SRH vs KXIP, Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019 Full Cricket Score: Warner, Rashid star in Sunrisers' big win over Kings XI

Teams have preferred to take the chasing route to glory this season but if you bat first and bat big like Hyderabad have done on a few occasions this season, you put yourself in great a position to win. David Warner has end his epic season on a high note with another match-winning knock. He truly is the IPL goat. He went after the bowling in the powerplay and made 37 runs in 6 overs, but slowed down considerably in the next four overs scoring only 10 runs and ensuring Hyderabad’s fragile middle order isn’t exposed too soon. This game awareness and willingness to put everything on the line for his team separates Warner from the rest. In the bowling department, the fourth season is still a concern for Hyderabad, but the extra cushion of runs on the board allowed them to get through their weaker bowlers without much damage. The Sunrisers maintain their standing at number 4 with this win and edge ahead of the crowd of teams clamouring for that final playoffs spot.

David Warner is Man of the Match for his 56-ball 81

Warner: Nice to get out there and do your job. It is about backing your game plan and basics. I had time off and worked harder on my game and wanted to bring the best out of me. Thank you to the crowd who always comes in numbers to support us.

Kane Williamson, SRH captain: I think throughout the season you’re looking for points and it has come during a crunch time. Big game for us and it’s been close to a complete performance. (On Warner and Bairstow) Yeah they have been world class throughout the tournament. Will be difficult to fill their boots. But as a team we have to pick up the slack. Always looking for more runs. That’s what you’re trying to do every game whether you come in to bat in the middle or at the top. Really good performance all-round. Obviously we lost to Kings XI the last time, we knew were were in for a tough match. There’s some guys on the sidelines raring to go. No doubt there will be some changes with guys leaving and they’ll be excited. We take it one game at a time and there’s a lot of hard work to go before we talking about finals.

R Ashwin, KXIP captain: It’s not right to think what happened in the past. We have played well in every department earlier. 200 was about par. We pulled it back very nicely. But we did not keep them under 200. Teams have struggled to chase over 195. We tried to stay in the game most of the time. It is pretty straight forward, you have to win games at this stage of the tournament. A lot of young energy in the team. We are not going to go away from the tournament so easily.

KXIP have now lost five of their last six IPL matches.

After 20 overs,Kings XI Punjab 167/8 ( Murugan Ashwin 1 , Mohammed Shami 1)

SRH win by 45 runs

What a finish in the tournament for Warner, who smashed 81 runs and helped his side to a much-needed victory. This win makes SRH’s chances of qualifying for the playoffs stronger. Punjab has been outclassed here by a professional Hyderabad team who had the game under control right from the start. A brilliant night for Williamson.

OUT! Knuckle ball working for Sandeep, new man Mujeeb plays a big heav, misses it completely, but the refuses to miss the middle stump. Mujeeb goes back for a duck. Mujeeb b Sandeep Sharma 0(3)

KL Rahul has scored 40-plus runs in each of his last five IPL innings while chasing, including four fifties.

OUT! Prabhsimran Singh has to go. Yorker length delivery from Sandeep Sharma and the batsman wanted to smash it in the leg side, missed it completely. It hit him on the back leg. Umpire said out after the huge appeal. Batsman took the review but decision was not changed. Simran Singh lbw b Sandeep Sharma 16(17)

Khaleel sends Rahul packing in the penultimate over even as the result was already a foregone conclusion. It was the third wicket in the inning for Khaleel who continues his impressive show this season. Sunrisers will rue the lack of support for the nippy left-armer if they miss the playoff train this season.

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 165/6 ( Simran Singh (W) 16 , Murugan Ashwin 0)

Khaleel comes into attack to finish his spell. And he finishes well. 3 wickets for 40 runs. Costly he was. But with that much target on the board, bowled with a lot of freedom. Punjab need 48 runs in 6 balls

FOUR! Prabhsimran Singh makes room and then swings the bat. manages to beat the short third man fielder to fetch a boundary.

OUT! Slower from Khaleel, Rahul swings the bat, almost a blind attempt, bottom edge goes high up in the air, comes down and captain Kane takes a good catch and then gets a kiss on the forehead by Khaleel. That is the end of Punjab’s hopes. Rahul c Williamson b Khaleel Ahmed 79(56)

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 157/5 ( Lokesh Rahul 77 , Simran Singh (W) 11)

Punjab needed 68 off 18 balls. Hyderabad are pretty much winning this one. Still, the man who played 56 balls and scored 81 in the heat outside, dived to save 2 runs near the ropes. Some commitment level from David Warner and it rubbed on Sandeep, who too dived to deny a boundary to Prabhsimran Singh later in the over. Six off the last ball. Punjab need 56 runs in 12 balls

SIX! Ugly swing of the bat from Prabhsimran Singh which takes the ball fly over the long-off fielder for a maximum.

