Punjab vs Delhi Match Stats

Starts off with a length ball, on the pads, Prabhsimran Singh tickles it to short fine leg for a single.

An appeal from Porel, but nothing from Natarajan and he just starts to walk back to his bowling mark. A seam-up delivery, fuller and just outside off, in that uncertain corridor, Priyansh Arya has a poke at it and gets beaten past the outside edge.

Swing and a miss! Hard length, just outside off, nipping away, Priyansh Arya walks forward and tries to swing across the line, but misses.

Hard length, around off, Arya works it to the mid on region for a single.

Bangs it short, taking pace off, angling across off, Prabhsimran Singh walks forward and pulls it along the ground, but straight to mid on. 

Great effort from Madhav Tiwari, the debutant, as he saves a certain boundary! A low full toss from T Natarajan, on the stumps, Prabhsimran Singh smashes it straight down the ground. Tiwari from long on runs across to his left and intercepts the ball with a dive. The batters cross for the second run. Nonetheless, a fantastic over from Natarajan. Just 4 from it.

Landed on a length, turning back into the batter, Priyansh Arya nudges it past square leg for a single.

A slight appeal for LBW, but not entertained. Floated fuller and on the leg stump line. Prabhsimran Singh switches his stance to play the reverse, but misses and the ball hits his pad.

On a length on middle and off. Prabhsimran eases it into the off side for a single.

SIX! Just enough! Dragged length, just outside off, Priyansh Arya hangs back and lofts it magnificently, straight over long off. Mitchell Starc in the deep leaps, but the ball sails over his head. That is some shot from Priyansh.

FIFTY FOR PRIYANSH ARYA! He has looked effortless from the first ball itself! The length is pulled back by Axar, in the line of the stumps. Arya hangs back and steers it towards deep square leg for a single. Arya brings up his fifty off just 25 balls, at a strike rate of 200. 

Slower through the air, drifting on the pads, nicely nudged to deep square leg for one.

Could have been a better effort there! Slower through the air from Kuldeep, on a length, turning back on the pads, Prabhsimran Singh turns it towards the deep mid-wicket region. Runs the first one hard, but Madhav Tiwari makes a fumble and the batters take the second run quickly. The throw comes towards Kuldeep who collects it on the bounce and scores a direct hit at the bowling end. However, Priyansh has already made home by then. Two taken.

Drags the length, outside off. Prabhsimran goes back and stabs it towards cover for one.

WIDE! Sprayed down the leg stump, Arya lets it pass. Wided.

Flights it up nicely, does Kuldeep, on middle, it stays low on a fullish length, Priyansh Arya makes a slight charge towards the bowler, but is cramped to guide the ball to the off side. An inside edge is found and the ball rolls to short fine leg. One taken.

Just outside off, on length, cut away to deep point for one.

FOUR! Arya is making merry here at Dharamsala! Flat and full, right on the middle stump, Priyansh Arya switches the stance and reverse sweeps it to widish deep third man for a boundary.

Slowish delivery, on middle, Priyansh Arya waits for it on the back foot and taps it to the left of the bowler. Another over that goes for 10 runs. 20 off the last two for PBKS!

Madhav Tiwari is into the attack now. He begins with a length ball, angling on the pads, Prabhsimran Singh tucks it away to deep square leg for a single.

Speared in fuller, on off, Priyansh Arya heaves off the inner half of the bat, along the ground to deep mid-wicket for another single.

OUTSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Outside off, too full, Prabhsimran Singh tries to loft it over the off side, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to deep third for a boundary.

FOUR! Cut away! Across off, on a good length, Prabhsimran Singh plays it quite late, and cuts it to to left of the short third fielder for a boundary.

The 100 is up for Punjab Kings! Back of a length, angling across, Prabhsimran Singh leans back and cuts it wide of backward point for a couple of quick runs.

Good save from Chameera in the deep there! Slower delivery outside off, on a fullish length, Prabhsimran Singh lets the ball arrive and cuts it along the ground, to the left of deep point. Dushmantha Chameera runs across, dives, and stops the ball. Two taken. Another expensive over for DC, 14 runs off it. 

SIX! Goodness me! That is on the roof! Lands it fuller, does Kuldeep, around off and middle, Priyansh Arya shimmies down the track, swings through the line, and sails it over long on for a 96-meter towering six. That was six the moment he hit it. 

SIX! Change of ball, but no change of result! In total control, is Arya! Drops it fuller again, a googly, on middle, Priyansh Arya charges down the track, and smacks it over the bowler for a huge six.

In the air...lands safe! Drags the length back, on top of the stumps, Priyansh Arya hangs back and goes for a pull shot, but ends up slicing it over mid on. It lands safe and a single taken.

FOUR! Neatly played! Just drifting outside off, on a yard behind fuller length, Prabhsimran Singh goes deep inside the crease and cuts it to the right of the diving point fielder for a classy boundary. 17 runs off this over already, off just 4 balls.

FIFTY FOR PRABHSIMRAN SINGH! His 8th in the IPL and his fourth consecutive fifty in this season! Flatter and on a length, around the leg stump line. Prabhsimran Singh hangs back and turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Sheer consistency from the PBKS opener as he continues his merry run this season!

Pulls the length back, drifting on the pads, worked wide of long on for a single. Halfway through the first innings, Punjab Kings are 122/0.

OUT! TAKEN! T Natarajan breaks through on his return to the attack! Wonder why he was taken off after a tidy first over. Natarajan starts from over the wicket and bangs it into the deck whilst taking pace off, on off, Priyansh Arya goes for the pull but gets a top edge that goes onto hit him on the helmet and balloons towards short third where Madhav Tiwari takes a dolly. The crowd rise as one to applaud a special knock from Arya. Priyansh falls for 70 (34). Punjab Kings are now 122/1.