IPL 2014, 45th Match: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils - As it happened...

In-form Kings XI Punjab take on the depleted Delhi Daredevils in the 45th match of the Indian Premier League at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

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Zee Media Bureau/ Suyash Srivastava New Delhi: In-form Kings XI Punjab defeated Delhi Daredevils by 4 wickets in the 45th match of the Indian Premier League played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | REPORT» ALSO SEE: OUR FULL COVERAGE ON IPL 7» ALSO SEE: IPL 7 POINTS TABLE» | IPL 7 RESULTS» ============================================================== Kings XI Punjab innings: Over 19.4 || Score 165/6 9 needed off 6, Parnell will bowl the final over. Patel smashed the first ball past covers for a single. 8 needed from 5. Parnell followed it with a bouncer, Dhawan got into an awkward position and hit it towards square leg for two runs. 6 needed from 4. Parnell bowled a full-toss and Dhawan played it straight down the ground and they quickly competed another two runs, 4 needed from 3. Parnell bowled a short ball and Dhawan pulled it past midwicket for a boundary which will be the winning runs! Akshar Patel 42* (35b) Rishi Dhawan 8* (5b) =================================================== Over 19 || Score 156/6 11 needed from 12, Tahir to bowl his final over. Patel worked the first ball towards long-off for a single. Tahir's second ball was a googly, Bailey worked it on the off-side for no run. Bailey attempted a big stroke off the third ball, hit it straight towards deep midwicket where Kedar Jadhav took a good catch running to his left, George Bailey is OUT! It was another googly from Tahir which got him his third wicket of the match. Rishi Dhawan is the new man in. Patel hit the fourth ball towards covers for a single, and a direct-throw would have ended his stay at the crease as well! Dhawan hit the fifth ball back to the bowler for no run. Tahir bowled another googly to end his spell, no runs scored off the last ball. Just two from the over. This has been a superb spell from Tahir. GJ Bailey c Jadhav b Imran Tahir 6 (7b) =================================================== Over 18 || Score 154/5 21 needed from 18, Unadkat to bowl his final over. Bailey took a single off the first ball. Patel followed it with another single straight down the ground. Bailey worked the third ball towards third man for a single. Unadkat followed it with a yorker and Patel hit it back to the bowler for no run. Unadkat followed it with a low full-toss and Patel launched it over deep cover for a Six! Patel took a single off the last ball to keep the strike. Ten runs from the over. =================================================== Over 17 || Score 144/5 Tahir to bowl his third over. Just five runs from the over. =================================================== Over 16 || Score 139/5 Parnell to bowl his third over, Bailey is the new man in. He began with a short ball and Patel worked it past backward point for a boundary! Parnell followed it with a good yorker and Patel was lucky as he got some part of the bat as the ball went past fine leg for a boundary! The last ball was aimed at the pads and Patel hit it past fine leg for another boundary! 12 runs from the over. Patel has batted with a lot of maturity. =================================================== Over 15 || Score 127/4 Shami to bowl his final over. Second ball was short and wide and Patel smashed it past deep point for a boundary! Shami bowled a length ball to end his spell and Saha hit it straight to Parnell at covers, Wriddhiman Saha is OUT! Six runs from the over. WP Saha c Parnell b Mohammed Shami 13 (13b) =================================================== Over 14 || Score 121/4 Duminy to bowl his final over. He once again offered width off the first ball, Saha played it over point for a boundary! Seven runs from the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 114/4 Unadkat to bowl his third over. Seven runs from the over. 51 needed from 42 balls. These two are dealing in singles at the moment. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 107/4 Duminy to continue. Seven runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 100/4 Unadkat has been brought into the attack. Patel was offered width off the third ball and he smashed it past deep cover for a b<>boundary! Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 95/4 Duminy to continue. Miller charged down the wicket off the fifth ball, missed the line completely and was bowled by his compatriot, David Miller is OUT! Suprise, surprise! Akshar Patel is the new man in. DA Miller b Duminy 2 (6b) ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 92/3 Tahir to continue. Tahir bowled a googly to Maxwell, he hit it powerfully towards deep midwicket where the ball fell short of a diving Manoj Tiwary. Tahir ended the oevr with a brilliant googly, Maxwell was flummoxed as it hit the stumps, Glenn Maxwell is OUT! Seven runs from the over and Tahir has the big fish! GJ Maxwell b Imran Tahir 14 (11b) ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 85/2 JP Duminy has been brought into the attack. Sehwag saw some room off the fourth ball and he hit it over wide of deep point for a Six! Duminy followed it with a similar delivery, it had more width and Sehwag had to reach for it, he hit it straight to Manoj Tiwary at deep cover, Virender Sehwag is OUT! David Miller is the new man in. Ten runs from the over. V Sehwag c Tiwary b Duminy 23 (22b) ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 75/1 Imran Tahir has been brought into the attack. Tahir smashed the second ball straight to Vijay at long-off, Manan Vohra is OUT! Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. Maxwell played two dot balls and launched the third high and long over wide of long-on for a Six! Nine runs from the over. M Vohra c Vijay b Imran Tahir 42 (19b) ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 66/0 Shami to bowl his third over. Third man was in, Vohra got some room off the first ball and he played it between gully and point for a boundary! Shami followed it with a short ball and Vohra pulled it past deep midwicket for a boundary! 11 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 55/0 Jaydev Unadkat has been brought into the attack. Sehwag launched the first ball towards long-off, Tahir ran backward from mid-off, but grassed it after getting under the ball. Nine runs from the over. Punjab are off to a rollicking start here! ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 46/0 Shami to continue. Vohra was offered width off the fifth ball and he played it over deep covers, off the backfoot for a Six! Shami bowled a length delivery to end the over and Vohra clobbered it straight down the ground for another Six! 13 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 33/0 Parnell to continue. Second delivery was full and wide and Vohra handsomely drove that past covers for a boundary! Parnell followed it with a length ball and Vohra launched it over long-off for a Six! Parnell followed it with a short of a length delivery, Vohra played a lemon cut which rushed past fine leg for another boundary! 16 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 17/0 Mohammed Shami has been brought into the attack. The first ball was short and wide and Sehwag smashed it past covers for a boundary! Fourth ball was short and wide again and Sehwag just timed it past third man for another boundary! 11 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 6/0 Virender Sehwag and Manan Vohra to open for KXIP, Wayne Parnell has the new ball with him. Six runs from the over. ============================================================== Delhi Daredevils innings: Over 20 || Score 164/7 Patel to bowl the final over. Five runs from the over. At one stage, Delhi were looking all set to reach a formidable total. Even though this is a decent total, considering KXIP's batting line-up, they could probably be short by 15-20 runs. =================================================== Over 19 || Score 159/7 Hendricks to bowl his final over. Hendricks bowled a slower first ball, but DK hit it towards deep square leg where Rishi Dhawan took a good low catch, Dinesh Karthik is OUT! Hendricks's fourth ball was a slow ball and Parnell smashed it towards deep midwicket where Glenn Maxwell judged a brilliant catch, Wayne Parnell is OUT! Four runs from the over. WD Parnell c Maxwell b Hendricks 2 (2b) KD Karthik c Dhawan b Hendricks 69 (44b) =================================================== Over 18 || Score 155/5 Sandeep Sharma to bowl his final over. Jadhav attempted a big shot off the first ball, but mistimed it straight to Maxwell at deep midwicket, Glenn Maxwell is OUT! Mayank Agarwal is the new man in. Sandeep's first ball to Agarwal was full and wide and he launched it straight over deep cover for a Six! But Agarwal attempted a reverse-sweep off the next ball, missed the line and the stumps were uprooted, Mayank Agarwal is OUT! Manoj Tiwary is the new man in. Sandeep ended the spell with another full-toss and Tiwary worked it fine past point for a boundary! 11 runs from the over. MA Agarwal b Sandeep Sharma 6 (2b) KM Jadhav c Maxwell b Sandeep Sharma 0 (1b) =================================================== Over 17 || Score 144/3 Hendricks brought back into the attack. Hendricks bowled a full-toss to Duminy, who hit it straight to Maxwell at deep midwicket, JP Duminy is OUT! Hendricks bowled another full-toss to end the over and DK smashed it past wide of long-on for a boundary! Ten runs from the over. JP Duminy c Maxwell b Hendricks 17 (21b) =================================================== Over 16 || Score 134/2 Shivam to bowl his final over. DK swept the third ball past midwicket for a boundary! DK charged down the wicket off the fourth ball, converted it into a full-toss and launched it straight down the ground for a Six! 13 runs from the over. =================================================== Over 15 || Score 121/2 Dhawan to bowl his final over. First ball was wayward and Duminy timed it past fine leg for a boundary! Third ball was a length delivery and DK showed it full face of the bat as it sailed straight down the ground for a Six! Fourth ball was short delivery and DK smashed it past deep midwicket for another boundary! 