IPL 2021 Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals highlights: Dhawan's unbeaten fifty guides DC in another successful chase

Follow DH's live ball-by-ball updates from Match 29 between the Punjab Kings and the Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Punjab KIngs' new captain Mayank Agarwal hit an unbeaten 99 to guide his team to a total of 166/6 in 20 overs. DC pacer Kagiso Rabada picked 3 wickets. In reply DC opener Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten 69 to guide his side home in 17.4 overs with 7 wickets remaining.

With this win DC now have 12 points from 8 games and they go on the top of the points table. PBKS have 6 points from 8 games and are sixth in the league. Tomorrow we have RCB taking on KKR.

That is that from the coverage of this game. Join us tomorrow. Goodnight!

Player of the Match

PBKS Captain Mayank Agarwal is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 99.

Mayank Agarwal:KL Rahul isgoing for surgery, hopefully, he should be back. Would've liked two points but we were ten short on that wicket and for the kind of PowerPlay they had, we had to really scramble there. One batsman had to bat through and that was the plan, it was my day, and tried to get as many as we can but didn't get as many in the middle overs but at least ended well. We have to shut this off and turn up the next game and put our best foot forward, figure ways how to get those two points. Kudos to Harpreet, the way he turned up and also hit a crucial boundary, he's bowling exceedingly well. It's about doing well as a unit, hopefully, we will do well in the next game.

Rishabh Pant,Shikhar and Prithvi gave us a very good start. In the first innings, the ball was gripping and even in the second innings, it was slow but the way they started was commendable. It feels so good when you have a great start in every match. Most of the things are sorted but we need to try a few things for the Kolkata leg. The competition is very good, we have a gun pace bowling attack and it's difficult to make everyone play. I am enjoying captaincy, learning each and every day. Everyone is helping me.

DC 167/3 after 17.4 overs.

Meredith to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball, Dhawan guides the ball to square-leg for a single.

17.2Meredith to Hetmyer, SIX! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer pumps the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!!

17.3Meredith to Hetmyer, SIX! Meredith pitches the ball short and wide, Hetmyer smokes the ball over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum!!!!

17.4Meredith to Hetmyer, FOUR! Full ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer powers the ball through cover for a boundary.

17.4 Meredith to Hetmyer, WIDE! Full ball wide outside the off-stump.

17.5 Meredith to Hetmyer, WIDE! Full ball wide outside the off-stump.

With that DC win the match

DC 148/3 after 17 overs.

Jordan to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1Jordan to Dhawan, 2 runs, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

16.2Jordan to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball through cover for a single.

16.3Jordan to Pant, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Pant looks for a big hit but in the process loses the grip of his bat and the ball lobs high in the air and Mayank takes a comfortable catch.

Shimron Hetmyer walks out to bat.

16.4 Jordan to Dhawan, dot, full ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball to the fielder at backward point.

16.5Jordan to Dhawan, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

16.6Jordan to Hetmyer, dot, short ball wide of off-stump, Hetmyer plays a full-blooded pull, the ball hits the lower part of the bat and goes to mid-off.

DC 144/2 after 16 overs.

Hooda to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Hooda to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hits the ball down the ground for a single.

15.2Hooda to Pant, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Pant steps out and guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

15.3Hooda to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball, Dhawan plays a reverse sweep for a single.

15.4Hooda to Pant, dot, good length ball wide of off-stump, Pant hits the ball to cover.

15.5Hooda to Pant, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Pant powers the ball through extra-cover for a couple of runs.

15.6 Hooda to Pant, dot, short ball wide of off-stump, Pant cuts the ball to point.

DC 139/2 after 15 overs.

Shami to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Shami to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hammers the ball to the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.

14.2Shami to Pant, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off-stump, Pant runs the ball down to third-man for a single.

14.3Shami to Dhawan, FOUR! Short ball outside the off-stump, Dhawan pulls and sends the ball behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

14.4Shami to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan pushes the ball inro cover for a single.

14.5Shami to Pant, SIX! Full ball on off and middle stump, Pant takes two or three steps out and whips the ball over deep square-leg for a maximum!!!!!

