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In Pics: Indian T20 League, Punjab vs Delhi, Match 13

From 144 for 3, Delhi lost their last seven wickets for 8 runs with Sam Curran finishing with 4 for 11, including a hat-trick, which sealed a miraculous 14-run win for Punjab.

After scoring 99 in the previous game, Prithvi Shaw endured a first-ball duck to R Ashwin. The Punjab skipper struck first ball of the innings as the youngster played away from his body and nicked the ball to Rahul. (BCCI Image)


With Shami cleaning up Pant for 39, Delhi had a brain fade. From there, thrice did Delhi lose two wickets in an over with Sam Curran picking up 4 for 11 and ending with a hat-trick. Delhi lose their final seven wickets for eight runs to help Punjab stage a remarkable turnaround and win the match by 14 runs (BCCI Image)


With Chris Gayle benched, Punjab had KL Rahul and Sam Curran open the innings. Rahul struck 15 off 11 balls while Curran scored a 10-ball 20 including three boundaries off Chris Morris in the second over. (BCCI Image)

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Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer added 61 runs for the second wicket to keep Delhi on course. Dhawan scored 30 off 25 with four boundaries and timed the ball beautifully. (BCCI Image)


Iyer, having scored 28 off 22 with five boundaries played on to give Hardus Viljoen his first wicket. Ashwin then had Dhawan out leg before wicket to leave Delhi at 82 for 3. (BCCI Image)


Rahul perished in the deep trying to pull Morris. Curran, having struck a six off Sandeep Lamichhane, departed the next ball LBW to the legspinner. (BCCI Image)


Miller (43 off 30) looked good for a final flourish taking two sixes – one each of Lamichhane and Harshal Patel, but got out at the wrong time to Morris, when he top-edge an off-cutter, caught by Pant. (BCCI Image)


Punjab lost way in the middle overs and eventually stuttered to a below par 166/9, with Chris Morris returning 3/30 for Delhi. Mandeep Singh struck a four and a six to lift Punjab in the final over and remained unbeaten on 29 off 21. (BCCI Image)


Still some distance away from victory, Rishabh Pant and Colin Ingram stitched a 62-run partnership. The two batted beautifully and combined to hit seven boundaries and three sixes to take Delhi to 144 for 3, 23 shy of a win with 16 balls remaining. (BCCI Image)


At 58 for 3, Sarfaraz Khan and David Miller forged a vital 62-run stand for the fourth wicket. The 21-year-old youngster looked in great nick, hitting six boundaries for his 29-ball 39 before offering a faint nick off Lamichhane to Pant. (BCCI Image)


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