The debutant for Punjab, Prabhsimran Singh, is feeling the load of the world on his shoulders as he faces this huge asking rate. The chase for Punjab is only about getting as close as possible to the Hyderabad score now even as Rahul is chancing his arms against every bowler.

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 145/5 ( Lokesh Rahul 74 , Simran Singh (W) 3)

Rahul is playing merely to close the gap between the target and the number of balls left. Juts one six in the over. He has no support at the other end. He can score 26 more for himself and get to the second century of the tournament. Punjab need 68 runs in 18 balls.

SIX! Attempeted yorker from Sandeep but Rahul goes deep into his crease and makes it a full-toss, hits it straight for a six. It was a one-handed six.

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 135/5 ( Lokesh Rahul 66 , Simran Singh (W) 1)

Bhuvneshwar comes into the attack and Rahul starts the over with a maximum. There’s no other way Punjab are going to win from here. Rahul has to hit every ball. Every ball. One six and one four. 12 came in the over. Punjab need 78 runs in 24 balls

FOUR! Knuckle ball, picked early from Rahul, he made room and hit it ocer over the cover for boundary.

SIX! Bhuvi comes back on, fuller but little too straight, Rahul swings the bat and clears the long-on boundary by some distance.

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 123/5 ( Lokesh Rahul 54 , Simran Singh (W) 1)

Rashid has beend denied the hat-trick as Rahul takes a single off the first ball and brings struggling Prabhsimran on strike. He is up against the best in the business straightaway. Rashid ends his four overs with figures of 3/21. Punjab is not in the chase anymore despite Rahul still there. Punjab need 90 runs in 30 balls

Rashid is picking wickets by the bunch now. Rahul runs a serious risk of running out of partners, so he decided to take matters in his own hand and decided to show his teammates how it’s done. Two back to back sixes against Nabi has kept Punjab in the hunt but only just.

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 120/5 ( Lokesh Rahul 52 , Simran Singh (W) 0)

Debutant Prabhsimran joins Rahul in the middle. Rahul tonked two sixes in the over and then took a single. The new man ate three balls at this stage. Punjab need 93 runs in 36 balls

SIX! Full-toss ball to Rahul around his waist height and he does not waste this delivery, swings the bat to clear the fielder at deep backward square leg.

SIX! Nabi bowls to Rahul, outside the off stump and fuller, Rahul lofts it beautifully over the extra covers  for a maximum

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 107/5 ( Lokesh Rahul 39 , )

A boundary to start the over but that’s that. Two attempts to clear the ropes as the required rate kept on jumping and both shots resulted in wickets. Rashid will be on hat-trick when he returns. Rahul, however, still quiet and that is strange.

OUT! Rashid gets two wickets in two balls. Ashwin comes in to bat and he wanted to hit the wrong’un over the long-on fielder, could not connect well and hit it straight to Pandey near the ropes. Rashid on a hat-trick. Ashwin c Manish Pandey b Rashid Khan 0(1)

OUT! Pressure got to Miller, who was trying to hit every ball out of the park, went on back foot again and pulled but the ball went straight to Shankar at deep extra cover. Rashid gets the wicket.  Miller c Shankar b Rashid Khan 11(11)

David Miller’s scores v SRH in IPL:

1, 1, 20*, 9, 89*, 15, 24*, 10, 6

FOUR! Rashid comes into the attack and bowls a short ball, Miller goes on back foot and heaves the ball away for four to deep mid-wicket.

Mayank Agarwal’s brief and breezy stay ends as he tries to go for consecutive big hits against the mighty Khan from Afghanistan. The batsmen are picking Rashid better this year and are trying to be aggressive against him. But Mayank was probably too eager in his attempt. Pooran started in the only fashion he knows, trying to send every ball out of bounds. Bhuvi missed a chance off Khaleel but made up for it in the same over by taking a spectacular catch in the outfield. Punjab are looking to bat around KL Rahul, but have lost a wicket too many at this stage in their quest.

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 101/3 ( Lokesh Rahul 39 , David Miller 5)

Nabi continues. Good comeback by him after having gone for 10 in the first over. Just 5 off it. Match quickly slipping away from Punjab’s hands. Punjab need 112 runs in 48 balls

After 11 overs,Kings XI Punjab 96/3 ( Lokesh Rahul 38 , David Miller 1)

Khaleel brought back and almost had Pooran on the first ball. Bhuvi near the ropes faltered, not knowing where his foot was. But he had an opportunity to make amends and he took that beautiful catch to remove the same batsman. Pooran is gone, Miller comes in.