14.6Shami to Pant, dot, yorker on off and middle, Pant digs the ball out to mid-off.

DC 126/2 after 14 overs.

Bishnoi to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Bishnoi to Dhawan, SiX! Full ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hoes on one knee and slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. With the six Dhawan also gets to his FIFTY!

13.2Bishnoi to Dhawan, FOUR! Fuller ball,Dhawan hoes on one knee and thumps the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

13.3 Bishnoi to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan hits the ball through cover for a single.

13.4Bishnoi to Pant, FOUR! Full ball, Pant plays a reverse hit for a boundary.

13.5Bishnoi to Pant, dot, full ball on middle and leg, Pant taps the ball to mid-on.

13.6Bishnoi to Pant, dot, short ball wide of off-stump, Pant hits the ball to cover.

DC 111/2 after 13 overs.

Meredith to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Meredith to Dhawan, 2runs, fraction short ball on off-stump, Dhawan pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

12.2Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball through cover for a single.

12.3Meredith to Smith, dot, full and fast ball on off-stump, Smith drives the ball to the fielder at mid-off.

12.4Meredith to Smith,1 Leg Bye, slow short ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side as Smith takes a single.

12.5Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Dhawan flicks the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

12.6Meredith to Smith, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on middle and leg, Smith goes for a big shot, the ball goes high in the air and Dawaid Malan in deep takes a comfortable catch.

DC 106/1 after 12 overs.

Bishnoi to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Bishnoi to Smith, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Smith comes down the track and plays the ball to square-leg for a single.

11.2Bishnoi to Dhawan, SIX! Full ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan goes on one knee and slog sweeps the ball to send the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!

11.3Bishnoi to Dhawan, dot, short ball on off-stump, Dhawan goes back and pushes the ball to mid-off.

11.4Bishnoi to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball, Dhawan hits the ball for a single.

11.5Bishnoi to Smith, 1 run, short ball, Smith milks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

11.6Bishnoi to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball, Dhawan pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DC 96/1 after 11 overs.

Barar to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Barar to Smith, 2 runs, short ball, Smith hits the ball through extra-cover for a couple of runs,

10.2Barar to Smith, 2 run, full ball on off-stump, Smith comes down the track and plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

10.3Barar to Smith, 1 run, good length ball, Smith hits the ball through cover for a single.

10.4Barar to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball, Dhawan pulls and sends the ball to backward square-leg for a single.

10.5Barar to Smith, 1 run, short ball, Smith pushes the ball down the ground for a single.

10.6Barar to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball, Dhawan comes down the track and hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

DC 87/1 after 10 overs.

Deepak Hooda to bowl the tenth over.

9.1Hooda to Dhawan, dot, good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hits the ball to point.

9.2Hooda to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller ball, Dhawan drives the ball through cover for a single.

9.3Hooda to Smith, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Smith drives the ball through cover for a couple of runs.

9.4Hooda to Smith, 1 run, full ball, Smith drives the ball down the ground for a single.

9.5 Hooda to Dhawan, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Dhawan drives the ball to point and takes a single.

9.6Hooda to Smith, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Smith drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

DC 81/1 after 9 overs.

Brar to bowl the ninth over.

8.1Brar to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hammers the ball down to long-off for a single.

8.2Brar to Smith, 2 runs, good length ball wide of off-stump, Smith pushes the ball through cover for a couple.

8.3Brar to Smith, 1 run, good length ball, Smith hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

8.4Brar to Dhawan, 2 runs, full ball, Dhawan works the ball down to third-man for a couple.

8.5Brar to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball, Dhawan sweeps and gets a single.

8.6Brar to Smith, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Smith pushes the ball to the off-side.

DC 66/1 after 7 overs.

HarpreetBrar to bowl the seventh over.

6.1 Brar to Shaw, OUT! BOWLED! WHAT A BALL! Good length ball on the off-stump, Shaw leans to drive but the ball beats tehe edge of the bat and knocks the off-stump.

Steve Smith walks out to bat.

6.2Brar to Smith, 1 run, short ball, Smith plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

6.3 Bar to Dhawan, dot, full ball on off-stump, Dhawan pushes the ball back to Brar.

6.4Bar to Dhawan, 1 run, full ball, Dhawan plays the ball to short mid-wicket and takes a single.

