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Powys County Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Meet the Powys cat up for a National Cat of the Year award
A ginger cat from Powys that has become a famous face in its home town has been named a finalist for a national award. Four-year-old ginger cat Fizz from Llandrindod Wells has been named as a finalist in the Cats Protection National Cat Awards 2025, beating hundreds of other entries to take a place in the final alongside two other entries. Fizz has been shortlisted in the Connected Cats category, recognising cats who play a big part in their community and are well regarded by people in the area. With a Facebook page racking up 1,600 followers, Llandrindod Wells residents regularly get updates of his treks all over town as he visits the local landmarks like the newsagents, gym, bank, job centre, library and even strolled onto the stage at the local theatre during an appearance by Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper. His owner, 58-year-old property manager Briony Loder, said: 'Fizz started disappearing when he was nine months old. We were driving around looking for him everywhere, so we set up a Facebook page asking people to post a photo if they saw him. My phone is never silent. 'Fizz just loves to follow people. It doesn't matter if they're going five minutes or four miles, he'll follow them. He pulled a three-nighter once and ended up in a pub five miles away. "We've had the postman drive up with the post before and drop off the cat. Fizz has no fears and no boundaries. As far as Fizz is concerned, the town is his." He gets up at five in the morning, meows like mad until one of us gets up and lets him out, then he's off. He does what he wants, when he wants, I've just got to accept he's a natural born wanderer. He adores people and loves attention.' Fizz will now go through to a public vote to find winners in four categories – Connected Cats, Family Cats, Incredible Cats and Senior Cats, with the public being able to vote for their favourite finalist until 31 July. Category winners and the overall National Cat of the Year – chosen by a panel of judges – will be announced during a ceremony hosted by writer and presenter Dawn O'Porter in London on 24 September.
Business Insider
13-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Why consumer tech founders are choosing SoHo over Silicon Valley
In March, Teddy Solomon said goodbye to Silicon Valley and moved across the country to New York City. The 23-year-old founder of the Gen-Z social app Fizz had spent most of his life in the Bay Area, but was eager to move to what he saw as a buzzy hub for consumer tech. "We realized over the years that New York was becoming hotter than the Bay Area," Solomon told Business Insider. He took the company with him. Fizz moved its 20-plus staffers from Palo Alto to Manhattan's bustling SoHo neighborhood. Around the corner, on one of SoHo's famous cobblestone streets, is the 22,000-square-foot office for events platform Posh. Steps away is La Cabra, a café across the street from OpenAI's New York office that has become a hot spot for tech workers. Meanwhile, across the bridge in Brooklyn, startups like digital goods marketplace Whop — which was valued at $800 million in 2024 — and Gen Z's go-to party invite service Partiful have set up shop. New York's consumer tech scene — startups building tech for everyday people rather than businesses — is having a moment. But it's not the first time. The city has long played host to breakout consumer darlings like Glossier, ScentBird, and AptDeco, brands that helped define the VC-backed direct-to-consumer boom of the 2010s before the model began to show cracks. And with the rise of a crop of prominent new consumer startups, New York is experiencing a "consumer renaissance,' as Derek Chu, a principal investor at FirstMark Capital (which backed Posh), put it. "There's a community of founders that builds together in person here in New York," he said. "People want to be here, together, in person, where it's one of the best places in the world — if not the best — to do that. The surge has even reignited one of tech's favorite fights: New York vs. San Francisco. This month, the discourse pulsed through the air at New York Tech Week. "People want to be in New York right now," said Julie Samuels, CEO of Tech:NYC, a nonprofit that works with tech leaders in the city. "One of the most important things I love about working in tech in New York is that people are New Yorkers first. To build in the tech industry here, you really have to love New York." That said, the San Francisco Bay Area still holds the crown in venture funding. According to a report by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Associate, the Bay Area continued to far outperform New York in the first quarter of 2025, with 658 VC deals totalling $58.7 billion compared to 441 deals totalling $7.1 billion, respectively. The same report also found New York to be the city most friendly to female founders, with 372 deals in the first quarter. Consumer tech's comeback Remember Warby Parker, Glossier, and Casper? These consumer brands were the face of a new wave of startups in the 2010s. They were design forward, digitally native, and ready to spar with dusty incumbents — and they were also New York born and bred. Thanks to the success of these companies and others, the city became a magnet for direct-to-consumer