IPL KXIP vs DD, Live Cricket Score: Delhi's South African Spinners Keep Powerful Kings XI Punjab Batting Line-up in Check
Delhi Daredevils will aim to end their losing streak against Kings XI
Punjab when the two clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune on
Wednesday. Catch all the live updates and live scores here.
Delhi
Daredevils, who have lost 11 matches on the trot in the Indian Premier
League, will look to come back strongly against Kings XI Punjab at the
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Catch live updates and
live scores here: (LIVE Scorecard | Standings | Photos | Videos| Schedule)
9:20 PM IST: WICKET! That's another one down. Delhi's South African spinners are weaving magic in Pune. Duminy has removed his South African teammate Miller for 5 and KXIP are 137/5 in 17 overs.
9:15 PM IST: SIX! And again. Maxwell slaps that one into the stands. WICKET! But then he plays the next one straight to Manoj Tiwary. KXIP 131/4
9:14 PM IST: SIX! Maxwell walks in and hammers Imran Tahir out of the park; not many have been able to do that in recent times. What a shot that was. KXIP 123/3 in the 16th over.
9:08 PM IST: WICKET! Duminy has the last laugh as Sehwag mistimed a sliced shot to Coulter-Nile. That leaves a great platform for Miller and Maxwell to explode in the last five overs. KXIP 115/3 in 15.
9:06 PM IST: SIX! Thumped that one. Duminy bowling at this stage is a nice gift for Sehwag. He has tonked that into the crowd.
9:02 PM IST: WICKET! This is� big wicket for the Daredevils as Mishra bowls Saha for 39; he really was setting the pace even as Sehwga started to struggle at one end. That has paved the way for the big-hitters and David Miller is the first of the lot to stride into the middle. KXIP 104/2 in 13.5 overs.
8:57 PM IST: SIX! There was class written all over that shot as Saha dispatched Coulter-Nile into the stands. Beautiful shot that.
8:52 PM IST: Meanwhile, as Kings XI Punjab work towards posting a challenging total on the board, word has emerged that this could be the last IPL for Preity Zinta. Read more of that here
8:49 PM IST: Kings XI Punjab are batting themselves to a strong position, thanks to Sehwag and Saha, who too has looked increasingly dangerous; 83/1 in 11 overs.
8:46 PM IST: Halfway into the innings and KXIP are 73/1 in 10 overs vs Delhi Daredevils. This has been a good bowling performance from Coulter-Nile and Co. But they need to pick up some wickets now; KXIP have a string of dangerous batsmen set to walk in soon.
8:38 PM IST: SIX! Wow. Take that from Viru Sehwag. Imran Tahir has been among the best spinners in international cricket but when Sehwag is on song, reputation matters little. He follows that up with a boundary behind square on the off-side. And there was another boundary after as KXIP move to 69/1 in 8.5 overs.
8:34 PM IST:
Sehwag has not exactly gone berzerk tonight but he has settled down to
seemingly play the anchor's role. That is always a dangerous sign for
any team. Kings XI Punjab move on to 52/1 in 8 overs vs Delhi
Daredevils.
8:27 PM IST: SIX! Boom. Saha has smoked that into the stands. Dominic does not know really know where to bowl anymore. These are great tactics by the KXIP batsmen; keep on attacking at every opportunity.
8:21 PM IST: WICKET!
Brilliant catching by the DD skipper. Vijay mistimed Mathews and was
well taken by JP Duminy. This is a big breakthrough for the Daredevils.
Saha has joined Sehwag in the middle. Kings XI Punjab 33/1 in 5 overs.
8:20 PM IST: The Daredevils bowlers are under pressure with Sehwag and Vijay deciding to deal in boundaries after a watchful start.
8:12 PM IST: FOUR! The first boundary off Sehwag's bat as he carves Coulter-Nile over backward point. This is what the Pune crowds want to see and they have erupted with joy. KXIP 16/0 in 3 overs.
8:08 PM IST: SIX!
Vijay has treated that one from Joseph with complete disdain; the ball
flies way back into the rows as the crowd erupts. This is plain and
clean bulling.
8:06 PM IST: FOUR! After a good first over from Nathan Coulter-Nile, Murali Vijay eases the pressure on KXIP by thumping Dominic Joseph to the fence. It was a slow ball and Vijay, who has been in good form recently decided to send it scurrying to the fence.
8:03 PM IST: A huge cheer goes around the ground as the TV cameras focus on KXIP co-owner Preity Zinta - she responds by waiving at her fans.
8:02 PM IST: KXIP openers Vijay and Sehwag in the middle. This is a powerful batting line-up with the likes of Sehwag, Miller, Maxwell and Bailey to come in.