OUT! Bhuvi caught one early on in the over and then ended up jumping outside the boundary ropes. This time the ball was hit some distance in front of him, he came running in and then dived to pluck the catch inches above the ground. Superb effort. Pooran is the man dismissed. Pooran c Bhuvneshwar b Khaleel Ahmed 21(10)

FOUR! Short ball and now Pooran rocks back and pulls it away for a boundary to deep mid-wicket. Result is four runs

FOUR! Fuller now from Khaleel and Pooran smashes it past him to fetch a boundary to straighter long-off.

SIX! Well, there are some superb fielding efforts near the boundary ropes and some funny. This was a funny one. Pooran hooked Khaleel to fine leg, where Bhuvi jumped in the air to take the catch but did not how close he was to the ropes and landed outside the ropes. Khaleel got disappointed but then shared a laugh with everyone including the captain.

After 10 overs,Kings XI Punjab 81/2 ( Lokesh Rahul 38 , Nicholas Pooran 7)

Mohammad Nabi introduced into the attack. It has been tough for the batsmen to score off him in the tournament. Pooran hits one maximum in the over to warm himself up. The equation is getting tougher for Punjab. They need 132 runs in 60 balls.

50-plus wickets for SRH in IPL:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RASHID KHAN*

SIX! Just a little full and Pooran lines himself up, comes behind the ball and uses power to dispatch it over the long-on region for a maximum.

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 71/2 ( Lokesh Rahul 35 , Nicholas Pooran 0)

Rashid replaces Abhishek now. This is where Williamson is very intelligent as captain. He has many wicket-taking options but it is all about how you use this bunch of bowlers. He knows he has a huge target on board and is not letting the opposition settle down quickly at all. Dot balls, tidy overs and the required rate is spurring up. It will certainly lead to a fault shot and that is what happened in the last over. Mayank gone, Pooran comes in.

Rahul is timing it well, but it appears the plan for Punjab is to delay the charge. Perhaps they want to make sure that their net run rate doesn’t dip a lot even if they lose the game. They will try to ensure they get near this huge total before going for an all out assault.

OUT! Mayank is gone. he just hit six on the first ball of the over. Sees the flight again and tries to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary. Connected well but not well enough to surpass the ropes. Shankar stood there to catch the ball. Agarwal c Shankar b Rashid Khan 27(18)

SIX! Mayank picked the ball early, flight from Mayank and he stood and lovely bats swing from him, goes right over the sight screen.

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 63/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 34 , Mayank Agarwal 20)

Sandeep is brought back into the attack. Just one over for Rashid. Rahul is 34 off 31 and this is not the kind of approach you want to see in the chase of 213 runs. But maybe, he knows he is an important wicket here and his fall could end Punjab’s chances. But need to target someone to keep the required rate under control. Time-out taken.

FOUR! Poor ball from Sandeep, knuckle ball gone wrong, at Rahul’s legs and he sort of sweeped it for a boundary to deep backward square leg.

After 7 overs,Kings XI Punjab 55/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 29 , Mayank Agarwal 18)

Abhishek Sharma into the attack and bowls a big front-foot no ball. Free hit was not used well by Punjab. They finally got a boundary though after some dry overs, thanks to a shabby fielding effort by Rashid in the deep. 11 came in the over. Fifty up for Punjab.

When you are chasing 212, you pray that Gayle could fire and the rest just have to turn up. Not the case tonight as Gayle departs inside the powerplay. Khaleel, Kumar and Rashid had bowled well in their first spells, but Sandeep is proving expensive on another night. The fourth seamer has been the Achilles heel for Hyderabad this season, as both Sandeep and Kaul have failed to turn up. They will be hoping that Nabi can steady it up in the middle overs tonight. For Punjab, Rahul and Agarwal have to play a lot of overs even if they are to get near to the target of 212. The key in this partnership will be running between the wickets. This is a biggish outfield, similar to Mohali, and these two are well adept at stroking it in the gap and running hard.

FOUR! Terrible fielding from Rashid at deep extra cover, the ball bounced just in front of him and the flood lights made it difficult for him to see the ball. He let the ball go to the boundary.

KXIP’s run-rate of 8.80 in the middle-overs (7-15) this IPL thus far – the highest among all the teams.

After 6 overs,Kings XI Punjab 44/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 26 , Mayank Agarwal 11)

Rashid into the attack. SRH have too many wicket-taking options. Not to forget that there is Nabi as well who has bowled exceptionally well in the tournament. Huge LBW appeal in the over against Rahul. Turned down by umpire Ravi. Rashid wanted DRS, and Williamson turned him down. Mandatory powerplay is over. Just 4 from this over.

Rashid Khan needs to take one wicket to become the second player after Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take 50-plus wickets for SRH in IPL.

After 5 overs,Kings XI Punjab 40/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 24 , Mayank Agarwal 9)

Bhuvi comes back on. Williamson wants wickets. Rahul is the danger man here and if they see his back, SRH would feel relieved. Rahul hit one into the orbit. Rashid ran back to take the catch but it was too tough to judge its landing while running behind and he could not reach the ball in time. Could have been catch of the tournament. 6 off the over.