startups across fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and other categories. The momentum didn't last, however. Customer acquisition costs soared, supply chains got complicated, and many of these companies struggled to turn buzz into profits. The pandemic heightened the troubles facing many brands as it exposed the fragility of global logistics and hammered consumer spending. At the same time, investors started chasing other shiny objects. The stalwart enterprise software industry promised steady returns. Crypto and Web3 were capturing investor imagination. In comparison, a lot of VCs retreated from consumer tech. It was a tough sell: capital-intensive, with thin margins and operational headaches. At first, the rise of artificial intelligence seemed like another death knell for consumer investing. According to Crunchbase data, investments in consumer-focused social companies slumped to $900 million across just 128 deals in 2024, down from a $3.1 billion peak across 487 deals in 2021. Only 6% of top VC firms' bets went to consumer startups in 2024, according to an analysis of PitchBook data by Silicon Valley Bank. But what was once viewed as a setback for consumer startups is now shaping up to be their biggest opportunity, investors and analysts say. AI, which initially pulled investor attention away from the space, is now powering a fresh wave of innovation. A new class of savvy startups is seizing on the technology to rethink how consumer businesses are built, from product development to operations and customer experience. They're positioning themselves to lead in this next chapter. If consumer tech was previously defined by direct-to-consumer plays and mobile apps, this next generation will be shaped by AI. "AI remains the top investment theme for the consumer and is the largest opportunity since the internet," Bank of America's Justin Post wrote in a recent analyst note. "Business models around AI are progressing faster than historical norms, and are high quality as consumers are more willing to pay for services." New York, New Consumer If they're not at a coffee meeting at either La Cabra in SoHo or Devocion in Flatiron, you may spot some of New York's consumer tech founders at social hot spots like coworking space Verci, working out at the SoHo Equinox location, or sweating it out at the Othership sauna that's right around the corner from many of the city's VC offices. "If we leave the office at 10 p.m., you still have hours to be able to go do whatever you want, from a comedy show to a bar to anything else going on here," Solomon said. Run clubs, poker nights, and rooftop happy hours on any given weekday night overlap with the vibrant arts, music, and social scenes that give life to the city. "It's human," said Alexandra Debow, CEO of photo-sharing app Swsh. "New York is culture. New York is TV. New York is Gossip Girl." Consumer tech founders also have access to adjacent industries that provide a symbiotic relationship, like marketing and advertising firms, content creators, and several of the largest banks. And just like any other 20-something starting out adulthood in New York, the city offers its own challenges that build grit for those running startups. Posh CEO Avante Price said keeping up with the pace of New York was like keeping up with the pace of a startup. Peter Boyce II, the Brooklyn-based founder of Stellation Capital and a former partner at General Catalyst, described New York's current generation of consumer founders — many of whom are Gen Z — as "building new ways to connect with each other" through novel and niche social networks in a post-pandemic world. (Boyce is an investor in Swsh.) For instance, Sitch, a dating app with an AI-powered matchmaking experience, has ads plastered all over the city. New York is also home to IRL ('in real life') social startups like 222 (which moved from LA to NYC in 2024) and Kndrd. "Founders in New York that are really successful in consumer social are successful because they have this ability to be tapped into the world," said Anant Vasudevan, a cofounder of Verci. Michelle Yin, the cofounder of social app Housewarming, said she felt everyone doing consumer social in New York knows each other. Meet some of NYC's new consumer startups Startup Category Year Founded Doji AI 2024 Sitch Dating 2024 Swsh Social 2022 Pickle E-commerce 2022 Whop E-commerce 2021 Dub Fintech 2021 Partiful Social 2020 Posh Social 2019 Kalshi Fintech 2018 There will always be San Francisco Now, we come to the thorniest question: Will New York supersede San Francisco and Silicon Valley as a tech hub? Probably not. The West Coast is still a go-to for engineering talent, deep tech, and AI. "If you're doing B2B SaaS, SF is the place to be. If you're doing deep AI tech, SF is the place to be," said Michael Giardino, CEO of AI consumer app startup Oleve, who is based in New York. SF has also produced many, many consumer success stories. DoorDash, Airbnb, Instacart, and Uber were all built in the Bay Area, as were direct-to-consumer darlings Everlane and Allbirds and consumer telehealth juggernaut Hims and Hers. But even some of tech's most venerated venture capital firms, like Menlo Park-headquartered Andreessen Horowitz, are singing New York's praises. "NYC has become the best tech hub if you're not on the West Coast," A16z's Andrew Chen recently wrote on LinkedIn ahead of New York Tech Week. Katia Ameri, another A16z partner, echoed this as Tech