IPL 7 SRH vs KXIP, Highlights: Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell Star in Kings XI Punjab's Six-Wicket Win to Top Table

Kings XI Punjab beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in IPL 7. Follow the match as it happened here: (Scorecard | Commentary | Points Table | Schedule)

 

19:48 (IST): So that's it from Hyderabad. Up next is Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians in Cuttack, today at 8 pm IST.

 

19:47 (IST): Man of the match Wriddhiman Saha was modest in his responses.

"Me and Manan were thinking of scoring as much as possible in first six overs and keeping the momentum going. He (Vohra) is outstanding, timing the ball properly. Good pitch, 400 runs in 40 overs," said Saha.

 

19:43 (IST): George Bailey is a happy man with his boys, but he admits his bad mood after conceding 200 plus.

"I walked off at the half way point angry at our bowlers. Saha and Manan were outstanding. Really pleasing thing was they hit really good cricket shots, it gave the rest of the guys the confidence. It just skids on a little bit, it did feel like it was coming on quite nicely (batting second), but it felt like it was coming on nicely all day. We are not relying overly on Maxwell and Miller. Other guys are contributing, which is important," he said.

 

19:31 (IST): And it's all over! Bailey seals it with a six and Punjab finish with 8 balls to spare. Punjab go to top of table.

 

 

19:28 (IST): 22 runs off Steyn's last over and Punjab in control. Punjab 202/4 in 18 overs, Target: 206.

 

19:20 (IST): Warner puts in a great effort but replays save Bailey as the match heads towards an exciting climax. Punjab 178/4 in 16.5 overs, Target: 206.

 

19:05 (IST): WICKET! Maxwell is out for 43 after he skies a catch of Mishra to Steyn. Punjab 159/4 in 13.1 overs.

 

18:53 (IST): Maxwell taking a toll on Karn as he sends him over the boundary twice. Hyderabad getting a taste off their own medicine. Punjab 156/3 in 12 overs, Target: 206.

 

18:46 (IST): Nothing going right for Hyderabad. Mishra's no-ball gives Maxwell a life and then Miller is dropped by Lokesh in the deep, though it was a free hit. Punjab 135/3 in 10.2 overs, Target: 206.

 

18:39 (IST): WICKET! Vohra is out for 47 backing up too far as Maxwell's straight drive is deflected on to the stumps by Bhuvneshwar. Punjab 125/3 in 9.1 overs.

 

18:32 (IST): Karn gets Saha but Maxwell hits him for three sixes in the over to keep Punjab in the hunt. Punjab 113/2 in 8 overs, Target: 206.

 

18:21 (IST): Fifty for Saha! He reaches the milestone off 22 balls and looks set to take Punjab all the way. Punjab 85/1 in 5.5 overs, Target: 206.

 

 

18:16 (IST): Saha and Vohra in top gear after Sehwag's early dismissal. Incidentally Sehwag has hit a boundary off the first ball in four consecutive games, the most by a batsman in IPL. He has also been dismissed 22 times in the first over, which is again an IPL record. Punjab 66/1 in 5 overs, Target: 206.

 

18:07 (IST): Saha and Vohra looking good as Bhuvneshwar's second over costs 15 runs. Punjab definitely looking to make a match of it. Punjab 39/1 in 3 overs, Target: 206.

18:04 (IST): Steyn's first over results in 16 runs as Saha hits him four a four and a six. Punjab 24/1 in 2 overs, Target: 206.

 

17:57 (IST): WICKET! Sehwag is gone as he gives a simple return catch to Bhuvneshwar. Punjab 4/1 in 0.2 overs, Target: 206.

 

17:39 (IST): Hyderabad finish off with 205/5. Ojha top scores with 79 not out off 36 and while Warner and Dhawan score 44 and 45 respectively.

 

 

17:36 (IST): WICKET! Irfan is out for 1 as Miller takes a well judged catch. Hyderabad 196/5 in 19.2 overs.

 

17:32 (IST): WICKET! Henriques is gone for a duck as he tries to go big and Sandeep has his first wicket. Hyderabad 183/4 in 18.4 overs.

17:29 (IST): Ojha reaches his sixth IPL fifty and despite losing Warner's wicket off the previous ball, Hyderabad are well set to get a good score. Hyderabad 173/3 in 18.2 overs.

 

17:24 (IST): Akshar's over goes for 18 runs as Warner hits him for six, four and six off consecutive deliveries. Hyderabad 167/2 in 18 overs.

