IPL 2017, Highlights KXIP vs SRH in Mohali, cricket scores and updates: SRH beat KXIP by 26 runs

Rashid Khan awarded Man of the Match for today’s game

Once again a poor bowling and fielding performance has let Kings XI down. 190 was par on this pitch with even pace and bounce but they allowed SRH to get away. Had they restricted SRH to 190 it would have been game on, alas their bowling is a glaring weakness and one that doesn’t look like going away anytime soon. Guptill started with a bang before being deceived by a Bhuvi slower ball and Marsh was fantastic, the only real shining light for the Kings. So once again back to the drawing board for the Punjab side, they need to find a solution to their bowling woes, and quickly.

Glenn Maxwell on KXIP’s loss: We didn’t execute our plans well especially with the ball. If you ball both sides of the wicket, then good players  are going to punish you. We also lost too many wickets at the start. You need to have wickets in hand in the last ten overs. We will now get back to our basics for the next game

Fine result for @SunRisers fashioned by their batsmen. That rained-off game means they still need to win 3/5 to be certain of qualifying.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 28, 2017

ALL OVER! Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by 26 runs

Great all-round performance from the defending champions. It was their top order that set up the win for them. David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson all getting half centuries. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan starred with the ball as KXIP always remained behind their opponents on the day

Even if you have 200 on board, it is a relief to have bowlers like @BhuviOfficial & Rashid Khan giving you 8 overs. We saw that tonight.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 28, 2017

OUT! Mohit Sharma 2 (4) b Ashish Nehra c Deepak Hooda

#Bhuvi Is Having A Dream #IPL Season. What A Discipline He Has Shown. He Should Be Man Of The Match On This Batting Friendly Wkt. #KXIPvSRH

— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 28, 2017

After 19 overs,Kings XI Punjab 175/7 ( Anureet Singh 14 , Mohit Sharma 2)

Just going through the motions here. Bhuvneshwar Kumar finishes with yet another excellent spell. The game is well and truly up.

After 18 overs,Kings XI Punjab 167/7 ( Anureet Singh 8 , Mohit Sharma 0)

Nine runs come off that Sidharth Kaul over, but it’s clearly not enough for the hosts. The wicket of Axar Patel all but killed any hopes of KXIP recording a miraculous win.

OUT! Axar Patel 16 (9) b Sidharth Kaul c David Warner

After 17 overs,Kings XI Punjab 158/6 ( Axar Patel 13 , Anureet Singh 2)

Axar Patel providing some fight for kXIP that just about keeps them alive in this game. 12 runs off the over from Nehra who has been a bit expensive today

We saw this coming, and it did! #Bhuvi gets the danger man out! @imDeepakHooda makes no mistake to have Marsh walk. #OrangeArmy #KXIPvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 28, 2017

After 16 overs,Kings XI Punjab 146/6 ( Axar Patel 2 , Anureet Singh 1)

Fantastic and perhaps match-clinching over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar who got rid off the dangerous Shaun Marsh with a clever slower one. ANureet Singh and Axar Patel both new batsmen at the crease were unable to get the wily Bhuvneshwar away. KXIP need 62 runs to win from 4 overs

Bhuvi returns and dismisses Kings XI’s last hope with a knuckle ball, the same way Marsh was dismissed by AJ Tye against Gujarat! The fact Warner can rely on his main quick to come back and get him a wicket when needed is the difference between the two sides. There is no seamer in the Kings XI attack that Maxwell could rely on to deliver when it counts, and it’s killed KXIP all season long.

KXIP need 64 runs from 26 deliveries with four wickets in hand

OUT! Shaun Marsh 84 (50) b Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Deepak Hooda

Marsh is playing a fantastic innings, unfortunately he’s receiving no support as now Saha departs as well. Kings XI are losing wickets at regular intervals which is making this big chase near impossible. It’s a good pitch, made for high scoring cricket, but this total looks to be out of Kings XI’s reach unless Marsh can pull off a miracle.

After 15 overs,Kings XI Punjab 138/5 ( Shaun Marsh 80 , )

Shaun Marsh has kept KXIP’s head afloat. A boundary followed by a six off Sidharth Kaul put the bowler under pressure. But it seemed the pressure was transmitted to the entire team when Warner dropped Marsh in the deep and also allowing the ball to go for a boundary. Sidharth Kaul then showed more nerves as he sent down a no ball. The young pacer though reacted well and bowled a really good Yorker on the free-hit delivery before cleaning up Saha with an inswinger. on the last ball

OUT! Wriddhiman Saha 2 (4) b Sidharth Kaul

Shaun Marsh is keeping KXIP in the hunt! What a blistering knock by him.#KXIPvSRH #CricketMeriJaan

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 28, 2017

What is with these outrageous knocks match after match against SRH?

— Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) April 28, 2017

DROPPED! Now Warner puts down Shaun Marsh

After 14 overs,Kings XI Punjab 121/4 ( Shaun Marsh 65 , Wriddhiman Saha (W) 1)

Rashid Khan starts off the over removing the dangerous Eoin Morgan and gets a well-deserved wicket. Wriddhiman Saha walks out to the crease. Shaun Marsh makes it a respectable over for KXIP with a boundary off the last ball

Rashid Khan has been wonderful, proving an absolute handful and Morgan’s miserable tournament continues. Seems to be struggling when the ball is turning. Khan doing what none of the Kings XI bowlers could do – keeping it tight while being a constant wicket taking threat. Seems like bowling is once again going to let the Kings down.

OUT! Eoin Morgan 26 (21) b Rashid Khan c Deepak Hooda

Punjab not kaput! Marsh and Morgan taking the fight to Hyderabad

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 28, 2017

After 13 overs,Kings XI Punjab 115/3 ( Shaun Marsh 60 , Eoin Morgan 26)

A huge over for KXIP. 19 runs come off that Moises Henriques over. Eoin Morgan starts it off with a six before Shaun Marsh ends the over with three boundaries. He gets very lucky though as Deepak Hoods drops a sitter in the deep

DROPPED! Deepak Hooda drops Shaun Marsh in the deep

After 12 overs,Kings XI Punjab 96/3 ( Shaun Marsh 48 , Eoin Morgan 19)

Another fine over from Rashid Khan as he gave away just eight runs off his over despite being hit for a boundary off the first ball. Morgan especially has struggled against him. Rashid’s spell could be the difference in the end

After 11 overs,Kings XI Punjab 88/3 ( Shaun Marsh 42 , Eoin Morgan 17)

Good over for KXIP as Eoin Morgan who looked much at ease against pace started off the over with two cracking boundaries. That would have done him a world of good. 12 runs from the over remain below the required rate though, but can SRh use this as a springboard?

After 10 overs,Kings XI Punjab 76/3 ( Shaun Marsh 40 , Eoin Morgan 7)

Rashid Khan is all over the KXIP batsmen who are struggling to read him. Eoin Morgan who has scored 7 runs off 11 balls needed four deliveries to get a single and get off strike. Shaun Marsh who looked so dangerous against the pacers too has been found wanting against Rashid. Just one run off the over. Massive one for SRH

Marsh, Morgan, Saha and Axar are capable of chasing this down, especially with the ball skidding on to the bat nicely. How they negotiate Rashid Khan will go a long way to deciding this match as his variations are hard to pick, and neither Marsh nor Morgan seem to have a read on him. Finishing against Bhuvi at the death may also be tough so Kings XI will have to find bowlers to target, most likely Negra and Kaul.

After 9 overs,Kings XI Punjab 75/3 ( Shaun Marsh 40 , Eoin Morgan 6)

Sidharth Kaul with another good over. SRH are pulling things back after a mini-onlsaught from Marsh. Good variations in length from the young pacer. KXIP have mountain to climb

After 8 overs,Kings XI Punjab 70/3 ( Shaun Marsh 38 , Eoin Morgan 3)

Rashid Khan into the attack for SRH and straightway he caused problems for the KXIP batsmen. Shaun Marsh who going great guns was made to rethink his approach against the young spinner. The Australian couldn’t come down the track against Rashid due to his pace and found it hard to read the Afghan spinner. Good over for SRH

Marsh looking in good touch but it’s already a huge ask for him and Morgan. Once again Kings XI have struggled in the powerplay, this time losing too many wickets. No idea what Maxwell was doing, trying to be far too cute instead of punishing a short legside delivery. He’s looked good with a few 40s this IPL but for his team to be successful they need the skipper to make a more meaningful contribution.

