IPL 2015, DD vs KXIP - Highlights: All-Round Delhi Daredevils Thrash Kings XI Punjab, Move to 4th Spot
Shreyas Iyer and Mayank Agarwal smashed fifties in Delhi Daredevils' nine-wicket triumph over Kings XI Punjab at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Catch highlights here:
Delhi Daredevils moved into top-four in Points Table in style with a comprehensive win over Kings XI Punjab. Catch highlights here (All Times IST) (SCORECARD | Points Table | Photos | Videos | Fixtures)
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18.56: It's all over! Delhi Daredevils thrash Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets!
18.52: FIFTY for Mayank Agarwal! He gets there with a classy cut behind point for four as Delhi reach 112/1 (13 overs) v Punjab (118/8).
18.48: OUT! Shreyas Iyer's superb innings comes to an end. He is caught by Axar Patel at deep midwicket off Shardul Thakur. Delhi 106/1 (12.3 overs) v Punjab (118/8)
18.44: FIFTY for Shreyas Iyer! His third in IPL! Excellent display of batting from the youngster, as he gets to the landmark off 38 balls. Delhi 95/0 (11.3) v Punjab (118/8)
18.36: What a batting display from Delhi! Shreyas Iyer and Mayank Agarwal have taken Delhi Daredevils to 75/0 in 10 overs, needing 44 of just 10 more overs.
18.02: Delhi Daredevils seem to be in a hurry here. Shreyas Iyer has come out all guns blazing! Delhi 33/0 in 5 overs vs Punjab
17.43: Excellent showing on the field by Delhi Daredevils has helped them restrict Kings XI Punjab to a lowly total of 118/8. Zaheer Khan made a successful comeback with figures of 2/17 while Aussie pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile led the way with 4/20. JP Duminy too rolled his arm over successfully, picking up one wicket for 15 runs. For Punjab, David Miller's 42 was the only positive in what can be described as a poor batting display.
17.37: Nathan Coulter-Nile finishes with fabulous figures of 4/20!
17.24: What a spell from Zaheer Khan! Exceptional comeback for the Indian pacer! He finishes with figures of 2/17 in 4 overs! Punjab 97/6 (17 overs)
17.10: Punjab get a move on! But is it too late! Axar Patel and David Miller collect 18 runs off Imran Tahir's over. Punjab 92/6 (16 overs)
17.10: SIX! Axar Patel launches an Imran Tahir delivery for a straight six! Punjab 64/6 (14 overs)
16.56: Punjab's last recognised batting pair - David Miller and Axar Patel - are in the middle. They have nine overs to bat and pull Punjab out of their misery. Punjab 48/6 (11 overs)
16.51: SIX DOWN! Thisara Perera's stay at the wickets ends early! Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls a testing short delivery which Perera pulls but fails to get completely behind it. Saurabh Tiwary takes a good, low catch. The umpires refer it upstairs and then send Perera packing. Punjab 45/6 (9.5 overs).
16.40: FIVE DOWN! George Bailey has to talk the long walk back! He looks to sweep an Amit Mishra delivery but misses it and is struck in line. Easy decision for the umpire. He departs for 18. Punjab 37/5 (8 overs)
16.23: The onus is on the skipper George Bailey. Punjab in desperate need of a partnership here.
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16.16: Another wicket! Punjab are on a serious downward spiral. Nathan Coulter-Nile gets Saha to edge the ball to Jadhav behind the stumps. Punjab 10/4 (3.3 overs)
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16.16: Zaheer strikes again! What a comeback he's having. He gets rid of Manan Vohra, who made room but only managed to get an edge that was taken easily by Kedar Jadhav behind the stumps. Punjab 10/3 (3 overs)
16.10: WICKET! JP Duminy's golden arm continues to strike for Delhi. Shaun Marsh is trapped leg before. Punjab 6/2 (1.1 overs)
16:05 WICKET! Sehwag is sent back to the pavilion by Zaheer. Punjab 2/1 in 0.2 overs.
16:01 Zaheer bowls his first ball for Delhi and Sehwag carves it away for 2 runs. Punjab 2/0 in 0.1 over.
15:45 Here are the playing XIs for today's game:
Kings XI Punjab:
V Sehwag, M Vohra, S Marsh, G Bailey, D Miller, T Perera, W Saha, A Patel, S Thakur, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Delhi Daredevils:
M Agarwal, S Iyer, JP Duminy, Y Singh, A Mathews, K Jadhav, S Tiwary, N Coulter-Nile, A Mishra, Z Khan, I Tahir
15:35 Delhi have won the toss and they will bowl against Punjab. Zaheer Khan set to make his debut for the Daredevils in the IPL.
Yuvraj Singh will be keen to make an impression against KXIP, his former employers.
Delhi Daredevils changed, chopped and changed some more in the hope of a better year in the Indian Premier League. After finishing bottom of the pile the last two seasons, the DD management had had enough. So in came Yuvraj Singh, Amit Mishra and Zaheer Khan. Of the three, only one has done anything of note half-way into the 2015 edition. Yuvraj, bought for Rs 16 crore, has failed miserably, while Zaheer has remained sidelined with an injury. Mishra has done well with Imran Tahir and the two leg-spinners have been potent together.
Yuvraj of course hinted that Zaheer may get back this afternoon - if that happens Delhi's attack would be boosted further against a strong KXIP batting line-up. The likes of Virender Sehwag, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Wridhhiman Saha can be explosive. Delhi can breath a sigh of relief because George Bailey and Shaun Marsh might miss out.
However, that still leaves them with the daunting prospect of negotiating a Mitchell Johnson-led pace attack. And most of Delhi's batsmen are not in the best of form. It will be a great test of character for Yuvraj.
The two sides may be languishing at the bottom but if they play to their strengths, it could be a cracker of a contest. (Read Full Preview)
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