In Pics, IPL 2022 Match 64: Marsh, Thakur help Delhi into top four

A gritty half-century by Mitchell Marsh and Shardul Thakur's four wickets kept Delhi Capitals in the hunt for an IPL play-off spot with a 17-run win over Punjab Kings on Monday. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Marsh's 63 off 48 balls guided Delhi to 159-7 against a disciplined Punjab attack led by Liam Livingstone who returned figures of 3-27 with his off and leg-spin in Mumbai. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Delhi defended the total with Thakur returning figures of 4-36 from his four overs to restrict the opposition to 142-9. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Delhi got off to a horror start after being put into bat first when David Warner fell first ball to Livingstone's off spin, giving away catch to backward point. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Fellow opener Sarfaraz Khan hit back with a 16-ball 32 before falling to Arshdeep Singh who ended with three wickets. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Marsh stood firm as Livingstone rattled the middle order with key wickets of skipper Rishabh Pant (7) and Rovman Powell (2). (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Marsh attacked, batted with composure when wickets fell and then accelerated in his knock laced with three sixes to boost Delhi's total. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

In reply, Jonny Bairstow smashed a 15-ball 28 but his departure and twin strikes in the sixth over by Thakur to send back Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shikhar Dhawan hurt Punjab's chase. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav got the big wickets of skipper Mayank Agarwal, for nought, and Livingstone, for three. Axar and Kuldeep took two wickets each. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Punjab slipped to 82-7 before Jitesh Sharma gave Delhi a scare with his 34-ball 44 but Thakur got him out with Warner taking a good low catch at long-off. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)