KXIP vs SRH Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full cricket score: KL Rahul holds nerve to take Kings XI to six-wicket win

KL Rahul is the Man of the Match for his match-winning 71 not out off 53 balls!

Rahul: Didn’t start off the way I wanted in the first couple of games. All the fifties have come in chasing, and I enjoy chasing. Obviously, been playing with Chris for a long time, and grew up playing with Mayank, so have a great understanding with them. Mayank has come out with a positive attitude in the six games. He hurt his finger, and I don’t know the extent of his injury, and he played through pain and that shows his character. He (Curran) had to look for boundaries. I told him maybe hitting sixes would be difficult.

After 20 overs,Kings XI Punjab 151/4 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 71 , Sam Curran 5)

Rahul and Curran guide their team home in the end after a bit of a scare, with the former remaining unbeaten on 71 to guide his team home in the end. A rare fumble by Warner allows Rahul to come back for the winning second run off the penultimate delivery. Punjab now find themselves at the third spot after this victory.

Smallest victories for KXIP in IPL – by balls remaining:

0 v KKR, Port Elizabeth, 2009
0 v Chargers, Mohali, 2012
1 v Chargers, Kimberley, 2009
1 v Warriors, Mohali, 2013
1 v SRH, Mohali, 2019*

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 140/4 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 65 , )

Kaul bowls his final over, with a single coming off each delivery barring the last, in which Mandeep attempts a slog down the ground, only to get caught at Hooda at long on. Punjab have lost a flurry of wickets now! KXIP need 11 off 6 balls.

Pressure! Pressue!

Wow! Have #KXIP thrown it away? 11 needed off 6..the game has shifted..still- one big hit and they are home but if Rahul goes, they’re cooked #KXIPvSRH

— Hemant (@hemantbuch) April 8, 2019

OUT! Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for SRH! A flurry of wickets has suddenly put KXIP under pressure! Mandeep slogs the ball down the ground, hitting it straight to Hooda at long on! Kaul collects his first wicket off the last ball of his spell. KXIP 140/4

Mandeep c Hooda b Kaul 2(3)

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 135/3 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 62 , Mandeep Singh 0)

Agarwal perishes while looking for a big hit, not getting the distance and getting caught by Shankar at deep midwicket. Rahul collects a single off the second, bringing new batsman Miller on strike, who lasts just three deliveries, scoring just a run, as he holes out to the man at long on off the last ball. KXIP need 16 off 12 balls.

OUT! Miller goes for the wild slog down the ground, but ends up miscuing off the knuckle ball from Sandeep, with Hooda taking a simple catch at long on. KXIP 135/3

Miller c Hooda b Sandeep 1(3)

OUT! Agarwal perishes while trying to end the game in a hurry, holing out to Shankar at deep midwicket after going for a pull off a slower back-of-length delivery from Sandeep. KXIP 132/2

Agarwal c Shankar b Sandeep 55(43)

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 132/1 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 60 , Mayank Agarwal 55)

Kaul returns to the attack. Agarwal collects a six off the first ball, before collecting a single off the next delivery to bring up his half-century. Another boundary to Agarwal, this time hit down the ground, with Pandey’s spirited effort at long on going in vain. 13 off the over. KXIP need 19 off 18 balls.

Ouch…

Looks like this could be Yusuf Pathan’s signing off season from the IPL...

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 8, 2019

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 119/1 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 59 , Mayank Agarwal 43)

The SRH captain brings himself back, hoping against hope to get a couple of wickets that might just keep his team’s hopes alive. DROPPED! Agarwal uppercuts towards deep point off the fourth delivery, where Pathan gets under the ball, but ends up spilling it, much to the anguish of his teammates. Bhuvneshwar creates an opportunity, but there’s only so much he can do if his teammates are not grabbing the chances. Eight off the over, with the partnership between the two worth 101 at the end of the over. Umpire signals the second timeout of the innings. KXIP need 32 off 24 deliveries.

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 111/1 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 54 , Mayank Agarwal 40)

Sandeep returns to the attack. Agarwal and Rahul collect a double each in the first half of the over, the former nicking a single off the second delivery. Rahul keeps the strike with a single off the last ball. KXIP need 40 off 30 deliveries.

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 105/1 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 51 , Mayank Agarwal 37)

Rashid  bowls out his quota of overs, finishing with economical figures of 1/20 from four, conceding three singles off his last over. Rahul and Agarwal look like they’ll guide their team home in a canter. KXIP need 46 off 36 deliveries.

KL Rahul’s fifties this season:

v MI – 45 balls

v CSK – 41 balls

v SRH – 34 balls*

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 102/1 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 50 , Mayank Agarwal 35)

Nabi returns to the attack in the 13th over. Single collected off each of the first two deliveries, before Rahul opens the face of his bat to guide the ball towards the vacant third man fence. A single and a leg-bye off the next two deliveries, before Rahul collects a boundary to bring up his half-century — his third of the ongoing season. 12 off the over. KXIP need 49 off 42 deliveries.

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 90/1 ( Lokesh Rahul (W) 40 , Mayank Agarwal 34)

Rashid bowls out a quick third over, with four singles coming off it, as Rahul and Agarwal opt against taking any risks against SRH’s leading spinner. KXIP need 61 off 48.