2543dThe Report by Sidharth Monga

Sunrisers stay hot on others' heels

Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their bid for making the playoffs more than alive after their win over Kings XI Punjab

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

PA Patel
PA Patel
61(47) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 18 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 6 5 8 11 11 2 14
LA Pomersbach
33(40) 1x4 - 1x6
Control %51%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 7 7 0 2 4 9 4

Best performances - Bowlers

DJG Sammy
DJG Sammy
O4
M0
R22
W4
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep Sharma
O4
M0
R21
W3
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Devashish Fuloria

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | PBKS: 120/9 (31 runs required, RR: 6.00)

  • Sandeep Sharma0 (1b)
  • Luke Pomersbach33 (40b)
  • Daren Sammy4-0-22-4
  • Dale Steyn4-0-20-2

Both teams came here looking for a much needed win - but Sunrisers now travel to Mumbai, while Kings XI travel to Dharamsala, different routes, different goals from here on.. Thanks for all your comments and feedback. Devashish Fuloria signing off. Ciao ciao.


Presentation

Cameron White: "It has been the tale of our season, fighting, scrapping away, then bowl well to win this. Parthiv saw the innings through, then Perera put the icing on the cake. It was pretty even, but we need to bowl well in the first six and with Steyn, who are likely to do that. We still need to keep winning as many games as possible."

Parthiv Patel is the Man of the Match:"I was told to 15-16 overs, and I wasn't worried about run rate. It was skidding from one end and was damp at the other, was a difficult wicket to bat on. We wanted to get to 130 for our bowlers to have a chance. Then Thisara came in and hit those sixes, that is why it was important for me to stick around till then. If we can score 150-160 every time, we can beat any side.'

Adam Gilchrist: "Parthiv played very well on a wicket that did a little bit. Thisara came around and then changed it with a couple of big hits. The wicket firmed up a bit when we came around, and we should have been able to get this, but we lost a lot of wickets. Shaun came in and attacked from the start and me and him had a good partnership going, but we lost out way after that. We would like to be party spoilers from now on"

Thisara Perera gets an award for hitting two sixes, he also gets an award for being innovative thinker by running out R Sathish.

Aravinth: "why can't they give MoM to two players? If patel did well in the batting Sammy definitely did well in the bowling, one gets the award and the other's performance goes unnoticed. Unfair.."

Moin: "It unfair to bash Pomersbach. It was not easy pitch. The pitch was on a pretty slow side and the Sunrisers medium pacers were good with with changes in variation."


That, ladies and gentleman, is the end of Kings XI's campaign in this IPL. But as some people say, there still might be some mathematical chances of them making it to the playoffs - they should look to KKR for some inspiration. White gives a long speech to his teammates in an after-game huddle. The pitch had a lot of moisture alright, but it was the Sunrisers who had the resources to exploit that. It started with Steyn taking out Mandeep, but the real damage was done by Sammy, who sent three big batsmen back early to almost kills the contest single-handedly.

Varun: "What a fighting knock by Pomersbach. Last wicket has hung on and they have secured a thrilling draw !"

Ankit Bhutoria: "Today also 130 would have been enough for SRH as KXIP only managed 120 in their quota of 20 overs."


19.6
0
Sammy to Sandeep Sharma, no run, slower and full, the batsman only manages to hit it back to the bowler
19.5
1
Sammy to Pomersbach, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, the batsman punches it down the ground to long off
19.4
W
Sammy to Awana, OUT, caught at wide long on! Another wicket for Sammy as Awana gets too much under this slower delivery and sends this soaring in the night sky, but Ishant has all the time to get under it

P Awana c I Sharma b Sammy 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.3
1
Sammy to Pomersbach, 1 run, a quicker full delivery outside off, the batsman digs it out to long on for a single
19.2
6
Sammy to Pomersbach, SIX, LP gets a six! It was a slower delivery, the batsman whacks it hard and doesn't get hold of it, still manages to beat long off, just though
19.1
W
Sammy to Pomersbach, 1 run, OUT, another run out! LP slapped it very hard, back to the bowler, who gets a hand to it, and palms it to long off. The batsmen run for a second run which wasn't there

Harmeet Singh run out 3 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

Kings XI 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1AC GilchristMandeep Singh
2nd44AC GilchristSE Marsh
3rd0AC GilchristLA Pomersbach
4th6LA PomersbachDA Miller
5th51R SathishLA Pomersbach
6th1PP ChawlaLA Pomersbach
7th4P KumarLA Pomersbach
8th5LA PomersbachHarmeet Singh
9th7LA PomersbachP Awana
10th1LA PomersbachSandeep Sharma