After 4 overs,Kings XI Punjab 34/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 19 , Mayank Agarwal 8)

Sandeep Sharma comes into the attack. Rahul continues to play his shot. Sandeep kept on bowling on the leg stump line in this over. Need to check that. 13 came in the over and Punjab need more of these.

FOUR! What a shot, creative from Rahul swits sits on his right knee and sweeps the pacer for a boundary to fine leg. Looked like six from naked eyes but replay shoed that the ball had bounced inches before the ropes.

FOUR! Bad ball from Sandeep, on the legs of Mayank Agarwal, who flicks it beautifully for a boundary to deep of square leg.

After 3 overs,Kings XI Punjab 21/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 13 , Mayank Agarwal 2)

Khaleel removes Gayle on the first ball of the third over. Terrific catch by Manish Pandey. Was calm and composed as the skier came down at him. Rahul matters now for Punjab. Their middle-order has not been too consistent in IPL 2019 and if Rahul is removed, SRH would know they could pull off an early finish. That six on the next ball after the wicket indicates the kind of form he is in. Mayank Agarwal has joined him in the middle. 10 came in the over.

SIX! That’s one way to respond to a fall of wicket at the other end. Khaleel bowls on Rahul’s leg and the right-handed batsman flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a six and then held the pose for the cameramen.

OUT! Gayle is gone. Huge wicket for Hyderabad. Khaleel bowls slightly short and Gayle clears the front leg, swings the bat, leading edge goes high up in the air, comes down and Manish Pandey lines himself under the ball, catches it and just before the ball was about to wobble out, managed to hang on to it. Brilliant catch brings the end of Universe Boss. Gayle c Manish Pandey b Khaleel Ahmed 4(3)

After 2 overs,Kings XI Punjab 11/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 5 , Chris Gayle 4)

Bhuvneshwar bowls from the other end. Fancy shot from Rahul on the first ball, almost got him out. Four on the first ball but not in the most convincing way. Bhuvi keeps Rahul quiet, bowls five dots after that four. Good start from him.

SRH’s economy rate of 7.20 in PP overs this IPL thus far – the best among all the teams.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 21 wickets from 13 matches against KXIP at an average of 16.19.

KL Rahul has a batting average of 45.75 against SRH in IPL. (183 runs, five innings)

Chris Gayle’s last five IPL scores v SRH: 16, 23, 104*, 32, 76

FOUR! Bhuvneshwar into the attack, fullish and swinging away, Rahul swings the bat, ball takes the outside edge and flies over the first slip fielder for a boundary.

After 1 overs,Kings XI Punjab 7/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 1 , Chris Gayle 4)

Khaleel starts off with a wide, down the leg side of Rahul. Brings the next two deliveries in to Rahul. LBW appeal on the third ball, turned down by umpire. Was too high. Good over by the left-arm pacer. Was hit for a boundary on the penultimate ball of the over but came back strongly to beat Gayle. 7 off the over.

FOUR! Ugly shot from Gayle, outside the off stump, and Gayle swings the bat blindly, ball touches the outside edge and flies for four to wide of third man.

Alright, Chris Gayle and KL Rahul begin the massive chase of 213 runs. 

Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the first over for SRH!

SRH haven’t done their playoffs chances any harm with this mammoth score of 212. Remember that net run rate could well be a consideration here to break a tie between two teams with the same number of points so they have everything to play for till the final ball. This is going to be a tense night at Hyderabad!

Highest totals for SRH in IPL:

231/2 v RCB, Hyderabad, 2019
212/6 v KXIP, Hyderabad, 2019*
209/3 v KKR, Hyderabad, 2017

After 20 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 212/6 ( Vijay Shankar 7 , Abhishek Sharma 5)

Arshdeep Singh bowls the final over. He starts off with a brilliant yorker to dismiss Rashid Khan. Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma add 10 more to the total in the final over, to set a very stiff total of 213 runs for Kings XI to win. The 26-run over off Mujeeb will sting the visitors depsite couple of decent final overs. Warner was once again wonderful for Sunrisers. Vital contributions from Saha, Pandey and Nabi. Spin twins – the Ashwins – were able to pull things back in the middle but apart from that Sunrisers dominated the innings.

Gayle and Rahul will back for the chase. See you on other side.

FOUR! Arshdeep doesn’t quite get the yorker in. Ends up as a full delivery on the off stump, Abhishek Sharma thrashes it wide of David Miller at long off for a boundary.

OUT! Arshdeep Singh with an inch-perfect yorker cleans up Rashid Khan off the first ball of the final over. The left-armer hits the base of the leg stump. Rashid was backing away and trying to run it down the third man but misses it completely. Good bowling from the youngster.

