C Morris to Y Singh, Fuller and on off, it is driven to covers.
C Morris to Y Singh, EDGED BUT FOUR! Everything going Punjab's way here. A good slower one outside off, Yuvraj is early into the drive as the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the vacant slip cordon and down to the third man fence.
C Morris to K Nair, Almost drags it on! Fuller in length and wide outside off, Nair goes after it away from his body. The ball takes the inside edge and goes close but past the off pole and towards square leg for a run.
C Morris to K Nair, On a length around off, Nair keeps the good ball out after getting a boundary off the last one.
C Morris to K Nair, FOUR! Off the mark in some style! Full and on middle, Morris was going for the yorker but misses by a little. The margin of error is very less in this game. Karun flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away.
T Boult to Y Singh, Defended off the front foot by Yuvraj presenting the full face of the bat.
Karun Nair joins Yuvraj in the middle.
T Boult to L Rahul, OUT! Rahul holes out trying to hit another big one. An attempted yorker which turns out to be a full toss, KL tries to work this on the leg side but gets a leading edge to it. The ball flies in the air towards short third man where Shami gets under the ball and takes a good pressure catch. The Delhi players are all pumped up now. What an innings from Rahul! Surely has done his job for the team.
T Boult to Y Singh, Hits this along the turf towards mid on and gives Rahul the strike.
T Boult to Y Singh, Drags this length back, Yuvraj pulls this to the man at mid-wicket. Three dot balls in a row now.
T Boult to Y Singh, Full ball on off, Singh drives this to the fielder at mid off.
T Boult to Y Singh, Length ball, Yuvraj defends this from within the crease.
C Morris to Y Singh, Yuvraj opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They pick up a single.
Trent Boult comes back for his second over.
C Morris to Y Singh, Driven through mid on by the batsman for nothing.
C Morris to Y Singh, FOUR! Not this time! Bowls another short ball into Yuvraj who pulls this through square leg for his first boundary. The swivel from Yuvi inside the crease was eye-catching.
C Morris to Y Singh, Welcomes Singh with a bouncer. Yuvraj does well to evade it.
Yuvraj Singh is the new man in.
C Morris to M Agarwal, OUT! A wicket against the run of play for Delhi. Morris lets out a clever slower delivery in line of the stumps and Mayank is early in his shot. Plays this with a straight bat and chips it to the man stationed at mid on. Mohammed Shami there takes a very simple catch and the crowd is stunned into silence. Punjab require 109 more and are well on track at the moment.
C Morris to M Agarwal, SIX! Another biggie but this time from the bat of Mayank. Length ball on off, Agarwal leans forward and chips this over covers. The ball sails over the fence. Effortless, all timing, no muscle.
Chris Morris is brought into the attack.
A Mishra to L Rahul, Stop the press, there is a dot ball! Flighted ball on middle and off, turning away, Rahul tries to pull it but misses. 24 from the over, a gigantic one for the home team, the crowd is going bonkers after this kind of a beginning.
A Mishra to L Rahul, FOUR! Fifty for Rahul! He gets there in just 14 balls. What an innings this has already been. Charges down the track and smacks this along the turf to beat the man at mid on. He has raced away to the milestone and this is the quickest in the history of this tournament! Take a bow, KL.
A Mishra to L Rahul, FOUR! Rahul is dealing in boundaries. Short ball on middle, Rahul pulls this through mid-wicket for a boundary. It's a complete carnage at the moment.
A Mishra to L Rahul, SIX! Another maximum! It doesn't matter if he is off balance he can still hit them all the way. Darts this full on leg, KL gets on one knee and sweeps this over fine leg.
A Mishra to L Rahul, SIX! This has gone all the way! Another slow ball on off, Rahul stands tall and chips this over mid off for a biggie. Looking in dangerous mood, KL!
A Mishra to L Rahul, FOUR! Tossed up ball outside off, Rahul leans forward and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
Amit Mishra to roll his arm now.
