Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Indian Premier League, 2022 Full score card

A full toss, on the pads. Chahar shuffles and tickles it to short fine leg for a single. There is a run out chance but the batter get quickly inside the crease. Delhi win by 17 runs.

Angles a length ball across and Chahar misses his cut.

Wide! Length but way down the leg side. Chahar fails to get his bat on it.

Dropped! A slower full toss, on middle. Singh looks to heave but it goes off the bottom of the bat and to long on. David Warner runs forward and to his right but makes a meal of it. Shardul Thakur misses out on his five-fer.

A full toss, outside off. Chahar swings his bat, mistimes to cover for a single.

A pacy short ball, around off. Chahar tries to ramp it away but misses. Should have been a wide, Thakur went away with it.

FOUR! 22 runs needed now! A full ball, outside off. Chahar thumps it to long off. The fielder runs to his left, dives but the ball goes under him for a boundary.

A length ball, on off. Rahul hits it to long off for a single.

Another cocker of delivery, yorker and Rahul Chahar mistimes his hit back to the bowler.

A yorker, outside off. Chahar tries to squeeze it out but gets a bottom edge to the keeper.

A length ball, outside off. Singh slaps it to point where a misfield allows a single.

A full ball, on off, pushed to cover. Chahar wants a single but is sent back.

Dropped! A full toss, outside off. Chahar cuts it uppishly and to point where Shardul Thakur tries to take but it explodes through his hands. A single.

Arshdeep Singh is the last man in.

OUT! TAKEN! A length ball, outside off. Rabada again swings his bat but it goes off the higher part of the bat and Rovman Powell takes a simple one at long off.  This is a big wicket as Kagiso Rabada has the ability to clear the fence but it looks quite difficult from Punjab from hereon.

SIX! SMOKED! This game is still alive! Short, slower and on off. Kagiso Rabada pulls it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Wide! Wide again as this one is down the leg side. Rabada misses his flick. Pant dives full-length to his right to collect it.

Wide! Shorter and around off. Rabada looks to hook it but misses. Wide given for a height.

Kagiso Rabada is the next man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Excellent stuff from David Warner! A knuckle ball, full and outside off. Sharma tries to clear long off but fails to get much height on it. David Warner runs forward, dives and plucks it out of the ground. Superb work from Warner and as Jitesh Sharma walks back, it should be the game for Delhi.

This is outside off. Chahar upper cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Length and outside off. Chahar swings and misses.

Terrific work from Powell in the deep! Full and on middle. Sharma hammers it to long on where Powell runs to his left, times his jump perfectly and as his momentum was taking him back, flicks the ball inside the ground and saves a six. Absolutely superb work from Rovman Powell! There is a run out appeal as well but Chahar is in.

Length and angling across. Chahar smashes it to deep cover and comes back for the second. 12 runs off the over. Jitesh Sharma will be on the strike now. 39 runs needed in 18 balls.

SIX! BANG! Rahul Chahar is making up for the dot balls! Short of a length and on off. Chahar swings again but this time connects it well and hits it over cow corner for a biggie.

FOUR! Much needed! On a length and outside off. Chahar slaps it well over mid off for a boundary.

Three dots in a row and it is not happening for Rahul Chahar! Short in length, angling outside off. Rahul misses his pull.

Another swing and a miss! Dots are gold dust right now! This is full and outside off. Chahar fails to get his bat on it.

A length ball, angling across, outside off. Chahar swings across and misses. Chahar just needs to give strike to Sharma.

Khaleel Ahmed will continue.

A superb yorker, angling on middle and leg. Jitesh Sharma falls on the floor as he tries to flick it. He misses and gets on the pads. That was clearly angling down but good comeback from Shardul Thakur after going for a biggie.

Angling on the pads, Rahul works it to mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball, outside off, slower. Chahar slaps it straight to the mid off fielder.

A length ball, outside off, this is hit to deep cover for a single.

Shorter ball, well directed on middle. Sharma misses his pull. He wants a wide there but not given.

SIX! Jitesh Sharma has not given up yet and looks like he will target this over! A length ball, on middle. Sharma comes down and backs away. He pulls it over long on for a biggie.

Single to end the over and Jitesh Sharma will retain the strike! Short and wide outside off. Jitesh Sharma cuts it to sweeper cover for a single. 59 needed now from 30 balls!

