Team Delhi, led by Shreyas Iyer, defeated Punjab by five wickets in the 37th match of the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).


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Here are the highlights:


# Delhi win by five wickets! 


# Delhi 166/5 (19.4 overs) 


# Shreyas Iyer finishes the game off the fourth delivery of the over, with a boundary as he hits the ball to the deep mid-wicket fence! 


# Need 2 runs from 3 deliveries! 


# Iyer on strike, need 4 runs from 4 deliveries! 


# Need five runs from five deliveries!  


# Sam Curran to bowl the final over! 


# Need 6 runs from 6 deliveries! 


# Delhi 158/5 (19 overs)


# Need 7 runs from 7 balls!  


# Sherfane Rutherford is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Axar Patel dismissed for 1 run following a miscommunication between the skipper and Patel while completing a double!  


# Need 9 runs from 9 deliveries! 


# Axar Patel is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Colin Ingram departs for 19 runs off 9 deliveries as he fails to negotiate a yorker from Mohammed Shami with the ball going on to hit the stumps! 


# Mohammed Shami to bowl his final over! 


# Need 10 runs from 12 deliveries! 


# Delhi 154/3 (18 overs)


# Three consecutive boundaries for Ingram as he hits the ball to sweeper cover!  


# Second consecutive boundary for Ingram as he directs the off-cutter to fine leg! 


# Boundary off the third delivery as Colin Ingram directs the ball past short third man! 


# Hardus Viljoen to bowl his final over! 


# Need 23 runs from 18 deliveries! 


# 5 runs from the over, Delhi 141/3 (17 overs)


# Mohammed Shami to bowl his third over! 


# Delhi 136/3 (16 overs)


# Boundary off the final delivery, to make it 8 runs from the over! 


# Colin Ingram is the new batsman in! 


# Wicket! Rishabh Pant dismissed for 6 runs off 7 deliveries from the first ball as he attempts to hit the ball over deep square leg, handing a catch to Sam Curran!   


# Hardus Viljoen to bowl his third over! 


# Delhi 128/2 (15 overs)


# 10 runs from the over as Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer direct the ball to short fine leg and short third man! 


# Sam Curran to bowl his third over! 


# Need 46 runs from 36 deliveries! 


# 7 runs and a wicket from the over, Delhi 118/2 (14 overs)


# Rishabh Pant is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Dhawan departs for 56 runs off 41 deliveries as the opener top-edges the ball off a slow delivery, with Ravichandran Ashwin completing the catch! 


# Boundary off the second delivery as Dhawan pulls the ball through backward square leg! 


# Hardus Viljoen to bowl his second over! 


# 10 runs from the over, Delhi 111/1 (13 overs)


# Six off the first delivery as Shreyas Iyer hits the slow, floated ball down the ground!  


# Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl his third over! 


# Delhi 101/1 (12 overs)


# 11 runs off the 11th and 12th overs as Sam Curran and Murugan Ashwin bowl their second and third overs. Dhawan completes his half-century with Delhi needing 63 runs in 48 deliveries!    


# Delhi 90/1 (10 overs)


# 10 runs off the over, as Shikhar Dhawan scores a boundary off the third delivery through backward point! 


# Murugan Ashwin to bowl his second over! 


# Need 84 runs from 66 deliveries! 


# Delhi 80/1 (9 overs)


# Eight runs off the over, as Shreyas Iyer edges a carrom ball from Ashwin for a boundary! 


# Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl his second over! 


# 5 runs from the over, Delhi 72/1 (8 overs)


# Murugan Ashwin into the attack! 


# 7 runs from the over, Delhi 67/1 (7 overs)


# Harpreet Brar to bowl his second over! 


# 8 runs from the over, Delhi 60/1 (6 overs)


# Boundary off the first delivery as Dhawan hits the ball over mid-wicket! 


# Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack! 


