Punjab take on Delhi in their opening encounter of IPL 2018 on Sunday.
A new look Punjab under Ravichandran Ashwin will take on Delhi in their opening encounter of IPL 2018 on Sunday, as both sides look to begin the T20 tournament on a winning note.
Here is what's happening in Punjab v/s Delhi T20:
19:25
Punjab have done it easily- David Miller (24*) and Marcus Stoinis (22) have taken them home with 7 balls to spare.
Punjab beat Delhi by 6 wickets to win their opening match of this season.
Punjab: 167/4 after 18.5 overs
19:08
OUT
Karun Nair falls for 50. He has taken his team near victory. Punjab need only 26 runs off the last 24 balls. David Miller is still there.
Punjab: 141/4 after 16 overs
18:50
Meanwhile, Karun Nair has raced to 36 off 19 balls. Miller is with him. Punjab need 51 runs in 48 balls.
Punjab: 116/3 after 12 overs
18:43
OUT
Yuvraj Singh is gone. he tries to go after leg-spinner Rahul Tewatia but can't connect properly and is caught at deep mid-wicket.
Punhab: 97/3 after 9.2 overs
18:20
OUT
KL Rahul falls after hitting fastest IPL fifty. Very cheap way to get out. He tries to hit a full toss and gets a leading edge. Shami runs backward from short third-man and takes an excellent catch.
Punjab: 64/2 after 4.5 overs
18:10
KL Rahul scored fastest 50 in the tournament. KL Rahul has scored the fastest IPL fifty ever. In 14 balls.
Here's how he did it- 0 2 0 6 4 4 6 4 1 4 6 6 4 4
18:00
KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal open for Punjab. They need 167 to win from 20 overs. Trent Boult will open the bowling for Delhi.
17:43
Delhi post 166/7. Mohit Sharma gets Dan Christian on the final ball.
Punjab keep Delhi down to 166 for 7. The chase should be interesting.
17:20
OUT
Now, Delhi are in trouble. Rahul Tewatiya is gone too.
125/6 after 15/3 overs
OUT
BIG WICKET, Gautam Gambhir is gone.
Delhi: 123/5 after 15 overs
17:11
OUT
Rishabh Pant falls to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. It was a googly and Pant comes down the pitch and misses. A leading edge goes high. Andrew Tye, running backwards, loses his balance but takes the catch.
Delhi: 111/4 after 13.2 overs 6-125 (Rahul Tewatia 15.3 ov)
17:03
SIX
Rishabh Pant hits a big one against Andrew Tye. Delhi some big ones to imrove their run-rate.
17:00
Fifty!
Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir has scored another T20 fifty. Brilliant innings so far.
Delhi: 90/3 after 12 overs
16:52
OUT
Vijay Shankar is gone. Mohit Sharma gets the wicket.
16:33
OUT
Delhi lose their second. Shreyas Iyer is gone for 11 runs. He is caught behind from a delivery by Axar Patel.
Delhi: 54/2 after 6.5 overs.
16:18
Punjab have used three spinners- Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mujeeb - so far.
Delhi: 30/1 after 4 overs.
16:12
OUT
Colin Munro has been dismissed. Mujeeb gets the wicket.
Delhi: 12/1 in 2.3 overs.
15:50
Teams-
Delhi (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir(c), Colin Munro, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Vijay Shankar, Daniel Christian, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami
Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
15:45
Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and opted to bowl.
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