Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab IPL 2016 Highlights: Quinton de Kock, Amit Mishra Guide Delhi Daredevils to Easy Win
Amit Mishra's 4/11 and Quinton de Kock's unbeaten 59 guided the Delhi Daredevils to earn a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Needing 112 to victory, home team Delhi Daredevils chased down the target with 6.3 overs to spare. Catch all the highlights of Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab here.
A brilliant bowling and a solid batting performance from the Delhi Daredevils helped the home team thrash the Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets to earn their first win of IPL-9 on Friday. Amit Mishra was brilliant, clinching 4/11, while Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan was clinical, finishing with figures of 4-1-14-1. Quinton de Kock was supreme during the chase, helping the Daredevils beat Kings XI third time consecutively. Get all the highlights of Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab here. (SCORECARD | IPL 2016 POINTS TABLE | STREAMING | IPL 2016 FIXTURES | IPL 2016 RESULTS | IPL 2016 NEWS | PLAY FANTASY CRICKET)
22:17 hrs IST: That's all for tonight folks. Join us tomorrow for a double-header: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad followed by Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions. Take care.
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22:15 hrs IST: Following a loss, Daredevils bounce back to clinch a victory against a strong side and skipper Zaheer Khan is satisfied. "It was required. The win was required for us. Happy with the way we put our efforts on the field. It was a good toss to win. The energy out there was fantastic. We want that young energy, you want to see that energy on the field and very happy with the way the boys threw themselves around. We kept taking wickets, Mishra was really good. We want to build momentum at the right time, let everyone express themselves freely. We are playing RCB in a couple of days, and this will will definitely help," concluded Zaheer.
#DD have beaten #KXIP by 8 wickets. There you have it fans! #DilliBoys are back with a bang. Our first victory in the #IPL this season.
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
22:14 hrs IST: Mishra said: "I think nothing much to say. Just trying to take wickets, I got success, really happy today. Wicket was on the slower side, little effort needed to spin the ball. I wanted [to bowl the fourth over] but I supported the captain. We worked hard on batting and bowling and fielding, and it came out very well on this game. We hope to do good work in later matches too."
23:10 hrs IST:  Amit Mishra Man of the Match in his 100th IPL game! Fully deserving. But still... why didn't he bowl his full quota of four overs?
23:05 hrs IST: David Miller is correct. Kings XI did not have enough runs on the board. "Exactly, not enough runs. Quick turnaround on Sunday, had a few chances on the field, the guys out their bodies on the line. Massive difference, momentum gets broken when you lose quick wickets. Have to look at the batting line-up."
Play Hard, Play Fair - Spirit of Cricket at #IPL @QuinnyDeKock69 @mvj888 @DelhiDaredevils @lionsdenkxip #DDvKXIPhttps://t.co/UQy2ulst61
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2016
23:00 hrs IST: And that is it! That SIX from Pawan Negi sealed it for the Daredevils. That brilliant 91-run second-wicket partnership made it all too easy for the home team.ÂÂ
Congratulations @DelhiDaredevils, that was pretty convincing out there. See you again in the Lion's den! #DDvKXIP #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 15, 2016
22:56 hrs IST: That partnership between de Kock and Samson was for 91 runs!
22:54 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Finally a wicket! Samson bowled for 33 by Axar Patel!
22:49 hrs IST: SIX and 50! Quinton de Kock reaches his half-century with a brilliant six off just 38 deliveries. This is his third half-century for the South African in IPL.
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22:46 hrs IST: This is the highest second wicket partnership for the Daredevils against the Kings XI. Partnership stands at 80 now!
22:45 hrs IST: Quinton de Kock at 37 not out has relaxed a bit after Samson walked in. Samson is batting at 29 off 27 balls.
22:42 hrs IST: Two FOURS!!! from the 11th over and the Daredevils cruise at 79/1.
