Auqib Nabi continued his spell, but the pressure only kept building. Priyansh Arya opened the over with a soft push to point for a single, before Prabhsimran Singh released the pressure in style -- lofting one over the fence for four. Nabi then overstepped again, giving Punjab another free hit.
On the free hit, Prabhsimran went for the big shot across the line but missed completely. He recovered with a single next ball, while Arya tried to drive and was beaten all ends up -- lucky to keep his stumps intact. The over ended quietly after a single, but Punjab still added 8 runs, reaching 59 without loss after 4 overs.
A change of bat for Arya seemed to do the trick. When Mukesh Kumar came into the attack, Arya immediately answered with a towering six. Whatever the change, it clearly didn't slow him down. He then rotated strike smartly before Prabhsimran was involved in a lucky edge that ran past wicketkeeper KL Rahul for four. Punjab raced to 70 without loss after 5 overs.
Nabi returned for his third, and Arya calmly nudged one to mid-on to bring up a blazing fifty off just 24 balls -- his fifth IPL half-century. Prabhsimran added a single, but Arya was beaten again in the over as the bowlers finally tightened things slightly. Only 2 runs came from it, taking Punjab Kings to 72 without loss after 6 overs -- still firmly in control despite the brief squeeze.
