Delhi Capitals beat Kings XI Punjab in Super Over. In the super over bowled by Mohammad Shami, Delhi found the required three runs off just two balls. Kagiso Rabada, who bowled for Delhi in the Super Over, returned KL Rahul and Nicholas Puran within just two runs.
Chasing Delhi’s target of 158, Punjab could only manage 157 for the loss of eight wicket. Mayank Agarwal’s lone knock gave hopes for the Punjab team and their fans, but the final over took an unexpected turn as both Mayank and Jordan lost their wickets in the last two balls.
Mayank hit 89 off 60 balls, including four sixes and seven fours and the dismissal came on the heels of a run off two balls to win. The match extended into a super over when Rabada took the catch of Chris Jordhan.
Punjab failed to cash in the early good start they got, they score 30 runs of 4.2 overs without losing a wicket. But after this they wasted four wickets while adding five runs to the score board. Captain KL Rahul (21), Karun Nair (1), Nicholas Puran (0) and Glenn Maxwell (1) were out in quick successions.
During the match, Delhi player R. Ashwin got injured. Ashwin, who took two wickets in his first over, suffered a shoulder injury while trying to block a shot off the last ball.
Marcus Stoinis’s innings took the Delhi Capitals to a comfortable score of 157. Stonis scored 52 runs of 21 ball which includes three maximums and seven boundaries. The DC were able to score 30 runs of the last over.
Meanwhile Delhi’s starting wasn’t that smooth, they lost three wickets in the first four over itself. Including opener Shikar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Shimron Hetmyer threw away their wicket cheaply.
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer along with wicket keeper Rishabh Pant added 73 runs partnership score. The debutant Ravi Bishnoi broke this partnership by taking Pant’s wicket.
Rishabh scored 31 off 29 balls with four fours. Shreyas Iyer, who scored 39 off 32 balls, including three sixes, was bowled by Shami in his second spell.
Mohammad Shami, who bowled well, took three wickets for just 15 runs in four overs.