Cooper Connolly walked in after the wicket, joining Shreyas Iyer at the crease with Mitchell Starc back into the attack. Starc began with a delivery that was mistimed in the air but landed safely, allowing Shreyas to collect a couple before working the next behind point for a single.
Starc's rhythm wavered briefly with back-to-back wides, and Connolly made him pay immediately -- cracking a confident boundary to get going. The over still ended with just 10 runs as Punjab Kings moved to 107 for 2 after 10 overs.
Madhav Tiwari continued his spell, and Connolly rotated strike smartly with a single early on. There was a bit of luck too, with a delivery slipping down leg after sticking in the hand and going down as a wide.
Shreyas Iyer then showed his class again, timing a clean boundary before taking a single to keep things moving. Connolly added another couple of runs through sharp placement, while Shreyas finished the over with a smooth drive to long-on.
Just a dot ball to end it, but Punjab Kings still added 9 runs from the 11th over, reaching 116 for 2 -- steady, controlled, and still building after Arya's earlier fireworks.