22:33 hrs IST: And Sanju Samson hits the first SIX of the Daredevils innings! That was a big one. The Daredevils well on course at 60/1 from nine overs!
22:26 hrs IST: Three fours from Quinton de Kock in the eighth over and the Daredevils going smoothly at 50/1!
22:20 hrs IST: Daredevils 28/1 after 6 overs.ÂÂ
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22:14 hrs IST: Dropped!!!! De Kock skied the ball to deep mid-wicket only for Murali Vijay to drop it! Daredevils 20/1 after five overs.
22:10 hrs IST: Kings XI have kept things under control for far. Only one boundary, which came on the fifth ball of the innings, till the end of the fourth over. Daredevils 12/1.
22:02 hrs IST: In comes Sanju Samson!
22:00 hrs IST: OUT!!!! First wicket! Shreyas Iyer just touches a wide delivery down the leg side, went straight into the hands of wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha! Wicket for Sandeep Sharma!
21:59 hrs IST: Decent start by the Daredevils 6 for no loss in the first over. Just 106 more to get!
#DilliBoys require 112 runs in 20 overs to beat @lionsdenkxip. Good luck boys. #DilliDilli #DDvKXIP pic.twitter.com/cJoZbAVzYA
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
21:55 hrs IST: Kings XI sound confident about defending though.
It's simple. Just have to bowl them out! Let's go Sheron! #DDvKXIP #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 15, 2016
21:52 hrs IST: Quinton de Kock and Shreyas Iyer come out to bat for the hosts. This should be an easy chase until Kings XI have something up their sleeve!
Back for the chase, @QuinnyDeKock69 and @shreyaasiyer03 to open the batting for #DD. #DilliDilli #DDvKXIP
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
21:46 hrs IST: Time for a break. Re-fill your pop-corn bowls till then.
#KXIP end up with 111-9 at the end of the first innings.It's time to come back into the game.#LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi pic.twitter.com/9HP6VyUneY
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 15, 2016
21:43 hrs IST: 100th match in the IPL for Amit Mishra. He made it count!
21:35 hrs IST: End of the innings! 111/9 in 20 overs from Kings XI. Amit Mishra was the hero for his 4/11 from his 3 overs!
Great bowling performance by our #DilliBoys. Bowled tight and with discipline. #KXIP have scored 111-9 in 20 overs. #DilliDilli #DDvKXIP
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
21: 34 hrs IST: A 77-metre six from Pardeep Sahu! He can hit the ball! That was right over long-off!
21:33 hrs IST: Amit not being bowled out! Despite taking four wickets! Why Zaheer?
21:31 hrs IST: Bowled!!!! Chris Morris knocks out the off-stump. Mitchell Johnson walks back to the pavilion. Kings XI 99/9 after 19 overs.
21:28 hrs IST: Zaheer ends with brilliant figures of 4-1-14-1! Roll back the years!
21:25 hrs IST: Pardeep Sahu comes out to bat in his second IPL match. Edges the ball past 'keeper Quinton de Kock and FOUR! Zaheer can't believe it. Kings XI 96/8 in 18 overs.
21:23 hrs IST: OUT!!!! Zaheer Khan picks up his first wicket of the match. After a flat six and four, Mohit Sharma (15) skies the ball, looking to accelerate only to get caught by Chris Morris at mid-on.
21:20 hrs IST: Here are Amit Mishra's 4 wickets. Enjoy!
Watch @MishiAmit take four crucial wickets in Delhi #DDvKXIP #IPLhttps://t.co/CbIhLRcnvV
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2016
21:16 hrs IST: SIX & FOUR!!! And it comes from Mohit Sharma on his second and third deliveries. That was the first SIX of the match!
21:13 hrs IST: OUT!!! Jayant Yadav gets into the act. Picks up his first wicket of the match as Axar Patel tries to cut and is caught at backward point by Negi!