Rashid Khan b Arshdeep Singh 1(2)

After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 202/5 ( Rashid Khan 1 , Vijay Shankar 4)

Rashid Khan is promoted over Vijay Shankar in the batting order but it hardly matters as the latter soon walks out on Nabi’s wicket. An extra run for SRH courtesy an overthrow off the last ball, nevertheless, seven runs and two wickets for a penultimate over is more than acceptable any given day of the week. SRH go past 200-run mark.

OUT! No nonsense delivery from Shami does the trick. Straight and full and Nabi goes for a wild swing. The batsman misses and the middle stumps is knocked out of its grove, the offstump takes some recoil as well. Good old effective death bowling. Nabi has done his bit.

M Nabi b Shami 20(10)

Hyderabad is showing that they have life in their batting order after Warner and Pandey. Nabi and Williamson plunder 26 of Mujeeb’s last over. Nabi probably knows every Mujeeb variation from playing him in the nets. Despite losing both the batsmen in the very next over to Shami, SRH is going to post a score in excess of 200. Anything they get in the last over is a bonus now.

OUT! Plucked out brilliantly by M Ashwin. It was the change up from Shami. Keeping it back of a length outside off and Williamson arcs his back and looks to smash it over the cover fielder, who leaps and sticks out his hand to take an excellent catch.

Williamson c Murugan Ashwin b Shami 14(7)

Most runs conceded in an IPL match:

70 – Basil Thampi, SRH v RCB, Bangalore, 2018
66 – Ishant Sharma, SRH v CSK, Hyderabad, 2013
66 – Mujeeb Ur Rahman, KXIP v SRH, Hyderabad, 2019*

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 196/3 ( Mohammad Nabi 19 , Kane Williamson (C) 14)

Mujeeb has had a horror of a day today. Williamson and Nabi with some lusty blows in the over. Three sixes and a boundary along with couple of wides results in a 26-run over as the young Afghan finishes with 66 runs from his four overs. Sunrisers one hit away from 200.

SIX! Another massive hit down the ground from Nabi. Mujeeb’s tough day continues. Again it is the length ball and Nabi tonks it down the ground for a maximum

SIX! That’s a super shot from Nabi! He has taken on the fellow contryman. Length ball and Nabi launches it down the ground for a six.

SIX! Short ball spinning into Kane Williamson and the SRH skipper moves across his stumps and has all the time to pull the ball away over long leg fence.

FOUR! Williamson was targetting the cover boundary as he opened his body go inside out, gets a thick outside edge that falls right in between short third and backward point fielder. The big Jamaican is on the chase but in an attempt to stop the ball from his feet, he ends up kicking over the ropes. Good ole Chris Gayle!

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 169/3 ( Mohammad Nabi 6 , Kane Williamson (C) 3)

Nabi and Williamson work the ball around for six singles off Shami’s over. They only have three overs after this and after the spectacular start they have had, they would want to finish well and get the total around 195-200.

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 163/3 ( Mohammad Nabi 3 , )

Ashwin has certainly changed the complexion of the innings in an over by dismissing Pandey and Warner in his final over. The two wickets exposes SRH’s frail middle order. Mohammad Nabi is in the middle and is expected to be joined by out-of-form Kane Williamson.

An inspired last over from the Punjab captain. Ashwin had held one back for the final five overs of the innings and he has delivered a body blow to Sunrisers. He got Manish first with a misdirected carrom ball (although if you ask the bowler, he would always say he planned it). Then he bowled the round arm Kedar Jadhav off break to induce a tired shot from Warner. SRH have kept their run rate at around the 10 run mark throughout this inning. Kings XI will be delighted if they have to chase anything under 200 from here.

David Warner finished this season with 692 runs – the sixth most by a player in an IPL season.

OUT! Ashwin has removed two set batsmen in a space of four balls. David Warner departs. Ashgoes round-arm and Warner without much footwork wanted to smash this down towards long off. Gets a thickish top edge of a horizontal bat that goes towards point where Mujeeb takes the catch. R Ashwin pumps in joy and David Warner walks off the ground to a standing ovation as the Hyderbad shower love to one of their stars. Another great innings from the Aussie.
 

Warner c Mujeeb b Ashwin 81(56)

OUT! R Ashwin produces the wicket. Sunrisers lose Manish Pandey. Pandey was looking to scoop it down to fine leg and wanted to shuffle across his wickets and help it around the corner but Ashwin saw the movement and fired it into his body, cramming him up for room. Pandey goes with the shot and only manages a tame scoop straight to Shami and short fine leg.

Manish Pandey c Shami b Ashwin 36(25)

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 159/1 ( David Warner 80 , Manish Pandey 36)

Arshdeep is called back into the attack and Warner and Pandey collect a boundary each for themselves. Warner just trying a touch and a false stroke is lurking around. Into the last five now…

FOUR! Short ball that almost got too big on Pandey but he has managed to swivel and pull it to long leg boundary. Slightly late in the shot but Pandey handled it really well.