Week wrapped. "Since the pandemic, NYC has become the top tech hub outside the Bay Area, and that momentum was clear at NY Tech Week," Ameri wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in June. "The city is now a global leader in key industries like SaaS, digital health, e-commerce, fintech, and proptech, and is a fast-rising hub for AI," she said. At the end of the day, however, successful founders will continue their bicoastal ways, jetting off between NY and SF. "That's kind of always been the case," Boyce said, especially as New York's venture scene leans pre-seed and seed. "When these teams need $30 and $50 million checks, it's very productive to make sure to go see Sequoia and Lightspeed and NEA in SF." On the flip side, Boyce added, as SF-based consumer companies mature, they'll find themselves back on the East Coast to meet their "customer community." "It's honestly mutually beneficial," he said about the back-and-forth between the two hubs. "And something I practice myself."
Otago Daily Times
04-06-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Striking pink-fleshed apples grown in Otago
Snazzy Fruit's Fizz apple. Photo: The first pinky-red-fleshed apples ever grown in New Zealand are about to be sold commercially. Several pallets of the unique local apples are on their way to international markets, and more growers are wanted as the demand for them is expected to explode. Called Fizz - the new apple variety was developed through the Plant & Food Research breeding programme and Snazzy Fruit has the licence to grow and sell the striking apple. Snazzy's managing director, Josh Parlane, says Fizz trees are being grown in Otago, Nelson and Hawke's Bay and the plan is to roll out many more hectares with commercial growers on board. "We currently have about 16,000 trees and have more going in the ground this season. There is also a grafting opportunity that we would like to discuss with potential growers in order to get quicker production in the years to come.' Parlane says the apple trees will be grown on a step-by-step basis to carefully expand the number of apples that are produced to cater for the demand, and be sustainable for the growers. He believes they will be popular with any person who enjoys biting into an apple. "For me I thought wow - like I had tried literally hundreds of apples before - nothing quite compared to this one because of how unique it was. The berry tones, the strong flavour. It really is a stand-out in that regard. "I thought this could really be a winner." Parlane said the apple's vibrant colour also contained anthocyanins, which had a range of potential health benefits including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The first premium Fizz apples had recently been exported to Taiwan, India and the Middle East, but wouldn't be available in the New Zealand market until next year, he said. He said a group of official 'tasters' all agreed they would pay up to 30 percent more for a premium Fizz apple than what's already available.
India.com
27-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Shame for Pakistan after PSL 2025 disaster, now Bangladesh T20I series won't have…
Mike Hesson (centre) has joined as new head coach of Pakistan white-ball team. (Source: X) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided against using DRS technology during the three-match T20 home series against Bangladesh due to cost issues. A reliable PCB source said due to the lack of interest in the series which begins on Wednesday the Board had decided against having the DRS technology. 'It is not cost effective for the board or broadcasters to have DRS technology in the series,' the source said. The PCB were unable to implement DRS in the latter half of PSL 2025 season as well when the T20 league resumed after a break of one week. The staff that runs DRS in Pakistan during PSL 2025 season is mostly India and they refused to come back to Pakistan after recent India-Pakistan border tension after India's 'Operation Sindoor'. Bangladesh are missing some key players due to various reasons including their experienced left arm pacer Mustafizur Rehman who injured his thumb while playing in the IPL 2025. A few Bangladesh players and members of the support staff have also opted out of the tour because of security concerns with Liton Das leading them in the three matches. Bangladesh reached Lahore after suffering an embarrassing 2-1 loss against UAE in Sharjah in a T20 series. The PCB and broadcasters also didn't have DRS technology for the second phase of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) which was held after the recent border conflict with India. Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed remains out with a lingering ankle injury that has kept him away from competitive cricket for two months, while Mustafizur Rahman sustained a thumb injury during his final Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 appearance for Delhi Capitals (DC) last week. 'You miss your senior seamers,' Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo website. 'As we saw, how Fizz (Mustafizur) was bowling in the IPL then. We will miss him. It is also a chance for somebody to take his place in this series. Let's hope one of the bowlers decide that he wants to fill in for Fizz in this series. Our bowling is usually our stronger suit in this format. But having two senior bowlers, Taskin and Fizz, out, then it balances off,' he added.
India Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
PBKS vs DC, IPL 2025 Live Score: Punjab (35/1 in 4 ov), Delhi start well with ball, dismiss Priyansh Arya
20:00 IST:5.1: Vipraj Nigam to Josh Inglis, SIX! Vipraj is greeted with a biggie. 19:59 IST:Who will bowl the final over of the Powerplay? 19:58 IST:4.6: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! A boundary to end the over. On a length, wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh strides to the pitch of it before casually lofting this over mid off for a boundary. 19:57 IST:4.5: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, Too full, around middle and off, Prabhsimran Singh looks for the scoop this time but could only manage to get it off the toe of his bat towards short fine for one. 19:57 IST:4.4: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! Innovative from Prabhsimran Singh. Good length wide outside off, Prabhsimran Singh shuffles across and was looking for the ramp initially. The ball was bowled too close to him as the bowler followed him and Singh cleverly just changed the stroke from a ramp to a guide through the gap between short third and backward point for four. 19:56 IST:4.3: Mohit Sharma to Prabhsimran Singh, Outside off, pushed towards cover now. 19:55 IST:4.2: Mohit Sharma to Josh Inglis, Fuller, around off, pushed towards mid on for a quick single. 19:54 IST:4.1: Mohit Sharma to Josh Inglis, On a length, outside off, skidding back in, Josh Inglis is late into his flick and gets hit on the pads. 19:53 IST:Will see a bowling change now? Indeed. It will be Mohit Sharma. 19:52 IST:3.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Drop? Or a save? Inglis is finding the middle of his bat almost on every stroke thus far. Good length around middle and off. Josh Inglis presents the full face of his bat and nails the on drive. This was hit uppish though and straight towards the strong arm of Mustafizur In his followthrough. The Fizz stuck out his left hand but could only deflect this towards mid on. Call it a drop or a boundary saved as per the team you are supporting. 19:52 IST:A bit of a halt in play. Seems like Josh Inglis has broken his bat. Guys from the PBKS dugout are rushing out to the middle for assistance. Right, the replaced bat goes through the bat gauge and we are ready to resume. 19:50 IST:3.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Mustafizur Rahman drags the length back a bit, around middle and off. Josh tucks this towards the left of deep square leg and runs a comfortable two. 19:49 IST:3.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, SIX! Josh Inglis looks in the mood to punish the side from the capital. On a length, around the pads. Josh Inglis leans inside the line of it, picks it up with a flick and deposits this beyond the fence towards the deep square leg fielder for a huge six. Mind you, there was a fielder placed just for that stroke but such is the confidence of the Aussie keeper that he took him on and cleared the fence with ease. 19:49 IST:3.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, On a length, outside off, this time Singh gets enough room to open his bat face and guide it behind point for a single. 19:48 IST:3.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, Around middle and off, this time Prabhsimran looks to get across and dab it behind the wickets but gets cramped for room and is hit on the pads. Not sure whether there was an inside edge or not. But the impact seemed to be outside off. 19:47 IST:3.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, FOUR! CRISP! That is sheer timing. On a length, around middle, angling away, Prabhsimran Singh just looks to push it back down the ground. Nice high bat lift, not trying to hit the ball hard. But still, the ball races away. Faf du Plessis tries to get around to his right from mid off with a dive but gets beaten. 19:53 IST:2.6: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR! DROPPED! We usually see Faf du Plessis at mid on in the Powerplay for Delhi but this time it was Mohit Sharma and he has dropped Josh Inglis. This was pitched up around middle and off, Josh Inglis jumps outside his crease and hammers this uppishly, towards the left of Mohit Sharma at mid on. Sharma dives full stretch to his left but could only manage to get a bit of hand to it. This goes past the fielder and clatters into the boundary fence. 