7:35 PM IST:Playing XI:
Kings XI Punjab: M Vijay, V Sehwag, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, GJ Bailey (Captain), R Dhawan, MG Johnson, WP Saha (WK), AR Patel, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Delhi Daredevils: MA Agarwal, SS Iyer, JP Duminy (Captain), Yuvraj Singh, AD Mathews, MK Tiwary, KM Jadhav (WK), NM Coulter-Nile, A Mishra, Imran Tahir, DJ Muthuswami
7:30 PM IST:
Toss time and Kings XI Punjab have elected to bat against Delhi
Daredevils. KXIP are unchanged while DD have replaced Unadkat with
Dominic Joseph.
Delhi
Daredevils completely revamped their squad after two disastrous seasons
in the Indian Premier League. Some big names were dropped to make way
for Yuvraj Singh, Albie Morkel, Angelo Mathews, Zaheer Khan and Amit
Mishra. JP Duminy, who was Delhi's most successful batsman last year
took over as skipper and with Gary Kirsten as coach, a much better start
to the 2015 was expected. But that has not happened yet and Delhi find
themselves on the verge of the most number of defeats on-the-trot.
Delhi's two defeats against Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, have however, not been overwhelming. Their big names have almost come to the party but failed to make any significant impact. Morkel was heroic against the Super Kings and Imran Tahir tried his best against the Royals. But the team has still not earned its first points. Against a well-settled Kings XI Punjab, it could be even more difficult.
Completely different from the Daredevils, Kings XI have had a dream run. Packed with power-hitters and venomous pacers, the George Bailey-led team has been spectacular. Punjab were runners-up last year and have played some great cricket this year. The likes of Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Bailey and Mitchell Johnson add incredible balance to a side that has some exciting young Indian talent. Such is the team's depth, that Shaun Marsh, their highest run-getter in the IPL, has had to sit out.
But it could eventually turn out to be a clash between Yuvraj and Johnson.Yuvraj was bought for a record Rs 16 crore but so far he has only managed 9 and 27. India's 2011 World Cup hero will need to regain some of his old touch and inspire the Daredevils to come up with a special effort tonight.
Yuvraj and Johnson can turn a match on its head on their day and the former would be itching to have a go at the Aussie tearaway. Will they make it a clash worth remembering for a long time?
Stats
- Delhi Daredevils have lost eleven consecutive games between May 3, 2014 and April 12, 2015, emulating, an unwanted IPL record held by Pune Warriors between April 24, 2012 and April 7, 2013.
- Shaun Marsh is just 27 runs short of becoming the first KXIP batsman to score 2000 IPL runs. But he's not assured of a place in the playing XI. Another KXIP left-hander, David Miller has smashed 1133 runs
- Yuvraj's form is a major concern for DD. He has scored 86 runs in his six previous IPL matches. He has scored 9 and 27 for Delhi so far in his debut season with them
Match Preview
Still searching for a win in IPL 8 after two near misses, Delhi Daredevils take on an upbeat Kings XI Punjab in their third game of the Twenty20 cricket league, here on Wednesday. After losing their opening encounter to Chennai Super Kings by a mere run, the Jean-Paul Duminy-led side was undone by Rajasthan Royals by 3 wickets in their backyard at the Feroz Shah Kotla and their win-less run was stretched to 11 games for over two seasons in the cash-rich league. (Read More)
9:20 PM IST: WICKET! That's another one down. Delhi's South African spinners are weaving magic in Pune. Duminy has removed his South African teammate Miller for 5 and KXIP are 137/5 in 17 overs.
9:15 PM IST: SIX! And again. Maxwell slaps that one into the stands. WICKET! But then he plays the next one straight to Manoj Tiwary. KXIP 131/4
9:14 PM IST: SIX! Maxwell walks in and hammers Imran Tahir out of the park; not many have been able to do that in recent times. What a shot that was. KXIP 123/3 in the 16th over.
9:08 PM IST: WICKET! Duminy has the last laugh as Sehwag mistimed a sliced shot to Coulter-Nile. That leaves a great platform for Miller and Maxwell to explode in the last five overs. KXIP 115/3 in 15.
9:06 PM IST: SIX! Thumped that one. Duminy bowling at this stage is a nice gift for Sehwag. He has tonked that into the crowd.
9:02 PM IST: WICKET! This is� big wicket for the Daredevils as Mishra bowls Saha for 39; he really was setting the pace even as Sehwga started to struggle at one end. That has paved the way for the big-hitters and David Miller is the first of the lot to stride into the middle. KXIP 104/2 in 13.5 overs.
8:57 PM IST: SIX! There was class written all over that shot as Saha dispatched Coulter-Nile into the stands. Beautiful shot that.
8:52 PM IST: Meanwhile, as Kings XI Punjab work towards posting a challenging total on the board, word has emerged that this could be the last IPL for Preity Zinta. Read more of that here
8:49 PM IST: Kings XI Punjab are batting themselves to a strong position, thanks to Sehwag and Saha, who too has looked increasingly dangerous; 83/1 in 11 overs.