 

17:20 (IST): Warner and Ojha looking dangerous as they look to score boundaries all over the ground. Hyderabad 149/2 in 17 overs.

17:09 (IST): Ojha and Warner take a toll of Rishi as Hyderabad start to score big in the last few overs. Hyderabad 127/2 in 15 overs.

 

17:03 (IST): Ojha hits Shivam for consecutive sixes as Hyderabad look to make good use of the death overs. 108/2 in 13 overs.

 

16:58 (IST): WICKET! Rishi removes Dhawan for 45 and Hyderabad lose a wicket at a critical stage in the game. Hyderabad 88/2 in 11.1 overs.

 

16:42 (IST): WICKET! Shivam gets the much needed wicket for Punjab as Finch is bowled by a ball that kept low. Hyderabad 65/1 in 8.1 overs.

 

 

16:28 (IST): Dhawan hits Sandeep all over the park as 26 runs come of the fifth over. Hyderabad 49/0 in 5 overs.

 

 

16:14 (IST): Punjab have a direct hit but Finch makes his ground. Vohra fails to pick up the ball while fielding off the last ball of the over, allowing Finch to be well in. Hyderabad 18/0 in 3 overs.

 

16:04 (IST): Despite a boundary first ball, Sandeep Sharma comes back to bowl a good over. Hyderabad 6/0 in 1 over.

 

15:48 (IST): Here are the teams for today's game:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Naman Ojha, Lokesh Rahul, Moises Henriques, Irfan Pathan, Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Kings XI Punjab: Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Akshar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Shivam Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma

 

15:39 (IST): Hyderabad are playing with an unchanged team from their last game, while Punjab have brought in Manan Vohra and Shivam Sharma.

 

 

15:35 (IST): George Bailey of Kings XI Punjab wins the toss and opts to put Sunrisers Hyderabad into bat.

 

PREVIEW

 

After being outplayed by Mumbai Indians in their previous match, Sunrisers Hyderabad face another tough battle when they take on table-toppers Kings XI Punjab at the Rajiv Gandhi International cricket stadium in an IPL match on Wednesday.

While Kings XI Punjab are playing their best cricket in all editions of the IPL combined this year with the likes of Glenn Maxwell and David Miller on song, Shikhar Dhawan-led Hyderabad have a job at hand to lift themselves out of the IPL mid-table crisis and get themselves into the top four quickly. They have competition from Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians for the fourth playoff spot.

 

The Kings XI Punjab have had a rampaging campaign in this edition of the IPL before the Kolkata Knight Riders got the better of them in a match on May 11 at Cuttack.

Having suffered a sudden setback, the Punjab side would be keen to come all guns blazing against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who cannot afford to lose any more matches in order to stay in contention for a place in the semi-finals.

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad Have No Weaknesses: George Bailey

 

Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey cautioned his players against complacency as they prepare to lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

"I think they have got a very strong side, I don't think they have any obvious weakness. They have got a strong batting line-up and they have got one of the best bowling line-ups. It is going to be a tough contest against them," he told reporters at the pre-match press conference on Tuesday. (Read: Kings XI Punjab and their big four)

Bailey said his team continuously tries to improve and does not think it needs to do anything differently. (Read More)

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad Lost to Mumbai Indians Because of Me: Aaron Finch

 

Like a good team man, Sunrisers' Aussie batsman Aaron Finch has taken responsibility for his team's fifth IPL 2014 loss.Ironically, Finch was his team's best scorer. Even as skipper Shikhar Dhawan continued his scrappy form, it was Finch who held the innings together with Australian team-mate David Warner.

Finch's 68 off 62 balls against Mumbai was his second highest score in IPL 2014. His best this season has been an unbeaten 88 off 53 balls. Finch is the second Hyderabad batsman to score 200-plus runs this season. Yet, The Aussie was left a disappointed man. Speaking to www.iplt20.com, Finch felt Hyderabad didn't put enough runs on the board and that he was responsible for it. (Read more)

 

Vintage Virender Sehwag Back in Form for Punjab

 

The enthusiastic crowd at Cuttack witnessed a bespectacled Virender Sehwag turn back the clocks and play in vintage fashion as he laid a solid platform for Kings XI Punjab's innings in their recent losing cause against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sehwag's smashing knock included 11 fours and 1 six as Kolkata bowlers had no answer to his onslaught. (Read more)