19:45 IST:2.5: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, Good length, drifting down leg. Josh Inglis moves inside the line of it and flicks this through mid-wicket, scampering back for two. 19:44 IST:2.4: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, Back of a length, around off. Josh Inglis steps across and punches this crisply but straight towards Mukesh in his followthrough. 19:44 IST:2.3: Mukesh Kumar to Josh Inglis, FOUR! That's the way to pull, says Inglis! A short ball again, but this one does not quite rise that high. It is just about the waist level and Josh Inglis pulls it effortlessly through square leg for his first boundary of the night. 19:43 IST:2.2: Mukesh Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh, TOP EDGE NOW, SAFE AGAIN! A quick short ball, around off, skidding through with extra bounce, Prabhsimran goes for the pull but is hurried into the shot. Gets a top edge which just about clears the man running back from short mid-wicket. A single taken. 19:42 IST:2.1: Mukesh Kumar to Prabhsimran Singh, EDGED, JUST SHORT! Brilliant work by Karun Nair. On a length, just outside off, Prabhsimran Singh looks to defend but then, there is some late movement, away from the batter. He is squared up and looks to open the face of the bat in response, but is late. Gets an outside edge which lands just short of first slip where Nair dives to his right and makes a terrific stop. Not only that, gets up quickly and has a shy at the striker's end too, to keep the batter in check. 19:41 IST:1.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Josh Inglis, Good length on the pads, Josh Inglis gets inside the line of it and flicks this towards deep square for a couple to get off the mark. A successful over for Delhi as Mustafizur Rahman gets a wicket and gives away just 5 off it. 19:40 IST:Josh Inglis walks in next at number 3, replacing Priyansh Arya. 19:40 IST:1.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A well-directed short-pitched delivery into the batter. Priyansh Arya gets hurried on as this was pace on from the Fizz. Arys goes for the pull but gets late and manages to lob this just behind Tristan Stubbs, donning the gloves behind the stumps. Stubbs backpedals and takes a good catch to break the opening pair of Punjab. Arya departs for 6 (9). 19:38 IST:1.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, Swing and a miss. Arya isn't having the best of an outing this evening, so far. Good length, wide outside off, Priyansh Arya stands and throws his bat at it looking to loft this over cover but gets beaten. 19:38 IST:1.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Priyansh Arya, A bit of a misfield early on. Think it is Sameer Rizvi. Nope, Ashutosh Sharma. On a length, around off, Priyansh Arya opens the face of his bat and guides it behind point. Ashutosh gets across to his right and reaches the ball, but fumbles, allowing the single. 19:37 IST:1.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, A touch short, around middle, Prabhsimran nudges it through square leg for a single, to get off the mark. 19:36 IST:1.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Prabhsimran Singh, Right on the money. On a length, around off, angling away, Prabhsimran Singh pushes it towards cover. 19:36 IST:The Capitals had a great start to the season. For the first time in their history, Delhi Capitals won each of their first four games of the season. They won 6 out of their first 8 matches, but couldn't manage to win a single game in their last 5 fixtures this season. It will be Mustafizur Rahman to share the new ball. 19:35 IST:0.6: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Persists with that nagging length around off, Priyansh pushes this towards mid off to end the over with a dot. 19:34 IST:0.5: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, FOUR! A good bit of bowling by Mukesh but some clever work with the bat has earned Arya a boundary. Good length around off, Priyansh Arya plays this late and just opens the face of his bat to run this wide of the first slip fielder to his left, for a boundary towards the deep third region. 19:33 IST:0.4: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Good length, angling into the batter around his pads. Priyansh Arya goes for the flick but gets beaten by the swing on offer and wears it on his thigh pad. 19:33 IST:0.4: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, WIDE! An extra to get the scorecard ticking for Punjab. Good length, way too wide outside off. Arya goes for the wild slash but misses out. Wided. 19:32 IST:0.3: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Hint of swing. Fuller, around middle and leg, Priyansh covers the swing nicely and blocks it down the track. 