# 17 runs off the over, Delhi 52/1 (5 overs)


# Boundary off the third delivery as Shreyas Iyer cuts the ball through backward point! 


# Six off the first delivery as Dhawan smashes the short ball over the long-off boundary! 


# Harpreet Brar into the attack! 


# 11 runs off the over, Delhi 35/1 (4 overs)


# Dhawan has hit two consecutive boundaries off the second and third deliveries of the over!  


# Shreyas Iyer is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Prithvi Shaw departs for 13 runs off 11 deliveries as the batsman is dismissed following a direct hit from Mandeep Singh! 


# Hardus Viljoen into the attack! 


# 12 runs off the over, Delhi 24/0 (3 overs)


# Dhawan smashes a four off the fourth delivery of the over, hitting the ball over extra cover! 


# Six off the first delivery as Prithvi Shaw hits the bouncer over fine leg into the stands! 


# Mohammed Shami to bowl his second over! 


# 11 runs from the over, Delhi 12/0 (2 overs)


# Dhawan follows it up with a boundary off the fourth delivery as the opener hits the ball behind square! 


# Boundary off the second delivery as Shaw hits the ball to long-on off a short ball! 


# Sam Curran to share the new ball! 


# Just a run off the opening over as Prithvi Shaw gets off the strike, Delhi 1/0 (1 over)


# Mohammed Shami to bowl the opening over! 


# Delhi openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan are set to kick off the chase! 


# Delhi need 164 runs to win! 


# Punjab 163/7 (20 overs)


# 12 runs off the over, as Harpreet Brar smashes a six off the final delivery, over deep square leg!  


# Hardus Viljoen is the next batsman in! 


# Wicket! Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed for 16 runs off 13 deliveries as the Punjab skipper attempts to go for a big hit off a slow delivery, handing a catch to Shreyas Iyer! 


# Rabada to bowl the final over of the innings! 


# Single off the final delivery, Punjab 151/6 (19 overs)


# 150 up for Punjab with the final delivery set to be bowled! 


# Boundary off the second delivery as Harpreet Brar hits the ball off the backfoot to deep extra cover! 


# Ishant Sharma to bowl the 19th over! 


# 7 runs from the over, Punjab 141/6 (18 overs)


# Boundary off the fifth delivery as Ravichandran Ashwin hits the slow short ball into cow corner!     


# Rabada to bowl his third over! 


# 7 runs and a wicket off the over, Punjab 134/6 (17 overs)


# Harpreet Brar is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Mandeep Singh dismissed for 30 runs off 27 deliveries as the batsman attempts to charge down the wicket, without proper connect resulting in a stumping!  


# Axar Patel to bowl his third over! 


# Punjab 127/5 (16 overs)


# Nine runs from the over following a boundary off the first delivery by Mandeep Singh over extra cover! 


# Amit Mishra to bowl his final over! 


# 7 runs from the over, Punjab 118/5 (15 overs)


# Boundary off the second delivery of the over, as Ashwin hits the ball over the mid-wicket fielder! 


# Sandeep Lamicchane to bowl his final over of the innings! 


# 5 runs from the over, Punjab 111/5 (14 overs)


# Ravichandran Ashwin is the next batsman in! 


# Amit Mishra to bowl his third over! 


# 6 runs and two wickets from the over, Punjab 106/5 (13 overs)


# Wicket! Curran departs for 0 off four deliveries from the final delivery of the over, handing a return catch to the spinner. 


# Sam Curran is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Gayle departs for 69 runs off 37 deliveries as the batsman attempts to go for a second consecutive six, with Colin Ingram completing the catch on the ropes!  


# Six off the first delivery as Gayle slog sweeps the delivery into the stands! 


# Sandeep Lamicchane to bowl his third over! 


# 3 runs off the over, Punjab 100/3 (12 overs) 


# Kagiso Rabada to bowl his second over! 


# 15 runs off the next two overs, as Punjab score 10 runs off Axar Patel's second over before scoring five runs off Sherfane Rutherford's first over. Punjab 97/3 (11 overs) 


