tries to pull, chops it into the crease, and that is enough to get the winning single
Daredevils vs Kings XI, 32nd match at Delhi, IPL, Apr 23 2013 - Match Result
Kings XI won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
That is it from today's double header. Attack from outer space in Bangalore followed by a dawdle in Delhi. Good night
Harmeet Singh is the Man of the Match. Harmeet: "There was little pressure as it was my first game of the season and bowling to Viru bhai on his home ground. I was trying to bowl stump to stump. Two wins in a row is a good boost to our team."
Adam Gilchrist: "Guys bowled well and batted well in patches, tried to boost the run-rate which cost us few wickets. The wicket yesterday looked like it had more moisture but today it had dried out. Hussey did not turn it much but he bowled really well. If you can hang on to tough catches like Awana, it can change the game. Harmeet used the seam-up bowling very well."
Mahela Jayawardene: "We have to be honest to ourselves, it was 140-15 par score, we had to put runs on the board for the bowlers to put pressure. We have to balance the team with bit of batting and bowling. We are getting starts but not getting what we need. We have to believe in ourselves, we have another eight games, we need to have a good run, we have to keep fighting."
Miller winning another chase for KXIP but Delhi's innings never got going and 120 was never going to be enough on this pitch, which played alright considering the venue's reputation for slow and low
madhu: "David Miller - this innings has shown his other side"
Harsh: "I think DD is playing wrong here. Their pitches this year are not inducive for shot making and their batting is dependent on shot makers. Look at pitches in Bangalore, it does give RCB batsman opportunity to play their shots all round."
neat, overpitched on middle and leg, Chawla whips it straight past the bowler
shortish, pulled without timing to square leg
makes some room outside leg and runs this length ball to third man
bouncer now, he lets it go
pacy length ball leaving him with the angle, he pushes, gets a thick edge along the ground past the keeper
Faiyaz: "DD has nothing to loose from here in IPL 2013. I would like to see some experiments like change in captaincy and etc."
short of a length, steered to third man
goes for another one, it is a slower length ball, and he's swiped it high and into deep midwicket's hands at the edge of the boundary
first six of the chase, Hussey gets front leg away and lifts a length ball high and straight
round the stumps
length ball, he flows forward into a drive to the sweeper
back of a length, widish, he slaps it over extra cover
quick bouncer from Nehra at 137.5 kph, Miller thinks of a pull initially, withdraws late as it rushes on
RVDM gets in a maiden, another punch to short extra cover off a quick and flat one
can't beat short extra cover as he punches off the back foot
punches this back down the track, bowler dives and parries it to short extra
backs away and cuts from middle and off, to point
quick one pushed to extra cover
goes back to a length ball that hurries on, jabs it back
SM: "Really heartening to see Umesh bowl well here. Same with Bhuvi in the previous match inspite of the Gayle tsunami. Bodes really well for Indian fast bowling now that Zak has fallen off the radar."
Harsh: "@Saleel : RR was not owned by bollywood actress in first season. She became partner after victory in first season."
whipped off the pad to deep midwicket
Nehra gets in the yorker, 140 kph, dug out down the pitch
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | |
Toss | Kings XI Punjab, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2013 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.25, Interval 21.25-21.45, Second Session 21.45-23.05 |
Match days | 23 April 2013 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kings XI Punjab 2, Delhi Daredevils 0 |
Over 17 • KXIP 121/5
Kings XI won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)