PBKS vs DC IPL 2024 Highlights: Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone guide Punjab Kings to thrilling win

Sam Curran clinches the Player of the Match award for smashing a match-winning 63 runs off 47 balls with the help pf six fours and one six.

Really pleased, didn't know how the ground would play. Nothing better than starting with a win at home. Those two are world-class bowlers, thought we could take it deep with them being a bowler down. [Surviving the dropped chance] At that stage, we gotta take those risks, thankfully luck was on my side there. Thought the wicket got better under lights, ball was travelling, not much spin and ball was coming on nicely from the pacers.

Ishant's injury was clearly evident because we were anyway one player short because we lagged with the batting a bit. Abhishek came in and chipped in with a few runs which were crucial. We were short on extra bowling. We actually pulled it back in the end [but couldn't complete the job], part and parcel of the game. [Batting] Personally I was pretty nervous but you have to go through this when you enter the field. This isn't the first time being nervous, but happy about that [return overall]. I think we had a par score but because we were one bowler short, because of an injury, can't do much about it. Wicket played as we expected to play, can't make excuses. We will learn from it but having one bowler short is never good. End of the day, well played to them [Kings] I guess. Porel's finish helped us finish on a high. It was an amazing innings, congrats to him. I think it's just his third or fourth game but the kind of impact he made was huge. Really looking forward [to seeing him] this season.

Liam Livingstone smashes Sumit Kumar for a huge six to finish the game with four balls remaining. 

Punjab Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets.

Khaleel Ahmed, bowling the 19th over, bowled out Sam Curran on the third delivery and then dismissed Shashank Singh on a golden duck to make things interesting.

Punjab Kings need 6 runs to win the game on the last 6 balls with Liam Livingstone and Harpreet Brar at the pitch.

Mitchell Marsh bowls the 18th over and gets smashed for a six by Sam Curran on the second ball and then Liam Livingstone finishes the over with another six.

Punjab Kings need 10 runs in 12 balls.

Punjab Kings - 165/4 in 18 overs. 

Sam Curran proves his promotion to the no.4 role by smashing the first fifty of the IPL 2024 season.

Sam Curran (50* off 39 balls) and Liam Livingstone (14* off 12 balls) keep Punjab Kings hopes alive who need 39 runs to win the game in 24 balls.

Punjab Kings - 136/4 in 16 overs.

No boundaries in the last two overs as Delhi Capitals bowlers turn the game around. Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone remain confident of chasing 63 runs in the last 36 balls.

Punjab Kings - 112/4 in 14 overs.

Clever stumpings from Rishabh Pant to dismiss Jitesh Sharma on Kuldeep Yadav's delivery and give Delhi a major boost in their defence.

Jitesh Sharma scored 9 runs off 9 balls. Liam Livingstone joins Sam Curran in the middle.

Punjab Kings - 100/4 in 11.3 overs.

Kuldeep Yadav with a breakthrough for Delhi Capitals.

Prabhsimran Singh goes for a six over the long-on area but finds David Warner at boundary ropes. 

Prabhsimran Singh scored 26 runs off 17 balls. Jitesh Sharma joins Sam Curran in the middle.

Punjab Kings - 84/3 in 9.2 overs.

Prabhsimran Singh (26* off 16 balls) and Sam Curran (22* off 19 balls) continue to dominate in the middle over to our Delhi Capitals bowlers under pressure.

Punjab Kings - 83/2 in 9 overs. Punjab Kings need 92 runs in 66 balls to win the game.

Prabhsimran Singh (18* off 12 balls) and Sam Curran (14* off 13 balls) add some stability after the dismissal of Bairstow as Punjab regain control of the match.

Punjab Kings - 67/2 in 7 overs.

Ishant Sharma twisted his right leg while fielding and went down with a lot of pain. Delhi physios attend the veteran and the player is likely to miss the remainder of the game.

A double blow for Punjab Kings in the fourth over as Delhi Capitals make a comeback through Ishant Sharma.

Ishant bowls out Shikhar on the first delivery of the over and then runs out Bairstow four balls later. 

Fresh legs Prabhsimran Singh and Sam Curran in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 53/2 in 5 overs.

Captain Shikhar Dhawan and wicketkeeper batter Jonny Bairstow get Punjab Kings' innings going with the former smashing Khaleel Ahmed a four on the very first delivery.

Harshal Patel bowls the last over and Abishek Porel goes big to boost Delhi Capitals to a challenging total of 174/9 in 20 overs. Abishek proved his substitution by smashing 32* off just 10 balls.

19.1 - Abishek Porel smashes 4

19.2 - Abisehk Porel smashes a 99-metre 6

19.3 - Abishek Porel smashes 4

19.4 - Abishek Porel smashes 4

19.5 - Abishek Porel smashes 6

19.6 - Abishek Porel gets 1

Sumit Kumar also fails to impress on his IPL debut as he gets caught behind on Arshdeep Singh's excellent delivery.

