An Odean Smith cameo at the end turned out to be the difference as Punjab Kings chased down a mammoth target of 206 against RCB to start their IPL campaign with a win. Smith ended up with 25 off 8 balls as Punjab got home with an over to spare in the end.
The right-handed top-order batsman - Shreyas Iyer had captained the Delhi Capitals in the last season, however, the team did not retain him for this season.
BCCI has decided to exit the partnership with Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the title sponsor of IPL once and for all and instead collaborate with the Tata Group