IPL 2016 GL vs KXIP Live Punjab seek turnaround under to second win, IPL 2016 GL vs KXIP Live Punjab seek turnaround under to second win.under the new leadership of Murali Vijay, Kings XI Punjab hoped for a new vigour to resurrect their flaying 2016 Indian Premier League season, and that vigour was provided by Axar Patel who became the 11th bowler in IPL history to claim a hat-trick, and riding on the superlative effort from the left-arm spinner (4/21) Kings XI Punjab notched up their second win of the season beating Gujarat Lions by 23 runs at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot on Sunday.
A target of 155 did not seem to be a challenging one for GL who had so far steam-rolled their opposition en route to the top spot in the points tally, but on a Rajkot track that had just enough purchase for the spinners, the Suresh Raina-led side were undone by the left-arm spin Axar to crash to only their second defeat in seven matches.
It was the Indian pacer Mohit Sharma (3/32) who laid the foundation for the successful defence with the wickets of Brendon McCullum (1) and Raina (18) upfront, before Axar swooped in with a three-wicket over, that included the scalps of Dwayne Smith (15), Dinesh Karthik (2) and Dwayne Bravo (0). Yet that was not the hat-trick. After removing Karthik and Bravo off the fifth and sixth deliveries of the seventh over, Axar came back to bowl the 11th and off the first ball, he sent back Ravindra Jadeja (11) to effectively end the chase for GL. James Faulkner and Ishan Kishan (27) tried to get their team back on track, but Axar's spell of 4-0-21-4 had not just stopped the GL innings in its track, but had derailed it beyond repair.
Gujarat Lions innings:
It's fair to say Vijay has turned it around for Punjab. The newly-appointed skipper led from the front with the bat and scored a 41-ball 55 to take Punjab to 155, which looked a nothing score for Gujarat before their batters stepped on the field. However, Mohit Sharma and Axar Patel picked up seven wickets between them to hand Gujarat a thrashing. Axar picked up the first hat-trick of the season as well. One of the rarest days on which Gujarat Lions batting has failed to fire. Kings XI were pumped up today and should look to carry forward today's good work. (Points Table)
It's all over. KXIP Punjab beat Gujarat Lions by 23 runs.
19.42 IST: OUT! Faulkner departs for 32. He hits a full-toss from Sandeep straight to the long on fielder. KXIP are a wicket away from their second win this season.
19.38 IST: OUT! Mohit Sharma gets his third wicket off the last ball of his spell. Praveen Kumar gets out for 15. A soft dismissal. GL two wickets away from wining this. GL 125/8 in 19 overs.
Stoinis to bowl the 18th over.
19.25 IST: The young quickie bowls a tidy over at the death, seven runs off it. Faulkner gets a boundary off the last ball but is disappointed with himself for not getting more. GL need 49 runs from 18 balls.
Sandeep Sharma to continue..
19.21 IST: Expensive over from Mohit, 12 runs off it. Gujarat Lions need 56 from four overs to win.
19.15 IST: Four! Faulkner smokes it straight back the bowlers head. He has to give it a try now. GL 91/7 in 15.1 overs.
Mohit Sharma to continue..
19.12 IST: OUT! One more for Kings XI. Ishan Kishan tried to steal a quick single taking on Maxwell's arms. The India U-19 skipper eventually falls short of the crease and continues running to the dressing room. GL 87/7 in 14.5 overs.
Stoinis to continue. Gujarat have a chance if these two stay till the end. Ishan and Faulkner have put on a 25-run stand.
19.06 IST: Axar nearly had his fifth there. Saha appealed for a stumping against Faulkner. The Aussie all-rounder was safe. Axar finishes his four-over spell with figures of 4/21. GL 82/6 in 14 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl his last over..
19.00 IST: Ishan Kishan and James Faulkner have stitched a small stand here. They have taken 10 runs from Cariappa's over. GL 74/6 in 13 overs.
18.55 IST: Three runs from Stoinis' over. Faulkner has joined Ishan in the middle. The required run-rate is escalating for Gujarat Lions. GL 64/6 in 12 overs.
Four runs from Axar's over. Gujarat Lions are falling apart in chase of 155 here..