6.5Brar to Smith, dot, full ball on off-stump, Smith taps the ball to cover.

6.6Brar to Smith, 1 run, short ball, Smith hits the ball just wide of the bowler down to long-off for a single.

DC 63/0 after 6 overs.

Chris Jordan to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Jordan to Shaw, 2 runs, short ball on middle and leg, Shaw taps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

5.2Jordan to Shaw, dot, Jordan bangs the ball short, Shaw ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.

5.3Jordan to Shaw, SIX! Short ball on off and middle, Shaw goes back in the crease and spanks the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!

5.4Jordan to Shaw, FOUR! Short ball wide of off-stump, Shaw flashes his blade hard, the ball takes a thick edge and runs wide of the man atbackward point for a boundary.

5.5Jordan to Shaw, 1 run, slow short ball on middle and leg, Shaw guides the ball to square-leg for a single.

5.6Jordan to Dhawan, FOUR! Full ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan punches the ball through cover and fetches a boundary.

DC 46/0 after 5 overs.

Ravi Bishnoi to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Bishnoi to Shaw, SIX! Full ball wide of off-stump, Shaw takes his front leg out of the way and spanks the ball over long-off fence for a six

4.2Bishnoi to Shaw, dot, short ball on off-stump, Shaw cuts the ball to the off-side.

4.3Bishnoi to Shaw, 1 run, short ball, Shaw cuts the ball to short third-man for a single.

4.4Bishnoi to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball, Dhawan pulls and sends the ball to deep square-leg for a single.

4.5Bishnoi to Shaw, 1 run, full ball into the pads, Shaw nudges the ball to square-leg for a single.

4.6Bishnoi to Dhawan, dot, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan hits the ball to the off-side.

DC 37/0 after 4 overs.

Shami to bowl the fourth over.

3.1 Shami to Dhawan, FOUR! Back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan goes back in the crease and crunches the ball through backward point for a boundary.

3.2 Shami to Dhawan, dot, full and fast ball angling in, Dhawan pushes the ball to cover.

3.3 Shami to Dhawan, dot, good length ball wide of off-stump, the ball nips back in and goes past the edge of the bat.

3.4 Shami to Dhawan, 1 Leg Bye! Full ball fired on the leg stump, the ball hits the pads and rolls to the leg side and Dhawan takes a single.

3.5 Shami to Shaw, 1 run, good length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw drives the ball away from his body to send it down to mid-off for a single.

3.6 Shami to Dhawan, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan powers the ball through extra-cover for a boundary,

DC 27/0 after 3 overs.

Meredith to bowl the third over.

2.1Meredith to Dhawan, dot, full and fast ball on middle stump, Dhawan goes back and pushes the ball to off-side.

2.2 Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, full and fast ball on leg stump, Dhawan plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

2.3Meredith to Shaw, dot, full and fats ball on leg stump, Shaw drives the ball down to mid-on.

2.4Meredith to Shaw, 1 run, slow back of the length ball on off-stump, Shaw comes down the track and smacks the ball down to long-on for a single.

2.5Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Dhawan goes deep in the crease and drives the ball to mid-off for a run.

2.6Meredith to Shaw, dot, full and fast ball around ribs of Shaw, the ball has hit Shaw in the ribs and rolls to the leg side. Shaw is looking in some pain after that hit!

DC 24/0 after 2 overs.

Mohammed Shami to bowl the second over.

1.1Shami to Dhawan, 1 run, short ball wide of off-stump, Dhawan guides the ball down to third-man for a single.

1.2Shami to Shaw, dot, good length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw hits the ball to cover.

1.3Shami to Shaw, SIX! Short ball wide of off-stump, Shaw throws his arms, the ball kisses the toe end of the bat and flies straight over third-man fence for a maximum!!!!!

1.4Shami to Shaw, FOUR! Good length ball on off-stump, Shaw guides the ball wide of the fielder at backward point, a misfield by Dawid Malan concedes a boundary for PBKS!

