Delhi: Punjab Kings won the match against Delhi Capitals by 31 runs.
Chasing a target of 168 runs, the Delhi team got off to a good start. Philip Salt was dismissed for 21 runs as the opening partnership reached 69 runs that lasted until the power play. All those who came after this quickly got out in short runs and made their way. Although Captain Warner played responsibly, no one stood by him.
Only Warner got out after scoring 54 runs. Chasing an easy target, Delhi scored only 136 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. By this Punjab Kings won by 31 runs.
For Punjab, Harpreet Brar took 4 wickets, Nathan Ellis and Rahul Sahar took two wickets each.
Punjab Kings Innings: Delhi won the toss and elected to bowl. Accordingly, Dhawan, who entered the field as the opener of the Punjab team, was dismissed for 7 runs, Liam Livingston for 4 runs and Jitesh Sharma for 5 runs.
On one side, Prabsimran Singh stood as a pillar to hit, while the players from the opposite side kept coming and going. Despite Sam Curran’s 20 and Harpreet Brar returning to the pavilion for 2, Prabsimran Singh remained the anchor with six sixes. At the end of the 17th over, Punjab lost 5 wickets and added 141 runs. Mukesh Kumar dismissed Prabsimran Singh in the 18th over after scoring 103 runs in 65 balls.
Shah Rukh Khan was run out for 2 runs at the end of the stipulated 20 overs, losing 7 wickets, Punjab had added 167 runs. Ishant Sharma took 2 wickets and Akshar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Praveen Dube and Kuldeep Yadav took 1 wicket each for Delhi team.