Things are perfectly poised for Hyderabad here. Warner’s incredible run in the IPL continues as he raises his 9th 50 of this season. Manish Pandey at the other end is playing like he doesn’t know what poor form is. More importantly, these two are still there in the middle as we near the final five overs of the inning.

FOUR! Arshdeep returns to the attack and makes the mistake that he had made a few times in his first spell as well. Again slants it down the legside and Warner gets it wide, to the right of short fine leg fielder.

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 146/1 ( David Warner 72 , Manish Pandey 31)

Mujeeb returns to the attack after the time out interval. Couple of aerial shots from both Pandey and Warner that weren’t timed perfectly gives them couple of twos before Warner switches his grip to earn a boundary to third man. Sunrisers take 12 runs off Mujeeb’s over.

FOUR! Stunning! Warner brings out the reverse hit and slams it high and over short third man. Couple of bounces and over the ropes

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/1 ( David Warner 63 , Manish Pandey 28)

Manish Pandey has found his rhythm in the last three games and there couldn’t be a better time for him to raise his game. Murugan Ashwin’s last over of his spell costs 12 runs, he finishes with figures of 4-0-32-1. Time out called.

Most 50-plus scores in an IPL season:

11 – Virat Kohli in 2016
9 – David Warner in 2016
9 – DAVID WARNER in 2019*

SIX! Fabulous shot from Manish Pandey. Sees the flight and goes down town. Strikes it powerfully for half a dozen

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 122/1 ( David Warner 58 , Manish Pandey 21)
 

Shami is brought back into the attack. Sunrisers’ juggernaut – David Warner – rolls on to another magnificent half-century. Sunrisers collect 10 runs off the over.

Most consecutive 50-plus scores vs a team in IPL:

8 – David Warner v KXIP* 
7 – David Warner v RCB
5 – David Warner v CSK

FIFTY! Davey Warner slashes and gets a thick edge through the vacant second slip and the ball runs down to third man fence as he raises his 8th IPL fifty of the season. He is a phenomenal player and he wants to make his final game this year a memorable one

Pandey dropped on 20 by R Ashwin

DROPPED! Length ball outside off and Manish Pandey nails it down the ground. Seems like he has got enough to elevation but R Ashwin at mid off leaps and extends his arm over his head. Almost ended up plucking out a stuneer. The ball stuck in for a while but just not long enough as it pops out when he starts to descend. Full marks for the effort. Life for Pandey.

As expected, Warner and Pandey are being watchful against the Ashwin twins. They know that Punjab’s death bowling has been suspect in the last few games, and Hyderabad’s best chance of posting a challenging total is in making sure one of these two stays there till the end.

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 112/1 ( David Warner 49 , Manish Pandey 20)

M Ashwin keeps it tidy for five balls of the over. Not giving too much width to Warner to play with and bowling it slower to Manish Pandey. Errors in length once and is hit for a boundary by Pandey. Yes, bowling can be a cruel task. Nine runs from the over.

FOUR! Short from M Ashwin with a bit of width and Pandey wasn’t going to miss out. Rocks back to cut it through point for a boundary

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 103/1 ( David Warner 47 , Manish Pandey 13)

Sent back by Warner and it was a great call. Pandey tapped the ball on the offside and set off for a non-existent single. KL Rahul swiftly gets to the ball and throws it at the right end but Pandey returned just at the right time. Ashwin with variations to Warner, going slightly round arm, trying to dart the ball into him. Good over for Kings XI, six runs came off it. SRH go past 100-run mark inthe 10th over. At the halfway stage, SRH well in control. Warner looking really dangerous.

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 97/1 ( David Warner 45 , Manish Pandey 9)

Warner puts in a full-length dive to make his ground for the second run. Another tight over from M Ashwin conceding only six runs from the over. SRH near the 100-run mark.

Saha’s cameo finally brought to a halt by M Ashwin. Manish Pandey didn’t start with a boundary tonight. This is the key partnership for Hyderabad now given how fragile their middle order has been. These two should be looking to bat a few more overs than they did in the last couple of games to provide a cushion for their misfiring lower order.

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 91/1 ( David Warner 41 , Manish Pandey 7)

Good on Sunrisers to back the inform player by sending Manish Pandey ahead of skipper Kane Williamson. Pandey struck a delightful boundary off Ashwin. Nine runs came from the over.

FOUR! Lovely shot from Manish Pandey. Opens his body to create the room and the ball angled into him by Ashwin has been stroked over covers for a boundary

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 83/1 ( David Warner 39 , Manish Pandey 1)

Wicket falls on cue after the time out break. Saha walks back after a quickfire 28 that has given SRH are great start. First catch for Prabhsimran Singh in the IPL, which brings the in form Manish Pandey in the middle. M Ashwin bowls couple of wides but ends up giving only five runs along with a wicket.