Sumit Kumar scored 2 runs off 9 balls. Kuldeep Yadav joins Ahishek Porel in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 149/8 in 19 overs.

Abhishek Porel smashes a four off Harshal Patel as Delhi seek a strong finish in death overs.

Delhi Capitals - 146/7 in 18 overs.

A big decision from Delhi Capitals as Abishek Porel walks in ahead of Kuldeep Yadav and replaces Ricky Bhui as an impact player.

Axar Patel tires to find two runs on the first balls of the 18th over but fails to complete the second runs with Tanay hitting the stumps.

Axar Patel scored 21 runs off 13 balls. Kuldeep Yadav to join Sumit Kumar in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 138.7 in 17.1 overs.

Tristan Stubbs fails to impress on his debut with Shashank Singh taking a stunning catch at a long-off area on Rahul Chahar's delivery.

Tristan Stubbs scored 5 runs off 8 balls. Sumit Kumar joins Axar Patel for the 7th wicket.

Delhi Capitals - 128/6 in 15.4 overs.

Delhi Capitals struggle for partnerships in the middle overs as Harpreet Brar removes debutant Ricky Bhui on just three runs. 

Ricky Bhui scored 3 runs off 7 balls. Axar Patel joins Tristan Stubbs in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 111/5 in 13.2 overs.

Rishabh Pant's returning innings comes to an end with Harshal Patel picking his second wicket of the game. 

Rishabh Pant scored 18 off 13 balls. Tristan Stubbs joins Ricky Bhui in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 111/4 in 13 overs.

SIX and OUT!!! 

Kagiso Rabada removed settled Shai Hope with Harpreet Brar taking a brilliant catch at the cover area.

Shai Hope scored 33 off 25 balls. Delhi debutant Ricky Bhui joins Rishabh Pant in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 94/3 in 10.4 overs.

Rishabh Pant walks in to bat at no.4 position as he makes his much-awaited return to competitive cricket from his horrific injuries. How will he perform on his return?

Debutant Harshal Patel bags a big wicket of settled David Warner with Jitesh Sharma taking an easy catch behind. 

David Warner scored - 29 off 21 balls. Rishabh Pant joins Shai Hope in the middle.

Delhi Capitals - 74/2 in 8 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan introduces spin with Harpreet Brar bowling the last over of the powerplay and the spinner concedes only 3 runs.

Delhi Capitals - 54/1 in 6 overs.

Arshdeep Gives Punjab Kings a breakthrough with Mitchell Marsh's wicket with Rahul Chahar at point. 

Mitchell Marsh scored 20 runs off 12 balls. Shai Hopes walks in to join David Warner.

Delhi Capitals - 39/1 in 3.2 overs.

Mitchell Marsh smashes two consecutive fours off Sam Curran in the first over and then David Warner smashes two boundaries off Arshdeep Singh in the second over to give Delhi a flying start.

Delhi Capitals - 21/0 in 2 overs.

With Prithvi Shaw missing out, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh open the innings for Delhi Capitals. 

Sam Curran to bowl the opening over for Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings: Abhishek Porel, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Vicky Ostwal, Praveen Dubey

Delhi Capitals: Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Vidhwath Kaverappa

Punjab Kings Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh.

Delhi Capitals playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma.

We would have batted first. The wicket looks a little on the slower side. Really emotional time for me. Just want to enjoy the moment. Not thinking much. I think not worried about last season. Really exciting times. We have been preparing well. Four overseas batters for us. Hope, Marsh, Warner, Stubbs.

We are gonna field first. It is a new pitch. We will look to come up with new strategies. We have made some changes. We are used to this ground now. We had a practice match. We will look for some luck on this venue.

Shikhar Dhawan wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Delhi Capitals.

Matches: 217, Runs: 6617, Highest score: 106*, Average: 35.39, Strike rate: 127.18, Centuries: 2, Fifties: 50

Matches: 98, Runs: 2838, Highest: 128*, Average: 34.61, Strike rate: 147.97, Centuries: 1, Fifties: 15

Delhi Capitals' latest signing Jake Fraser-McGurk is a power-hitter. Will they be tempted to give him a chance in the XI or will they go with Tristan Stubbs?

Jitesh Sharma has been appointed as the new vice-captain of Punjab Kings.

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant last played in the IPL against Mumbai Indians on May 21, 2022, and scored 39 runs off 33 balls in a losing cause. He is making his return to the IPL after missing the previous season.

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma/Shashank Singh, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh

David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second game of the ongoing IPL 2024 tournament to be played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. Today is the first double-header day of the 17th edition of the IPL. Stay tuned to our live blog as we bring you all the latest updates from the fixture.