18.47 IST: OUT! Hat-trick for Axar. He removes Ravindra Jadeja for 11. The left-hander poked at the ball fired from wide of the crease and made the long walk back. Karthik, Bravo and now Jadeja. It's been a dream day for Punjab and Axar. GL 57/6 in 10.1 overs.
Gurkeerat Mann to continue. Vijay has a lot of options and he is using them well.
18.37 IST: Seven runs from Sandeep's over. Two left-handers in Jadeja and Kishan at the middle for Gujarat. GL 49/5 in 9 overs.
Axar to bowl the hat-trick ball. No Vijay has replaced him with Sandeep Sharma. The KXIP skipper has been rotating his bowlers today.
18.34 IST: Another three-run over from Cariappa. The young man is keeping it tight. Pressure on GL. Axar and Mohit have rocked the Gujarat top-order. GL 42/5 in 8 overs.
Cariappa to bowl
18.32 IST: OUT! Axar gets his third one in the over. This time the victim is Dwayne Bravo. Another arm ball and Bravo makes the long walk back. Axar is running riot here. GL reeling at 39/5 in 7 overs.
18.30 IST: OUT! Axar gets one more. Arm ball and Karthik drags it onto his stumps. GL 39/4 in 6.5 overs.
18.29 IST: OUT! Axar strikes, removes the big-hitting West Indian Dwayne Smith. He didn't time it well and found the long on fielder. GL 38/3 in 6.2 overs.
18.25 IST: Good over from the leg-break bowler Cariappa to finish the powerplay. GL 36/2 in 6 overs.
Dinesh Karthik is the new man for Gujarat. KC Cariappa to bowl his first over in IPL 2016 for Kings XI.
1820 IST: OUT! Massive wicket for KXIP. Mohit hits the timber for the second time in the day, this time to dismiss GL skipper Suresh Raina for 18. Raina played a poor cross-batted shot to see the ball shattering the stumps. KXIP have started well. GL 34/2 in 5 overs.
After Vijay 41-ball 55-run knock had helped KXIP overcome their usual middle-order wobble to post a total of 155 - that seemed 15-20 runs less than a par total - it was imperative for KXIP to put in a special effort, but with GL opener Smith tonking Sandeep Sharma for a four and six in the first over, it was far from the start KXIP would have hoped for. But, Mohit provided the opening by rattling McCullum's middle stump in the second over. Sharma's plan of bowling stump-to stump line worked again when another middle stump rattle signalled the demise of GL skipper Raina. GL were on the backfoot, but with an in-form middle-order to follow, they would have fancied their chances.
It was the Indian pacer Mohit Sharma (3/32) who laid the foundation for the successful defence with the wickets of Brendon McCullum (1) and Raina (18) upfront, before Axar swooped in with a three-wicket over, that included the scalps of Dwayne Smith (15), Dinesh Karthik (2) and Dwayne Bravo (0). Yet that was not the hat-trick. After removing Karthik and Bravo off the fifth and sixth deliveries of the seventh over, Axar came back to bowl the 11th and off the first ball, he sent back Ravindra Jadeja (11) to effectively end the chase for GL. James Faulkner and Ishan Kishan (27) tried to get their team back on track, but Axar's spell of 4-0-21-4 had not just stopped the GL innings in its track, but had derailed it beyond repair.
Gujarat Lions innings:
It's fair to say Vijay has turned it around for Punjab. The newly-appointed skipper led from the front with the bat and scored a 41-ball 55 to take Punjab to 155, which looked a nothing score for Gujarat before their batters stepped on the field. However, Mohit Sharma and Axar Patel picked up seven wickets between them to hand Gujarat a thrashing. Axar picked up the first hat-trick of the season as well. One of the rarest days on which Gujarat Lions batting has failed to fire. Kings XI were pumped up today and should look to carry forward today's good work. (Points Table)
It's all over. KXIP Punjab beat Gujarat Lions by 23 runs.
19.42 IST: OUT! Faulkner departs for 32. He hits a full-toss from Sandeep straight to the long on fielder. KXIP are a wicket away from their second win this season.
19.38 IST: OUT! Mohit Sharma gets his third wicket off the last ball of his spell. Praveen Kumar gets out for 15. A soft dismissal. GL two wickets away from wining this. GL 125/8 in 19 overs.