On a length, around off. Jitesh Sharma steers it towards deep backward point and gets a couple.

SIX! WOW! What a shot! Khaleel Ahmed tries a short ball on middle. Jitesh Sharma gets into the position early and pulls it firmly over deep square leg for a maximum.

In the air...but safe! Back of a length, outside off and angling across the batter. Rahul Chahar looks to work it towards the leg side. However, he gets an outside edge and the ball goes in the air towards third man but short of the fielder for a couple.

Back of a length, on off. Rahul Chahar blocks it off the back foot.

A slower length ball, outside off. Rahul Chahar looks to push it away. The ball goes off the thick outside edge away from the slip fielder for a couple towards third man.

Khaleel Ahmed is back on.

Back of a length, around off. Jitesh Sharma punches it towards deep backward point and comes back for the second run. 71 needed now from 36 balls!

FOUR! Handy runs for Punjab! They need to get as many runs as possible as net-run rate can play a big factor in the end. A short ball on middle. Jitesh Sharma looks to pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes in the air but behind the keeper for a boundary.

WIDE! Short ball but it is too high and around off. Jitesh Sharma leaves it alone.

Back of a length, on off. Jitesh Sharma blocks it off the back foot.

Nasty short ball! It is angling into the body. Jitesh Sharma does well to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ohh...the run-out is a last thing Punjab need here! On a length, on off. Jitesh Sharma pushes it towards point and sets off for a single. However, Rahul Chahar sends him back and Lalit Yadav at point has a shy at the batter's end. He misses and Jitesh Sharma is safe in the end.

Short and wide outside off. Jitesh Sharma cuts it straight to point.

Drinks! Jitesh Sharma is the last known batter for Punjab and other than a Delhi win from hereon will be a surprise. The spinners have done an incredible job for Delhi and they will look to end things quickly and keep an eye on NRR. 78 needed in 42 balls.

Slower in the air and enticing the batter to come on the front foot. Rahul Chahar pushes for it and gets beaten off the outside edge. 78 needed from 42 balls!

A flatter one on middle. Rahul Chahar blocks it off the front foot.

Rahul Chahar walks to the crease.

OUT! BOWLED! Axar Patel keeps it simple, wicket to wicket and gets rewarded! Patel bowls it full on off. Rishi Dhawan tries to make something there and goes for the sweep shot. He misses and the ball knocks over his off stump. This is looling very bad for Punjab now, they still need 78 from 44 balls and have just three wickets in hand.

Flatter and quicker on off. Jitesh Sharma drives it to long off for a single.

Slower in the air, around off. Rishi Dhawan opens the face of his blade a bit and the ball goes towards short third man. A single taken.

Patel bowls it slightly short and outside off. Rishi Dhawan cuts it to backward point.

Full again and outside off. Rishi Dhawan drives it to deep extra-cover for a single. 80 needed now from 48 balls!

Kuldeep Yadav comes 'round the wicket and serves it full on off. Rishi Dhawan blocks it off the front foot.

Slightly on the shorter side on middle. Jitesh Sharma works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Welcome boundary for Punjab here! Tossed up on middle. Jitesh Sharma looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball goes more off a leading edge of Sharma's blade over the bowler and races away towards the fence.

Another couple of runs! A fuller one on middle. Jitesh Sharma works it to deep square leg for a couple.

Nicely tossed up on middle. Jitesh Sharma works it to right of long on for a couple. Rovman Powell there misfields a bit and that allows a couple.

A flatter delivery on middle. Rishi Dhawan works it towards the leg side.

Straighter line again and flatter. Rishi Dhawan drives it back to the bowler.

Goes fuller on middle. Rishi Dhawan blocks it.

A fuller delivery on off. Driven to short cover this time.

Darts it fuller on middle again. Jitesh Sharma drives it right of the short cover fielder. The fielder dives and half-stops it. A single taken.

A quicker one and fuller on off. Rishi Dhawan pushes it to long off for a single.

Darted on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Around off, fuller, pushed to cover.

DROPPED! What a bowling performance this is from Kuldeep Yadav! Tossed up, around off and spinning away. Rishi Dhawan drives it uppishly and to covers. David Warner dives to his right and stretches his arms but fails to stick it.

Rishi Dhawan is the next man in.

