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IPL 12 Match 32 KXIP vs RR at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali: Shami bowls out the final over, and starts off by getting rid of Gopal off the first delivery. Dot off the second, with Binny coming back for a second off the third delivery. Another yorker to Binny off the fourth, with Binny only getting another double. Two to Binny off the fifth, with Agarwal putting in a dive near wide long off, with the Karnataka batsman collecting a boundary off the last ball. Kings XI Punjab win by 12 runs and move to the fourth spot in the points table! Click here to know when and where to watch IPL Live telecast 2019, LIVE streaming on Hotstar, KXIP vs RR 2019 Playing XI, LIVE TV on Star Sports IPL 2019, KXIP vs RR, Today’s Match Preview: It will be a battle for survival as fifth-placed Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) take on seventh-placed Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 32 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. While Kings still have a chance to make it to the playoffs, Royals’ chances hang by a thread. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side have been guilty of conceding matches from winning positions and have only two wins from their seven matches - the last of which came three days back against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. Punjab, on the other hand, have lost two of their last three matches. While skipper Ravichandran Ashwin will be delighted with the recent form of his openers — KL Rahul scored a century against Mumbai Indians while Chris Gayle hit an unbeaten 99 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) — he will also be wary of the limitations of his middle order. Punjab will do well to remember that the middle-over slowdown resulted in them finishing 15-20 short of a winning total in both those matches. The onus on batsmen increases manifolds for Punjab given that their frontline pacers Ankit Rajpoot and Andrew Tye have been largely ineffective so far. Cricketing performances apart, the match will also be interesting for a mini sub-plot involving Ashwin and RR’s Jos Buttler. The last time these two sides met, Ashwin hogged headlines after mankading Buttler. Punjab went on to win that match, a result credited in no small measure to Ashwin’s act. The controversy might have died down, but the sparks are likely to fly when the two teams take the field tonight. Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals Full Squad Kings XI Punjab Team 2019 Players list: KL Rahul (wk), Chris Gayle , Mayank Agarwal , Sarfaraz Khan , David Miller , Mandeep Singh , Sam Curran , Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami , Mujeeb Ur Rehman , Karun Nair , Moises Henriques , Varun Chakravarthy , Harpreet Brar , Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Hardus Viljoen , Ankit Rajpoot , Arshdeep Singh , Darshan Nalkande , Agnivesh Ayachi . Rajasthan Royals Team 2019 Players list: Steve Smith , Ben Stokes , Jofra Archer , Jos Buttler , Ashton Turner , Ish Sodhi , Oshane Thomas , Liam Livingstone , Ajinkya Rahane (C), Sanju Samson (WK), Shubham Ranjane , Stuart Binny , Shreyas Gopal , Sudhesan Midhun , Jaydev Unadkat , Prashant Chopra , Mahipal Lomror , Aryaman Birla , Riyan Parag , Dhawal Kulkarni , Krishnappa Gowtham , Varun Aaron , Shashank Singh , Manan Vohra , Rahul Tripathi . For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from IPL 2019, click here For the full schedule, date, time and venue of all the matches of IPL 12, click here Check out the full points table for IPL 2019, including holders of Orange and Purple Caps
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KXIP vs RR Match 32 of IPL 2019 LIVE Updates: Last over. Kulkarni has the ball. Starts with the wicket of Miller first ball, before Ashwin carves him for a four through the off side. The skipper is not done here! Hits the fifth ball for a brilliant pull deep in the stands, and follows it up with a scoop for another six. KXIP move to 182/6, but they’ll have to bowl well to defend it. It’s the highest score in Mohali this IPL.
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And that brings us to the end of the 32nd match of IPL 2019. While Rajasthan Royals’s playoff hopes are virtually over now, having suffered their sixth defeat in eight games, Kings XI Punjab have reignited their hopes with a fine victory, moving ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders with their fifth win in nine games. Ravi Ashwin’s side, though, have to be consistent in the remaining games if they are to make it to the last four.
