Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Indian Premier League 2020 Match 43: As it happened

The two sides have locked horns in a total of 15 matches before this match, with SRH clinching wins on 11 occasions.

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Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan staged a late fightback for Kings XI Punjab to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs in Match 43 of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.

Chasing a paltry target of 127 runs, skipper-cum opener David Warner and Jonny Bairstow provided a decent start to Sunrisers Hyderabad by stitched a 56-run stand for the opening wicket.

Subsequently, Manish Pandey (15) and Vijay Shankar (26) tried to steady their side's innings and brought SRH close to 100-run mark.However, Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to stitch partnerships after thei dismissals and were eventually bundled out for 114 in 19.5 overs.

Jordan finished with brilliant figures of three for 17, followed by Arshdeep Singh's three for 23. Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Shami also chipped in with a wicket each.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad too came up with a brilliant bowling performance and outstanding fielding to restrict Kings XI Punjab to a paltry score of 126 for seven in their stipulated 20 overs.

Nicholas Pooran was the highest scorer for the Punjab franchise with an unbeaten 28-ball 32 runs. 

Here are the highlights:

24 October 2020

23:31 PM

WICKET!! Back-to-back wickets for Chris Jordan. Jason Holder (5) sliced the third ball of the penultimate over straight to Mandeep Singh at extra cover, while Rashid Khan fell for a duck after being taken by Nicholas Pooran at cover on the very next ball. SRH 113/7 (19 overs)

23:29 PM

WICKET!! Vijay Shankar departed for 27 ball-26 after being taken behind the wicket by KL Rahul on the fifth ball of 18th over bys Arshdeep Singh. 

23:03 PM

WICKET!! Manish Pandey fell for 29-ball 15 after being caught by substitute J Suchith at long-off  on the first delivery of 17th over by Chris Jordan. Sunrisers now require 27 runs off 22 balls. SRH 102/4 (16.4 overs)

22:50 PM

Vijay Shankar (19) smashed Murugan Ashwin for two boundaries in 14th over before he guided the fifth ball of the next over from Arshdeep Singh past backward point for one more boundary.Sunrisers Hyderabad now need 30 runs from 30 balls. SRH 97/3 (15 overs)

22:45 PM

22:43 PM

Just seven runs off the last two overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Manish Pandey (8) and Vijay Shankar (2) are batting at the crease as SRH now need 53 runs off 54 balls. SRH 74/3 (11 overs)

22:27 PM

WICKET!! Abdul Samad fell cheaply for seven runs after being taken by Chris Jordan on the fifth ball of the ninth over by Mohammed Shami. Sunrisers now need 60 runs from 67 balls. SRH 67/3 (8.5 overs)

22:19 PM

WICKET!! Shortly after David Warner departed for 35, Jonny Bairstow too went back to the pavilion after being clean bowled by Murugan Ashwin on the second delivery of the eighth over. SRH 61/2 (8 overs)

22:16 PM

WICKET!! A crucial 56-run stand between David Warner (35) and Jonny Bairstow (19) came to an end after the former was caught by KL Rahul behind the wicket on the second delivery of the seventh over by Ravi Bishnoi. SRH 57/1 (7 overs)

21:58 PM

Sunrisers Hyderabad have added 12 runs off the last two overs. Jonny Bairstow (10) clipped the last ball of the third over by Mohammed Shami to the vacant long leg for four runs before he chopped the fourth ball from Murugan Ashwin in the next over between keeper and slip for another boundary. SRH 34/0 (4 overs)

21:57 PM

Meanwhile, Kings XI Punjab players are wearing black armbands in order to pay tribute to Mandeep Singh’s late father. 

21:37 PM

Sunrisers Hyderabad are off to a solid start in their chase of 127-run target against Kings XI Punjab. David Warner (18) got off the mark with two runs by hitting the first ball of the first over by Mohammed Shami to third man's left before hitting the fourth ball over the extra cover boundary for a maximum.Jonny Bairstow (2), on the other hand, picked up a single on the first delivery by Arshdeep Singh in the next over to open his account. SRH 22/0 (2 overs)

21:30 PM

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow to begin SRH's chase. Mohammed Shami to open the proceedings for KXIP. 

