket boundary after a miscue while attempting to pull Rabada for another six.

Punjab began well with Jonny Bairstow making a 15-ball 28 but with Shardul Thakur taking 4-36 and the spinners bowling tightly the rate began to climb.

Image Id: E36926F860574CDB9A5200E2B168BC4C Image Caption: Warner celebrates his diving outfield catch // Sportzpics-BCCI

A 34-ball 44 by Jitesh Sharma kept them in the game but, just as Delhi began to worry, Warner, running in from the boundary, took a brilliant catch diving forward to dismiss him off Thakur and end Kings' challenge.

Thakur could have had five, but Warner couldn't repeat his outfield effort, and dropped a chance off Rahul Chahar in the final over.

"In long tournaments like this, it's about peaking at the right time," said Marsh.

"I think over the last week or 10 days, we've played some really good cricket and that's a really good sign.

"We've got one more to go. We know if we win that, we'll be in the finals and we can give it a real good shake."

The 2022 Indian Premier League will be broadcast live in Australia on Fox Sports and live streamed on Kayo

Australians in IPL 2022

Delhi Capitals: Mitchell Marsh, David Warner

Gujarat Titans: Matthew Wade

Kolkata Knight Riders: Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch

Lucknow Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye

Mumbai Indians: Tim David, Daniel Sams, Riley Meredith

Punjab Kings: Nathan Ellis

Rajasthan Royals: Nathan Coulter-Nile

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Sean Abbott