Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | DC: 166/7 | RR: 8.30

  • Chris Morris27 (16b)
  • Mohit Sharma4-0-33-2
  • Andrew Tye4-0-38-0

5.40pm Competitive total fuelled by Gambhir's half-century and Morris' muscle at the death. Got to wonder if Delhi Daredevils may have erred by not sending him to bat much earlier. Kings XI Punjab shouldn't be too disappointed with their performance though. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the youngest to play in IPL, had an outstanding debut while R Ashwin also impressed on captaincy debut, conceding no boundaries in his four-over spell that fetched him a wicket. Yesterday, Chennai Super Kings struggled in the middle but eventually muscled home a target of 165. Similar score tonight, but the surface is a little more sluggish. Delhi Daredevils have a number of spinners. Let's see the kind of impact they have. Join us in 10 minutes for the chase.

Andrew Tye: "It was a little constricted through that middle overs period," he says. "We stuck to our plans and did pretty well. Mujeeb bowled really well. Ash and I chipped in as well. The wicket was pretty receptive to spin so that was good for our team plan. We're looking pretty good at the moment, so the batsmen should be able to get the job done."

Here's a breakdown of Ashwin's spell: He just got one ball to spin back in, 16 deliveries went straight on. He also bowled four legbreaks and three carrom balls.

19.6
W
Sharma to Christian, OUT, full, straight and the off stump has been flattened. This one reversed in late to beat the swing. Christian went for the glory hit but couldn't get under the length. Superb delivery. Outstanding stuff.

DT Christian b Sharma 13 (13b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

19.5
3
Sharma to Morris, 3 runs, mistimes a hoick, Tye runs to his right at deep midwicket and stops it with a sliding tackle, ends up deflecting it off his boot to Stoinis. Saved a couple of runs
19.4
4
Sharma to Morris, FOUR, flat-batted pull that just eludes Tye, who was running around from deep midwicket. Hits the advertising triangle on the bounce.16 deliverie
19.3
2
Sharma to Morris, 2 runs, full and straight on the stumps, looks to swing over long on but ends up getting a thick inside edge towards deep midwicket
19.2
1
Sharma to Christian, 1 run, right into the blockhole, he backs away and squeezes this to long off
19.1
1
Sharma to Morris, 1 run, pulled from outside off towards deep square leg

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | DC: 155/6 | RR: 8.15

  • Dan Christian12 (11b)
  • Chris Morris17 (12b)
  • Andrew Tye4-0-38-0
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-28-2
18.6
6
Tye to Christian, SIX, muscled over long on. He had the free license. Used the depth of the crease to convert this full delivery into a nice half-volley as he teed off in style. Brings up the 150 as well.

Free-hit coming up

18.6
1nb
Tye to Christian, 1 no ball, surely that's one warning for a beamer. This perhaps slipped out as he tried a back-of-the-hand slower ball. Had the batsman on the floor, Rahul scampers to his left to stop that.
18.5
0
Tye to Christian, no run, makes room to carve this behind point but Tye bowls this full and straight outside off. Beaten
18.4
1
Tye to Morris, 1 run, slaps this full delivery outside off towards long off
18.3
1
Tye to Christian, 1 run, looks to swing over midwicket, but mistimes this waist-high full toss down the ground. Morris has a quizzical look on his face
18.2
1
Tye to Morris, 1 run, can't get the elevation as he looks to drill down to long-on, straight to the fielder.
18.1
1lb
Tye to Christian, 1 leg bye, good work by KL Rahul, moved swiftly to his left to stop what could've been a four down leg. This deflected off the pad as he looked to step out and whip it square

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | DC: 144/6 | RR: 8.00

  • Dan Christian5 (6b)
  • Chris Morris15 (10b)
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-28-2
  • Mohit Sharma3-0-22-1
17.6
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Christian, 1 run, goes across the stumps and works this to deep square leg. That's a day's pay well earned. Superb spell
17.5
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Morris, 1 run, this one spins away from off stump, eased to long off
17.4
2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Morris, 2 runs, just a gentle little push down to long-on, shouldn't have been two. Very easily done
17.3
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Christian, 1 run, punches this down to long on for an easy single
17.2
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Morris, 1 run, keeps a touch low, he rocks back and pulls to deep square leg.
17.1
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Morris, no run, squeezes the drive to point

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | DC: 138/6 | RR: 8.11

  • Chris Morris11 (6b)
  • Dan Christian3 (4b)
  • Mohit Sharma3-0-22-1
  • Ravichandran Ashwin4-0-23-1

Samarth: "Please can anyone tell me why is Maxwell is not playing?" - Hasn't arrived yet. Will reach tomorrow evening. Will be available for selection from the second game.

16.6
1
Sharma to Morris, 1 run, punches this length delivery to cover
16.5
6
Sharma to Morris, SIX, he's clobbered this and it sails over long on. Steps out and swings this length delivery up and over. Held his pose for the cameras as well. Clean striking right out of the top drawer
16.4
1
Sharma to Christian, 1 run, punches this length delivery to cover, a direct hit at the bowler's end and it would've been interesting.
16.3
1
Sharma to Morris, 1 run, slower length ball on off stump - back-of-the-hand stuff - worked behind square towards short fine leg.

That was Gambhir's 16th run out dismissal in IPL, already the most for any player.

16.2
1
Sharma to Christian, 1 run, full delivery that tails away a hint from off stump, driven to deep cover

Kings XI 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st58MA AgarwalKL Rahul
2nd6Yuvraj SinghKL Rahul
3rd33Yuvraj SinghKK Nair
4th41DA MillerKK Nair
5th29DA MillerMP Stoinis