As it happened | IPL 2019, Match 37: Delhi defeat Punjab by 5 wickets

Enf of another exciting clash, Delhi defeat Punjab by 5 wickets. 

Axar Patel out!

Shami to Axar, run out. 

Axar scored 1 run. 

Next batsman is debutant Sherfane Rutherford. 

Pant out!

Hardus Viljoen to Pant, catch out by Sam Curran. 

Pant scored six runs off seven balls. 

Next batsman is Colin Ingram. 

Shikhar Dhawan out!

Hardus Viljoen to Dhawan, catch out by R Ashwin. 

Dhawan scored 56 runs off 41 balls. 

Next batsman is Rishabh Pant. 

Delhi are 80/1 after 9 overs. 

It's time for strategic time out. 

Prithvi Shaw departs!

Hardus Viljoen to Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw run out by Mandeep Singh. 

Shaw scored 13 runs off 11 balls. 

Next batsman is Shreyas Iyer. 

Innings break:

Punjab set 164-run target against Delhi.

R Ashwin departs!

Rabada to Ashwin, catch out by Shreyas Iyer. 

Ashwin scored 16 runs off 14 balls. 

Next batsman is Hardus Viljoen. 

Mandeep Singh out!

Axar Patel to Mandeep, stunmped. 

Mandeep scored 30 runs of 27 balls. 

Next batsman is Harpreet Brar. 

Sandeep Lamichhane strikes again, Sam Curran departs on duck. 

Lamichhane to Curran, caught and bowled. 

Next batsman is R Aswin. 

Chris Gayle departs!

Sandeep Lamichhane to Gayle, a magnificent catch by Colin Ingram. 

Gayle scored 69 runs off 37 balls. 

Next batsman is Sam Curran. 

Punjab are 97/3 after 11 overs. 

Chris Gayle is playing at 61 and Mandeep is at 15. 

Miller out!

Axar Patel to Miller, catch out by Prithvi Shaw. 

Miller scored seven runs off five balls. 

Next batsman is Mandeep Singh

Mayank Agarwal out!

Kagiso Rabada to Mayank Agarwal, catch out Caught by Sherfane Rutherford. 

Mayank scored two runs off nine balls. 

Next batsman is David Miller. 

KL Rahul departs!

After playing two beautiful shots, Rahul lost hit wicket. 

Sandeep Lamichhane to Rahul, stumped by Rishabh Pant. 

Rahul scored 12 runs off 9 balls. 

Nect batsman is Mayank Agarwal. 

After one over, Punjab are at a score of three for no loss. 

Chris Gayle and KL Rahul are at the crease to open Punjab's innings and Ishant Sharma will launches Delhi's bowling. 

The match begins...

What the captains are saying:

Shreyas Iyer: We made some mistakes in the previous games and have rectified it. We are backing on chasing any total. We need to be positive in our approach. If you see the wicket, it is turning a lot and we need to be positive.

Ravichandran Ashwin: For starters, bat well when we bat first. One of the days to not make a decision. We were also looking to bowl first. 

Toss:

Delhi win toss, opt to field first against Punjab. 

Playing XI:

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

Stats and Facts:

Punjab have more wins against the Delhi than against any other IPL opponent.

The teams that have won the toss have gone on to win the match in five of the last seven IPL matches played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground.

The Punjab captain R Ashwin has won only 3 tosses in 9 matches in the ongoing season so far. 

The Delhi are the only team to not post a 50-run opening partnership this season.

Head-to-head records:

Overall they have played 23 matches out of which Delhi have won nine and Punjab won 14. 

Since 2017, they have played five matches, and Delhi won just one and Punjab won four contests.  

What to expect from the match:

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. 

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.

The unwavering support, cheers and chants, from the galleries have not helped so far and the side, coached by Ricky Ponting and mentored by Sourav Ganguly, will look to play in the manner that befits the two greats' status in world cricket.

For they know that if they are able to live up to Ponting and Ganguly's expectations, chances of the fans going back home with smiles on their faces will increase manifold.

And so will be their prospects of reaching the playoffs. 

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Delhi vs Punjab

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