SRH vs KXIP Highlights IPL 2018: SunRisers Hyderabad Beat Kings XI Punjab By 13 Runs

Thampi to bowl the final over. A LEG-BYE! on the first ball is followed by a wicket on the other. Rajpoot looks to scoop the ball for a boundary. However, he is BOWLED OUT! by a full, straight, aimed-at-the-stumps delivery. Thampi is elated and so are his teammates. IT IS ALL OVER FOR KXIP!

Kings XI Punjab loses as SRH wins, again, out of nowhere. SRH have defended two sub-par totals in the last two matches they have played. Of what could have been a cakewalk for KXIP tonight, SRH has shown what a champion side they have been this IPL tournament. That's it from us today. We wrap up our live coverage for the night! 

Kaul to bowl out his quota here. KXIP score 4 runs off the first four balls of the over. A FOUR! for KXIP as Rajpoot looks to slog the ball with a lusty blow. However, an inside edge results in a boundary. A superb knucker ball on the last ball of the over misses the stump by a whisker! KXIP need 15 runs off the last over! Game on for both SRH & KXIP here. Thampi will bowl the last over!

Rashid Khan to bowl out. Ashwin tries to clear the ropes but loses his wicket eventually. Rashid snaps another wicket as Ashwin is CAUGHT OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the new man in. Rahman scores consecutive FOURs! on the last two balls of the over. KXIP still in the game here? FOW: 101/9: Ravi Ashwin: 4 (6). For KXIP, 23 runs required from 12 balls.

Siddharth Kaul brought back. Only 2 runs scored on the first 4 balls of the over. The pressure is mounting for KXIP. Sran looks to go big on the next ball; however, he finds an inside edge. The ball races to wicket-keeper Saha, where KXIP look to steal a single. Sran is sent back by Ashwin, as Saha's throw catches Sran short of his crease; RUN OUT! The last thing KXIP would have wanted at this point. Ankit Rajpoot is the new man in. FOW: 99/8: B Sran: 2 (5). For KXIP, 33 runs required from 18 balls.

Sandeep Sharma brought back. Tiwary fails to read the slower ball and the mistimed flick lands the ball in SRH captain Williamson's hands at midwicket as he is CAUGHT OUT! Andrew Tye is the new man in. SRH is on fire here!

Tye hits a skier, on the next ball, but Shakib he DROPS! the half-chance near the sightscreen; the end result is FOUR! Sandeep bowls a full delivery; Tye is caught in the crease as the ball hits him on the pad. Umpire calls it LBW OUT! However, KXIP call for a DRS! The Third-Umpire stays with the on-field Umpire's decision! Barinder Sran is the new man in. A single on the last ball to end the magnificent over.

Sandeep Sharma has pushed his team to the brink of victory here. FOW: 92/6: Manoj Tiwary: 1 (5); 96/7: Andrew Tye: 4 (2). For KXIP, 36 runs required from 24 balls.

Shakib to bowl. Aaron Finch welcomes Shakib with a huge SIX! on the first ball. Finch tries to clear the ropes but is CAUGHT OUT! R Ashwin is the new man in. What is happening here? A turn of events as SRH are right back in this game. Only 9 runs from the over. For KXIP, 42 runs required from 30 balls.

Rashid Khan to continue. A couple of singles taken on the first three balls of the over. Rashid is spinning some web for KXIP batsmen here with his magical bowling! Nair is LBW OUT! as he fails to read the Googly!  Manoj Tiwary is the new man in. Rashid is spewing fire here! Tiwary is under pressure as loud shouts on every ball now. Quite an eventful over there as only 2 runs are scored. FOW: 82/4: Karun Nair: 13 (17). For KXIP, 51 runs required from 36 balls.

Shakib brought back. Mayank Agarwal throws it away. The pressure from Rashid Khan's previous over has worked to SRH's benefit here. Agarwal is CAUGHT OUT! at the long-on boundary. Aaron Finch is the new man in. With that wicket, Shakib has taken 50 wickets in the IPL. FOW: 77/3: Mayank Agarwal: 12 (15). For KXIP, 53 runs required from 42 balls.