After 7 overs,Kings XI Punjab 67/3 ( Shaun Marsh 38 , Eoin Morgan 2)

Moises Henriques into the attack for SRH and he bowled a fairly decent over apart from the first ball which Shaun Marsh smashed for a boundary. Eoin Morgan struggled a bit with his timing allowing KXIP to take just 8 runs from that over

After 6 overs,Kings XI Punjab 59/3 ( Shaun Marsh 32 , Eoin Morgan 0)

Deepak Hooda surprisingly given the ball to bowl the last over of the PowerPlay and Shaun Marsh who had looked good for KXIp to that point made the most of it, smashing 17 runs of the over that included a big six down the ground. KXIP end PowerPlay just one run behind SRH, but have lost three more wickets

Maxwell ensures he doesn't struggle vs a leg spinner.

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 28, 2017

After 5 overs,Kings XI Punjab 42/3 ( Shaun Marsh 15 , )

Sidharth Kaul came into the attack for SRH and bowled a gem of an over. Apart from Glenn Maxwell’s wicket that he picked on the last ball, he almost had Shaun Marsh who top-edged a well-executed bouncer before. SRH on top in this game

Punjab kaput

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 28, 2017

OUT! Glenn Maxwell 0 (2)  b Siddharth Kaul c Ashish Nehra

After 4 overs,Kings XI Punjab 37/2 ( Shaun Marsh 10 , Glenn Maxwell (C) 0)

Another successful over for SRH, but not before Shaun Marsh hit him for couple of boundaries. However those fours don’t hurt SRH as long as they keep takig wickets. Glenn Maxwell comes to the middle

OUT! Manan Vohra 3 (6) b Ashish Nehra c Siddharth Kaul

Seems like I cursed Guptill! Great bowling by Bhuvi. Still, the initial point stands that Guptill has to be in the team because of the kind of impetus he can provide an innings. Kings XI haven’t been off to the best starts and Guptill is the kind of player who can put the opposition on the back foot. Big job now for Marsh and Vohra, they can’t afford to eat up deliveries with the asking rate always climbing. Pitch still seems good.

After 3 overs,Kings XI Punjab 28/1 ( Manan Vohra 3 , Shaun Marsh 1)

Good comeback from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He got rid off the dangerous Martin Guptill, who was looking very ominous for SRH. The important thing for the Indian pacer that he kept it very tight for the rest of the over and didn’t allow KXIP to continue that momentum. Shan Marsh came to the crease and had to be content with a single. Just three runs off it

Doesn't take time for Bhuvi to learn the knuckle ball too. Looks like it's catching.#KXIPvSRH #IPL2017

— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) April 28, 2017

Amla wouldnt have thrown it away like that... #ipl

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) April 28, 2017

WICKET! A slower by #Bhuvi has Guptill tempted. @Mozzie21 makes no mistake. That's No.17 for the purple cap holder. 👏#OrangeArmy #KXIPvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 28, 2017

OUT! Martin Guptill 23 (11) b Bhuvneshwar c Henriques

Already Guptill has already provided the sort of start Kings XI have been dying out for all tournament. As good as Amla is, someone at the top of the order has to go from ball one. I do believe there is room for both in the side, with Marsh or possibly Morgan the most likely to make way. Good start for Kings XI, exactly what’s needed in such a big chase.

After 2 overs,Kings XI Punjab 25/0 ( Martin Guptill 23 , Manan Vohra 2)

Ashish Nehra bowled the second over for KXIP, and Martin Guptill took the attack to him as well. A shorter deliver was put away for a six over fine leg, before he smashed Nehra down the field for a boundary. If one thought it was all about power for Guptill in this innings, his flick off the pads that raced to the mid-wicket boundary showed he was timing the ball as nicely.

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 3/0 ( David Warner (C) 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 0) 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the first over and he had to face some real aggression from Martin Guptill who made his intentions clear right from the word go. Two cracking boundaries in the first over off not the worst deliveries shows the NZ batsman is ready to go for it

Shaun Marsh holds the record of scoring most runs at Mohali in IPL. He has scored 911 runs from 24 innings at an average of 43.38 and a strike rate of 127.59. 

Most individual scores of 50-plus in an IPL innings:

3 – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, Delhi, 2012

3 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v King XI Punjab, Mohali, 2017*

Most individual scores of 50-plus in an IPL innings:

3 – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, Delhi, 2012
3 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v King XI Punjab, Mohali, 2017*

Martin Guptill and Manan Vohra to open for Kings XI Punjab. Bhuvneshwar Kumat will bowl Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first over

After 20 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 207/3 ( Kane Williamson 54 , Moises Henriques 7)

This was a pretty good last over from Mohit Sharma who bowled with plenty of variations , but Kane Williamson proved to be too good. A cheeky shot over the wicket-keeper’s head grabbed him an all-important boundary to bring up his half century. That’s a very good score from SRH and KXIP will have to bat out of their skins to get there

We certainly have the batting lineup to chase this total down, and the pitch is a batsman's paradise. We begin our innings soon!#KXIPvSRH

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 28, 2017

SRH should win this unless Guptaji, Maxwell go mad.