OUT! BOWLED! THROUGH THE GATE! Harpreet Brar didn't pick that all! A googly from Yadav, on a length, slower and around off. Harpreet Brar leans across to defend but leaves a big gap between the bat and pad. The ball takes a slight bit of bat and sneaks through to disturb the stumps. Punjab are 6 down and Delhi are all over them.

Flighted, full and on middle, eased down to long on for one.

Length ball, spinning into Jitesh Sharma. Pushed back to the bowler.

An arm ball, on middle, it is punched away to long on for a single.

Around off. Another block by Sharma.

Floated ball, on off. Sharma lunges and blocks it.

Full ball, on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller ball, around off. Jitesh Sharma smashes it hard and to the left of covers. David Warner dives and got some fingertips on it. Was a tough one. Two taken.

Harpreet Brar is the next man in.

OUT! STUMPING! There was a feeling this was coming as Kuldeep Yadav was mixing it fantastically here. Yadav flights this one, on a length and around off, this one spins a bit. Liam Livingstone comes down the track and looks to go downtown but connects with thin air only. Rishabh Pant has all the time to remove the bails as Liam Livingstone didn't even try to get back, he just started to walk away.

Shorter and on off. Sharma works it to long off for a run.

Flatter and on off. Sharma rocks back and punches it to cover.

Tossed up, tight from Kuldeep and Sharma blocks it back to the bowler.

This one spins away, fuller and on off. Livingstone fails to read it and gets a leading edge to short third man. A single is taken.

A leggie, fuller and on off. Livingstone prods to defend it out.

FOUR! Just over! Patel drops it short and on middle. Jitesh Sharma pulls it flat and just over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Touch short and on off. Sharma works it out to the off side.

Tossed up, on middle. Sharma tucks it to mid-wicket.

Jitesh Sharma is the next man in.

OUT! TIMBER! What a beauty from Axar Patel!  An arm ball from Patel, on a length and slanting around middle and leg. Mayank Agarwal tries to punch on the back foot but the ball skids through and goes past his bat to rattle the stumps. 100th wicket for Axar Patel in the Indian T20 League. Delhi right on top here.

An arm ball, full and on middle. Agarwal leans to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Too full and on off, pushed wide of long off for a single.

DRINKS! A very productive Powerplay for Delhi this! They needed early wickets and they have got three now and the double-wicket over from Shardul Thakur has put Delhi right on the top. Punjab started well with Jonny Bairstow going well. However, the scoring rate dipped after he departed and now they are in trouble and need their skipper, Mayank Agarwal to take this game deep with Liam Livingstone. Axar Patel is into the attack now.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Dhawan was struggling here to play his shot. Thakur serves short of a length and around middle, it was well directed and Shikhar Dhawan was cramped as he tries to ramp it away. The ball was too close to playing that shot and it takes a faint edge before meeting the mitts of Rishabh Pant. Delhi will be very happy with how the Powerplay has gone. Punjab are 54/3 at the end of the sixth over.

On a length and around off. Livingstone skips down and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Liam Livingstone walks out at number 4.

OUT! CAUGHT! Thakur strikes! This is on a length and on middle, was a slower one. Bhanuka Rajapaksa is too early as he looks to heave it and gets a leading edge. The ball goes to Anrich Nortje who takes a simple catch at backward point. 107 needed in 86 balls.

FOUR! EDGED AWAY! Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa pulls it without much conviction and it goes off the top edge, over the keeper for a boundary. Fortunate one.

On a length and on off. Dhawan drops it around the corner and takes a quick single.

FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length and outside off. Dhawan upper cuts it and clears short third man with ease for a boundary.

Too full and on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa keeps it out on the leg side.

Wide! Full but down the leg side. Bhanuka Rajapaksa misses his sweep.

A flatter one on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa blocks it out.

Ohh... Both batters were stranded at one end but Lalit Yadav needed to show more composure there. A fuller delivery on middle. Shikhar Dhawan pushes it left of the bowler. Lalit Yadav runs to left and dives to stop it. In the meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan is almost down to the other end as he looks for a single. However, Bhanuka Rajapaksa is not interested in the single and the both the batters are near the bowler's end. Lalit Yadav though stops the ball and throws it way off the target and in the end the batters take a single.

A flatter one on middle. Shikhar Dhawan blocks it out.