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KXIP vs RR Expert’s Voice
So RR miss out on yet another win, and I say miss out because their selections, while improved, are still not in line with the rest of the tournament. Does Rahane fit into the team if he’s not opening? Should Turner have batted ahead of him? Desperation has forced them to drop both Smith and Stokes, and now they have to be ruthless and take one more tough call.
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Ajinkya Rahane, RR captain: I think 182 on the wicket was quite chaseable. We started really well. I thought our bowling unit bowled really well. The last over was crucial. In a chase like this, you cannot lose too many wickets. Discussion was to take the game deep. I thought he (Tripathi) started really well. We should learn from our mistakes. You’ve got to take your chances. Jofra’s four overs were really critical.
After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 170/7 ( Stuart Binny 33 , Jaydev Unadkat 0)
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Shami bowls out the final over, and starts off by getting rid of Gopal off the first delivery. Dot off the second, with Binny coming back for a second off the third delivery. Another yorker to Binny off the fourth, with Binny only getting another double. Two to Binny off the fifth, with Agarwal putting in a dive near wide long off, with the Karnataka batsman collecting a boundary off the last ball.
Kings XI Punjab win by 12 runs and move to the fourth spot in the points table!
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FOUR! Binny heaves the ball off the last delivery of the innings towards the wide long off fence, where Agarwal puts in a dive in vain, althought it does little to help Rajasthan Royals’ case. RR 170/7
Kings XI Punjab win by 12 runs!
KXIP vs RR Expert’s Voice
Should Turner have batted ahead of Rahane? Should Tripathi have been more aggressive after he crossed 35? Lots of questions, but all moot, as a cluster of wickets has derailed this chase. Yet another episode of how to lose a game that you should have won.
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OUT! Gopal departs for golden duck, getting caught by Agarwal at long off while looking to hit Shami down the ground for a maximum! RR 160/7
Gopal c Agarwal b Shami 0(1)
After 19 overs,Rajasthan Royals 160/6 ( Stuart Binny 23 , Shreyas Gopal 0)
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Arshdeep is given the responsibility of the crucial penultimate over, and he starts off with a dot. The RR skipper slices the ball towards wide long off off the second delivery, coming back for a second. The RR skipper however, is dismissed off the third ball, getting a thick top-edge and getting caught by Shami at short fine. Binny keeps RR in the hunt with two sixes off the last three balls, ruining what would’ve been a perfect final over from the debutant. RR need 23 to win off 6 balls.
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SIX! Another maximum to Stuart Binny, this one hit straight as an arrow off a full delivery from Arshdeep! RR 160/6
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SIX! Hammered beyond deep midwicket by Binny, who’s playing some cameo right now! RR 154/6
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OUT! Rahane gets a thick top-edge while looking for a bit hit, with Shami running in from short third man towards the other side of the wicket to complete a fine running catch. RR 148/6
Rahane c Shami b Arshdeep 26(21)
After 18 overs,Rajasthan Royals 146/5 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 24 , Stuart Binny 11)
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Shami’s brought back in the 18th over, and he is dismissed off the first delivery, holing out to Rahul at long on. Was hit hard by Archer, but didn’t quite get the elevation to put it over the boundary rope. Binny walks out to bat, and gets going right away, collecting a four and a six off his first two balls. Rahane slices a full toss towards Gayle at backward point for a single off the last delivery. RR need 37 to win off 12 balls.
