Goel hit three boundaries and three sixes in 21 balls at Newlands in a match reduced to 12 overs per team. Goel and Ravi Bopara (22 off 16 balls) put on an opening stand of 67 in six overs before Punjab lost 6-37 in the second half of its innings.
Left-arm New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori claimed 3-15 from three overs, removing Bopara, Kumar Sangakkara (8) and Mahela Jayawardene (6) in three consecutive overs.
Dehli captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and opted to bowl on a moist pitch that looked favorable for seam bowling, but Goel and Bopara dominating the new ball pair of Dirk Nannes and Aavishkar Salvi.
The 22-year-old Goel smashed two sixes off Yo Mahesh over long-off, while Bopara also belted two sixes in his innings before the two openers fell in quick succession.
Goel went first when he was caught at mid-off by Vettori off Mahesh. In the next over, Vettori pitched a good line to trap Bopara plumb lbw with no runs added to the total.
Vettori collected his second wicket by inducing a top edge from Sangakkara which was gathered by Nannes at mid-on.
Yuvraj Singh came in and hit Vettori for two sixes. But he was dismissed for 16 in the same 11th over, run out by Dinesh Karthik's throw to Vettori.
Two balls later, Jayawardene was caught by Dilshan at mid-off, and Piyush Chawla was run out for 0 on the next delivery.
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