Axar departs, DC in trouble

Marcus Stoinis was brought back into the attack with a changed ball, and immediately tested Axar Patel with a mix of pace and variation. Axar initially struggled to connect, missing a flick and surviving a couple of tight deliveries as the pressure built for Delhi Capitals. A couple of wides also helped ease the tension slightly.

Then Axar turned the game again. He found his rhythm and smashed back-to-back boundaries before completing a brilliant half-century off just 28 balls -- his first of the season. For a brief moment, it looked like he might take the game away from Punjab Kings.

But Stoinis struck back at the perfect time. Axar went for one big shot too many, got a top edge, and Ben Dwarshuis settled under it safely to complete the catch. Axar departed for a superb 56 off 30 balls after dragging DC back into the contest.

A crucial breakthrough for Punjab Kings -- 14 runs and a wicket from the over -- and after 14 overs, Delhi Capitals are 138 for 5, needing 73 runs from 36 balls with the chase hanging in the balance.