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SIX! What a start for Binny, who collects a six right after the four, this one pulled away behind square on the leg side! RR 144/5
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FOUR! Muscled away towards the square-leg fence has Binny, who is off to the mark in style! RR 138/5
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OUT! Archer smashes the ball towards the wide long on region, but unfortunately for him, the ball lands in Rahul’s palms! He’s gone for just 1, and Rajasthan are sliding towards a defeat now; RR 133/5
Archer c Rahul b Shami 1(3)
After 17 overs,Rajasthan Royals 133/4 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 22 , Jofra Archer 1)
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Ashton Turner arrives at the crease, with the other Ashwin bowling out his final over. Rahane gets a thick edge while attempting a pull in the first delivery, the ball landing safely and allowing the RR captain a double. Wide conceded off the third delivery, and is followed by a wicket, that of Turner who is dismissed for a golden duck on IPL debut. Rahane collects a single off the fourth delivery. New batsman Archer gets off the mark with a single off the last delivery of the over. Ashwin signs off with figures of 1/24. RR need 50 to win off 18 balls.
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OUT! Ashton Turner begins his IPL journey with a golden duck, getting caught by Miller at long off while attempting to smash Murugan Ashwin down the ground! RR 131/4
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After 16 overs,Rajasthan Royals 127/3 ( Ajinkya Rahane (C) 18 , )
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Skipper Ashwin bowls his final over. Single collected off each of his first two deliveries before Ash early gets Tripathi stumped off the third ball, the umpire signalling a wide. Tripathi brings up his half-century with a single two balls later, but is dismissed off the last delivery, getting caught at long off as Ashwin collects a wicket off his last delivery of the evening. Five runs and a wicket off the over. RR need 56 to win off 24 balls.
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OUT! Tripathi brings up his half-century, but is unable to guide his team home as he gets caught by Agarwal at long off while looking for the release shot against a stiflingly accurate Ravi Ashwin; RR 127/3
Tripathi c Agarwal b R Ashwin 50(45)
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Fifty up for Rahul Tripathi off 44 deliveries, his fourth half-century in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gets to the milestone with a heave towards deep midwicket. RR 126/2
After 15 overs,Rajasthan Royals 122/2 ( Rahul Tripathi 48 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 16)
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Murugan Ashwin brought into the attack. Starts off with a dot, and concedes a single off each of his next three balls. Rahane sweeps hard off the last delivery, collecting a double after the fielder stationed at deep square leg puts in a slide to save a couple of runs for his side. Just five from the over. RR need 61 to win off 30 balls.
KXIP vs RR Expert’s Voice
A new challenge for Rahane, batting in the middle order against a team playing three spinners. Tripathi too has slowed down a bit as he’s getting close to his fifty. Who is going to play the blinder for RR?
After 14 overs,Rajasthan Royals 117/2 ( Rahul Tripathi 46 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 13)
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Skipper Ashwin brings Mandeep into the attack in the 14. Fine stop by Mandeep at the non-striker’s to restrict Rahane to just a single. Tripathi cuts hard, but only collects a single. Rahane makes room, and lofts the ball down the ground to collect a double off the third. Single off the next two deliveries. Rahane lofts the ball towards deep extra cover for a brace off the last delivery. Eight off the over. RR need 66 to win off 36 balls.
After 13 overs,Rajasthan Royals 109/2 ( Rahul Tripathi 44 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 7)
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Rahane clips the ball behind square to collect his first boundary. Takes a single off the next ball to bring Tripathi on strike, and the latter collects a four off the third, flicking a full delivery along leg towards the same region as the boundary in the first delivery. Single to Rahane off the last delivery, as 11 runs are collected in the over. RR need 74 to win off 42 balls.
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FOUR! Another full delivery at leg from Shami, with Tripathi flicking this one towards backward square-leg for a boundary! RR 107/2
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FOUR! Clipped away behind square-leg by Rahane off Shami! First boundary to the RR skipper, who brings up the team hundred in the process. RR 102/2
After 12 overs,Rajasthan Royals 98/2 ( Rahul Tripathi 39 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 1)
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Single collected off each of the first two deliveries of R Ashwin’s third over. Samson taps the ball towards midwicket, coming back for a second, but is dismissed off the next ball, missing a carrom ball from Ashwin and getting his off stump knocked over as a result. Rahane walks out to bat, and gets off the mark right away with a single. Dot to end the over. Five runs and a wicket to the KXIP skipper. RR need 85 to win off 48 balls.
