Watch IPL 2015 Cricket Live Online: Kings XI Punjab Vs Daredevils KXIP post 181/5 against DD in Mohali, Watch IPL 2015 Cricket Live Online: Kings XI Punjab Vs Daredevils KXIP post 181/5 against DD in Mohali.3 overs: Despite a FOUR in the over, only six runs were scored. Good over by Cariappa. Delhi Daredevils 16/0 (166 runs required from 17 overs).
2 overs: Delhi Daredevils openers seem cautious. No attempt at expensive shots. 7 runs off Mohit Sharma’s over. Delhi Daredevils 10/0 (172 runs required from 18 overs).1 over: 3 runs off the first over by Sandeep Sharma. Good over. Delhi Daredevils 3/0 (179 runs required from 19 overs).
Players are in for the second essay of the match. Quinton de Kock and Sanju Samson to open the innings for Delhi Daredevils. Sandeep Sharma has the ball.
there is a lot of dew on the ground. Will 182 be enough for KXIP bowlers to win this match.
Kings XI Punjab innings 20 overs: Excellent over for KXIP to finish their innings. 13 runs off it. Axar Patel hit a SIX in the over. KXIP 185/5.19 overs: Expensive over by Shami. He started with a wicket but leaked too many runs in the over. 16 off it. Kings XI Punjab 168/5.
18.1 overs: WICKET! Saha also goes. Two in two for Daredevils. Wicket for Shami. Wriddhiman Saha c Morris b Mohammed Shami 52 (33b 7×4 0x6). 18 overs: Excellent over by Morris. Just 5 runs and a wicket. Kings XI Punjab 152/4. 7.6 overs: WICKET! Maxwell is gone. Morris gets his wicket. Glenn Maxwell b Morris 16 (11b 0x4 1×6).
17.1 overs: FIFTY up for Saha in just 29 balls.
17 overs: Maxwell can’t be kept quite. He hit Mishra for a SIX off the first ball of the over and then went on to collect three doubles for 12 runs from the over. Kings XI Punjab 147/3.
16 overs: Saha slammed three consecutive FOURS off Zaheer in the over. A very expensive over by Zaheer. Kings XI Punjab 135/3.
15 overs: Saha has taken over the role of aggressor after Stoinis’ departure. He hit Mishra for two boundaries in the over to collect 13 runs. Kings XI Punjab 119/3.
14 overs: Zaheer is a leader in true sense of the word. Excellent over. Got rid of Stoinis in the over and gave just 5 runs. Kings XI Punjab 106/3.
13.5 overs: WICKET! Stoinis is out. Length ball, Stoinis looked to clear the long-0n boundary but couldn’t time it well. Zaheer gets the wicket. Marcus Stoinis c Samson b Khan 52 (44b 3×4 2×6).
13.2 overs: FIFTY up for Stoinis in 42 balls.
The IPL is nine this year, still a child as leagues around the world go, but one where you can now see changes popping up here and there, especially in the way it is played. Indeed, every couple of years you see something that makes you wonder: is this how it is going to be? And then, bowlers and batsmen get wiser and everyone has to discover newer subtleties in this frenetic game.
End of innings: Axar cameo propels KXIP to 181
This is now their best score of IPL 2016. Good start, wobble, recovery, accelaration, wobble, good finish - that was the story of the Punjab innings. After Saha and Maxwell fell in succession, Axar tonked a few to propel the hosts to 181. Good score. But will it be enough?
Wickets: Maxwell, Saha fall in quick succession
Oh, Delhi coming back Sahahere. Two quick wickets that could end up denying the hosts the final flourish. Maxwell is the first to fall as he misses a Chris Morris full toss, attempting a fancy shot over short-fine and gets out bowled. Saha falls in the next over when he slices a length delivery from Shami straight to mid off. Losing momentum here. Can Miller and Axar take them to 180?
Milestone: Brisk half-century from Saha
Wriddhiman Saha completes a 29-ball half-century. He has been promoted above both Maxwell and Miller and the promotion is justified. He's timed everything today. The odd lapse has been compensated by Delhi's abject fielding.
