IPL 2015 KXIP v RR Highlights: James Faulkner Scripts 26-Run Win for Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab lost to Rajasthan Royals by 26 runs in the Indian Premier League. Catch all the highlights here.
George Bailey's Kings XI Punjab lost in the in Indian Premier League 2015 against Rajasthan Royals. Catch all the highlights here (Scorecard | Schedule | IPL 2015 Complete Coverage | Stats) (All Times IST):
23:46 Man of the Match and Australia's World Cup hero James Faulkner was pleased with his outing. "I just back my T20 cricket to be honest. It was nice to see Hooda show a lot of confidence in his first game," said the all-rounder.
23:35 George Bailey seemed looked for the positives in the match. "Pretty happy with the way we went with the ball. We could have taken a few opportunities, but I was happy at the half-way mark. A couple of run-outs hurt," he said
Tim Southee is happy to get off to a winning start in the IPL. "It was a great win to start the IPL. We would have been 140-150. We got more than what we wanted. We needed early wickets and go that through run outs and created pressure," he said.
23:30 It's all over! Punjab finish with 136/8 and Rajasthan have won by 26 runs. James Faulkner leads the way with 3 wickets after having scored 46.
23:24 WICKET! Bailey is gone after a brilliant piece of tag-team fielding. Punjab 131/8 in 19 overs.
23:20 WICKET! Johnson is out for a duck as he tries to clear the ground. Punjab 129/7 in 18.3 overs.
23:15 WICKET! Axar is bowled by Southee. Punjab 122/6 in 17.3 overs.
23:09 Faulkner bowls a terrific over for just 5 runs. Punjab 118/5 in 17 overs.
23:03 The asking rate continues to go up with 59 needed off 30 balls. Punjab 104/5 in 15 overs.
22:55 WICKET! Miller is caught at third man by Faulkner and Kulkarni gets the breakthrough. Punjab 92/5 in 13.1 overs.
22:50 Miller unleashes a flurry of strokes to keep Punjab in the hunt. Punjab 92/4 in 13 overs.
22:34 WICKET! Vijay is short of his ground as he fails to beat a direct hit. Punjab 64/4 in 8.4 overs.
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22:24 Preity Zinta is definitely getting into the groove as she routs for Punjab in their chase of 163.
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22:22 Vijay playing the lone hand as Punjab look to recover from the early dents. Punjab 53/3 in 7 overs.
22:14 WICKET! Maxwell is removed by Faulkner, a crucial wicket for Rajasthan. Punjab 46/3 in 5 overs.
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22:06 WICKET! Saha is run out after wandering out of his crease. Samson's direct hit does the damage. Punjab 32/2 in 3 overs.
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21:55 Southee's first over costs 11 but he has the important wicket of Sehwag. Punjab 11/1 in 1 over.
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21:49 WICKET! Virender Sehwag takes strike. He has a new opening partner in Murali Vijay. Punjab need 163 to win. Tim Southee bowls the first ball and finds the edge which is pouched by the keeper
21:36 Rajasthan finish with 162/7. The last 5 overs cost Punjab 52 runs. Anureet finishes with 3 for 23 while Johnson took 2 for 34.
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21:34 WICKET! Faulkner is gone for 46. Rajasthan 160/7 in 19.3 overs.
21:30 Johnson's final goes for 20 runs as Faulkner smashes him all over the park. Rajasthan 158/6 in 19 overs.
21:22 Meanwhile Preity Zinta is cheering her team Punjab with great enthusiasm. (See Pics)
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21:21 WICKET! Hooda is bowled for a quick 30 by Anureet. Onus now on Faulkner. Rajasthan 126/6 in 16.4 overs.
21:14 Faulkner setting up Rajasthan to finish well with 5 overs left in the innings. Rajasthan 110/5 in 15 overs.
21:00 Faulkner and Hooda face the task of giving Rajasthan a good finish as Punjab continue to maintain pressure in the middle overs. Rajasthan 88/5 in 13 overs.
20:53 WICKET! Johnson strikes again, Binny is caught behind. Rajasthan 75/5 in 10.4 overs.
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20:51 WICKET! Smith fails to get hold of the ball and gives a simple catch to Karanveer off Johnson. Rajasthan 74/4 in 10.1 overs.
20:41 Bailey will be pushing for wickets as he knows the danger posed by Smith and Binny. Rajasthan 61/3 in 9 overs.
20:28 WICKET! Nair tries to repeat the shot off Axar with which he hit a six in the previous ball, but sees his stumps scattered. Rajasthan 35/3 in 6 overs.
20:23 Sandeep and Anureet have maintained tight pressure on the Rajasthan batsmen in the early overs. Rajasthan 20/2 in 5 overs.
20:15 WICKET! Rajasthan lose both their openers as Samson is sent back by Sandeep. Rajasthan 14/2 in 2.5 overs.
20:10 WICKET! Rahane fails to time it and is caught by Axar off Anureet. Rajasthan 5/1 in 1.3 overs.
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20:06 Sandeep's first over goes for just four runs - a result of leg byes off his first delivery. Rajasthan 4/0 in 1 over.
20:00 Rajasthan openers Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson walk out into the middle. Sandeep Sharma bowls the first ball and it flicks Rahane's pads on the way to the boundary.
19:58 The action is about to start. The players share a moment of silence to mourn the death of legendary cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud.
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19:47 Here are the teams for today's match:
Kings XI Punjab:
Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, George Bailey (captain), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Axar Patel, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Karanveer Singh
Rajasthan Royals:
Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson (wk), Deepak Hooda, Steve Smith (captain), Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Tim Southee, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe, Chris Morris
19:33 Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and they will bowl first. Shane Watson is out with a bruised hip. Steven Smith is leading Rajasthan Royals.
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19:17 So it's almost time for the toss. It's the battle of the Aussies as George Bailey and Shane Watson face off to start their respective campaigns in the Indian Premier League.
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Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008, while Punjab narrowly missed out on the title last year, having lost a thrilling final to Kolkata Knight Riders.
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