1.5Shami to Shaw, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Shaw thumps the ball wide of the man at short cover for another boundary.

1.6Shami to Shaw, dot, full ball on middle and leg. Shaw goes back and blocks the ball.

DC 9/0 after 1 over.

Riley Meredith to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Meredith to Shaw, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Shaw works the ball to the leg side for a single.

0.2Meredith to Dhawan, EDGE AND FOUR! Full and fast ball on middle stump, Dhawan looks to block the ball, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes through the gap between the keeper and first slip down to third-man for a boundary.

0.2Meredith to Dhawan, WIDE! Full ball down leg side.

0.3Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball around off-stump, Dhawan taps the ball wide of backward point for a single.

0.4Meredith to Shaw, 1 run, fuller ball on middle and leg, Shaw guides the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

0.5Meredith to Dhawan, 1 run, full and fast ball on middle stump, Dhawan works the ball to the leg side and steals a sharp single.

0.6Meredith to Shaw, dot, fast bouncer, Shaw ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.

Welcome back for the second half of the chase! PBKS players are back on the field. Outcome Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw to open the innings for DC.

PBKS 166/6 after 20 overs.

Avesh to bowl the last over.

19.1Avesh to Harpreet, FOUR! Full ball on off-stump, Harpreet thumps the ball straight down the ground for a boundary.

19.1Avesh to Harpreet, WIDE! Slow full ball wide of off-stump, Harpreet takes a single and steals a bye run too,

19.2Avesh to Mayank, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Mayank hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

19.2Avesh toHarpreet, WIDE! Slow full ball wide of off-stump.

19.3Avesh toHarpreet, 1 Leg Bye! Slow good length ball, the ball hits Harpreet on the body as the two batsmen steal a single.

19.4Avesh to Mayank, FOUR! Full toss on off-stump, Mayank hammers the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

19.5Avesh toMayank, SIX! Full ball, Mayank clears his front leg and hits the ball down town for a maximum!!!!!

19.6Avesh toMayank, FOUR! Full ball,Mayank clears his front leg and hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary and finishes on 99!!!!

PBKS 143/6 after 19 overs.

Rabada to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Rabada to Mayank, SIX! Good length ball on middle and leg, Mayak clears his front leg out of the way and hammers the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!

18.2Rabada to Mayank, 1 run, yorker on off-stump, Mayank hits the ball to the off-side for a single.

18.3Rabada to Jordan, 1 run, full-toss on leg stump, Jordan hits the ball to square-leg for a single.

18.4Rabada to Mayank, 2 runs, short ball on off-stump, Mayank pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

18.5Rabada to Mayank, 1 run, slow full ball on off-stump, Mayank hits the ball down to long-on for a single.

18.6Rabada to Jordan, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow good length ball on middle stump, Jordan flicks and flies to Lalit Yadav at deep backward square-leg and Lalit makes no mistake in completing the catch.

PBKS 132/5 after 18 overs.

Avesh to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Avesh to Mayank, yorker on middle and leg, Mayank drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

17.2Avesh to Shahrukh, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fast fuller ball on off stump, Shahrukh attempts a hoick over long-on, but the ball takes the toe end of the bat and lobs to Hetmyer at extra-cover and the fielder makes no mistake!

Chris Jordan walks out to bat.

17.3Avesh to Mayank, yorker wide of off-stump, Mayank taps the bat and guides the ball to the fielder at short third-man for a single.

17.4Avesh to Jordan, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Jordan drives the ball to cover for a single.

17.5Avesh to Mayank, slow yorker on off-stump, Mayank makes room but can only hit the ball back to Avesh

17.6Avesh to Mayank, 1 run, yorker on leg stump, Mayank squeezes the ball down to long-on for a single.

PBKS 128/4 after 17 overs.

to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1 Axar to Mayan, FOUR! Short ball down the leg side, Mayank goes deep in his crease and hits the ball behind square on the leg side or a boundary.

16.2Axar to Mayan, FOUR! Good length ball on middle stump, Mayan slogs and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

16.3Axar to Mayan, dot,

16.4Axar to Mayan, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to cover for a quick single.

16.5Axar to Shahrukh, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Shahrukh drives the ball down the ground for a single.

