After securing an emphatic win in the Super Over Against Team Kolkata on Saturday (March 30), Team Delhi will be facing a resurging Team Punjab on Monday (April 1) at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
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The home team also returned to winning ways as they chased down Team Mumbai's target of 177 runs with wight wickets to spare. Whereas, the Delhi had to secure a Super Over victory after faltering towards the end of their chase of 186 runs, which saw Prithvi Shaw top-score with 99 runs off just 55 balls.
However, Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer, who scored a blistering 43 off 32 balls, believes that his team performed well throughout the match, and deserved to win. "It was a nail-biting game but I am very happy with the way the team played It was a calculated knock by Prithvi Shaw as well, and the responsibility he took along with the other players like Shikhar Dhawan, was great to see. I am very happy with the performance of the boys as it was a difficult opposition but we came Out on top," said the 24-year-old.
Looking forward to the next match against Punjab, Shreyas said, "We have only a day's rest in between and we will be facing a Punjab side who have also two matches out of three so we are currently level on points. It's going To be a challenging match against them in their own backyard but we are looking forward to another win. The boys are really charged up after the nerve-biting victory against KKR and we are all gelling well together as a unit”.
"I saw the match yesterday and I felt that it was a really good wicket to bat on so we will need to think about which combination will be best suited to this track. We will need to play smart cricket and be good in our The 40 overs,” said Iyer when asked on the challenge his team might face when they play in Mohali.
