IPL 2013, Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors: As it happened..

Updates from the IPL league encounter between Pune Warriors and Kings XI Punjab.

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Kings XI punjab have outplayed Pune Warriors here to register a huge 8 wicket victory. ==================================================================================== SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 12.2 II Score: 100/2 Marsh to bowl what will probably be the last over of the match. Hussey tries to hoik this one to mid wicket but the ball gets the inside edge, no run taken. Hussey lifts this one but Suman takes a good catch to dismiss him. Replays show that the bowler had over stepped and that will be it. Kings XI Punjab have outplayed Pune and won the match by 8 wickets. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 12 II Score: 99/2 Sharma flighting the ball now. No run taken off the first ball. Hussey smashes the next one past the bowler for a boundary. Single taken off the next ball. Vohra misses the line of this one and the ball hits the pads, a small appeal is made but the umpire rules in favour of the batsman. This time Vohra walks out and hits it to deep mid wicket for two runs to tie the score. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 11 II Score: 92/2 Marsh beats Hussey outside off stump in the first ball of the over. The next one is short and Hussey shies away from the line of the delivery. This time he plays it to the man at point, no run taken. Hussey strokes this one on the leg side and takes a single. This time Marsh induces an edge that goes straight to Taylor at first slip but he drops it. Another single taken off the last ball. Vohra hits this one over the bowler's head for a boundary. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 10 II Score: 84/2 Rahul Sharma bowls another short one and Mandeep flat bats it straight past the bowler for a four. This one is much better, flighted and the batsman plays it to the man at cover, no run taken. Another dot ball. Mandeep walks out this time but gets a bottom edge that sends the ball straight to the stumps. David Hussey comes to the middle now. Gets a single off the first ball. Vohra fetches this one from outside off stump and smashes it to mid on for a four. Mandeep Singh b Rahul Sharma 31(26) ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 9 II Score: 75/1 Marsh starts this over with a full toss and Vohra lofts it to mid wicket for two runs. The next one was played just past Samuels at point for a single. Mandeep pushes this one to the man at mid wicket, no run taken. Another full toss is hit straight to Dinda at mid on who makes a mess out of it and puts it down. This time he gets it past the fielder for a boundary. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 8 II Score: 67/1 Rahul Sharma into the attack now. Mandeep tries to cut the first ball late but misses it. He walks across the stumps and sweeps it towards fine leg for a single. Vohra cuts this time, connects but can't get it away for runs. This time the cut gets him a single. Mandeep cuts this time and he gets a single towards sweeper cover. This one is a full toss and is driven well by Vohra for another single. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 7 II Score: 63/1 Marsh into the attack now. Mandeep gets a single towards mid wicket off the first ball. Vohra gets another single off the next ball. This one is flicked off the pads for two runs. Another flick for a single. This time he goes over the top and the ball is in the air, the man at deep mid wicket puts in a great effort but the ball falls slightly short, the batsmen take two runs. No run off the last ball. Seven runs off the over. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 6 II Score: 56/1 Kumar into the attack now. The first ball brushes the batsman's pads and goes to the wicketkeeper. A quick single taken off the next ball. Mandeep gets an inside edge on a full one and takes a single as the ball is fielded by the man at short fine leg. Vohra plays this one to cover point, no run taken. Punch off the back foot, no run taken again. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 5 II Score: 54/1 Mathews continuing. Mandeep gets a single off the first ball. Vohra slams this one past the bowler for a boundary. This one is flicked off his pads for a single. Fifty comes up for Punjab. This time Mandeep flicks one from the pads and takes a couple of runs. Quick single taken off the next ball. Single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 4 II Score: 44/1 Mandeep Singh hits Dinda over the man at mid off for a four. Gets a single off the next ball. Vohra flicks this one from his pads for a four. This time he punches it off the back foot over cover for another boundary. This one is wider from Dinda and Vohra square cuts it with immaculate timing for a four. The last ball is shorter and he pulls it to the vacant mid wicket boundary for another four. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 3 II Score: 23/1 Angelo Mathews comes into the attack now. Nice start, slightly short of a length delivery and Gilchrist pushes it to the man at covers, no run taken. Gilchrist flicks this one from his pads but the ball goes straight into the hands of the man at deep square leg. Vohra comes into the middle now. Guides this one to the man at third man for a single. Beats Mandeep outside off stump. Single taken off the last ball. Gilchrist c Marlon Samuels b Mathews 15(10) ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 2 II Score: 21/0 Dinda will bowl the second over. Nice line and Mandeep strokes it back to the bolwer, no run taken. This one is down the leg side and it's called a wide. He gets a single to square leg, nice fielding from Samuels. Gilchrist on strike now. He plays it to the fielder at mid wicket. This one is wide on the off side and Gilchrist flays it to the man at third man for a single. Mandeep Singh this time flat bats a slightly short ball wide of the man at mid on for a boundary. This one is stroked on the off side, no run taken. ==================================================================================== K XI P Over: 1 II Score: 14/0 Adam Gilchrist and Mandeep Singh are in the middle for Kings XI Punjab. