New Delhi | Jagran Sports Desk: Delhi Capitals beat Kings XI Punjab in the Super Over thriller of the Indian Premier League 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a target of 158, Punjab got off to a poor start, but a heroic innings by Mayank Agarwal helped the team finish with the identical score as Delhi.
The match went into super over, where consecutive dismissals of Punjab's KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran by Kagiso Rabada left Delhi with a target of three, which it chased confortably in the first two balls.
Batting first, Delhi Capitals managed to score 157 runs at a loss of eight wickets. The team lost its opener Shikhar Dhawan for a duck in the first over of the match, and soon after a double strike by Mohammed Shami eliminated Prithvi Shaw and Shimron Hetmyer in the fourth over. Delhi has lost three wickets in the first four overs with just 13 runs on board
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant stabalised innings after the team lost first three wickets within the powerplay. By the end of 11 overs, the team had scored 56 runs. Stoinis' 20-ball fifty helped the team register a respectable total of 157. Chasing the total, Punjab got off to a poor start, but Agarwal's heroic innings helped the team equal the score and the match went into the super over.
Here are the latest updates from the IPL 2020 Match 2 between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab:
Delhi Capitals beat Kings XI Punjab in Super Over
Delhi Capitals beat Kings XI Punjab in the Super Over. Punjab managed to score only two runs in the super over after Rabata dismissed both the openers. DC chaged the total in two balls
Match goes into super over
Agarwal scores fifty, brings Punjab back in game
Agarwal reached his fifty with a six. Kings XI Punjab are back in the game.
Rabada gets Gowtham; asking rate keeps Delhi Capitals on top
Rabada has dismissed Gowtham when he was threatening to look good. Punjab need 60 runs off the last three overs.
Punjab 5 wickets down in 158-run chase
Kings XI Punjab have lost five wickets in the first 10 overs in its 158-run chase against Delhi Capitals. The team needs over a hundred runs in the remaining 10 overs.
Ashwin gets Pooran for a duck, KXIP three down
Ravichandran Ashwin eliminated both Karun Nair and Nicholas Pooran in his first over. Kings XI Punjab have lost their four batsmen.
Ashwin strikes off first ball; Karun Nair, KL Rahul depart in quick succession
Ravichandran Ashwin got the wicket of Karun Nair off his first ball, while KL Rahul was dismissed by Mohit Sharma for 21.
Rahul, Agarwal give steady start to KXIP
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal gave a steady start to the innings while chasing a total of 158.
KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal begin Punjab's innings
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are out for bat as Kings XI Punjab chases 158 runs against Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals set 158-run target for Kings XI Punjab
Delhi Capitals managed to score 157 runs at a loss of eight wickets. Iyer and Path tried to provide stablility to the innings, but were dismissed by Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Shami for 39 and 31 respectively. A flurry of boundaries by Marcus Stonis help the team reach 157.
Marcus Stoinis smashes 50 from 20 balls
Delhi Capitals' Marcus Stonis Smased 50 runs off 20 balls, helping his team reach a competitive total of 157 runs at a loss of eight wickets.
Shami strikes again, Delhi Capitals lose Pant, Iyer
Debutant Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Rishabh Pant for 31, while a third strike by Mohammed Shami eliminated skipper Shreyas Iyer for 39. Delhi is five down for 93 at the end of 15 overs.
Iyer, Pant stabilise innings after early dismissals, 50 up for Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant stabalised innings after the team lost first three wickets within the powerplay. Delhi has scored 56 runs by the end of 11 overs with a loss of three wickets.
Shami's double strike puts Punjab on top
Mohammed Shami dismissed Prithvi Shaw and Shimron Hetmyer in the fourth over of the match. Delhi has lost three wickets in the first four overs with just 13 runs on board
Shikhar Dhawan run out for a duck
Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan was run out for a duck in the first over of the match against Kings XI Punjab.
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw begin Delhi Capitals's innings
Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaq have opened the innings for Delhi Capitals in their first IPL 2020 encounter against Kings XI Punjab.
Kings XI Punjab opt to bowl first
Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in the second match of the IPL 2020 in Dubai.
Toss at 7 pm
The toss between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab will take place at 7 pm (IST).
KXIP Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Mohit Sharma
DC Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Mohit Sharma
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