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IPL 12 Match 13 KXIP vs DC at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali: 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. Click here to know when and where to watch IPL Live telecast 2019, LIVE streaming on hotstar, KXIP vs DC 2019 Playing XI, LIVE TV on Star Sports
IPL 2019, KXIP vs DC, Today’s Match Preview: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) host Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 13th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, a contest dubbed by few as the ‘Northern Derby’, at the IS Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_6367231” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
The two captains, Ravichandran Ashwin (KXIP) and Shreyas Iyer (DC). Sportzpics[/caption] Both KXIP and DC won their respective encounters during Saturday’s double-header, albeit in contrasting manners. While a blazing, unbeaten
half-century from opener KL Rahul
helped Kings XI chase down the 177-run target set by Mumbai Indians with eight wickets and as many deliveries to spare,
Delhi were held to a tie
by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Feroz Shah Kotla after a majestic 99 by Prithvi Shaw put them on course towards an easy win. Kagiso Rabada then bowled a series of yorkers to successfully defend 10 runs in the Super Over for the Capitals. DC and KXIP currently occupy the fourth and fifth slots in the points table with two victories apiece — Delhi being ahead due to a superior net run-rate. The winner of this contest could dislodge the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from their perch at the top of the table, provided they are able to better their NRR (+0.577).
CSK collected their third win
in as many games on Sunday evening, pipping Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a cliffhanger to walk away with an eight-run win. Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals Full Squads: Kings XI Punjab Team 2019 Players List: KL Rahul(wk), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye, Karun Nair, Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ankit Rajpoot, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sam Curran, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar Delhi Capitals Team 2019 Players List: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(wk), Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Harshal Patel, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Ankush Bains, Axar Patel, Manjot Kalra, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Munro, Jalaj Saxena, Rahul Tewatia, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa.
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KXIP vs DC Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Sam Curran's hat-trick guides KXIP to 14-run win
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals Match 13 LIVE Score Updates: 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.
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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
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.
Food for thought for the KXIP camp…
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.