Stoinis 9, Agarwal 9, Shami 8.5, Rabada 8: IPL 2020 player ratings for Delhi Capitals v Kings XI Punjab

Delhi clinch thrilling Super Over win in Dubai

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - India v South Africa - ODI Series - India Nets - Dharamsala, India - March 11, 2020 India's Prithvi Shaw during nets REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

DELHI CAPITALS RATINGS: Prithvi Shaw – 4. Understandable that he was feeling the pressure. But the shot he succumbed to was way too rash. Redeemed himself with his catching, although he did grass one tough chance. Reuters

Paul Radley

Sep 21, 2020

Delhi Capitals sealed a thrilling opening win via Super Over in the 2020 IPL after beating Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Sunday.

Ambati Rayudu of the Chennai Superkings plays a shot during match 1 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Superkings held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on the 19th September 2020. Photo by: Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for BCCI

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Marcus Stoinis, in normal time, and Kagiso Rabada, in the tiebreaker, were the heroes as the exciting young side from India’s capital eventually downed Punjab.

Stoinis hit 53 runs off 21 balls and lifted Delhi’s total to 157-8 with Chris Jordan conceding 30 runs off the 20th over.

Stoinis then forced the game into the Super Over by dismissing opener Mayank Agarwal (89 off 60 balls) and Jordan off the last two balls as Punjab also finished on 157-8.

South Africa quick Rabada restricted Punjab’s total to just two runs in the Super Over by dismissing captain KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran off his second and third deliveries which brought an end to the over. Delhi chased down the runs in two balls.

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