M Shami to M Agarwal, Back of a length ball around off, Mayank rocks back and punches it along the turf.
M Shami to L Rahul, Rahul opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They pick up a single.
M Shami to L Rahul, FOUR! Length ball on leg, Rahul whips it away through square leg for a boundary. He now moves to 26 from 8 balls.
M Shami to L Rahul, SIX! Rahul is in the mood! Effort ball from Shami on leg, KL pulls this towards the fine leg region for a maximum. That was a tremendous hit!
M Shami to M Agarwal, Works this behind the man at square leg for a run.
M Shami to M Agarwal, Full on leg, Mayank flicks this to the man at square leg.
Mohammed Shami will bowl from the other end.
T Boult to L Rahul, FOUR! Back-to back boundaries to end this over from Boult. Serves this full outside off, Rahul gets low and drives this past cover-point. 16 off the first over. A good one for the hosts.
T Boult to L Rahul, FOUR! Up and over this time! Length ball on off, KL gets behind the delivery and lofts it over covers for a boundary.
T Boult to L Rahul, SIX! Drags his length back and digs this one short down the leg. Rahul pulls this over the short fine leg fielder all the way to the fence.
T Boult to L Rahul, Rahul drives this superbly to covers but finds the man. Dot ball.
T Boult to L Rahul, Full this time on the pads of Rahul who flicks it away through square leg for a brace. Punjab are up and running.
T Boult to L Rahul, Starts off with a full ball around off, Rahul tries driving this but gets it off the inner half back to the bowler.
We are back for the chase. The umpires are out in the middle and the Delhi players have taken the field. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal will open the innings for Punjab. Trent Boult will bowl with the new ball for the visitors. A slip in place.
Overall, Delhi will be happy with their all-round effort. It's now over to their batters to finish the job. First six overs will be the key. Delhi too have quality in their bowling attack and it's not going to be as straightforward as it looks. Second innings will begin in just a bit.
The hosts were good with the ball, especially the debutant Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Skipper Ashwin rotated his bowlers very well. He didn't allow the Delhi batsmen to settle down. Punjab got a couple of wickets in the Powerplay and his spinners bowled the right lines to restrict the Delhi total. They picked up wickets at the right time whenever partnerships started to develop.
166 is what Delhi finish with! Just about par? Well, they will be pleased after the start they got. They lost Munro early. Then skipper, Gambhir, tried to build partnerships with his teammates. Iyer tried to help his captain but then the visitors lost a couple of wickets and started to lose the plot. Gambhir, however, held one end and got to his fifty and Pant played a nice cameo to set the platform for the big hitters. Morris then ensured that Delhi end it decently.
M Sharma to D Christian, OUT! TIMBER! Excellent delivery to finish by Mohit Sharma. Full and in the blockhole. Not a lot Christian could have done with that, he tries to muscle it through the off side but misses to see the ball hit the off pole. So a wicket off the last ball but 11 from the over. DELHI FINISH ON 166 FOR 7!
M Sharma to C Morris, Four! No, wait, the umpire by mistake signals it a boundary but it is three runs. Sharma goes full this time on middle. Morris flicks it through the leg side. Once again it is in the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. Tye runs to his right from the latter position, slides and pushes it with his legs. Stoinis who comes running in from deep square leg does the mopping up job. The umpire goes upstairs to check and it is fine. But the umpire signals a boundary and then corrects himself. Three runs added to the total.
M Sharma to C Morris, FOUR! Just bounced inside! Much-needed one for Delhi! Mohit bangs it halfway down once again. It is also slow and it sits up to be hit. Morris waits for it, selects his spot and then pulls it in the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
M Sharma to C Morris, So no boundaries from the first three balls. Punjab will be happy with that. A very full ball on middle, Morris jams it out towards mid-wicket. They run one and then take on Tye for the second and make it.