# 16 runs off the over, Punjab 82/3 (9 overs)


# Half-century for Chris Gayle!  


# Gayle follows it up with a six over long-on off the fourth delivery! 


# Six off the first delivery as Gayle hits a full toss over deep mid-wicket!  


# Amit Mishra to bowl his second over!


# 5 runs and a wicket off the over, Punjab 66/3 (8 overs)  


# Mandeep Singh is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Miller departs off the first delivery of the over for 7 runs off 5 deliveries, while attempting a big hit off a turning delivery resulting in a catch to Prithvi Shaw. Punjab 61/3 (7.1 overs)  


# Axar Patel into the attack! 


# Punjab 61/2 (7 overs)


# 11 runs off the over, as Gayle smashes a six into the stands off the final delivery over long-on!  


# Amit Mishra into the attack! 


# 4 runs off the over, Punjab 50/2 (6 overs)


# Boundary off the fourth delivery of the over as Gayle hits the slow ball square of the wicket! 


# Ishant Sharma to bowl his third over! 


# 4 runs off the over, Punjab 46/2 (5 overs)


# Boundary off the final delivery as Miller scores a boundary off an inside edge! 


# David Miller is the new man in! 


# Wicket! Mayank Agarwal dismissed for two runs off nine deliveries following no runs off the first four deliveries, as he top-edges a bouncer to Sherfane Rutherford! 


# Kagiso Rabada into the attack! 


# 16 runs off the over, Punjab 42/1 (4 overs)


# Consecutive boundaries off the final delivery as the Windies veteran hits the ball square of wicket!  


# Another boundary off the fifth delivery as Gayle hits the full ball to fine leg!  


# Boundaries off the first and third deliveries of the over as Gayle directs the ball behind square on the on-side and straight down the ground!  


# Sandeep Lamicchane to bowl his second over! 


# 12 runs off the over, as Chris Gayle scores a boundary and six off the third and fourth deliveries. Gayle guided the delivery to short third man for a boundary before hitting a six over long-on. Punjab 26/1 (3 overs)  


# Ishant Sharma to bowl his second over! 


# 11 runs and a wicket off the over, Punjab 14/1 (2 overs)


# Mayank Agarwal is the new batsman in! 


# Wicket! KL Rahul departs off the fourth delivery following a stumping off a leg-break delivery which the batsman fails to negotiate. Rahul is dismissed with his foot on the line. Punjab 13/1 (1.4 overs) 


# Four off the third delivery with Rahul directing the ball to backward square leg! 


# Six runs off the first delivery as Rahul hits the turning ball over long-off!   


# Sandeep Lamicchane to share the new ball! 


# 3 runs off the over as Chris Gayle and KL Rahul get off the mark! Punjab 3/0 (1 over)


# Ishant Sharma to bowl the opening over of the innings! 


# Punjab openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul have entered the crease and are set to kick off the innings!


# Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, Hardus Viljoen, Mohammed Shami


# Delhi (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ishant Sharma


# Left-arm mystery spinner Harpreet Brar has been included in the Punjab lineup as a replacement for Arshdeep Singh while Sam Curran replaces Nicholas Pooran!  


# Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford and Sandeep Lamicchane replace Colin Munro, Chris Morris and Keemo Paul for Delhi!  


# Delhi win the toss and opt to field! 


# The toss is set to take place in a few minutes! 


Seeking home comforts after multiple reverses at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi will be desperate to buck the trend when they take on a rejuvenated Punjab in the IPL on Saturday.


Rechristened before the start of the cash-rich event's 12th edition, Delhi have been at ease on the road, winning three matches on the trot after an authoritative beginning in Mumbai.
However, things have turned out quite differently in their home ground, where they found the pitches far from friendly.


For his team to harbour hopes of a rare win, skipper Iyer, himself, will need to lead by example.


Standing in their way will be mid-table team Punjab, who are also eyeing the title that has so far remained elusive.


Ravichandran Ashwin's outfit will not be short on confidence, having easily defeated Rajasthan three days ago.


Teams:


Delhi: Shreyas Iyer(C), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra.


Punjab: Lokesh Rahul (WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (C), Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Karun Nair, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakravarthi, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Hardus Viljoen, Ankit Rajpoot, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi.


(With PTI Inputs)