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BOWLED EM! Ravi Ashwin ends the flourishing partnership, firing a carrom ball to Samson. The batsman goes for an ambitious heave towards midwicket, misses completely and gets his off stump knocked over completely. RR 97/2
Samson b R Ashwin 27(21)
KXIP vs RR Expert’s Voice
Tripathi and Samson have kept RR above the RRR. They are both looking very comfortable, using the pace of the spinners. At the halfway mark, they are on track, but like we saw in the first innings, there is a chance of wickets falling in a cluster.
After 11 overs,Rajasthan Royals 93/1 ( Rahul Tripathi 38 , Sanju Samson (W) 24)
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Murugan Ashwin bowls from the other end. Single collected off each of the first four deliveries, before Ashwin finishes with a couple of dots. Rajasthan need 90 to win off 54 balls
After 10 overs,Rajasthan Royals 89/1 ( Rahul Tripathi 36 , Sanju Samson (W) 22)
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R Ashwin into his second over, and bowls a tidy one, with just four singles coming off it. The current partnership is worth 51, and the two batsmen are fairly well set, with the team very much on course towards chasing the stiff target down. At the halfway mark in their innings, RR need 94 to win off 60 balls.
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Fifty partnership up between Tripathi and Samson, the latter guiding the ball towards short third man for a single to bring up the partnership milestone; RR 88/1
After 9 overs,Rajasthan Royals 85/1 ( Rahul Tripathi 34 , Sanju Samson (W) 20)
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Shami is introduced for the first time into the attack. Mujeeb, meanwhile, has left the field, and Sam Curran has walked out as the substitute. Good over for the Royals with 12 coming off it, including back-to-back fours to Samson. Meanwhile, the partnership between the two is worth 47 off 29 at the end of the over.
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FOUR! Deft work from Samson, guiding the slower ball from Shami towards third man using soft hands! RR 84/1
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FOUR! Samson glances a length ball from Shami towards long leg! RR 80/1
After 8 overs,Rajasthan Royals 73/1 ( Rahul Tripathi 31 , Sanju Samson (W) 11)
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Skipper Ashwin brings himself into the attack in the eighth over (too bad Buttler isn’t around, would’ve been fun to observe the non-striker’s end). Samson tickles the ball towards fine leg, with Shami giving the ball a spirited chase and saving a run for his team. Mujeeb appears to have hurt himself badly at sweeper cover after putting in a dive. Medical staff tend to him after Tripathi collects three off the delivery, with 10 coming off the over. Timeout signalled at the end of the over.
KXIP vs RR Expert’s Voice
A high tempo Powerplay with the right personnel at the crease, even though RR have lost Buttler. Now the Indian batters have to set the base against the three spinners and hope that Turner can provide a finish. It will particularly be a challenge for Tripathi, who is usually more fluent against pace.
After 7 overs,Rajasthan Royals 63/1 ( Rahul Tripathi 26 , Sanju Samson (W) 6)
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Murugan Ashwin is brought into the attack in the seventh over of the innings. Single collected off each delivery of the over barring the fourth, in which Tripathi beats Arshdeep at short third man after a late cut. Nine off the over.
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FOUR! Late cut by Tripathi, beating a diving Arshdeep at short third man! Third boundary to the newly-promoted RR opener. RR 61/1
After 6 overs,Rajasthan Royals 54/1 ( Rahul Tripathi 20 , Sanju Samson (W) 3)
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Mujeeb continues from the other end. Samson punches the ball down the ground for a single off the second delivery. Tripathi chips the ball towards the same region, the ball landing just short of Rahul. Another single to Samson down the ground off the penultimate delivery. Three singles off the over. Rajasthan reach 54/1 at the end of the powerplay, thanks to some aggressive strokeplay by Buttler and Tripathi. The latter’s promotion clearly has worked well for the team so far.