16.6Axar to Mayan, 1 run, short ball, Mayank pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.

PBKS 117/4 after 16 overs.

Ishant to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Ishant to Mayank, FOUR! Full toss on middle and leg, Mayank helps the ball behind square on the leg side for a boundary. With the boundary, Mayank also gets to his FIFTY!

15.2Ishant to Mayank, 1 run, yorker on off-stump, Mayank jams his bat down and guides the ball to backward point for a single.

15.3Ishant to Shahrunk, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Shahrukh drives the ball through cover for a single.

15.4Ishant to Mayank, SIX! Fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank makes room swings his bat and sends the ball flying over extra-cover for a maximum!!!!

15.5Ishant to Mayank, 2 runs, slow fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank goes for a big shot, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and just lobs over Lalit Yadav at backward point, Lalit puts in a dive to take a catch but he cannot and Mayank takes a couple of runs.

15.6Ishant to Mayank, 1 run, full ball, Mayank drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

PBKS 102/4 after 15 overs.

Rabada to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1 Rabada to Shahrukh, 1 run, full and fast ball on off-stump,Shahrukh edges the ball down to third-man and settles for a single.

14.2Rabada to Mayank, 2 runs, fuller ball on middle and leg, Mayank plays the ball behind square on the leg side for a couple

14.3Rabada to Mayank, 1 run, fuller ball, Mayank pushes the ball to cover and takes a single.

14.4Rabada to Shahrukh, 1 run, fuller ball on off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to Dhawan at extra-cover, Shahrukh takes a single.

14.5Rabada to Mayank, SIX! Rabada bowls short wide of off-stump, Mayank pulls and sends the ball flying over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!!

14.6Rabada to Mayank, 1 run, fuller ball, Mayank drives the ball to the on side for a single.

PBKS 90/4 after 14 overs.

Axar to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Axar to Malan, BOWLED! Good length ball on leg stump, Malan lines up for a slog but the ball goes through the huge gap between the bat and the pad to hit the stumps.

Deepak Hooda walks out to bat.

13.2Axar to Hooda, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, Hooda guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

13.3Axar to Mayank, RUN-OUT! HORRIBLE HORRIBLE CONFUSION BETWEEN MAYANK AND HOODA!!!!! Mayank drives the ball to mid-off and sets off for a single. Hetmyer gets the ball and first throws the ball to Axar at non-striker's end and Axar dismantles the bails. Both the batters are stuck at the same end but its is Hooda who is short of the ground.

Shahrukh Khan walks out to bat.

13.4Axar to Mayank, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank hits the b all to cover.

13.5Axar to Mayank, 2 runs, short ball, Mayank plays a late cut and sends the ball to deep point for a couple.

13.6Axar to Mayank, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank hits the ball to mid-off.

PBKS 87/2 after 13 overs.

Lalit to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1 Lalit to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Malan hits the ball down to long-off for a single.

12.2Lalit to Mayank, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Mayank sweeps the ball to deep backward square-leg for a single.

12.3 Lalit to Malan, 1 run, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Malan drives the ball through cover for a single.

12.4Lalit to Mayank, FOUR! Full toss and Mayank makes room and smashes the ball down the ground for a boundary.

12.5Lalit to Mayank, 1 run, full ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball through extra-cover for a single.

12.6 Lalit to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Malan hits the ballsquare on the off-side for a single

PBKS 78/2 after 12 overs.

Ishant to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Ishant to Malan, dot, slow good length ball tad wide of off-stump, Malan looks to guide the ball to the off-side but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

11.2Ishant to Malan, SIX! Full ball wide of off-stump, Malan hammers the ball over extra-cover for a maximum!!!!

11.3Ishant to Malan, 1 run, full ball on off-stump, Malan guides the ball to backward point and scampers for a single.

11.4Ishant to Mayank, 1 run, yorker on off-stump, Mayank brings his bat down in time and hits the ball to cover for a single.

11.5Ishant to Malan, FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg, Mayank goes deep in the crease and pulls, the ball goes wide of the fielder at short fine-leg for a boundary.