FOUR! Good shot! A shorter delivery on middle. Shikhar Dhawan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

NOT OUT! Huge appeal from Delhi players and especially from Pant! The umpire though is not interested and they go for a review! The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows that it is umpire's call on wicket's hitting. So the original decision stays and Shikhar Dhawan will continue. This is a flatter delivery angling into middle. Shikhar Dhawan looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and Delhi take review after the umpire is not interested in the LBW appeal. However, Shikhar Dhawan is safe in the end.

Lalit Yadav to bowl now.

A low full toss on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa drives it back to the bowler. End of a successful over from Anrich Nortje.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje breaks the opening stand and gets rid of dangerous Jonny Bairstow! He bangs it short on middle. Jonny Bairstow goes for the pull shot but does not try to keep it along the ground. The ball goes in the air but straight to Axar Patel near the deep backward square leg fence. He takes the catch and Punjab lose their first.

FOUR! Smart cricket from Jonny Bairstow! It is very full on off. Jonny Bairstow makes the room and finds the gap through covers for a boundary with a drive.

NO BALL! Anrich Nortje has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit coming up now. Coming to the ball, it is on a length, around off. Shikhar Dhawan steers it towards third man for a single.

Beaten! Shikhar Dhawan makes room and Anrich Nortje follows him. Lands on a length, around leg. Shikhar Dhawan looks to push at it but gets beaten off the outside edge. Not sure what Shikhar Dhawan was trying to do there.

Almost a yorker on middle. Jonny Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Punjab are off to a good start here! Back of a length, on middle and Jonny Bairstow in such a good form will not miss out. He pulls it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Boundary to end the over and 13 from it! A full delivery on off. Shikhar Dhawan stays in his crease this time and hits it hard past mid on for a boundary.

Shikhar Dhawan skips down the track a bit early and Khaleel Ahmed cleverly bangs it short on middle. Shikhar Dhawan still goes for the pull shot and mistimes it to mid on.

Good delivery! Nails a yorker on off. Jonny Bairstow looks to heave it across the line. He gets the inside edge onto his pads. A run taken as the ball rolls towards the off side.

On a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan dabs it towards the off side and takes a single.

On a length and outside off. Jonny Bairstow drags it from outside off towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Here we go... first maximum for Jonny Bairstow and Punjab now! That typical pick-up shot from Jonny Bairstow! This is not a bad delivery, lands on a length, around off. Jonny Bairstow picks the length quickly and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

A low full toss on middle. Jonny Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg for a single and retains the strike.

Back of a length, around off. Shikhar Dhawan does not get the width he needed to play the cut shot. He, however goes for a cut shot and gets the inside edge past stumps towards the leg side for a single.

Pacy delivery, on a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan punches it to point.

Lands on a length, around leg. Jonny Bairstow makes room and cuts it to third man for a single.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow is a danger man for Delhi here! Slightly shorter delivery on middle. Jonny Bairstow is quick to jump on it and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Shikhar Dhawan defends it onto the turf and Jonny Bairstow calls for a single and they complete it easily.

Who will bowl from the other side? Anrich Nortje it is!

Single to end the over! A fullish delivery on off. Shikhar Dhawan drives it right of mid off and takes a quick single. 6 from the first over!

A fullish delivery on middle. Jonny Bairstow heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

This is better! Fullish delivery, outside off. Jonny Bairstow looks to drive it away from his body but misses.

Overcompensating for the previous delivery! It is very full and down the leg side. Jonny Bairstow looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes to the keeper. Khaleel Ahmed appeals but nothing there.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow and Punjab are underway with a boundary! Lovely timing there! Back of a length, around off. Jonny Bairstow rides the bounce and creams it through cover-point for a boundary.

Khaleel Ahmed starts with a length delivery, around off. Jonny Bairstow with a gentle push towards the off side.

Couple to end the innings! Nails a yorker on middle. Patel heaves it to wide long on and comes back for the second run. Delhi finish with 159/7 after 20 overs!

On a length and slower one this at 117.7 kph. Kuldeep Yadav looks to heave it away but misses. The ball hits his pads and the batters run for a leg bye. There is a direct hit at the batter's end but replays show that Patel is safe.

Almost a yorker on off. Yadav makes room and carves it to sweeper cover for a couple.

Kuldeep Yadav comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shardul Thakur holes out and Arshdeep Singh gets his third wicket! A low full toss on middle. It was there to hit but Shardul Thakur does not time his hit and the ball goes straight into the hands of Harpreet Brar at long on. Easy catch and can Punjab restrict Delhi under 160 here?

