Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by three wickets

Delhi Capitals chased down 211 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday, holding their nerve in the final overs for a three-wicket win. Punjab Kings had posted 210 for five — Shreyas Iyer unbeaten on 59 off 36 balls, Priyansh Arya on 56 off 33 — but couldn't close it out.

Axar Patel (56 off 30) and David Miller (51 off 28) did the heavy lifting for DC, putting on a stand when the match hung in balance. Mitchell Starc took 2-57 and Mukesh Kumar claimed 1-31 for the winners. Arshdeep Singh returned 2-21 for PBKS, but it wasn't enough.

After the loss, Shreyas Iyer pointed to poor fielding and sloppy bowling execution on a seaming pitch — the kind where hard lengths win, and he felt PBKS never found either. They've now lost four straight. KL Rahul made nine off eight in the chase and sits second on the Orange Cap table with 477 runs from 12 innings at a strike rate of 177.98, but it's cold comfort when the team keeps folding.