11.6Ishant to Malan, 1 run, slow nice and full ball on off-stump, Malan drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

PBKS 65/2 after 11 overs.

Avesh to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1Avesh to Mayank, dot, back of the length ball, Mayank hits the ball to backward point.

10.2Avesh to Mayank, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Mayank pulls and sends the ball to square-leg for a single.

10.3Avesh to Malan, dot, back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to mid-off.

10.4Avesh to Malan, dot, slow good length ball wide of off-stump, Malan pulls and sends the ball to Shimron Hetmyer at short mid-wicket.

10.5Avesh to Malan, 1 run, fullish ball on off-stump, Malan drives the ball to mid-off and steals a sharp single.

10.6Avesh to Mayank, dot, full ball on off-stump, Mayank brings the bat down in time and jams the ball into the ground.

PBKS 63/2 after 10 overs.

Axar to bowl the tenth over.

9.1 Axar to Malan, a huge appeal for LBW as the ball raps on the pads, Axar bowls full and straight fired on middle stump, Malan looks to guide the ball to the on side but the ball hits the pads, the umpire gives that as not-out, Pant reviews, the review shows that it is umpire's call. Malan survives! Malan has taken a single. 1 Leg bye given.

9.2Axar to Mayank, dot, full ball wide of off-stump, Manak drives the ball to cover.

9.3Axar to Mayank, 1 run, short ball, Mayank pulls and sends the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

9.4Axar to Malan, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Malan pushes the ball to cover.

9.5Axar to Malan, dot, full ball, Malan punches the ball to the off-side.

9.6Axar to Malan, dot, short ball on off-side, Malan cuts the ball to backward point.

PBKS 61/2 after 9 overs.

Lalit to bowl the ninth over.

8.1Lalit to Mayank, 2 runs, short ball, Mayank hits the ball down to long-leg for a couple.

8.2Lalit to Mayank, 2 runs, short ball, Mayank hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

8.3Lalit to Mayank, 1 run, fuller ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball through cover for a single.

8.4Lalit to Malan, 2 runs, short ball wide of off-stump, Malan hits the ball through cover and gets a couple of runs.

8.5Lalit to Malan, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Malan hits the ball to cover.

8.6Lalit to Malan, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Malan works the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

PBKS 53/2 after 8 overs.

Axar Patel to bowl the eighth over.

7.1Axar to Malan, 1 run, full and flat ball, Malan plays the ball down the ground for a single

7.2Axar to Mayank, dot, full ball wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to mid-off.

7.3Axar to Mayank, 1 run, short ball on leg stump, Mayank guides the ball to the leg side for a single.

7.4Axar to Malan, 2 runs, fuller ball on off-stump, Malan drives the ball through cover and gets a couple.

7.5Axar to Malan, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Malan works the ball to the leg side for a single.

7.6Axar to Mayank, 1 run, short ball, Mayank pulls and sends the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

PBKS 47/2 after 7 overs.

Lalit Yadav to bowl the seventh over.

6.1Lalit to Mayank, 1 run, fraction short ball on leg stump, Mayank pulls the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

6.2Lalit to Malan, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Malan drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

6.3Lalit to Mayank, 1 run, fuller ball on leg stump, Mayank drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

6.4Lalit to Malan, 1 run, back of the length ball, Malan hits the ball for a single.

6.5Lalit to Mayank, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank hits the ball to extra-cover.

6.6Lalit to Mayank, FOUR! Full ball wide of off-stump, Mayank leans and drives the ball through backward point for a boundary.

PBKS 39/2 after 6 overs.

Rabada to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Rabada to Gayle, SIX! Short ball on off-stump, Gayle pulls and the ball flies over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum!!!!

5.2Rabada to Gayle, BOWLED! RABADA STRIKES BACK!!!! Full and fast ball on off-stump, Gayle looks to block the ball but the ball beats his defenses and hits the stump. The stumps are in tatters.

Dawid Malan walks out to bat.

5.3Rabada to Malan, 1 run, fuller delivery on off-stump, Malan guides the ball behind point and opens his account with a single.

5.4Rabada to Mayank, 2 runs, fuller ball on off and middle stump, Mayank drives the ball down to third-man and pushes to complete a couple of runs.