Another very full delivery on middle. Patel heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Brilliant yorker to start the over! On middle. Thakur looks to whip it away but gets the inside edge onto his pads. A run taken as the ball rolls towards the off side.

Who will bowl the final over? Arshdeep Singh it is!

A fullish delivery, on off. Thakur hits it hard to long off for a single.

On a length, on middle. Patel works it to backward square leg for a single.

NOT OUT! Punjab took the review for a caught behind but the UltraEdge confirms that there is no bat involved. A length delivery around leg. Patel looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and Jitesh Sharma takes the catch behind the stumps. There is an appeal but the umpire is not interested. Review is taken but Patel is safe in the end.

A fuller delivery on off. Thakur hits it to long off for a single.

Shardul Thakur comes in.

OUT! TAKEN! Good catch from Rishi Dhawan and this is a big wicket for Punjab! This could make a difference of 10-15 runs to the final score. A very full delivery on middle. Marsh flicks it aerally towards deep mid-wicket. He does not get the desired distance and Rishi Dhawan comes running in from the deep. He dives forward and takes a very fine catch.

A slower length ball, outside off. Marsh looks to slam it away towards the leg side but only gets the cue end of his blade.

Marsh will retain the strike with a single! A low full toss on off. Marsh carves it to long off for a single.

FOUR! In the air but just away from Shikhar Dhawan! A low full toss on off. Marsh hits it aerailly towards long off as he miscues his lofted shot. Shikhar Dhawan there comes running and dives to his left but fails to reach it. The ball goes though him for a boundary in the end.

FOUR LEG BYES! This is poor tactics by Arshdeep Singh! The fine leg is inside the circle and he is coming 'round the wicket and angling the ball towards the leg side. Freebie for Marsh. He looks to flick it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards the fence for a boundary.

Another single! Low full toss, almost in the blockhole. Patel hits it to long on for a single.

Nails a yorker this time, on middle. Marsh heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Marsh is going to attack seamers now! Singh comes ;round the wicket and bowls a short ball on middle. Fine leg is inside the circle and Marsh pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to bowl now.

FOUR! Two boundaries in the over and 11 runs from it! Slower in the air on middle. Patel skips down the track and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. In the gap and it races away towards the fence.

A fuller delivery, on off. Marsh drives it to deep extra-cover for a single.

FOUR! Fifty for Mitchell Marsh! This has been a responsible innings from the Aussie! This ball is short and outside off. Marsh cuts it tthrough covers for a boundary. Much-needed boundary!

Brar darts it around leg. Patel looks to slog-sweep but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken.

Fuller and wider outside off. Marsh this time drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

A fullish delivery, outside off. Marsh drives it to cover-point.

More spin, Harpreet Brar is back on.

Another quicker delivery and slightly shorter one around off. Patel cuts it to point.

WIDE! Pushed outside off and it is bit too wide. Patel leaves it alone.

A flatter and shorter delivery, outside off. Patel looks to cut it but misses.

A lef-spinner to Marsh, it pitches on middle and turns away. Marsh pushes it towards the off side for a single.

Tossed up on middle. Patel heaves it towards cow corner for a single.

FOUR! Good shot! It is full and outside off. Patel drives it through covers for a boundary.

A flatter and shorter delivery, outside off. Patel cuts it to point.

DRINKS! Punjab have pulled things back nicely here. They have got rid of two big hitters, Pant and Powell and it is upto Marsh now to take them close to that 170-175 mark. However, Punjab have Rabada and Arshdeep Singh in their ranks and it will not be easy for Delhi in these death overs.

A single to end the over! This is superb from Rahul Chahar! He is done with the ball and has been economical as well. Flatter and on leg, it is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker one, turning on the pads. Patel turns it to mid-wicket.

Make it four! This is served around off, on the shorter side and Patel keeps it out.

Three dots in a row! Patel feeling the pressure! On middle, blocked out.

Another appeal this time from the bowler for LBW but not given! Tossed up, on the pads. Patel flicks it to mid-wicket.

A big shout from the keeper for a caught behind appeal but nothing given! Fuller and spinning down the leg side. Patel misses his flick. Might have brushed his thigh pad.

Flighted, slower through the air and on off. Patel works it to deep cover for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Punched to deep cover for a single.

