R Ashwin to bowl the last over. SRH steal consecutive singles on the first two balls of the over. Shakib Al-hasan hits a couple of SIXES! on the third and fourth ball consecutively; however, it is of no use now. KXIP WINS! SRH lose their first match of the season. Players are seen shaking hands as they walk off the field. Here, we end our live coverage of the match. Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates on IPL 2018.KXIP vs SRH Full Match Scorecard | Updated 2018 IPL Points Table
Mohit Sharma to bowl his last over here. Manish Pandey brings up his half-century in style; hits a SIX! over the long-on region. The late surge has not helped SRH by a bit here. It is almost over. Both Shakib and Pandey are seen struggling. SRH requires 33 runs off 6 balls.
Sran to finish his quota here. A single on the first ball is followed by a boundary on the no-ball delivered next; FOUR! Sran bowls a wide delivery, next ball. A run or two here and there as both the batsmen are not able to find the boundary in the remaining over. SRH requires 47 runs off 12 balls.
Tye to finish off his quota here. Pressure is mounting for SRH as they are able to score 3 runs off the first three balls. Deepak Hooda hits a skier but is not able to clear the midwicket region; Caught OUT! No Shikhar Dhawan as Shakib Al-Hasan is the new man in. Tye ends his stupendous spell in the match with the figures of 4-0-23-2! FOW: 133/4: Deepak Hooda: 5 (5); SRH requires 60 runs off 18 balls.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bowl now. SRH are dealing in singles and twos when they are in dire need of boundaries here. Manish Pandey scores a much-needed boundary on the fourth ball; FOUR! SRH require 64 runs off 24 balls.
Tye returns. Kane Williamson welcomes him with a boundary over the short fine-leg region; FOUR! Just when things were falling into place for SRH, Williamson throws his wicket away; Caught OUT! No signs of Shikhar Dhawan yet, as Deepak Hooda is the new man in. SRH require 76 runs off 30 balls. Time-out called! FOW: 113/3: Kane Williamson 54 (40)
R Ashwin back into the attack. Both Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson are running beautifully between the wickets, hitting the odd boundary in between the overs. Kane Williamson dispatches a poor half-tracker delivery from R Ashwin towards midwicket region; SIX! Williamson steals a single on the next ball to complete his half-century.
Mohit Sharma brought back into the attack. Manish Pandey scores a couple on the first ball. The right-hand batsman clobbers the full-toss delivery to the square-leg boundary; FOUR! Another couple of runs on the next delivery as Pandey steps out of the crease to hit a FOUR! in the point region, on the last ball of the over.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to continue. SRH steal consecutive singles on the first two balls of the over. Trying to steal a couple on the third ball, Manish Pandey has to hurry, as had Finch's direct throw rattled the stumps, he'd be in trouble. Another good over from KXIP as Rahman concedes only 6 runs. The Required Run Rate is over 14 RPO now.
Andrew Tye to bowl. David Miller DROPS a tough chance at long-on. Manish Pandey survives. Both Pandey and Kane Williamson are struggling to find gaps and are unable to time the ball well. Only 4 runs conceded in the over. SRH seems to be digging a well for itself here!
The 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) battle against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic PCA Stadium, in Mohali. Both the teams have played fairly well in this IPL T20 tournament so far. With a quarter of matches already being played out in the IPL season so far, the franchises would be gunning for points to qualify for the playoffs.
SunRisers Hyderabad has ticked all the checkboxes right this season; with their bowlers and batsmen clicking at the right time. Not to forget, the Orange Army holds an upper hand over KXIP, as they won four out of four matches against them at Mohali, over the years. KXIP vs SRH LIVE IPL 2018 Streaming: Get Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast of Kings XI Punjab vs SunRisers Hyderabad on TV & Online
Talking about the IPL points table, the SRH have won all the three matches they have played so far in this season, and are on the second spot with six points. On the contrary, the KXIP have won two out of three matches they have played in the IPL; and are on the third spot with four points. IPL 2018 Points Table
Full SRH Squad for IPL 2018:
Kane Williamson (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Carlos Brathwaite, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Syed Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, and Tanmay Agarwal.
Full KXIP Squad for IPL 2018:
Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Andrew Tye, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Zadran, Ankit Singh Rajput, David Miller, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Singh Sran, Yuvraj Singh, Christopher Gayle, Ben Dwarshuis, Akshdeep Nath, Manoj Tiwary, Mayank Agarwal, Manzoor Dar, Pardeep Sahu, and Mayank Dagar.
Come Thursday, SRH will be looking to be the table-toppers by the end of the night, whereas the KXIP team would be looking to climb a spot and grab the second position in the points table. Which team will have the last laugh as the night ends? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.