Ninth straight loss for dismal Delhi
Kings XI Punjab warmed up for the playoffs with a demolition of Delhi Daredevils, whose batting failure sent them crashing to a ninth successive defeat
25/05Result
55th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Mohali, May 25 2014
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![Delhi Capitals]( "Delhi Capitals")
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![Kings XI Punjab]( "Kings XI Punjab")
119/3 (13.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
25/05Result
55th match (D/N), Pepsi Indian Premier League at Mohali, May 25 2014
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![Delhi Capitals]( "Delhi Capitals")
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![Kings XI Punjab]( "Kings XI Punjab")
119/3 (13.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
DA Miller
47(34) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %81%
- Productive Shot
- off drive
- 10 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Toss
Kings XI Punjab , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10
Match days
25 May 2014 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kings XI Punjab 2, Delhi Daredevils 0
Scorecard Summary
DELHI CAPITALS 115 (18.1 OVERS)
- Kevin Pietersen58 (41)
- Dinesh Karthik13 (7)
- Karanveer Singh2/22 (4)
- Parvinder Awana2/15 (3)
KINGS XI PUNJAB 119/3 (13.5 OVERS)
- David Miller*47 (34)
- Manan Vohra47 (38)
- Jaydev Unadkat1/3 (2)
- Mohammed Shami1/26 (3)
Presentation time George Bailey: "The way Awana and Mitchie bowled, that set the tone. We'll go back to basics now. It doesn't matter what order you finish. Everyone starts from zero come finals time."
Bailey also asked what a bowler has to do to win Man of the Match, and, well, bowling Delhi out for 115 isn't the answer to his question. Manan Vohra is the Man of the Match
"It's my home ground, so it's always fun to bat out there," Vohra says. "I guess the management had a better plan for me. I was just waiting for my turn. I knew when I get a chance I could do something special. Players like Maxwell, David Miller, George, Viru pa. They're strokeplayers, and it gives me the freedom to go after the bowling."
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ramu: "2 overs for Unadakat. KP, are you kidding me? 2-0-3-1"
Viru is beaming as he comes out to shake hands with his former teammates. Daredevils might wonder if they were better off with their bespectacled basher on their side. But then, they didn't do particularly well last season either.
It's been a crushing defeat for Daredevils in their last match of the season. Ninth straight defeat for them, and they've lost all nine matches they've played in India this season. Lots of soul-searching to do, because you'd think, looking through their squad, that they have too many good players to perform this poorly.
Kevin Pietersen apologises to Delhi's fans He says they batted poorly, and shouldn't have posted such a low total on this pitch. He then sums up the season: "It's been an enjoyable experience, but on the field there's been a lot of not-so-good stuff."
13.5
6
Imran Tahir to Miller, SIX, That's the winning hit, and it's an emphatic winning hit. It's tossed up on the stumps, and Miller's slog-swept that out of the planet.
13.4
0
Imran Tahir to Miller, no run, short, turns in from outside off, and Miller slaps it straight to cover
KP (I assume it's the same one): "Who is ahead on D/L?"
13.3
1
Imran Tahir to Bailey, 1 run, Bailey is down the pitch to this, and he flicks it to deep midwicket from outside off
avi: "Even GOD is crying watching this performance of Delhi Daredevils..."
What a time for a rain interruption. They only needed four runs! Oh, wait. They've come back on. Bailey is in.
13.2
W
Imran Tahir to Vohra, OUT, got him! Pitches wide outside off and the googly spins back viciously to knock back off stump as Vohra misses the cut. The rain starts coming down concurrently, quite heavily, and the players go off the field
M Vohra b Imran Tahir 47 (59m 38b 4x4 2x6) SR: 123.68
13.1
1
Imran Tahir to Miller, 1 run, short, turns in from outside off, punched towards cover
Gaurav Manchand: "Duminy has been DD's most economical in this season." Yes, he is, if you discount Coulter-Nile, who only bowled four overs before getting injured. Tells you all you need to know about Delhi's season
END OF OVER:13 | 10 Runs | PBKS: 111/2 (5 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 8.53, RRR: 0.71)
- David Miller40 (31b)
- Manan Vohra47 (37b)
- Shahbaz Nadeem2-0-24-0
- Imran Tahir3-0-24-0
12.6
1
Nadeem to Miller, 1 run, down the pitch, and Nadeem shortens his length. Miller flat-bats that to long-off
Match Coverage
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Plays of the day from the match between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils in Mohali
Ninth straight loss for dismal Delhi
Kings XI Punjab warmed up for the playoffs with a demolition of Delhi Daredevils, whose batting failure sent them crashing to a ninth successive defeat
