Kuldeep Yadav continued to be DC’s bowling trump card of the season as he took out Sudharsan in his first over. The left-hander’s eyes lit up at Kuldeep’s back-of-a-length ball but he hit straight to Stubbs at deep square leg. Buttler meanwhile, punished Nigam for tossing one up too full to him, by sending it for a straight six. GT still got only 31 runs in the five overs after PowerPlay as Sherfane Rutherford couldn’t tee off right away. The release shot for the West Indian came in the 12th over, when he hit Kuldeep for a big six over extra cover. That warmed him up alright, as he then laid into Mohit Sharma by welcoming two dragged down deliveries with big sixes on the leg side. Buttler hit the pacer for a four in the same over to bring up his half-century and put GT back on track after a mini wobble. Buttler, while struggling with cramps, then took down Starc on his return in the 15th over, hitting him for five successive fours.
