It was Yuvi's day as his team continued their winning habit! Two in a row for Kings XI Punjab!
Winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Delhi lost its skipper Shewag for a mere 6. Dhawan followed him with a duck. At 2.3 overs, Delhi was struggling at 12 for 2. It was left to Gambhir and Shoaib Malik to recover Delhi. Gambhir who played some good shots did not stay long in the crease. He was out for 18 caught by Yuvaraj off VRV Singh. After a over, Shoaib also followed Gambhir to the pavilion leaving Delhi at 54 for 4 in 7.1 overs. Tiwari and Dinesh Karthik tried to revive the innings but Karthik was out for 24.
The 6th wicket partnershp of 37 between Tiwari and Bhatia was the highest for Delhi in this match. Bhatia and Tiwari fell in successive overs. Delhi was really struggling at 139 for 7 in 17.5 overs. Maharoof and Mahesh scored 19 runs of the last 13 balls and helped Delhi to go past 150 mark.
VRV Singh picked 3 wickets and Irfan Pathan picked 2.
Chasing 159, Kings XI didn't have a good start. They lost Goel for 1 and Sangakkara, the inform batsman for 4. They were 11 for 2 in 2 overs. Katich and Jayawardane played sensibly and took the score beyond 50. They added 58 for the 3rd wicket before Jayawardane was dismissed for 15.
Skipper Yuvaraj joined Katich and played a responsible innings. The partnership of 50 for the 4th wicket was broken through a run out. Katich was found short of his crease and was out for 75 of 52 balls with 11 fours and a six. His innings really helped Kings XI to see through the chase.
With 40 requiring of 6 overs, Yuvaraj sticked to the crease to ensure that he stays till the end. Srivatsava was out for 7; Pathan was out for 10. Yuvaraj's faced 29 balls for his 40 not out and hit 3 fours and 2 sixes. The target was reached in the last over 3rd ball. The last over required 1 run and a four was scored by Yuvaraj!
Score:
Match 13
Venue: Mohali
Date: April 27, 2008
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v. Delhi Daredevils
Captains: Yuvaraj Singh and Virendra Shewag
Toss: Delhi Daredevils and decided to bat
Result: Kings XI Punjab won by 4 wickets with 3 balls remaining
Man of the Match: Simon Katich of Kings XI Punjab (Australia)
Points: Kings XI Punjab-2; Delhi Daredevils-0
Score:
Delhi Daredevils 158 for 8 in 20 overs (G Gambhir 18, V Sehwag 6, S Dhawan 0, Shoaib Malik 19, MK Tiwary 39, KD Karthik 24, R Bhatia 17, MF Maharoof 18, VY Mahesh 6 not out, Extras 11--lb 5, wide 6, B Lee 4-0-33-1, IK Pathan 4-0-26-2, S Sreesanth 2-0-25-0, VRV Singh 4-0-29-3, PP Chawla 4-0-29-0, Yuvraj Singh 2-0-11-1) lost to Kings XI Punjab 162 for 6 in 19.3 overs (K Goel 1, SM Katich 75, KC Sangakkara 4, DPMD Jayawardene 15, Yuvraj Singh 40 not out, TM Srivastava 7, IK Pathan 10, B Lee 1 not out, Extras 9--lb 3, wide 4, nb 2, GD McGrath 4-0-29-1, Mohammad Asif 4-0-39-2, MF Maharoof 3-0-31-0, VY Mahesh 4-0-23-1, Shoaib Malik 3.3-0-32-1, R Bhatia 1-0-5-0)
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