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start proceedings for Pune. The first ball is over pitched and Gilchrist played it straight past the at mid off for a four. The next ball is driven straight to the man at cover. Another over pitched delivery and Gilchrist plays it straight to the man at mid off. Gilchrist lifts this one wide off the fielder at mid off for another boundary. This one is on the pads and Gilchrist flicked it over deep square leg boundary for a six. This time Kumar beats him outside off stump. Fantastic start for Kings XI Punjab. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 20 II Score: 99/9 Azhar Mahmood to bowl the last over. Kumar hits this one straight over the bowler for four runs. This is a fantastic come back from the veteran cricketer, Kumar attempts a similar shot but misses the ball completely and the stumps go for a walk. Rahul Sharma has come to the middle now. Gets a single to bring Nayar on strike. This one is a perfect yorker and Nayar can do nothing but play it back to the bowler. He moves across this time and sweeps the ball just over the fielder at short square leg for a four. An attempted heave gets an inside edge and the batsmen try to come back for the second run but the throw at the non striker's end finds Rahul Sharma short of his crease. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 19 II Score: 89/7 Ryan Harris continues to trouble the batsmen. Beats Kumar twice outside off stump. This time he drives the ball on the up for a single. Nayar heaves this one to deep mid wicket for a boundary. Pune need a lot more shots like this. No run off the next two balls. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 18 II Score: 84/7 Azhar Mahmood continues to bowl a good line and length. Nayar gets a leg bye off the first ball. Kumar struggling to get him away. Manages to get a single this time. Nayar takes another single off a stroke on the off side. Kumar dabs this one on the leg side and takes another single. Good over from Azhar Mahmood. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 17 II Score: 80/7 Harris gets a wicket in the first ball of the over. Marsh, who was looking dangerous, swings his bat hard but the ball gets the inside edge and goes straight to the stumps. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new batsman. He gets a single to third man off the fourth ball of the over. Nayar misses one outside off stump. He gets a single off the last ball. Mitchell Marsh b Ryan Harris 15(8) ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 16 II Score: 78/6 Praveen Kumar into his last over now. Single taken off the third ball. Another single off the next delivery. Marsh makes some room and pulls it over deep mid wicket boundary for a six. Praveen bowls this really wide outside off stump. This time he drives it beautifully past the fielder at cover for a four. This one is hit straight past the bowler for a single. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 15 II Score: 64/6 Chawla into his final over and Nayar sweeps the first ball to fine leg for a couple of runs. Nayar hit on the pads this time and a teeny tiny appeal from Chawla. This ball is swept and swept well for a boundary. Quick single taken this time. Another single taken off the last ball. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 14 II Score: 56/6 Praveen Kumar back into the attack. Taylor gets a single off the first ball. Nayar pulls this ball for a single. Taylor slams this one from the pads and the ball looks to be heading over the fine leg boundary but Gurkeerat Singh puts in a dive in the boundary and grabs what looked like a certain six. Nayar gets a single off the next ball. Marsh pulls one for a couple of runs. Ross Taylor c Gurkeerat Singh b Praveen Kumar 15(19) ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 13 II Score: 50/5 Nayar gets a single off the first ball of the over. Taylor cuts another short one but the ball is fielded by the man at backward point. He gets a single off the next ball. This one is flighted outside off stump and Nayar drives it on the off side for a single. Taylor flicks one from hjis pads for two runs. Fifty comes up for Pune Warriors. This time Taylore guides it late but straight to the fielder. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 12 II Score: 45/5 Awana beats Nayar first ball outside off stump. The next ball is played on the off side off the back foot, no run taken. Another one outside off stumo and Nayar flays his bat at it but misses the ball completely, fantastic bowling from Awana. Nayar gets a single this time. This ball is short and Taylor cuts it, wide of the fielder this time, and the ball goes for a boundary. Beats Taylor outside off stump again off the last ball. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 11 II Score: 40/5 Chawla continues to bowl a probing line. No run off the first ball. The second ball is a bit short and Taylor cuts it but can't get it past the fielder at point. A premeditated sweep from Taylor this time, gets a single. Nayar gets this one past the filder on the leg side for a single. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 10 II Score: 38/5 Awana to Taylor. The first ball is played straight back to the bowler. Angelo Mathews is the new man. This time he strokes the ball off the back foot and takes a single. Awana is proving to be very difficult to get away, his line and his slightly short of a length bowling has put the shackles on the batsmen. This ball is flicked on the leg side, no run take. This time Mathews decides to throw the kitchen sink and he gets the ball away straight past the bowler for a four. This was a gem of a delivery, pitched on off and bounced. Mathews could not do anything but get an edge to the keeper. Mathews c Gilchrist b Awana 4(4) ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 9 II Score: 33/4 Chawla into the attack now. Starts off with a good length delivery and the batsman plays it straight to the man at covers. The next ball is played to third man and the batsmen take two runs. Another single towards the man at mid off. This one is hit well by Uthappa but the man at cover puts in a good effort to deny him runs. Next ball played straight back to the bowler. Piyush Chawla gets the wicket off Uthappa with a googly. Uthappa b Chawla 19(23) ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 8 II Score: 30/3 Awana bowling a good line and length here. Uthappa strokes the first one on the off side. Thje next ball is left alone outside off stump. This time he flicks it from his pads and takes a single. Samuels plays a similar shot and attempts two runs, run out chance here, third umpire called into play for the first time. He is short and he has to leave. This is a big wicket for Punjab. Ross Taylor comes to the middle. He gets a single off the first ball. Uthappa attempts another single but is sent back in time. Marlon Samuels run out (Chawla/Gilchrist) 3(9) ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 7 II Score: 27/2 A single taken off the first ball of this over. This one beats Samuels outside the off stump. This time he drops a ball on the off stump, no run taken. This time he dabs it on the leg side and takes off for a single. Uthappa strikes this one straight to the man at mid off and takes a single. Samuels hits the last ball straight to the man at covers, no run taken. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 6 II Score: 24/2 Awana into the attack now. Marlon Samuels in the middle now. Uthappa gets a single off the first ball. Samuels gets a bit of width outside off stump and Samuels cuts it hard but the ball goes straight to the fielder. This time he plays it straight back to the bowler. Samuels drops this one on the off side and takes off for a single. Uthappa flicks this one on the leg side and takes a single. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 5 II Score: 21/2 Azhar Mahmood into the attack now. Uthappa guides this one to third man for a single. Suman gets a single off the third delivery. Azhar is bowling a good line here. Uthappa completes a risky single off the fifth delivery. Suman hits this one high in the air and is easily taken by the man at mid on. Suman c Praveen Kumar b Azhar Mahmood 6(14) ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 4 II Score: 18/1 This time Uthappa gets an outside edge that flies past the slips for a boundary. He flicks one from the pads, wide off the wicketkeeper, for a single. This delivery beats him all ends up. He gets some bat on the next one. Suman struggling to the ball away now. Beats him outside off stump again. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 3 II Score: 13/1 A single taken off the first ball. Suman gets a single this time. Uthappa flicks this one from the pads and in the gap for a four. And he steals a single this time. Hesitation here and the non striker has to go back but the fielder misses with a direct hit and the batsmen survives. Suman picks this one from the pads and hits it to deep mid wicket for a four. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 2 II Score: 2/1 Ryan Harris to bowl the second over. This one is flicked off the pads by Uthappa. New man Suman on strike now. Suman hit on the pads, a reluctant appeal. This time he gets good bounce and Suman plays it straight back to the bowler off the backfoot. The next ball is left alone outside off stump. This time he attempts a heave but misses completely. ==================================================================================== PWI Over: 1 II Score: 1/1 Praveen Kumar to start off proceedings for KIngs XI Punjab. Uthappa on strike and he leaves the first ball that is swinging out from off stump. He gets off the mark with a gentle shot towards third man. Manish Pandey on strike now. He leaves this ball as well, a bit of outswing for Kumar. A gentle defensive shot from Pandey, no run taken. Praveen Kumar castles Pandey. A defensive shot that takes the inside edge and knocks the stumps out. MK Pandey b Kumar 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) ==================================================================================== TOSS: Pune have won the toss and elected to bat first. Mathews thinks 140-150 will be a good score. After a disappointing 22-run loss in a low scoring game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their campaign opener, Pune Warriors would be hoping for a better batting performance when they take on Kings XI Punjab in their second Pepsi IPL match here on Sunday. The Angelo Mathews-led side looked like they would chase down the Hyderabad franchise`s paltry 126 runs but lost the plot after a steady start. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab will look to start their campaign on a winning note. READ FULL PREVIEW HERE» The Teams (From): Pune Warriors: Angelo Mathews (Captain), Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Nayar, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Ajanta Mendis, Manish Pandey, Marlon Samuels, Mitchell Marsh, Mithun Manhas, Parveez Rasool, Rahul Sharma, Ali Murtaza, Anustup Mazumdar, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dheeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Harpreet Singh, Ishwar Pandey, Kane Richardson, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Luke Wright, Mahesh Rawat, R Gomez, Shrikant Wagh, Steve Smith, T Suman, Tamim Iqbal, Udit Birla, Wayne Parnell. Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist (Captain), Azhar Mahmood, Luke Pomersbach, David Hussey, David Miller, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Manpreet Gony, Nitin Saini, Parvinder Awana, Paul Valthaty, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Rajagopal Sathish, Ryan Harris, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Harmeet Singh Bansal, Manan Vohra, Aniket Choudhary, Mandeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Chitnis, Sunny Singh.