8:46 PM IST: Halfway into the innings and KXIP are 73/1 in 10 overs vs Delhi Daredevils. This has been a good bowling performance from Coulter-Nile and Co. But they need to pick up some wickets now; KXIP have a string of dangerous batsmen set to walk in soon.
8:38 PM IST: SIX! Wow. Take that from Viru Sehwag. Imran Tahir has been among the best spinners in international cricket but when Sehwag is on song, reputation matters little. He follows that up with a boundary behind square on the off-side. And there was another boundary after as KXIP move to 69/1 in 8.5 overs.
Virender Sehwag in action vs Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday.
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8:27 PM IST: SIX! Boom. Saha has smoked that into the stands. Dominic does not know really know where to bowl anymore. These are great tactics by the KXIP batsmen; keep on attacking at every opportunity.
KXIP co-owner with a TV presenter and Shaun Marsh during the clash vs Delhi.
© BCCI
8:20 PM IST: The Daredevils bowlers are under pressure with Sehwag and Vijay deciding to deal in boundaries after a watchful start.
8:12 PM IST: FOUR! The first boundary off Sehwag's bat as he carves Coulter-Nile over backward point. This is what the Pune crowds want to see and they have erupted with joy. KXIP 16/0 in 3 overs.
Vijay came out all guns blazing for Kings XI Punjab.
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8:06 PM IST: FOUR! After a good first over from Nathan Coulter-Nile, Murali Vijay eases the pressure on KXIP by thumping Dominic Joseph to the fence. It was a slow ball and Vijay, who has been in good form recently decided to send it scurrying to the fence.
8:03 PM IST: A huge cheer goes around the ground as the TV cameras focus on KXIP co-owner Preity Zinta - she responds by waiving at her fans.
8:02 PM IST: KXIP openers Vijay and Sehwag in the middle. This is a powerful batting line-up with the likes of Sehwag, Miller, Maxwell and Bailey to come in.
7:35 PM IST:Playing XI:
Kings XI Punjab: M Vijay, V Sehwag, GJ Maxwell, DA Miller, GJ Bailey (Captain), R Dhawan, MG Johnson, WP Saha (WK), AR Patel, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Delhi Daredevils: MA Agarwal, SS Iyer, JP Duminy (Captain), Yuvraj Singh, AD Mathews, MK Tiwary, KM Jadhav (WK), NM Coulter-Nile, A Mishra, Imran Tahir, DJ Muthuswami
Bailey and Duminy at the toss in Pune on Wednesday.
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Kings XI Punjab have a superb mix of Indian youth and international experience.
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Delhi's two defeats against Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, have however, not been overwhelming. Their big names have almost come to the party but failed to make any significant impact. Morkel was heroic against the Super Kings and Imran Tahir tried his best against the Royals. But the team has still not earned its first points. Against a well-settled Kings XI Punjab, it could be even more difficult.
Completely different from the Daredevils, Kings XI have had a dream run. Packed with power-hitters and venomous pacers, the George Bailey-led team has been spectacular. Punjab were runners-up last year and have played some great cricket this year. The likes of Virender Sehwag, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Bailey and Mitchell Johnson add incredible balance to a side that has some exciting young Indian talent. Such is the team's depth, that Shaun Marsh, their highest run-getter in the IPL, has had to sit out.
But it could eventually turn out to be a clash between Yuvraj and Johnson.Yuvraj was bought for a record Rs 16 crore but so far he has only managed 9 and 27. India's 2011 World Cup hero will need to regain some of his old touch and inspire the Daredevils to come up with a special effort tonight.
Yuvraj and Johnson can turn a match on its head on their day and the former would be itching to have a go at the Aussie tearaway. Will they make it a clash worth remembering for a long time?
Yuvraj Singh's form will be crucial for the Daredevils tonight.
© BCCI
- Delhi Daredevils have lost eleven consecutive games between May 3, 2014 and April 12, 2015, emulating, an unwanted IPL record held by Pune Warriors between April 24, 2012 and April 7, 2013.
- Shaun Marsh is just 27 runs short of becoming the first KXIP batsman to score 2000 IPL runs. But he's not assured of a place in the playing XI. Another KXIP left-hander, David Miller has smashed 1133 runs
- Yuvraj's form is a major concern for DD. He has scored 86 runs in his six previous IPL matches. He has scored 9 and 27 for Delhi so far in his debut season with them
Match Preview
Still searching for a win in IPL 8 after two near misses, Delhi Daredevils take on an upbeat Kings XI Punjab in their third game of the Twenty20 cricket league, here on Wednesday. After losing their opening encounter to Chennai Super Kings by a mere run, the Jean-Paul Duminy-led side was undone by Rajasthan Royals by 3 wickets in their backyard at the Feroz Shah Kotla and their win-less run was stretched to 11 games for over two seasons in the cash-rich league. (Read More)