5.5Rabada to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Mayank hits the ball behind point and takes a single.

5.6Rabada to Malan, dot, full ball on middle and leg, Malan goes back and guides the ball to the fielder at short third-man.

PBKS 29/1 after 5 overs.

Avesh Khan to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Avesh to Gayle, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Gayle guides the ball to mid-on and settles for a single.

4.2Avesh to Mayank, 1 run, short ball tad wide of off-stump, Mayank drives the ball to cover and takes a quick single.

4.3Avesh to Gayle, FOUR! Back of the length ball wide of off-stump, Gayle stays firm in the crease and hammers the ball straight down the ground for his first boundary.

4.4Avesh to Gayle, dot, good response from Avesh, the bowler bangs the ball short, Gayle looks for a pull but fails to connect.

4.5Avesh to Gayle, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, Gayle hits the ball to cover for a single.

4.6Avesh to Mayank, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off-stump, Mayank crunches the ball through cover for a boundary to end the over in style.

PBKS 18/1 after 4 overs.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl the fourth over.

3.1 Rabada to Prabhsimran, 1 run, full and fast ball on leg stump, Prabhsimran drives the ball through cover and takes a single.

3.2 Rabada to Mayank, 1 run, short ball on off-stump, Mayank cuts and sends the ball down to third-man for a single.

3.3Rabada to Prabhsimran, WICKET! CAUGHT! Fast fuller ball on off-stump, Prabhsimran makes room and thumps the ball to extra-cover, Steve Smith runs a bit backwards and takes a fine catch.

Chris Gayle walks out to bat.

3.4Rabada to Gayle, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Gayle hits the ball to off-side.

3.5Rabada to Gayle, dot, slow full-toss on middle stump, Gayle brings his bat down in time, the ball takes thicj outside edge and rolls to cover.

3.6Rabada to Gayle, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Gayle goes back in his crease andpushes the ball to cover for a single.

PBKS 15/0 after 3 overs.

Ishant to bowl the third over.

2.1Ishant to Prabhsimran, 1 run, back of the length ball on middle and leg stump, Prabhsimran drives the ball through backward point for a single.

2.2Ishant to Mayank, DROPPED! Full ball wide of off-stump, Mayank slashes the ball to Avesh Khan at deep backward point, Avesh drops the ball as Mayank takes a single.

2.3Ishant to Prabhsimran, SIX! Back of the length ball on off-stump, Prabhsimran steps out opens his arms and thumps the ball over extra-cover for the first maximum of the match.

2.4Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, full ball on off-stump, a swing and a miss from Prabhsimran.

2.5Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, fullish delivery on middle and leg stump, Prabhsimran drives the ball to cover.

2.6Ishant to Prabhsimran, 1 run, slow fuller ball on off-stump, Prabhsimran mishits the ball to mid-on and takes a single.

PBKS 6/0 after 2 overs.

Marcus Stoinis to bowl the second over.

1.1 Stoinis to Mayank, 1 run, fuller delivery around off-stump, Mayank runs the ball down to third-man for a single.

1.2 Stoinis to Prabhsimran, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg stump, Prabhsimran goes back in his crease and drives the ball to cover for a single.

1.3 Stoinis to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg stump, Mayank taps the ball to square-leg for a single.

1.4Stoinis to Prabhsimran, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Prabhsimran guides the ball behind point for a single.

1.5 Stoinis to Mayank, 1 run, good length ball drifting down leg, Mayank guides the ball behind square on the leg side and takes a single.

1.6Stoinis to Prabhsimran, 1 run, slow fuller ball on middle and leg, Prabhsimran pushes the ball to backward point and settles for the sixth single of the over.

PBKS 0/0 after 1 over.

Ishant Sharam to bowl the first over of the inning.

0.1Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, Ihsnat bowls full on middle and off-stump, the ball moves in a bit, Prabhsimran pushes the ball to off-side.

0.2Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, good length ball on leg stump, Prabhsimran goes on his back foot and pushes the ball back to Ishant.

0.3Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, back of the length ball on off-stump, Prabhsimran cuts, the ball takes the inner-half of the bat and just goes past the off-stump.