On middle, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Axar Patel walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and Delhi are falling apart here! Liam Livingstone again makes the ball to turn, on a length and around middle and turning away. Powell tries to loft it as he gets on the back foot but without much conviction and it balloons up in the night sky and to mid off. Shikhar Dhawan runs in from deep, covers a lot of ground and takes a sharp catch. Thigh-five as we have seen so many times this season from Shikhar.

Around off, shorter and Marsh plays it to deep cover for a single.

Wide! Serves it down the leg side. Marsh leaves it alone.

Slants it on the pads, it is hit to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Huge turn there! Flatter, quicker and outside off, spinning sharply away. Marsh hangs his bat out and the ball whizzes past his outside edge. Good over from Chahar, just two off it.

Darts it on the pads. Powell wrists it to square leg for a single.

Fuller and outside off. Powell leans and pushes it to covers.

Around off. Powell again blocks it.

Shorter, outside off, spinning away. Powell drops it to cover.

On middle, drilled down to long on for one.

Rovman Powell walks out to the middle.

OUT! STUMPING! Liam Livingstone gets the better of Pant this time after going for a six! Liam flights this again but drops it a touch short and makes it spin away. Pant puts his skates on to go downtown but misses and Jitesh Sharma, behind the stumps, whips the bails off in a flash. Pant tries to get back but the replay shows he was nowhere near his crease.

Is this stumped? The replays roll in and they show that Pant is out of the crease as the keeper whips the bails off.

SIX! Rishabh Pant and one-hand six! Still a better love story than twilight! Flighted and on middle. Pant comes down the track and thumps it over long on for a biggie.

Flatter and on middle. Marsh tucks it to square leg for a single.

A leg spinner, full and on leg. Marsh looks to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge, back to Liam Livingstone who collects it on a bounce. Good bowling this from Liam.

Tossed up, outside off, Pant drives it to deep cover for a single.

A leg breaker, fuller and on off, Marsh works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Rishabh Pant is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! A really soft dismissal! Short and outside off, was really slow. Yadav first thinks to leave it alone but at the very last moment throws his bat at it and spoons one straight to Bhanuka Rajapaksa at backward point who takes a simple catch. This might not be a bad thing for Delhi as they have some big hitters to follow.

Short of a length and on middle. Yadav pulls it to deep square leg. Kagiso Rabada runs to his right, dives and does well to save a couple.

A full toss, on off, pushed to long off for a single.

SIX! Welcome boundary for Delhi! This is full from over the wicket and on off, slower as well. Marsh lofts it, not off the middle but powers it well enough to sail it over the long on fence.

Length ball, on off, Marsh punches it to covers, a misfield and a couple of runs are taken.

Angles it on the pads, it is flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Slower in the air and fuller on off. Marsh drives it to covers. Tidy over, just 4 from it.

Fires it quicker and around off. Yadav slashes it to deep cover for a single.

A flatter one, around off. Marsh looks to defend. The ball goes off the inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls towards the off side and a single is taken.

Brar sees Yadav coming down the track and pushes it outside off. Yadav drives it to deep extra-cover for a single.

Slightly shorter and outside off. Marsh cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Darts it on middle. Marsh blocks it out.

Another dot to end the over! A flatter and quicker one on middle. Yadav goes back and defends it.

Around off and fuller. Yadav chops it to point.

Quicker and  flatter that it turning away from Marsh as it pitches on middle. Marsh works it towards square leg for a single.

Dragged down on middle. Yadav pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Wonderful shot by Lalit Yadav! Tossed up delivery on off. It is a short boundary on the leg side and Lalit Yadav slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Tossed up on middle. Yadav drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Drinks! What an entertaining start we had to this game and right now it is Delhi who will enjoy the short break. Sarfaraz Khan played a brilliant cameo and after that, things have slowed down but Marsh and Yadav will look to control the middle phase. Punjab need wickets and they'll rely on Rahul Chahar to get one.

Single to end the over! Lands on a length, on off. Yadav drives it off the inside half of his blade to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dhawan continues with fullish deliveries on the stumps. Marsh works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Goes full again on middle. Lalit Yadav pushes it to long on for a single.

Good running! A fullish delivery on middle. Yadav works it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

On a length, on middle. Marsh works it square off the wicket on the leg side for a single.

