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KXIP beat DD by 4 runs | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Highlights And Cricket Score 22th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: Apr 23, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Bruised and battered after a string of defeats, Delhi Daredevils find themselves in a \'familiar\' situation as they seek home comfort against a Chris Gayle-inspired Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. Without an iota of doubt, the Daredevils have been the least impressive of all teams in the past few seasons of the cash-rich extravaganza, only managing to finish at the bottom half of the pecking order.
In the last two seasons, the Daredevils ended their campaign at sixth position, were a place down in 2015 and finished last the year before, in 2014. The story has been similar in the ongoing edition as they struggle with fours reverses from five outings to occupy the last place.
They were done in by the versatile AB de Villiers\\\\\\\' smashing knock last night and up next at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Daredevils will be up against the destructive Gayle, who has made a statement with two fifties and century, scoring those runs in his trademark style. Thanks to Gayle\\\\\\\'s belligerence, Kings XI Punjab are firmly placed at the top of the order with four victories and a solitary defeat.
Given the form they have shown in the previous encounters, Kings XI Punjab will fancy their chances to continue the momentum against an embattled Delhi Daredevils outfit. Royal Challengers Bangalore chasing down a target of 175 with two overs to spare, is more of a reflection of Daredevils\\\\\\\' poor team selection rather than helplessness.
To start with, they lost to Kings XI Punjab in their away game, were then subjected to a humiliating defeat by Kolkata Knight Riders, emerged second best against Rajasthan Royals under the Duckworth/Lewis method and faced another reverse at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Delhi Daredevils\\\\\\\' only victory has come against Mumbai Indians when English opener Jason Roy and the dynamic Rishabh Pant fired. In fact, wicketkeeper Pant has been their best batsman this season with 223 runs from five games.
Returning to his home city franchise, skipper Gautam Gambhir would look to get his scoring touch back, after a hugely successful stint at Kolkata Knight Riders. So is the case with the big-hitting Australian Glenn Maxwell, while Shreyas Iyer, who scored a brisk half century against RCB, would look to continue in same vein. Delhi\\\\\\\'s bowling has been an issue with Mohammed Shami off colour.
Trent Boult had decent figures in all the matches but likes of Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Shami have flattered to deceive. The logic of playing Vijay Shankar is still not clear as the team management is not able to send him up the order for lack of power in his shots. Even more baffling is the fact that he has not been called upon to bowl in four of the five games.
The task is certainly going to be difficult when up against Gayle and Co, with the Jamaican forming a deadly opening combination with K L Rahul. India discard Yuvraj Singh would hope to get some runs under his bat, too, even as KL Rahul is asserting himself as a potent opener in shortest format with two brisk half centuries.
And how can once discount the presence of Aaron Finch, who has the ability to destroy any bowling attack on his day. All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, along with Mohit Sharma, lend depth to the line-up, while the likes of Barinder Sran, Andrew Tye and Mujeeb ur Rahman shoulder the bowling responsibility.
Teams (from): Delhi Daredevils: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammad Shami, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Daniel Christian, Jason Roy, Naman Ojha, Prithvi Shaw, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Avesh Khan, Manjot Kalra,
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, David Miller, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), AJ Tye, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Chris Gayle.
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Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab Highlights And Cricket Score 22th Match - T20 Summary
That concluded the formalities from this game. Punjab have another win and with this, they move to the top of the table. Delhi suffer yet another loss and are really staring down the barrel. They need a string under their belts and they need it fast. Done with this, we move on to the next. Tomorrow, Mumbai play Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium, at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Join in for that. Cheers, people!
Ankit Rajpoot receives the Man of the Match Award. His outstanding spell at the start of the innings was vital in Punjab stifling Delhi in the run chase, thereby gaining the upper hand in their subsequent victory.
Shreyas Iyer was the only one who kept the fight going and is the sole reason for taking the game to the last ball. Delhi lost 3 wickets in the Powerplay and the pressure mounted right from there. Except for the Iyer-Tewatia partnership consisting of 47, none of the others were of note. If even one other batsman had dug in and stayed with Iyer, things might have turned out differently. The host suffer another loss, this time in their own den.
The Ravichandran Ashwin-led side has another win under its belt. Defended yet another total, one which wasn't too big, with class. The batting had been winning them games till now. It was underwhelming tonight, but the bowling department came to the rescue. With just 143 on the board, the visitors needed a big performance with the ball and the entire unit stood up. Barring the skipper, who was economical himself, everyone chipped in with the wickets and kept it relatively tight as well.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. OUT! Iyer departs! Heartbreak for the young man. He tries to clear long off after going deep in his crease. Slaps it over extra cover and Finch out in the deep moves to his left and takes it comfortably. PUNJAB WIN BY 4 RUNS!
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. FOUR! It's all going down the wire. Iyer picks up a boundary. This is superb. Short ball, Iyer walks down the track and pulls it fine past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. 5 needed off the last ball. Biggie to win, a boundary means a Super Over. What do we have in store for us?
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Fuller on the stumps, Shreyas swings across the line and lofts it over mid-wicket. Both batsmen run hard and they are able to take the second run with some aid from the fielder in the deep who misfields.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Dot ball. Iyer slaps this down towards long off, but the execution isn't perfect. Iyer wants to keep strike. Doesn't run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. SIX! 8th Indian T20 League fifty for Shreyas Iyer! He's keeping his side in the hunt here. It's short and flat, hammered downtown, over long off for a maximum. 11 off 4 needed.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shreyas Iyer. Short and flat, spinning in, Iyer looks to pull but gets it off the pads towards short fine leg.
Barinder Sran to Amit Mishra. Excellent over from Barinder Sran. Just 4 runs from it. Switches to around the wicket and fires it wide outside off. Mishra jumps out of the crease to loft it over the off side but misses.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Driven down the ground, towards mid on for a brisk run.
Barinder Sran to Amit Mishra. Idea was right by Mishra, but the execution wasn't quite right. Slower one from Sran, on a length outside off, Mishra moves across the stick to play the scoop shot, but can only get it as far as Rahul behind. Iyer rushes to the other end and completes the single.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Doesn't get all of it, falls just short of Aaron Finch at deep mid-wicket. Iyer heaves this shortish delivery to the Aussie on one bounce and brings Mishra on strike.
Barinder Sran to Liam Plunkett. OUT! Plan working so far. 20 required from 10. Sran doing quite well here. Plunkett skips down the track and lofts this over the infield over square leg. Doesn't get the distance on it and it's taken by Karun Nair out in the deep after moving to his right.
Barinder Sran to Shreyas Iyer. Just behind a length on off, skidding off the deck a bit, Iyer off the inner half pulls it through mid-wicket for one.