19:31 IST:0.2: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, Slightly shorter than the previous ball, skids through, coming in slightly, 139.7 kph, Arya punches it towards mid off from his crease. 19:32 IST:0.1: Mukesh Kumar to Priyansh Arya, On a good length to start, just around off, angling away, at 131.1 kph. Priyansh Arya watchfully pushes it towards mid off. 19:30 IST:The umpires make their way out to the field. Some last words being spoken amongst the DC huddle. It disperses and out walk the PBKS openers - Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya. It will be Mukesh Kumar to start off proceedings with the new ball. Priyansh Arya will take first strike. A nice breeze is blowing across the ground now, which should help the players. All set then. Here we go! 19:27 IST:Interesting calls from both sides. Punjab Kings have opted to drop in a spinner, in that too, Yuzvendra Chahal, not even being named in the impact list. Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, have left out the in-form Abishek Porel, but that might be because of the fact that Sediqullah Atal has been creating waves in the T20 circuit. Perhaps the DC management wants to see what more does Afghanistan have to offer in their latest talent. And in this match as well, one will not see Rahul on the field, playing only as an impact batter. Tristan Stubbs will be donning the gloves for this game, in the absence of Porel. 19:12 IST:The captain of Punjab Kings, SHREYAS IYER, on being asked about the mood in the dressing room after qualifying for the playoffs after 10 years, says that there are happy faces around, with the management equally happy with the 'Q' sign against the team's name. But adds that personally, he is neither saitisfied nor contented, as he wants to build momentum from here around. He explains that there has been a lot of effort to get to this stage and he now wants all those efforts to help them finish on top in the league stage. That statement leads to the next question, which is the possibility of finishing in the top 2, to which, Shreyas says that the job is half done as of now. Wants his team to stay in the present and seize its chances to finish in the top 2. On the team news, Iyer informs that JOSH INGLIS AND MARCUS STOINIS come back to the side. 19:09 IST:The skipper of Delhi Capitals, FAF DU PLESSIS, on being asked about his decision to bowl, says that he is 50-50 and the decision is purely due to the makeup of his side, which features an extra batter. Faf feels that with that additional batter, he would be better used in the second half. On DC's tournament, du Plessis admits that it has been a kind of a rollercoaster ride with players lacking confidence with things not going their way. Details that unfortunately for his players, when they have seemed to get some momentum, a lapse in concentration has pushed them back. Gives an example from DC's last game where his team bowled well for around 17 overs but then, a slight lapse messed things up. Is positive in the team's eagerness to finish 5th in the standings, adding that ideally, you always want to qualify for the playoffs but now, wants to take the next best scenario. On the team news, Faf informs that KARUN NAIR is coming back into the side. 19:05 IST:IMPACT NOMINATIONS FOR DELHI - KL Rahul, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal and Darshan Nalkande. 19:27 IST:Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C) (OVERSEAS), Sediqullah Atal (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR ABISHEK POREL), Karun Nair (IN FOR DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA), Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs (WK) (OVERSEAS), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma (IN FOR MADHAV TIWARI), Mustafizur Rahman and Mukesh Kumar. 19:05 IST:IMPACT NOMINATIONS FOR PUNJAB - Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett and Kyle Jamieson. 19:15 IST:Punjab Kings (Playing XI) - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (WK) (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR MITCHELL OWEN), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR XAVIER BARTLETT), Marco Jansen (OVERSEAS), Azmatullah Omarzai (OVERSEAS), Harpreet Brar (IN FOR YUZVENDRA CHAHAL) and Arshdeep Singh. 19:01 IST:TOSS - Time for decision making for the captains. Defend or chase? Will dew be a factor? It is indeed FAF DU PLESSIS who will shepherd the Capitals for one last time this season. The home captain for this game, SHREYAS IYER, flips the coin. Tails is the call from Faf. It turns down as a tail. DELHI CAPITALS ELECT TO CHASE.
