Shreyas Iyer plays a captain's knock as Punjab Kings score 206 against Delhi Capitals

After being ignored from the Indian Test team that will tour England for a five-match series next month, Punjab Kings captain led from the front and scored 53 runs off 34 balls as his team finished with 206/8 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday,

While Iyer navigated the middle overs, it was Marcus Stoinis who played a stunning cameo in the death overs, scoring 44 runs off just 16 balls, including three fours and four sixes. Opener Prabhsimran Singh got the team off to a decent start after an early wicket and scored 28 runs off 18 balls. Josh Inglis, who batted at 3, smashed 32 runs off just 12 balls to maximise the powerplay. His innings included three fours and two sixes.

For DC, Mustafizur Rahman proved to be a worthy replacement for Mitchell Starc, registering figures of 3/33 in four overs. Spin duo of Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav bagged two wickets each, but both conceded over nine an over.

PBKS have a chance to finish in the top 2 and winning defending the target successfully would prove to be a big step towards the target.