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Subhabrata Mukherjee :-
Sunday witnessed run thriller in both the matches. In the second match of this season's first double header at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Delhi faced off against Punjab in a North Indian derby in the Indian Premier League ( IPL 2021). Punjab batted first and put on 195 runs on the board. Delhi boosted by the 92 runs innings played by Dhawan registered a memorable win.




Now try and take a look at the some of the key moments that we think worth mentioning.



Mayank firepower :

Punjab Kings opener Mayank Agarwal came back to form with the bat after a long time. After his failure with the bat in Australia series he played a hitting masterclass against Delhi. In this innings he scored runs at 191 strike rate ,which is huge. He scored 69 runs from just 36 balls.


Rahul scored a fifty anchoring the innings :-


While Mayank Agarwal was going all guns blazing Punjab Kings captain K L Rahul decided to play the role of anchor. He played well. Changed gear after Mayank got out and scored 61 runs from 51 deliveries.




Prithvi Shaw gave Delhi a soild start :-


Much Like the innings he played versus Chennai super kings Prithvi Shaw was at his blistering best today. He gave Delhi a flying start in pursuit of 196 runs to win. He scored 32 runs from just 17 balls before getting out.



Dhawan did the unthinkable :-



Gabbar was back to his best with the bat. He was in swashbuckling form. Just decimated every Punjab bowler that came in his way. He scored a brilliant 92 of just 49 balls hitting 13 fours and 2 sixes. He set the tone for Delhi to win the match.


Stoinis finished the Job clinically :-



The stage was set for a remarkable win for Delhi. Senior pro Shikhar Dhawan set the stage on fire with his 92 run innings. After Dhawan got out Stoinis just came in played a cameo and ensured there were no hiccups for Delhi enroute to victory. He remained not out on 27 from just 13 balls.