0.4Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, good length ball on off-stump, Prabhsimram looks to cut the ball but the ball zips past the thick edge of the bat.

0.5Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, fuller ball on middle and leg stump, Prabhsimarn goes back and drives the ball to mid-off.

0.6Ishant to Prabhsimran, dot, good length ball tad wide of off-stump, Prabhsimran hits the ball to the fielder at cover.

Right then the action is about to begin. The two umpires have made their way to the middle. DC players form a huddle by the side of their dugout. And outwalk Mayank Agarwal, the new captain of Punjab Kings and Prabhsimran Singh to open the innings. DC players disperse on the field after a quick chat in the huddle. We are ready for the action.

Teams

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh(w), Mayank Agarwal(c), Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Riley Meredith, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Steven Smith, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan

Mayank Agarwal, PBKS captain:Sad we are gonna miss KL Rahul. But it is what it is and we have to deal with it. We won the last game, we have the confidence. I hope it gets lower and slower. Really looking forward to the responsibility. We got Dawid Malan in for Nicholas Pooran.

RishabhPant: We are going to bowl first. We are doing good as a team. We are trying to focus on things, we just try to learn from our game and move forward. I am enjoying every bit of it captaincy. We are playing with the same team as the previous game.

Toss

Delhi Capitalswin toss and opt to bowl first.

A reminder of what happened in the match between the two teams earlier in the season

At Wankhede, batting first, PBKS scored 195/4 thanks to 61 off 51 balls from KL Rahul, and 69 from 36 balls by Mayank Agarwal. DC chased the total down in just 18.2 overs thanks to 92 from 49 balls by opener Shikhar Dhawan.

England batter Dawid Malan is set to make his debut for Punjab Kings!

Pitch Report

We are back to the wicket where we started last week. In the first match, there was a lot of dew and then there was a sandstorm. What are the captains gonna do? My advice to the captains will still be to chase to win the game, says Kevin Pietersen in his pitch report.

KL Rahul would be missing this match and in his absence Mayank Agarwal has been appointed as the stand-in captain of Punjab Kings

Team News

Mayank Agarwal missed PBKS’ previous match versus RCB due to an injury. K L Rahul was taken to hospital hours before the match due to acute apendicitis and Mayank is set to lead the team in his absence.

From the DC camp, Amit Mishra had missed the team’s previous game owing to an injury. There has not been any update on his fitness either.

Weaknesses for DC

The bowling resources look a bit thin. Only Avesh Khan is in wicket-taking form. Amit Mishra’s participation in this match remains uncertain. Ravichandran Ashwin is no longer available. Kagiso Rabada is looking like a shadow of his former self. Rishabh Pant has preferred to play an overseas batsman in place of Anrich Nortje. Last year, a lot of DC’s success was built around the bowlers having a great time. If the bowlers don’t improve their form then DC could soon be having a tough time.

Strengths for DC

The left-right opening combination of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw is one of the best opening pairs this season. Dhawan’s experience bodes well with Shaw’s youthful audacity. Dhawan gets fours and Shaw gets the sixes. It is very likely that either of these two batsmen will click in a particular match.

Weaknesses for PBKS

Chris Gayle batting at no. 3 makes no sense. Gayle for the longest time has been a natural opener. So, with Mayank Agarwal absent in the match against RCB, Gayle should have opened the batting alongside KL Rahul. Rahul's reluctance to give Gayle the chance to open the innings is baffling. In two of the last three matches, Gayle has come close to getting a fifty. Right now, Gayle needs to bat at the top of the order and bat during the powerplay otherwise he is being underutilised. Also, Nicholas Pooran's no-show is hurting the team. Pooran now has four ducks this year. So, for most of the matches thus far, the team has played with one batsman short.

Strengths for PBKS

PBKS' batting is improving as the tournament is progressing. KL Rahul is the top run-scorer and has four fifties. Gayle has come close to scoring fifties twice in the last three matches. Mayank Agarwal and Deepak Hooda have one fifty each. If Nicholas Pooran gets going then he can hit plenty of sixes in one go. And in Harpreet Brar, PBKS may have finally found a batter who can hit big in the death overs.

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