Manish Pandey is coming on the back of consecutive fifties against CSK and RR, in 25 and 27 balls respectively; two of his top three fastest IPL fifties.

OUT! Strategic time out brings interupption in play, break in concentration and change in momentum as well. Saha is out caught behind. Length ball on off, spinning away from Saha, who was looking to whack it across the line. He misses and the ball takes a small tickle off the bottom of the bat and Prabhsimran grabs it behind the wickets. There is some confusion as Saha first starts walking but then returns towards Warner. No one has reviewed it and it seems Saha and Warner didn’t see the umpire raise the finger. A little bizarre but eventually Saha is given the marching orders. First breakthrough for KXIP. Murugan Ashwin strikes in his first over.
 

Saha c Simran Singh b Murugan Ashwin 28(13)

Anyone missing Bairstow yet? Saha is smoking them to all corners of Rajiv Gandhi stadium. At the other end, Warne is being Warner. Punjab needs to find some answers quickly or the game will be too far away from their reach before long.

Highest PP scores for SRH in IPL: 

79 v KKR, Hyderabad, 2017
77 v KXIP, Hyderabad, 2019*
76 v CSK, Hyderabad, 2015

Highest Powerplay scores this IPL:

77/0 – SRH v KXIP, Hyderabad*
72/0 – SRH v KKR, Hyderabad
70/1 – RCB v KXIP, Bangalore

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 77/0 ( David Warner 37 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 28)

Lot of mind games from Ashwin as he keep Ashwin halts in his delivery stride not once but twice in the over, perhaps trying to check on Warner’s trigger movement. The home side don’t really appreciate the tactics. The umpire, too has a word after the second stop. A six of the first ball followed by five singles. The Powerplay comes to an end and the teams break for the strategic time out. It has been all orange so far.

SIX! Full on the leg stump from Ashwin, Warner shuffles across his stumps and slogs sweeps him over backward square leg for a maximum

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 66/0 ( David Warner 28 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 26)

Shami started his first over well but isn’t it all about how well you end. He doesn’t end well. couple of sublime strokes from Saha to take 10 runs off the final two balls as SRH extend their supreb start.

SIX! There is more! Extraordinary stuff. Dirrected into Saha’s body from Shami and the wicket-keeper batsman has heaved it long over mid wicket fence.

FOUR! This is a proper jab from Saha. Short from Shami and he smacks it across the line to mid wicket fence for another boundary.

SRH completed their 50 runs in 3.6 overs today – their second fastest in IPL. Their fastest is in 3.5 overs, came against KKR at Hyderabad in 2017.

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 53/0 ( David Warner 26 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 15)

This is some opening onslaught from Sunrisers openers, putting KXIP bowlers under severe pressure. The over started with five wides as Prabsimran Singh continues to have a tough initation into the IPL. Warner and Saha playing the perfect lead and supporting role as SRH jet past 50.

Wriddhiman Saha’s scores against KXIP in IPL:

First innings : 59* runs
Next six innings combined : 49 runs

FOUR! Saha bends on his knee and plays a very fine lap/paddle sweep! Runs away to fine-leg boundary raises the 50-run stand in the 4th over.

FOUR! Warner goes over the top on the offside this time. Fantastic attacking batting. Warner makes some room and goes inside out, knowing there is no fielder deep on the offside. Consecutive fours.

FOUR! Wrong line from Mujeeb. Down the leg side and Warner has all the time in the world to get down and sweep it over backward square leg for a boundary.

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 35/0 ( David Warner 17 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 11)

Another costly over for the Kings XI Punjab. Saha getting into the action as well. He started the over with a crisp stroke through covers for three and then heaved a boundary to mid wicket. Prabsimran Singh, behind the stumps fails to collect a slower delivery from Arshdeep, that runs away for four byes.

FOUR! Okay then! First signs of agression from Saha. Arshdeep slanted this across the right-hander, who drags it to midwicket, striking it in the air.

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 20/0 ( David Warner 16 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 3)

Spin from the other end. Mujeeb Ur Rahaman to bowl from the other end. Saha gets going with a brace to deep mid wicket. He gets a leading edge of the next ball but the ball simply rolls on the offside allowing the Sunrisers openers to scamper for a single. The first six of the night belongs to Davey Warner. SRH procure 10 more from the second over.

SIX! Ominious signs early for KXIP! Warner looks to make his last hurrah count. Mujeeb bowls it wide outside off and Warner simply reaches out for the delivery, extending his arms and he lofts it over wide long off fence for a maximum.

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 10/0 ( David Warner 9 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 0)

Arshdeep begins with a brilliant away swinging yorker, that almost squared up the leading run scorer of the tournament. However, Arshdeep finds it difficult to control the movement of the ball, spraying couple of deliveries down the leg side. Apart from two boundaries for Warner, a wide and a single of the final ball of the opening over.

