Mohali, Nov 4: Punjab’s IPL stars shone once again as Abhishek Sharma and captain Mandeep Singh led their team to the title clash of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Saturday.
Punjab will meet Baroda in the final on Sunday. Baroda defeated Assam by six wickets later during in the day.
Ayush Badoni (80 not out off 57) had gone ballistic in the death overs to take Delhi to 183 for seven in 20 overs.
Such was the might of Punjab batting that it chased down the target in 18.4 overs. IPL regular Abhishek Sharma, who has had a tournament to remember with 485 runs, will get the opportunity to surpass Assam’s Riyan Parag and end as the leading run getter.
Delhi leggie Suyash Sharma had troubled the batters through the season but Abhishek and Co handled him with ease.
Suyash had bowled a brilliant straighter one to trap Anmolpreet Singh infront of the stumps.
Mandeep Singh, who did not have the best of times in the IPL this year, scored a timely half-century.
After opting to bowling, Punjab got the early wickets via seasoned pacer Siddharth Kaul, who removed important wickets in his back to back overs. (PTI)