An appeal from the bowler but the umpire is not interested and they are not taking a review! On a length, on middle. Yadav looks to clip it away but looks like he has got an inside edge as the ball hits his pads. The batters take a run and the replays show that it is an inside edge off the bat.

Rishi Dhawan is back on. Went for 10 runs in his first over.

In the air...but over the fielder in the ring! Nicely tossed up on middle. Marsh tries to work it towards the leg side. He is early on his shot and gets the leading edge. The ball goes over the extra-cover fielder in the ring and the batters run couple.

A flatter delivery on middle. Marsh blocks it out.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Short and wide outside off. Marsh goes back and cuts it firmly through point for a boundary.

Quicker and flatter on middle. Marsh works it towards the leg side.

Tossed up delivery on middle. Lalit Yadav drives it to covers. The fielder there fumbles a bit and a single is taken.

A low full toss on off as Chahar gives his first delivery good flight. Marsh pushes it to long off for a single.

Lalit Yadav gets hit on the helmet. The physio comes out and a mandatory concussion test will follow.

Another short ball that is directed quite well and Lalit Yadav tries to pull it but misses. The ball hits his helmet and goes towards the leg side. After the Powerplay, Delhi are 59/2!

FOUR! Good nasty bouncer from Rabada! Bangs it short on off. Lalit Yadav looks to pull but is hurried by this delivery. The ball goes off the gloves and rubs the shoulder and over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off. Marsh steers it towards point for a single.

Goes short and outside off. Marsh first sets up to pull but then decide to let the ball go.

Lands on a length again but around off. Yadav steers it towards third man for a single.

On a length, on middle and leg. Lalit Yadav works it to short fine leg.

Just a single off the Free hit! Singh comes 'round the wicket and bowls it very full on leg. Yadav flicks it to mid-wicket and takes a single. End of an eventful first over from Arshdeep Singh!

NO BALL! Ohh dear, Arshdeep Singh what have you done! He almost got two in two but has overstepped here! What a let-off! Shorter and on middle. Yadav looks to pull but gets a top edge to fine leg where Jonny Bairstow runs to his right, slides and takes a superb catch. The Punjab players gather around and celebrate but the siren screams, indicating Singh has overstepped. A free hit coming up.

Lalit Yadav is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! The excitement is over as Sarfaraz holes out! He was struggling a bit against Arshdeep Singh! Touch fuller and around middle. Sarfaraz Khan looks to loft it straight down the ground but mistimes it and the ball goes towards long off. Rahul Chahar from mid off, tracks back and catches it. A short but fiery innings come to an end.

Length and outside off. Khan swings and misses.

IN THE AIR AND FALLS SAFELY! Bangs a short ball, around off. It got big on Sarfaraz Khan who tries to pull it. The ball goes off the top edge and over mid-wicket. The fielder from mid on runs across and divevs but to no avail. Two runs.

Edged and just short! Singh comes over the wicket and serves a length ball, slower and outside off. Khan again tries the late cut but gets an outside edge to the keeper, who collects in front of him.

FOUR! Sarfaraz Khan is dealing in boundaries here! A low full toss to start with, around off. Khan sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary. In no time he has raced to 30 runs.

Arshdeep Singh is into the attack now. Can he stem the run-flow?

Length ball, around off. Marsh knocks it to covers.

A length ball, outside off. Khan plays it to short third man where Arshdeep Singh dives to his left to stop it. The ball hits his left boot. A single.

FOUR! Two in a row! Khan tried it before but this time hits with perfection! He loves to hit this kind of shot! Length and outside off. Khan scoops it well over the keeper's head for a boundary.

FOUR! In the air and into the boundary! A length ball, outside off, slower this one. Khan gets low and cuts it late, it goes aerially but in between backward point and point for a boundary.

Length ball, outside off. Marsh punches it aerially and to deep cover for a single. Mistimed it there but it falls well wide of the player.

Dhawan fires a length ball, on off. Mitchell blocks it.

FOUR! Delhi are going really well after losing that wicket! Not a good ball from Brar! Serves it full and down the leg side. Khan shuffles across and paddles it past short fine leg for a boundary. 15 runs off this over as well.

FOUR! Good shot! Too short and outside off. Khan goes on the back foot and punches it through covers for a boundary.

SIX! HAMMERED! This is in the slot and fuller as well. Khan kneels and slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Three sixes already by Delhi in the Powerplay.

Tad short and an arm ball as well. Khan punches it but straight to cover.

