Punjab lose to Delhi by 5wkts

New Delhi, April 20 

Delhi Capitals avenged their shocking first-leg defeat with a five-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab, brightening their prospects of making the playoffs of the IPL. 

Chasing 164 for a win, opener Shikhar Dhawan hit a fluent 56 off 41 balls while skipper Shreyas Iyer contributed an unbeaten 58 off 49 balls to complete the job with two balls to spare. Iyer hit five fours and one six.

The home side were 141/3 at the end of the 17th over with 23 needing off 18 balls. Colin Ingram found the fence twice in the next over to push DC closer to the target. Dhawan struck seven fours and one six before Ravichandran Ashwin took a fine catch while avoiding a collision with Chris Gayle. Dhawan also had some fun by dancing around the crease as Ashwin threatened to Mankad him. — PTI

Brief Scores: KXIP: 163/7 (C Gayle 69; S Lamichhane 3/40); DC: 166/5 in 19.4 overs (S Dhawan 56, S Iyer 58*; H Viljoen 2/39).