21:30 PM

INNINGS BREAK!!

21:24 PM

Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Kings XI Punjab to 126/7 !

21:18 PM

WICKET!! Kings XI Punjab have lost their seventh wicket. Murugan Ashwin fell for four runs after getting run out on the second ball of the penultimate over by Khaleel Ahmed following a direct hit by Vijay Shankar at the non-striker's end.KXIP 117/7 (19 overs)

21:16 PM

WICKET!! Chris Jordan departed cheaply for seven runs after being taken by Khaleel Ahmed at short fine on the third ball of 18th over by Chris Jordan. KXIP 108/6 (18 overs)

21:06 PM

13 runs off the last two overs. Nicholas Pooran and Chris Jordan are currently batting at the crease at 15 and five, respectively as KXIP have now crossed the 100-run mark against SRH. KXIP 101/5 (17 overs)

20:49 PM

WICKET!! Glenn Maxwell and Deepak Hooda departed in quick succession. Maxwell (12) was caught by David Warner at long-on on the fourth delivery of 14th over by Sandeep Sharma, while Hooda fell for a duck after being stumped by Jonny Bairstow on a Rashid Khan delivery in the next over.KXIP 88/5 (15 overs)

20:39 PM

KXIP have added 11 runs in the last two overs. Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran are now batting at the crease at their respective scores of eight and five after Punjab lost their skipper KL Rahul and Chris Gayle in quick succession. KXIP 80/3 (13 overs)

20:27 PM

WICKET!! Kings XI Punjab have lost their two big wickets in quick succession. While Chris Gayle departed for 20 runs after drilling the last delivery of 10th over by Holder straight to David Warner at long-off, KL Rahul (27) was clean bowled by Rashid Khan on the first ball of the next over. KXIP 69/3 (11 overs)

20:16 PM

Good last two overs by Sunrisers Hyderabad as they conceded just five runs in it. KL Rahul and Chris Gayle are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 25 and 18. KXIP 61/1 (9 overs)

20:06 PM

19 runs off the last two overs. Chris Gayle has joined KL Rahul at the crease. The Caribbean batsman (15) opened his account with four runs by hitting the third delivery of the sixth over by Jason Holder to mid off's right before he cut the fifth ball past short third man for another boundary.In the next over, Gayle cleared long-on on a Rashid Khan delivery for a maximum. KXIP have now crossed the 50-run mark. KXIP 56/1 (7 overs)

20:02 PM

WICKET!! Sandeep Sharma gave breakthrough to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mandeep Singh departed for 14-ball 17 after being caught by Rashid Khan at deep square leg on the sixth ball of the fifth over.KXIP 37/1 (5 overs)

19:55 PM

Sandeep Sharma gave away just four runs to KXIP before Khaleel Ahmed bowled a quite expensive over, conceding 11 runs runs.KL Rahul (13) smashed the fourth delivery of the fourth over by Ahmed wide of mid-on to collect four runs. KXIP 24/0 (4 overs)

19:43 PM

Nine runs off the first two overs. KL Rahul (6) got off the mark by clipping the second delivery of the first over by Sandeep Sharma to mid-on's right for a single, while Mandeep Singh (3) too flicked the very next ball to mid-on to open his account with two runs. KXIP 9/0 (2 overs)

19:31 PM

KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh have walked down the crease to begin KXIP's innings. Sandeep Sharma to open the attack for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

19:10 PM

Kings XI Punjab have made two changes in their Playing XI.  Mayank Agarwal and Jimmy Neesham are out of the clash and Chris Jordan and Mandeep Singh come in as their replacement.Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad have made just one change in their team. Khaleel Ahmed comes in for Shahbaz Nadeem.

19:05 PM

LINEUPS:

Kings XI Punjab Playing XI: KL Rahul (capt, wk),Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, M Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: David Warner (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

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19:04 PM

Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss, opt to bowl against Kings XI Punjab !

18:56 PM

The toss for KXIP vs SRH clash will take place shortly.