Around off, full, pushed to covers.

Tossed up, quicker and on middle. Marsh turns it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Will Liam Livingstone continue? No, it is time for some left-arm spin now as Harpreet Brar comes on to bowl against two right-handers. Good thinking this by Mayank Agarwal.

Rabada sees Khan shaping to paddle it and serves it outside off. Sarfaraz gets low and tries to scoop but misses. Good end to the over but still it goes for 15 runs.

Length and on off. Marsh taps it through backward point for a run.

Drags his length ball, around off. Marsh keeps it out on the off side.

SIX! BANG! Pitched up, in the slot. Marsh shuffles a bit and heaves it over cow corner for consecutive sixes.

SIX! Marsh is in the red-hot form! This is confidence! Full ball, on middle. Marsh lofts it through the line and straight down the ground for a biggie.

On a length and angling on the pads. Marsh flicks it through mid-wicket and collects a brace.

Kagiso Rabada to start from the other end.

On middle, fuller, swept to square leg where the fielder fumbles and the batters steal another run. Two runs taken. Spinners would be key to this game and we have already found that out.

Flighted ball, full and outside off, bit of turn. Marsh opens the face of the bat and dabs it past short third man for a single.

Flatter ball, outside off, Marsh blocks off the back foot.

Fuller ball on middle. Khan nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Marsh tucks it to square leg for a single.

Mitchell Marsh walks out at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a start this is for Punjab! First delivery and the dangerous David Warner is gone! Livingstone floats this one, outside off, it bounces a bit as well. Warner tries to drive it but gets a thick outside edge and Rahul Chahar at point takes the simplest of catches. An electric start to an electric game. Actually, it was Sarfaraz Khan who was all set to take the strike but Warner decided at the last moment that he will take the strike and pays a heavy price here. Punjab are not complaining here though and the smiles on their faces show how big a wicket this is!

We are all set to begin! Punjab players make their way out to the middle. Sarfaraz Khan and David Warner are the openers for Delhi. It is the fifth opening pair they have used this season. Spin to start for Punjab. Liam Livingstone will start the proceedings. Here we go...

So, Punjab feel they have found their best XI while Prithvi Shaw's absence is hurting Delhi a bit. Khaleel Ahmed is back and that will give a huge boost to Delhi.

Rovman Powell is down for a chat. He says they'll try to bring the best game knowing what is at stake. Adds that it's their 4th game here, it's not been a happy hunting ground for them but they'll try to change. Admits he doesn't like one side with a bigger boundary, he likes it when the circumference and everything is roughly around the same so the bowlers can bowl from any end but now they know what the bowlers will come up with.

Rishabh Pant, the skipper of Delhi, says that they were looking to bowl first but that is not in their control. Informs they have made two changes as Khaleel Ahmed comes in for Chetan Sakariya and Sarfaraz Khan for Srikar Bharat. Mentions that they were focusing on how they can prepare for the match and as a captain he was talking to his team about just concentrating on the game and that is all that matters.

Mayank Agarwal, the skipper of Punjab, says they will bowl first. Feels like the wicket won't change much and dew can come into play. Informs they are playing the same team. Mentions that they have found the right combination and it is going well from the last few games. Shares that they'll take as another game, it is important to win but they'll follow the process.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Sarfaraz Khan (In place of Srikar Bharat), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed (In place of Chetan Sakariya).

Punjab (Unchanged Playing XI) - Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Mayank Agarwal (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Punjab. They have elected to BOWL first.

Pitch Report - Graeme Smith is near the pitch. He says the dimension will play a key role as it is short on one side. Adds that there is a lively grass covering but underneath it is very dry, spin can come into play. Mentions that the captain winning the toss will look to chase here and 165 looks a par score.

Delhi and Punjab both have not won two consecutive games this season, so surely one of them will stitch a winning streak here. Both teams have found their balance after mixing and shuffling early on and it’s very hard to pick one team with the upper hand right now. It’s easy for you, cheer your favorite team, lay back, and enjoy the action. Stay tuned for the toss and other updates.

Hello everyone and welcome to the final week of action in the group stages. It’s Punjab vs Delhi in match number 64. Both the teams are relishing out of the top four and their fate to make the next round relies upon themselves. A slight hiccup now and they could lose a shot forward. On that note, welcome to the coverage.

... MATCH DAY...