1945dThe Report by Shashank Kishore

Billings, Anderson dismantle Kings XI

Crucial innings from Corey Anderson - 39* off 22 balls - and Sam Billings - 55 off 40 - helped Delhi Daredevils post their second win in three matches

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

SW Billings
SW Billings
55(40) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 17 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
4 1 8 2 8 1 19 12
AR Patel
AR Patel
44(29) 1x4 - 3x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 20 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 2 7 0 10 18 2 5

Best performances - Bowlers

CH Morris
CH Morris
O4
M0
R23
W3
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
S Nadeem
S Nadeem
O2
M0
R13
W2
Eco6.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

END OF OVER:
20 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | PBKS: 137/9 (52 runs required, RR: 6.85)

  • Sandeep Sharma2 (2b)
  • Chris Morris4-0-23-3
  • Pat Cummins4-0-23-2

11.52pm That's it for tonight, folks. Another double-header tomorrow and we will, of course, bring that one to you as well. Make to join us for both of them. Good night.

Mayank Gupta: "Not having so many big names in their squad actually makes it easier for Delhi Daredevils to maintain the balance their final playing XI needs. They have serious talent in squad which can be displayed easily on ground without worrying about someone sitting out."

Anderson: It was the kind of wicket where it was tough to get going. Sanju and Sam set a great platform. It was good to have that platform to go from. We thought 160 might have been a reasonable target during one of the time-outs and in the end it probably was. As a bowler, you have to read the game. Zaheer sets some interesting fields and he's a smart cricketer. It's a nice confidence to have. It was a clinical performance from the bowlers. It's valuable to be able to chop and change combinations. Finding the right people to do the job is key.

Corey Anderson is the Man of the Match.

Zaheer: We just did the basics right. Got a decent start. we didn't lose wickets regularly. The pitch was slow and we executed the plans well. It was important that we accelerate at the right time and the start was good from Samson and Billings. We have good batsmen to hit in the end and the platform needs to be good, which it was today. The way Nadeem bowled was crucial. It was important not to give away runs. I bowled a lot of cutters too. Happy with the way things are going. So far so good.

Maxwell: We were a bit behind with the bat. We probably gave 30 too many in conceding 188. We let ourselves go and gave them too many boundary balls at the back end. We're not executing well enough with the ball. We failed in all three facets of the game today. Axar continues to show he's a superstar and Cariappa did well too.

11.37pm Delhi's bowling delivers yet another comprehensive win. Their pacers have taken 18 wickets in three matches - most by pacers from any team this season - at an average of 16.11. Their average is 11 runs fewer than the next best team.
It's two in a row now, and a team that is looking very very confident. This is their fourth biggest win after batting first too. Zaheer will be a very happy captain. Everybody in his team has done his bit.
Punjab have even more questions to ask of themselves than they did when coming into the game. The bowling attack seems to be flailing about in discomfort at the moment and their two left-handed foreign batsmen looked really scratchy. That team balance has been rocked in the last two games.

19.6
W
Morris to Patel, OUT, slower ball on a good length. Axar clears his front leg, slogs, and misses. The ball hits leg stump and Morris finishes with three wickets

AR Patel b Morris 44 (42m 29b 1x4 3x6) SR: 151.72

Smart move from Axar? A big hit to finish could mean a tiny bit of improvement in Kings XI's net run rate.

19.5
0
Morris to Patel, no run, yorker on leg stump, jabbed down to long-on - refuses the single
19.4
1
Morris to Sandeep Sharma, 1 run, slower yorker on off stump, manages to jam his bat down just in time to squeeze it out into the cover point region
19.3
1
Morris to Patel, 1 run, wide yorker, slapped to the left of extra-cover and Zaheer moves quickly to stop it
19.2
1
Morris to Sandeep Sharma, 1 run, low full-toss on middle stump, clipped to midwicket
19.1
W
Morris to Cariappa, OUT, Starts with a middle-stump yorker that sets the bails flashing Cariappa tries to make room and squeeze that through point, and can't connect this time

KC Cariappa b Morris 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Morris to bowl the last over.

Amit Mishra Kotla

50

Amit Mishra has now taken 50 IPL wickets at this venue

Chaser Maxwell

69.33

Glenn Maxwell's average in his last four chasing innings. He got three fifties and his team won thrice out of those four occassions

Chasing ground?

188

The highest successful chase at Kotla; the next best is 186. Both of them were achieved by the Chennai Supers Kings

Explosive finishers

11.93

Daredevils' run rate in the last five overs this season. Only Mumbai Indians (12.75) have done better so far

Low-scoring venue

7.77

The first-innings run rate at the Feroz Shah Kotla since the start of the 2015 season - the lowest among all the regular (non-neutral) venues.