17 runs from the over. =================================================== Over 14 || Score 104/2 Shivam to continue. Five from the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 99/2 Dhawan to bowl his third over. Second ball was a short of a length delivery and DK smashed it past point for a boundary! Seven from the over. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 92/2 Shivam to continue. DK swept the first ball past fine leg for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 84/2 Patel to bowl his third over. He bowled two dot balls to KP and then made him to reach out for one, but it spun away from him and hit the stumps, Kevin Pietersen is OUT! JP Duminy is the new man in. It's a wicket-maiden from Patel. KP Pietersen b Patel 49 (32b) ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 84/1 Shivam Sharma has been brought into the attack. Six runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 78/1 Rishi to bowl his second over. His first ball was short and wide and DK just timed it past point for a boundary! Seven runs from the over. Good comeback by the bowler after being hit for a boundary off his first ball. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 71/1 Patel to bowl his second over. Just five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 66/1 Rishi Dhawan has been brought into the attack. KP was offered some width off the fifth ball and he whacked it past point for a boundary! Dhawan's last ball was overpitched and KP once again powerfully drove it through covers for a boundary! 11 runs from the over. KP is hitting the ball very hard today. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 55/1 Akshar Patel has been brought into the attack. His first ball was a short delivery and DK smashed it past point for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 47/1 Sandeep to bowl his third over. Fifth ball was a short delivery and DK smashed it over deep square leg for a Six! Ten from the over. Both these batsmen are confidently playing their strokes. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 37/1 Hendricks to continue. Second ball had some width on offer and KP smashed it past covers for a boundary! KP got an edge off the fourth ball, which rushed past third man for a boundary! Last ball was a bouncer, KP got a top edge which went over deep fine leg for a Six! 18 runs from the over. KP has already played some magnificent strokes. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 19/1 Sandeep to continue. Third ball had some awkward bounce, Vijay mistimed it towards deep square leg where Hendricks took a good catch running backwards, Murali Vijay is OUT! Dinesh Karthik is the new man in. Sandeep offered some room to KP who whacked it past point for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. M Vijay c Hendricks b Sandeep Sharma 5 (8b) ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 11/0 Beuran Hendricks has been brought into the attack. Second ball was slightly short and KP slapped it past mid-on for a boundary! Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 6/0 Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over for KXIP, KP and Vijay to open for DD. Vijay was offered room off the fifth ball and he worked it fine past covers for a boundary! Six from the first over. ============================================================== Table-topppers Kings XI Punjab have undoubtedly been the best team of this season. While Glenn Maxwell has been their hero in most of the matches, players like David Miller, George Bailey, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha have chipped in with useful contributions every now and then. Their confidence seems to be on an all-time high and their bowling attack has become better with each new match. Punjab have a new coach in Sanjay Bangar who has been credited for the team`s phenomenal success this season. The Bailey-led side has won eight out of ten matches and complacency would be the last thing in their mind when they take on the hapless Daredevils. Delhi Daredevils on the other hand have had another miserable season. They ended the last season at the bottom of the points table and started with a fresh team for the seventh edition of the tournament. Despite having some quality players in their side, the team management has failed at planning strategies which has cost them most of the match. JP Duminy and Kedar Jadhav have looked two of their best batsmen and against Punjab, the coach and the skipper should make sure that these two get enough deliveries to bat.