Left-arm spinner Axar comes back into the attack. He leaves Punjab in trouble with the wicket of Mandeep, who comes down the track but is beaten, as wicketkeeper Pant completes an easy stumping.

Mandeep walks back for 30 from 27 balls as Punjab are reduced to 129 for six, in the 17th over.

Debutant Harpreet Brar is beaten first ball as he tries to whip it through the leg side but the LBW shout is turned down.

Axar then drops short as left-hander Brar slaps it through the covers for a four for his first runs in IPL and then clips the last ball square for one.