Another wicket! Jayant Yadav gets his first. Great catch by Negi. Axar takes the long walk back now. #DilliDilli #DDvKXIP
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
21:10 hrs IST: Finally a boundary after 39 balls! And it was worth the wait. Shoulder high ball for Axar Patel who pulls for a beautiful FOUR to the deep square leg boundary! Kings XI Punjab 73/6 in 15 overs.
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21:03 hrs IST: 65/6 in 13 overs. "Ordinary batting performance so far," says Ravi Shastri.
21:00 hrs IST: OUT!!!! That's the sixth one!  Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha is out! Brilliant work in the field by by JP Duminy, who celebrated his 32nd birthday!
20:55 hrs IST: Mishra 3/11 from his 3 overs. Kings XI 59/5 from 11 overs.
20:52 hrs IST: BOWLED!!!! Settled batsman Manan Vohra goes for 32 off 24! Amit Mishra should make April 15 his birthday! What an evening he is having. Four beautiful wickets! Kings XI 59/5!
20:51 hrs IST: And what's happening there?! Kings XI almost lost another wicket. Confusion there between the two batsmen about taking a run!ÂÂ
20:50 hrs IST: End of 10 overs, Kings XI Punjab 58/4. Vohra (32 not out) needs to take the visiting team forward. It rests on him!
20:45 hrs IST: and OUT!!!! Maxwell goes for the big one and is caught at long-off! Third wicket for Mishra! That was a poor shot from Maxwell. Just on his third ball. Should have stayed at the crease and helped settled partner Vohra.
Another big blow for us. Maxwell departs without scoring. 4th wicket down and we are in deep trouble now. #DDvKXIP #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi
- Kings XI Punjab (@lionsdenkxip) April 15, 2016
20:43 hrs IST: In comes big-hitter Glenn Maxwell to partner opening batsman Manan Vohra at the crease
20:41 hrs IST: Out of the seven deliveries Mishra has bowled so far, two have resulted in wickets!
20:39 hrs IST: OUT!!!! What a day for Mishra. Another wicket!! This time off the first ball of his second over, the prized catch of captain David Miller (9 off 9)
20:38 hrs IST: 50 comes up for the visitors! Relatively quiet over from Chris Morris till the last delivery. Last ball goes for four!
20:32 hrs IST: This Mishra's 100th IPL game and what a start! A wicket of his first ball! That too a solid batsman like Shaun Marsh.
FACT: This is @MishiAmit's 100th IPL game. How about that to strike with his first ball. #DilliDilli #DDvKXIP
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
20:28 hrs IST: Amit Mishra is introduced and Shaun Marsh (13 off 16 balls) is STUMPED!!!!! 2 down. Perfect leg-spinner's delivery!
20:26 hrs IST: 3 FOURS in the 6th over! All from Manan Vohra. Suddenly 14 runs in that over from Carlos Brathwaite has made Kings XI's position much more stable. 37/1 in 6 overs.
20:20 hrs IST: Kings XI 23/1 in 5 overs. Six runs came off Zaheer's third over.
In the 3 overs he's bowled, @ImZaheer has only conceded 8 runs. Our Captain is leading from the front. #KXIP on 23-1 after 5 overs. #DDvKXIP
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
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20:12 hrs IST: Zaheer is at his classy best! A golden maiden. His figures read: 2-1-2-0! Kings XI 12/1 in 3 overs.
Maiden for @ImZaheer. Our Captain has been bowling extremely economically today. #DilliBoys #DDvKXIP
- Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) April 15, 2016
20:06 hrs IST: Pandemonium!!!!! "Comedy of errors!" says Ravi Shastri. FOUR from the willow of Manan Vohra. Next ball Vohra has a leading edge to cover. A running Zaheer drops the catch. Vijay goes for a third run. An accurate throw from Karun Nair, who was handed the ball by Zaheer, and Murali Vijay is RUN OUT!!!
