KXIP vs DC Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Sam Curran's hat-trick guides KXIP to 14-run win

Best bowling figures for KXIP in IPL:

5/14 – A Rajpoot v SRH, Hyderabad, 2018
5/25 -D Mascarenhas v PWI, Mohali, 2012
4/11 – S CURRAN v DC, Mohali, 2019*

Most ducks in an innings in IPL:

6 – KTK vs DC, Kochi, 2011
5 – RCB vs KXIP, Bangalore, 2008
5 – Delhi vs MI, Delhi, 2011
5 – Delhi vs KXIP, Mohali, 2019 *

Hat-trick in the 13th match of an IPL season:

Andrew Tye for GL v RPS, Rajkot, 2017

Sam Curran for KXIP v DC, Mohali, 2019*

Kings XI Punjab bowlers engineers a dramatic 14-run victory over the formidable Delhi Capitals, causing the visiting batsmen to make a series of errors under pressure after they seemed to be cruising towards the 167-run target. It was an object lesson in team-work and self-belief as the Kings XI Punjab secured their third win in four games.

All-rounder Sam Curran, playing this game in place of Chris Gayle, finished with enviable figures of four for 11 including a hat-trick but it was R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami who had set this win up with their craft on a night when Mujeeb-ur-Rahman was not as effective as his team would have liked.

Kings XI Punjab scrapped hard and caused the Delhi Capitals’ implosion from 144 for three in 17th over to 152 all out in the span of 17 deliveries. It included a direct hit by R Ashwin to see the back of Chris Harris at a crucial stage of the game.

Delhi Captials today:

Last 17 balls

Runs : 8

Wickets lost : 7

For such a young kid @CurranSM has Balls of steel ... Another England player lighting up the #IPL2019 #LoveIt

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 1, 2019

With victory in sight, Delhi’s batting quite senseless. But Punjab handled challenge of defending modest score with grit & gumption. Curran & Shami terrific. For my money tho @ashwinravi99’s been the pick: fine bowling, a direct run out and aggressive, imaginative captaincy

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 1, 2019

Hat-tricks in IPL:

L Balaji
A Mishra (3)
M Ntini
Yuvraj Singh (2)
Rohit Sharma
P Kumar
A Chandila
S Narine
P Tambe
S Watson
Axar Patel
A Tye
S Badree
J Unadkat
SAM CURRAN*

19.2 Curran to S Lamichhane, BOWLED, Curran has a hat-trick!! KXIP win by 14 runs. He has knocked over Lamichhane’s off stump and the Kings XI Punjab has pulled off a victory from unexpected circumstances. A heist of the highest order. Unbelivable scenes. 

Lamichhane b Sam Curran 0(1)

19.1: Curran to Rabada, BOWLED, Sam Curran is on absolute fire. Straight and into the blockhole. Taste of his own medicine for Rabada. Perfect yorker at the base of the leg stump and Rabada is cleaned up off the first ball. He did swing but didn’t connect.

Rabada b Sam Curran 0(1)

After 19 overs,Delhi Capitals 152/8 ( Kagiso Rabada 0 , Avesh Khan 4)

A boundary has somehow kept the game alive as Delhi go past 150 but they will still need a miracle from here on. Can Kagiso Rabada wield his bat and produce the goods once again? He will be on strike. 15 off six balls needed.

OUT! Vihari departs. Shami keeps it straight and targets on the stumps, Vihari goes back and across and swipes across the line, only connects the waft of air as his furniture is distrubed.

Hanuma Vihari b Shami 2(5)

After 18 overs,Delhi Capitals 148/7 ( Hanuma Vihari 2 , Kagiso Rabada 0)
 

Delhi Capitals have committed the ultimate Hara-kiri. Ian Bishop on the air for the nth time screams that the Delhi Capitals have learnt nothing from the previous game. It is crazy how things have changed in Mohali. Curran picks two wickets and gives away just four runs. KXIP’s game to lose now. The crowd is going beserk.

OUT! Cannot believe how Capitals have managed to dug a hole for themselves, they keep sinking deeper. Short of a length delivery that is slanted across and Harshal Patel goes for a wild swing across the line, only gets an edge to the keeper. 
 

Harshal Patel c Rahul b Sam Curran 0(2)

OUT! Dear me! How has the game changed here. Ingram has struck it down long off’s throat. Full delivery outside off by Curran, Ingram looks to clobber the ball down the ground and is not able to clear the main in the deep. This is now KXIP’s game to lose from here on. Good over the head catch from substitue fielder Karun Nair.

Ingram c (sub)Nair b Sam Curran 38(29)

After 17 overs,Delhi Capitals 144/5 ( Colin Ingram 37 , Hanuma Vihari 0)

Shami is brought into the attack and KXIP have opened the game once again or perhaps we could say Delhi Capitals have allowed KXIP back into the match. Pant misses a wild slog and Chris Morris is run out first ball as Delhi’s half side is back in the dug out. Seven runs and two wickets off the over. Ingram still out there and now Delhi need 23 to win off 18 balls.

OUT! Do not leave your seats just yet folks as Delhi Capitals begin their implosion yet again. Full outside off and Morris drives it mid off and sets off for a quick single. Ashwin moves across to his left, picks up and throws… hits the bull’s eye and the Kings XI break into wild celebrations. 

C Morris run out R Ashwin 0 (1)

OUT! You miss, I hit! Straight and full from Shami, was the seam up delivery this time and Pant going for another glory six, but simply misses it. A better choice would have been to play straight rather than going across but again the rush of blood and immaturity leads to his downfall.

Pant b Shami 39(26)

After 16 overs,Delhi Capitals 137/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 33 , Colin Ingram 36)

Ashwin’s last over is taken for nine runs including a six by Pant. Ashwin did bowl well after being hit for a six, including beating Pant’s outside edge but nine is too costly for Punjab at this stage. Delhi don’t need to do anything fancy as they require 30 runs off 24 balls. It’s time for a time out.

After 15 overs,Delhi Capitals 128/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 26 , Colin Ingram 34)

Mujeeb’s off day at the office continues as his final over costs 11 runs as Ingram and Pant strike him for a six and a four respectively. DC cantering now need 39 off 30.

After 14 overs,Delhi Capitals 117/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 22 , Colin Ingram 27)

The Delhi Capitals avert a mix up as Mandeep Singh dives and saves another run or two for his team, Pant runs halfway down the pitch but is send back by Ingram. Mandeep had to turn and twist his body to throw it to the bowler’s end. The throw is wide too, Pant puts in the dive and has hirt his finger. The medics attend him bringing the game to brief halt. Ingram gets the second boundary off the over as the equation comes down to 50 runs needed off 36 balls.