Stoinis to bowl the 18th over.
19.25 IST: The young quickie bowls a tidy over at the death, seven runs off it. Faulkner gets a boundary off the last ball but is disappointed with himself for not getting more. GL need 49 runs from 18 balls.
Sandeep Sharma to continue..
19.21 IST: Expensive over from Mohit, 12 runs off it. Gujarat Lions need 56 from four overs to win.
19.15 IST: Four! Faulkner smokes it straight back the bowlers head. He has to give it a try now. GL 91/7 in 15.1 overs.
Mohit Sharma to continue..
19.12 IST: OUT! One more for Kings XI. Ishan Kishan tried to steal a quick single taking on Maxwell's arms. The India U-19 skipper eventually falls short of the crease and continues running to the dressing room. GL 87/7 in 14.5 overs.
Stoinis to continue. Gujarat have a chance if these two stay till the end. Ishan and Faulkner have put on a 25-run stand.
19.06 IST: Axar nearly had his fifth there. Saha appealed for a stumping against Faulkner. The Aussie all-rounder was safe. Axar finishes his four-over spell with figures of 4/21. GL 82/6 in 14 overs.
Axar Patel to bowl his last over..
19.00 IST: Ishan Kishan and James Faulkner have stitched a small stand here. They have taken 10 runs from Cariappa's over. GL 74/6 in 13 overs.
18.55 IST: Three runs from Stoinis' over. Faulkner has joined Ishan in the middle. The required run-rate is escalating for Gujarat Lions. GL 64/6 in 12 overs.
Four runs from Axar's over. Gujarat Lions are falling apart in chase of 155 here..
18.47 IST: OUT! Hat-trick for Axar. He removes Ravindra Jadeja for 11. The left-hander poked at the ball fired from wide of the crease and made the long walk back. Karthik, Bravo and now Jadeja. It's been a dream day for Punjab and Axar. GL 57/6 in 10.1 overs.
Gurkeerat Mann to continue. Vijay has a lot of options and he is using them well.
18.37 IST: Seven runs from Sandeep's over. Two left-handers in Jadeja and Kishan at the middle for Gujarat. GL 49/5 in 9 overs.
Axar to bowl the hat-trick ball. No Vijay has replaced him with Sandeep Sharma. The KXIP skipper has been rotating his bowlers today.
18.34 IST: Another three-run over from Cariappa. The young man is keeping it tight. Pressure on GL. Axar and Mohit have rocked the Gujarat top-order. GL 42/5 in 8 overs.
Cariappa to bowl
18.32 IST: OUT! Axar gets his third one in the over. This time the victim is Dwayne Bravo. Another arm ball and Bravo makes the long walk back. Axar is running riot here. GL reeling at 39/5 in 7 overs.
18.30 IST: OUT! Axar gets one more. Arm ball and Karthik drags it onto his stumps. GL 39/4 in 6.5 overs.
18.29 IST: OUT! Axar strikes, removes the big-hitting West Indian Dwayne Smith. He didn't time it well and found the long on fielder. GL 38/3 in 6.2 overs.
18.25 IST: Good over from the leg-break bowler Cariappa to finish the powerplay. GL 36/2 in 6 overs.
Dinesh Karthik is the new man for Gujarat. KC Cariappa to bowl his first over in IPL 2016 for Kings XI.
1820 IST: OUT! Massive wicket for KXIP. Mohit hits the timber for the second time in the day, this time to dismiss GL skipper Suresh Raina for 18. Raina played a poor cross-batted shot to see the ball shattering the stumps. KXIP have started well. GL 34/2 in 5 overs.
After Vijay 41-ball 55-run knock had helped KXIP overcome their usual middle-order wobble to post a total of 155 - that seemed 15-20 runs less than a par total - it was imperative for KXIP to put in a special effort, but with GL opener Smith tonking Sandeep Sharma for a four and six in the first over, it was far from the start KXIP would have hoped for. But, Mohit provided the opening by rattling McCullum's middle stump in the second over. Sharma's plan of bowling stump-to stump line worked again when another middle stump rattle signalled the demise of GL skipper Raina. GL were on the backfoot, but with an in-form middle-order to follow, they would have fancied their chances.