20:02 hrs IST: Good start for the Daredevils. Three dot balls in the first over from captain Zaheer. Only two singles in the first over. That's it!
19:58 hrs: The players and umpires have walked on to the ground. Kings XI openers Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra are taking their stance against Zaheer Khan who will open the bowling for the hosts.
19:55 hrs IST: Daredevils' JP Duminy would want to perform today. The South African turned 32 on Thursday. A big knock as a belated birthday gift?
19:50 hrs IST: This is the first IPL-9 match in New Delhi. The Kotla is readying itself for the big clash!
19:43 hrs IST: And here are the teams:
Delhi Daredevils: Shreyas Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Karun Nair, JP Duminy, Samju Samson, Pawan Negi, Carlos Brathwaite, Jayant Yadav, Chris Morris, Zaheer Khan (Captain), Amit Mishra
Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, David Miller (Captain), Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Wriddhiman Saha, Axar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Pardeep Sahu
19:41 hrs IST: Kings XI Punjab captain David Miller says he also wanted to bowl first. "The pitch has a tinge of green. Shaun Marsh comes in for Marcus Stoinis," said Miller.
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19:35 hrs IST: With a young batting line-up, better to go in knowing the target. Two changes, Jayant Yadav comes in, JP Duminy comes in. Nathan Coultner-Nile out and Mayank Agarwal out," said Zaheer after winning the toss.
19:31 hrs IST: And here is David Miller's boys also training before the start of the match.ÂÂ
Killer Miller and his boys are warming-up ahead of tonight's game #DDvKXIP #IPLhttps://t.co/WUmYL1buwp
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2016
19:28 hrs IST: Zaheer wins toss, Daredevils opt to bowl against the Kings XI!
19:20 hrs IST: Here is Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan and mentor Rahul Dravid discussing strategy for the match ahead.
.@DelhiDaredevils' @ImZaheer and Dravid discussing match strategy ahead of the game against @lionsdenkxip #IPLhttps://t.co/mbVEZSLcZj
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2016
19:15 hrs IST: Mind you, these are all recommendations and has to be ratified by the IPL Governing Council.
19:12 hrs IST: So Bengaluru likely to host the final and one qualifier. Qualifier 2 and Eliminator in Kolkata. Rising Pune Supergiants have picked Visakhapatnam as their new home venue and Mumbai Indians will elect a new home on Sunday.
19:10 hrs IST: However, these are just recommendations and will have to be ratified by the IPL Governing Council.
19:08 hrs IST: And in other news, we have come to know that the IPL final will likely be shifted from Mumbai to Bengaluru following the Bombay High Court's decision, asking IPL matches to be shifted out of Maharashtra.
19:07 hrs IST: Both the teams will be looking for their first win having lost their respective opening games.
19:05 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to live updates of the seventh match of the ninth season of the Indian Premier League between hosts Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab at the Ferozeshah Kotla.
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Both DD and KXIP will look for their first points in the tournament. Led by retired paceman Zaheer Khan, Delhi went down meekly by nine wickets to Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match. Nothing went right for DD at Eden Gardens.
Delhi have some of the brightest Indian youngsters in their rank. Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer and Pawan Negi come in with a lot of potential and with Rahul Dravid around to harness this pool of talent, Delhi should click sooner than later.
Delhi have capable overseas players, too. While JP Duminy's availability remains under cloud, West Indian power-hitter Carlos Brathwaite and South African all-rounder Chris Morris will have to play bigger leadership roles. Kotla's dry pitch could see an extra (leg) spinner - South African Imran Tahir - in DD playing XI.
Kings XI Punjab made a mixed start against heavyweight debutants Gujarat Lions in their first game at Mohali. Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra's opening stand was a bright point but the failure of Glenn Maxwell in the middle-order was a big worry for Kings XI.
With Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar as backroom staff, KXIP have enough experience in their dressing room. If players on either side can perform to at least 60 per cent of their potential, this rather low-profile match will see a great contest.ÂÂ