30/04Result
36th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Mohali, Apr 30 2017
Kings XI won by 10 wkts (73b rem)
Player of the Match
Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep SharmaPunjab Kings
30/04Result
36th match (D/N), Indian Premier League at Mohali, Apr 30 2017
Kings XI won by 10 wkts (73b rem)
Player of the Match
Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep SharmaPunjab Kings

6.26pm That's all from our coverage of the first game, folks. There's another tonight, of course. Kolkata v Hyderbad. Going to be some game that. Stick around for it. Thanks for joining. I'll leave you with some of your own thoughts. Also, in the meantime, an exciting evening coming up for football fans: Aizawl FC, back from the brink of relegation last season, are a draw away from becoming I-League champions. You can track every minute of action from the final round of matches with our sister site ESPN.in.

sam: "Not that KXI have finally decided to give one of the best T20I batsmen in the world a few games, this could be an amazing opening partnership moving forwards."

Hussain: "There was nothing wrong with the pitch. It was the mindset of DD players."

Calcu: "Punjab must play Guptill and amla for the rest of the season. They are both in form and will make a deadly opening pair. "

Mik: "Guptil's 50 out of 68 is highest percentage of runs in an innings by a player in IPL (73.53%)"

Gareth: "Massive NRR turn around for both teams. Important from a Kings XI point of view."

hairy kiore: "Last year a "marquee" player...never got a bid...was later picked up by I think Mumbai and surprise,surprise who were not interested this year and after not getting a bid was belatedly picked up for a song by KingsX1 who have finally given him a game or two???? What more can i say?? I am referring of course to Guptil..."

Sandeep Sharma is the Man of the Match.

Maxwell: That's more like it. The last few games have been frustrating. Nice to put up a performance for the home crowd. The pitch played a lot slower than I thought it would. Expected it not to be different from the other night. It was nice to get through four overs as well.

Nair: Very disappointing, it wasn't a 67 all-out wicket. We lost too many wickets at the start. It was a lack of intent. It's difficult to pull it back from there. What's done is done, we need to pull up our socks and move on. I don't think there was anything strange in the wicket, it was maybe a little slow, but definitely not a 67 all-out wicket.

6.13pm That's that. As simple as it should have been. A good hit for Guptill as well. A flawless performance from Kings XI. The third fastest chase in the IPL, this. Daredevils had enough pain to deal with before today. This could be utterly destructive to that young side.

7.5
1
Nadeem to Guptill, 1 run, good length, angled into leg stump, gets low and sweeps it to long leg where Corey Anderson misfields. Guptill brings up his fifty and finishes this game
7.4
0
Nadeem to Guptill, no run, good length at off stump, pushed off the front foot to short third man
7.3
6
Nadeem to Guptill, SIX, tossed up full at middle stump, clears the front leg, clears the midwicket boundary. Old fashioned Guptill slog sweep
7.2
1
Nadeem to Amla, 1 run, good length, angled down leg side, tickled to long leg off the back foot
7.1
1
Nadeem to Guptill, 1 run, good length outside off, steps out, not to the pitch, but uses his reach to slap this to sweeper cover

END OF OVER:
7 | 9 Runs | PBKS: 59/0 (9 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 8.42, RRR: 0.69)

  • Martin Guptill42 (23b)
  • Hashim Amla15 (19b)
  • Amit Mishra1-0-9-0
  • Mohammed Shami2-0-19-0
6.6
1
Mishra to Guptill, 1 run, good length at leg stump, hangs deep and slashes across the line to long leg
6.5
0
Mishra to Guptill, no run, good length at middle stump, gets down for the ramp through fine leg, gets a leading edge that lands just in front of short midwicket
6.4
0
Mishra to Guptill, no run, good length at off stump, beats him in flight. He comes forward and offers the pad
6.3
1
Mishra to Amla, 1 run, back of a length outside off stump, pushed off the back foot to sweeper cover
6.2
1
Mishra to Guptill, 1 run, good length, googly at the pads. Leans in and turns it behind square on the leg side
6.1
6
Mishra to Guptill, SIX, drops it short at middle stump first ball, Guptill goes deep in the crease, swivels, and launches this over the midwicket boundary

Here's Mishra

END OF OVER:
6 | 11 Runs | PBKS: 50/0 (18 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 8.33, RRR: 1.28)

  • Martin Guptill34 (18b)
  • Hashim Amla14 (18b)
  • Mohammed Shami2-0-19-0
  • Chris Morris2-0-13-0
5.6
1
Mohammed Shami to Guptill, 1 run, full at leg stump, backs away and pummels a drive to mid-on...where Rabada misfields and gives them fifty for the opening stand
5.5
4
Mohammed Shami to Guptill, FOUR, back of a length, angled into the pads, stands tall and whips this past short fine

Even now, connecting off the middle seems difficult

5.4
4
Mohammed Shami to Guptill, FOUR, back of a length at middle stump, backs away and swings across the line. Doesn't connect, but he has done enough to drag this wide of mid-on
5.3
1
Mohammed Shami to Amla, 1 run, bouncer at middle stump, too early on it again, drags the pull shot down off the under edge, straight to deep square
5.2
0
Mohammed Shami to Amla, no run, offcutter, good length at off stump, plays well in front of the body as he looks to drive on the up, chips it in the direction of mid-on
5.2
1w
Mohammed Shami to Amla, 1 wide, bouncer pitches on middle stump, deviates down the leg side, just above his blade as he hooks
5.1
0
Mohammed Shami to Amla, no run, offcutter, full at leg stump. Picks it and pushes it to mid-on

END OF OVER:
5 | 11 Runs | PBKS: 39/0 (29 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 7.80, RRR: 1.93)

  • Hashim Amla13 (15b)
  • Martin Guptill25 (15b)
  • Chris Morris2-0-13-0
  • Kagiso Rabada2-0-18-0
4.6
1
Morris to Amla, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked gracefully and right off the middle, straight to deep square
4.5
1
Morris to Guptill, 1 run, bouncer at off stump, Guptill takes it on and doesn't connect. But this dips quickly and bounces before it reaches Samson at deep square
4.4
0
Morris to Guptill, no run, yorker outside off stump, squeezed into the off side
4.3
6
Morris to Guptill, SIX, this has gone several thousand kilometres away! Back of a length at off stump, clears himself for the big swing by backing away and lifts this cleanly, straight and into the second-tier above the bowler
4.2
3
Morris to Amla, 3 runs, good bouncer outside off, but there's no one deep at square leg. Amla goes for the hook and is hurried on it but it lands safely, halfway between boundary and circle
4.1
0
Morris to Amla, no run, good length at middle stump, defended off the back foot

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