IPL 2018: Punjab v/s Delhi T20 Latest Updates- Punjab beat Delhi by 6 wickets

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

KL Rahul ... Fastest ever #IPL 50 ... 14 balls !!!!!!!! #Carnage

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 8, 2018

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.