23/05Result
52nd match (N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Mohali, May 23 2014
Kings XI won by 16 runs
Player of the Match
Shaun Marsh
Shaun MarshPunjab Kings
23/05Result
52nd match (N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Mohali, May 23 2014
Kings XI won by 16 runs
Player of the Match
Shaun Marsh
Shaun MarshPunjab Kings
3056dThe Report by Abhishek Purohit

Kings XI confirm pole position with tenth win

Kings XI Punjab ensured they would finish top of the table with their tenth win of the season, handing a comprehensive defeat to Rajasthan Royals

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

SE Marsh
SE Marsh
40(35) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 7 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 1 5 2 7 2 9 10
JP Faulkner
JP Faulkner
35(13) 1x4 - 4x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 12 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 1 0 0 4 8 18 4

Best performances - Bowlers

AR Patel
AR Patel
O4
M0
R24
W3
Eco6
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Karanveer Singh
O4
M0
R16
W2
Eco4
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium

Series

Pepsi Indian Premier League 2014

Toss

Rajasthan Royals , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Punjab KingsShaun Marsh

Season

2014

Hours of play (local time)

20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.25, Interval 21.25-21.45, Second Session 21.45-23.05

Match days

23 May 2014 - night match (20-over match)

Umpires

Sri LankaKumar DharmasenaIndiaPashchim Pathak

TV Umpires

IndiaVineet Kulkarni

Reserve Umpire

IndiaUlhas Gandhe

Match Referee

Sri LankaRoshan Mahanama

Points

Kings XI Punjab 2, Rajasthan Royals 0

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs | RR: 163/8 (17 runs required, RR: 8.15)

  • Vikramjeet Malik1 (2b)
  • James Faulkner35 (13b)
  • Beuran Hendricks4-0-57-0
  • Lakshmipathy Balaji4-0-37-1

Presentation:

Bailey: "We have been trying to have a smaller gap between your best and worst cricket. We said we had a lot of batters capable of scoring between 20 and 40 but the pleasing thing tonight was we kept wickets in hand and building stands. Karanveer has been patient and bowled beautifully tonight. I thought Balaji and Rishi were excellent in the middle overs. Akshar too."

Marsh is the Man of the Match: "Enjoyed batting with Manan. The bowlers were fantastic. The ball was coming on really nicely, full credit to our bowlers. Good that we got a good win tonight."

That's it from us here. Two games tomorrow but the first of the two is inconsequential - between a team that has qualified and one that is out. Sunrisers winning will make things interesting.

Join us tomorrow. Thanks for your company. Cheers!

End of the match: Royals' defeat will come as a huge relief for Mumbai Indians who are still in with a chance. The battle for fourth place is still on.

Watson: "Very good wicket. I'm a culprit for losing my wicket. Faulkner has been incredible with the bat. We have got to pick ourselves up from tonight's game. The game against Mumbai Indians is a knockout."

Peculiar batting order from the Royals. Questions will be asked why Hodge and Faulkner was sent in so late, ahead of Binny and Tewatia.

19.6
1
Hendricks to Malik, 1 run, length ball and he pulls this one to deep square leg and Kings XI take pole position in the playoffs, they are the No.1 team
19.5
1
Hendricks to Faulkner, 1 run, a single to fine leg is all he will get, down the leg side and pulled down to fine leg
19.4
6
Hendricks to Faulkner, SIX, he continues to swing them over the ropes, it was a length ball and he sent it over deep midwicket
19.3
0
Hendricks to Faulkner, no run, good yorker and he drills this down to long-off and he refuses the single
19.2
6
Hendricks to Faulkner, SIX, when he connects it flies, this was a slower ball and landing on a full length and Faulkner sends that a few rows over wide long-on
19.1
0
Hendricks to Faulkner, no run, nearly dragged that onto his stumps, this was a low full toss, he had the room but he missed it and the ball nearly shaved the off stump

Hendricks to bowl

22

Runs off Beuran Hendricks' third over - his most expensive ever in T20 cricket

200

Faulkner's strike rate when Royals are chasing 180 or more; has scored 52 runs without getting out from two innings before today

No. 5

The lowest Hodge has batted when Royals are chasing 180 or more before today. He came in at No. 7 today

157

Hodge's strike-rate when Royals chase 180 or more. He has scored 165 runs in such chases before today

8

Number of ducks by Royals' captains. Today's was the first by a captain other than Shane Warne for them

8.16

Kings XI Punjab's economy in the Powerplay in this IPL - the worst among all the teams

4

Number of times Royals have scored 180+ runs to win an IPL game. CSK (6) and Kings XI (11) have done it more often

0

Number of 50s in Royals' innings today; the most a team has scored without a fifty by any of its batsmen is 202 by Mumbai

Big scorers

13

Number of times KXIP have set their opposition a 180+ target in the IPL - only CSK have done it more often (22)

Best at the death

7.75

Pravin Tambe's economy rate in the death overs (last five) this season - Rajasthan's best. Cooper goes at 8

Cooper v KXIP

9

Number of wickets that Kevon Cooper has taken against KXIP - the most for him against any franchise

The finisher

160

Runs scored by George Bailey in the last five overs of an innings this IPL - the best for Punjab and the fourth highest overall

Sundries

84

Number of extras conceded by Rajasthan in this IPL - the fewest for any team. Four of the other teams have conceded 100+

Pace setters

9.12

KXIP's run-rate in the middle overs (7th to 15th) in this IPL - every other team scores at less than 8