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Gautam Gambhir’s Delhi vs Ravichandran Ahswin’s Punjab, Match 2, Indian T20 League: Marks out of 10
All other performances were overshadowed by the brilliance of KL Rahul who recorded the fastest 50 in the history of the tournament
Published On Apr 08, 2018, 10:44 PM IST
Last UpdatedApr 08, 2018, 10:44 PM IST

Ravichandran Ashwin in his captaincy debut led Punjab to six wicket victory against Delhi in the second match of Indian T20 League. This was also Delhi’s sixth consecutive defeat in opening matches of tournament. However, all other performances were overshadowed by the brilliance of KL Rahul who recorded the fastest 50 in the history of the tournament. The Delhi bowlers did well to drag the match to the 19th over defending 167 after conceding 73 off the Powerplay. Marcus Stoinis and David Miller held their nerves wining it for Punjab. Marks out of 10 rates the individual players on their performance. Starting with the losing team.
Delhi
| Players | Performance | Rating |
| Gautam Gambhir | 55(22) | 8/10 |
| Rishabh Pant | 28(13) | 6.5/10 |
| Chris Morris | 27*(16),3-0-25-1, 1c | 7.5/10 |
| Daniel Christian | 13(13), 2-0-12-1, 1c | 6/10 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 9(7), 4-0-24-1 | 5/10 |
| Trent Boult | 3.5-0-34-1, 1c | 4/10 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 11(11) | 3/10 |
| Vijay Shankar | 13(13), 1c | 3/10 |
| Mohammed Shami | 2-0-26-0, 2c | 3/10 |
| Amit Mishra | 4-0-46-0 | 2/10 |
| Colin Munro | 4(6) | 1/10 |
Delhi Team’s Average: 4.6/10
Punjab
| Players | Performances | Rating |
| KL Rahul | 51(16), 1c | 9/10 |
| Karun Nair | 50(33) | 8/10 |
| Mujeeb Zadran | 4-0-28-2, 1 r.o | 7/10 |
| Mohit Sharma | 4-0-33-2 | 6.5/10 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 22*(19), 1-0-7-0 | 6/10 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4-0-23-1 | 5/10 |
| David Miller | 24*(23) | 5/10 |
| Axar Patel | 3-0-35-1, 1c | 4.5/10 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 12(22) | 3/10 |
| Andrew Tye | 4-0-38-0 | 2/10 |
| Mayank Agarwal | 7(5) | 1/10 |
Punjab Team average: 5.6
Although, Gambhir admitted 166 was a good score but Delhi would have loved 15-20 runs more. The quick runs from Rahul and Nair helped Punjab register their first win.
Brief Scores
Delhi 166 for 7 in 20 overs (Gautam Gambhir 55, Rishabh Pant 28, Chris Morris 27*; Mujeeb Zadran 4-0-28-2, Mohit Sharma 4-0-33-2) beat Punjab 167 in 18.5 overs (KL Rahul 51, Karun Nair 50David Miller 24*; Rahul Tewatia 1 for 24) by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: KL Rahul