Zaheer Khan won the toss and elected to bat first on a slow Feroz Shah Kotla surface.

A Ben Stokes direct hit caught Sanju Samson short of his crease in the first over of the game.

Rishabh Pant led Delhi Daredevils' counter-attack after the the hosts were reduced to 9 for 2.

MS Dhoni affected three dismissals as Delhi kept losing wickets after a 74-run stand between Pant and Nair.

Karun Nair held one end together with his first half-century of the season taking Delhi to 168.

Zaheer Khan took wickets, including the big scalp of Ajinkya Rahane off the first ball of Pune's chase.

Steven Smith scored a breezy 38 but was out LBW to Shahbaz Nadeem.

Mohammed Shami picked up two crucial wickets and effected the all-important run-out of MS Dhoni.

Manoj Tiwary temporarily adopted a unique stance during his half-century and was last out as RPS fell to a seven-run defeat.