FOUR! Arshdeep is finding it difficult to control the movement of the new ball and he drifts down the leg side once again. Full toss down the leg side with fielder up in the ring. Warner nudges it for another boundary to fine leg.

FOUR! Arshdeep slides this down the leg side and Warner helps the ball on its way to fine leg by just getting a tickle to get off the mark with a boundary. Easy first runs for Warner.

David Warner strides out with another new opening partner in Wriddhiman Saha as Sunrisers look to find someone to compliment the Aussie for his last hurrah. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh to begin for Kings XI. Here we go!

KXIP’s economy rate of 9.20 in PP overs this IPL thus far – the worst among all the teams.

SRH’s run-rate of 9.00 in PP overs this IPL thus far – the highest among all the teams.

David Warner has had five fifty-plus scores from six innings at Hyderabad in IPL this season. (352 runs, 70.4 average)  

David Warner’s scores in his last seven IPL innings against KXIP: 70*, 51, 70*, 52, 59, 81 and 58.

David Warner has amassed 738 runs from 16 innings against KXIP at an average of 52.71. He has hit nine fifties against them – the most by a player against any opponent.

Here’s a little bit you might want to know about the latest debutant for Kings XI Punjab – the 18-year old Prabsimran Singh

SRH playing 11 today

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha (w), Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma

KXIP playing 11 today

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran (w), Prabhsimran Singh, R Ashwin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammed Shami (c), M Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh

Massive game for Hyderabad for several reasons. Last home game, and last game where David Warner will play a part this season. They have their fate in their hands at the moment. If they win all three of their remaining games, they qualify for the playoffs, a loss pushes them to the point where they are dependent on other results and net run rate if they want to qualify. They are up against the feisty Punjabis tonight who have there own qualification scenarios to worry about and will leave everything out there in the field themselves to steal a victory away from home. From here on your temperament counts for more than your skills.

Williamson: We would have bowled first as well. As Ash said, looks like a good wicket but can’t do much now. (On Warner) He’s been outstanding all season but as a batting unit collectively, we need to do well. As Ash said, it’s business time of the season and we need to do well but also express ourselves. Three changes – Abhishek, Nabi and Sandeep come in and take their respective positions

Ashwin: Looks a good deck, won’t change much. It’s important to start fresh. We’ve had a break. We’ve had some close games. We should have ended on the right side. But that’s the way the tournament is, the IPL is. It’s important to deal with that emotional roller coaster. Prabhsimran Singh debuts. Mujeeb is back. (On Prabhsimran) One of the stars of the U-19, he is pretty exciting and a fine talent. We hope he can express himself

SRH vs KXIP toss result today

Toss: Kings XI Punjab win toss, and R Ashwin opts to field

Alright then. We are into the last week of the league phase of the Indian Premier League. Two spots up for grabs, six teams in contention. Crucial game in store with team at 4th position and 5th lock horns. Toss coming up…

KXIP have lost five of their six away games in IPL 2019.

SRH vs KXIP head to head 

SRH have a 9-4 record against KXIP in IPL. Moreover, at Hyderabad, SRH have a 5-1 record against KXIP in IPL.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Full squads

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Kane Williamson (c), Ricky Bhui, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed, Manish Pandey, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill, Shahbaz Nadeem, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Siddarth Kaul, Shakib Al Hasan, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan.

Kings XI Punjab: Lokesh 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 Chakravarthi, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Hardus Viljoen, Ankit

Find out what your team needs to do, which results must go your way and more for the team you’re rooting qualify for the Playoffs. Check it out here

Kagiso Rabada continues to enjoy the leadership in the Purple Cap list with 25 wickets in 12 matches so far. Check out the full list of leading wicket-takers in IPL 2019 here .

DC is at the top of points table. On Sunday, they beat RCB by 16 runs to qualify for the playoffs. SRH vs KXIP game today is important for both these teams who are stuck at 10 points. Check out the full points table here .

Today, David Warner will be playing his last match in IPL 2019 as he leaves for national duty and won’t take part in remainder of the tournament. His departure gives other batsmen on the Orange Cap list to claim the leadership position with a few matches still left in the tournament. 

Check out the full list of the Orange Cap contenders here .

Hyderabad hope to get back to winning ways against Punjab in David Warner’s farewell match

With both teams locked on 10 points from 11 games, a win will give either some breathing space ahead of their final two matches.

Read the SRH vs KXIP match preview here .

Today’s IPL match live blog between SRH vs KXIP 

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s LIVE blog for Match 48 of the IPL 2019 between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kings XI Punjab (Kings XI Punjab). David Warner will be eyeing a important victory for Sunrisers Hyderabad in his last hurrah of this season’s IPL.