Rashid Khan into the attack again. Three consecutive singles on the first three balls for KXIP. Rashid is giving some lease to SRH here as he only concedes 4 runs in the entire over. A crucial over for SRH here. KXIP have slowed things down after Gayle's departure.

Siddharth Kaul brought back here. Agarwal takes two on the first ball of the over. A dot ball and a couple of singles are followed next. Kaul bangs in a short-ball; Agarwal mistimes it over the umpire's head for a single. Another couple of singles taken on the last two balls of the over. Only 6 runs from the over. For KXIP, 60 runs required from 54 balls.

Shakib Al-Hasan introduced now. A full-toss on the first ball sees Nair scamper for a double. A tidy first over from Shakib as KXIP are only able to score 6 runs from the over. SRH need wickets, and in plenty, at the moment to swing the match in their favour.

Thampi to continue. Agarwal takes a single on the first ball. Gayle fails to connect the pull shot and is CAUGHT OUT! to the Kerala speedster. Gayle was beaten for pace and was too late into that shot. Thampi catches Gayle of his own bowling. Karun Nair is the new man in. SRH and the crowds at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium are quite ecstatic! 4 runs on the next 4 balls as SRH end a stupendous over here. FOW: 57/2: Chris Gayle: 23 (22)

Rashid Khan to bowl now. The leg-spinner bowls a peach of a delivery first ball. Rahul is bamboozled. A quite over for KXIP here, as they score 2 runs on the first four balls of the over. Rashid Khan bowls another peach of a ball, as KL Rahul is BOWLED OUT! despite covering the line of his stumps. Mayank Agarwal is the new man in. Agarwal scores a single on the last ball. First TIME-OUT! is called as KXIP lose their first wicket. Rashid continues his magic run in the T20s! A superb ball that! FOW: 55/1: KL Rahul: 32 (26)

Basil Thampi introduced now. KXIP finding one boundary at least in an over. Gayle goes big as he hits a monstrous SIX!; deposits the ball in the second tier over the long-on boundary. Fifty runs partnership comes up without any troubling signs seen. A dot ball by Thampi to end the over.

Siddharth Kaul is introduced in the attack. A dot on the first ball is followed by a FOUR! on the next ball. Rahul batting with much authority here. A cut-short by Rahul on the next ball falls short of the short third-man fielder. A wide-yorker from Kaul sees Gayle dispatch it between the short third-man and point region for FOUR! Gayle looks to go big on the last ball but mistimes the shot; a dot ball. No wicket in the POWERPLAY! for SRH.

Sandeep to continue. A couple of dots balls is followed by a textbook cover drive for a FOUR! Rahul shows that he is the man in form! A dot ball on the last delivery as Gayle is able to pick the slow ball nicely. KXIP scores 5 runs in the over. 

Nabi to continue. A short ball from the spinner sees KL rock-back and deposit the ball over mid-wicket boundary for a huge SIX! Another short ball, another boundary; this time a FOUR! through the point fielder. Nabi bowls a good-length delivery this time, as KL Rahul hits a lofted sweep over the short fine-leg player for FOUR! 16 runs off the over.

Sandeep to continue. The SRH fast bowler is mixing it up beautifully as he concedes only 3 runs off the first 5 balls. A tight single on the last ball sees Gayle hurry, running towards the bowler's end. Kane Williamson misses a direct-hit at the stumps.

Mohammad Nabi to share the new ball. You can't keep Chris Gayle quiet for a long time. A single followed by a huge SIX! on the next.  Gayle hits a huge one over the long-off boundary. Some DRAMA! on the last ball as Gayle has a brain-fade moment. Steps out of the crease, and makes in time, just-nearly! An eventful over there.

Sandeep Sharma to begin for SRH! As for KXIP, Chris Gayle and KL Rahul to open the innings. A couple of lovely swinging deliveries from Sandeep upfront. Single is taken by Rahul on the third ball. The same pattern followed in the second half of the over - a couple of dots followed by a single on the last ball.