Delhi suffered another batting collapse to brighten Punjab's prospects of recording an outright victory in their Group B match. At stumps on the second day, Delhi were 106 for six in reply to Punjab's first innings score of 282. The hosts trailed by 69 runs as they were bowled out for a paltry 107 in their first innings.
The opening pair of Gautam Gambhir and Hiten Dalal provided Delhi with a solid start, adding 72 runs.
Earlier, Punjab captain Mandeep Singh picked up from where he had left on Wednesday, scoring 90 runs with the help of eight boundaries.
Punjab had taken a lead of 176 runs by the time they were bowled out for 282. Simarjeet Singh and Vikas Mishra starred with the ball for Delhi, picking up four wickets each.
At Chennai, Tamil Nadu gained the upperhand, securing a 74-run first innings lead against Bengal on the second day of their Elite Group 'B' match.
After ending their first innings at 263 all out, built on Baba Aparajith's superb knock of 103, Tamil Nadu struck back with medium pacer M Mohammed (4 for 39) and spinner Rahil Shah (5 for 46) ripping through the visitor's batting line up to bowl it out for 189 in 65.5 overs.
At close, the hosts were 12 for 1 at stumps, an overall lead of 86 runs.