Mohali: Skipper Gautam Gambhir’s 55 guided Daredevils to 166/7 after being put into bat by the Kings XI Punjab. It was Gambhir’s 36th IPL fifty as he equals Warner’s record for most 50s in the event.
Shreyas Iyer joined Gambhir in the middle and the pair got the score ticking for Delhi Daredevils. Braving the heat, Gambhir negated the spinners well including Ravichandran Ashwin, Aksar Patel and Mujeeb. Before Iyer could loosen up, Aksar sent him packing for 11 runs as he was caught behind by KL Rahul for 11 runs. Vijay Shankar scored 13 runs before he perished to Mohit Sharma. At the end of the innings Morris scored quick 27.