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 28, 2017

Outstanding show by our troops. We set a target of 208 for the Kings. It's time for some ball play. 👏#OrangeArmy #RiseOfOrange #KXIPvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 28, 2017

Once again KXIP have been unable to keep a lid on things at the back end of the innings. Ishant once again spoiling his figures at the death. Williamson was always going to be threat if he batted deep and he’s done just that. Kings XI were sloppy in the field as well, as they have been all tournament, with plenty of misfields giving up easy runs. Chasing over 200 is never easy, but it is a flat wicket and the ball is coming on nicely. With Guptill and Vohra at the top of the order Kings XI have the firepower to get off to a good start, and they are going to need it.

After 20 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 207/3 ( Kane Williamson 54 , Moises Henriques 7)

This was a pretty good last over from Mohit Sharma who bowled with plenty of variations , but Kane Williamson proved to be too good. A cheeky shot over the wicket-keeper’s head grabbed him an all-important boundary to bring up his half century. That’s a very good score from SRH and KXIP will have to bat out of their skins to get there

Highest targets successfully chased at Mohali in IPL:
191 Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013
191 Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers in 2012
189 Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings in 2011

Highest totals while batting first at Mohali in IPL:
240/5 Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab in 2007-08
221/3 Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals in 2007-08
207/3 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab in 2016-17*

Bit odd to put it that way about a champion like Kane Williamson, but he is emerging as the surprise packet for @SunRisers

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 28, 2017

After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 196/3 ( Kane Williamson 47 , Moises Henriques 3)

Ishant Sharma came back to bowl his final over and struggled to find a rhythm he found early on in his innings. A length ball was dispatched by Williamson into the stands, before a clever shot from the NZ captain converted a wide Yorker into a boundary. Henriques and Williamson pinched two couples in the over before Manan Vohra’s stellar fielding effort on the boundary saved four runs for his side. But a poor delivery to end the over helps Williamson get back those four runs to make it a really big over for SRH.

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 176/3 ( Kane Williamson 27 , Moises Henriques 3)

End of an excellent spell from Glenn Maxwell who removed Yuvraj Singh off the first ball. Good variation in pace from the Australian allr-rounder to get a very important wicket at the stage. He has been the difference between SRh aiming for 220 and 200. Just five runs off the 18th over is an excellent return

I venture that Kane Williamson is the most attractive batsman to watch in this IPL. Name the competition, if there is any!

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 28, 2017

#GlennMaxwell finishes his 4 overs with 2 wickets and only conceded 29 runs, great captains performance so far!
SRH 176/3 off 18#KXIPvSRH

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 28, 2017

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 176/3 ( Kane Williamson 27 , Moises Henriques 3)

End of an excellent spell from Glenn Maxwell who removed Yuvraj Singh off the first ball. Good variation in pace from the Australian allr-rounder to get a very important wicket at the stage. He has been the difference between SRh aiming for 220 and 200. Just five runs off the 18th over is an excellent return

WICKET!!!! Another wicket for #GlennMaxwell, with @akshar2026 taking the catch at deep mid-on 👏!
SRH 171/3 off 17.1#KXIPvSRH #KXIP

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 28, 2017

OUT! Yuvraj SIngh 15 (12) b Glenn Maxwell  c Axar Patel 

Yuvraj misjudges the length and top-edges one to long on

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 171/2 ( Kane Williamson 25 , Yuvraj Singh 15)

KC Cariappa has been all over the place today and his latest over was no different. Although he was let down by his fielders who made a regulation error, allowing the ball to slip away for a boundary.  However he would have no complaint for the second boundary off the over as he gave Yuvraj a juicy full toss wide on the off side. Eleven runs came off the over as SRH look set for 200

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 160/2 ( Kane Williamson 24 , Yuvraj Singh 5)

Glenn Maxwell has been KXIP’s pick of the bowlers and he bowled yet another good over at a very crucial time.Yuvraj was perhaps still settling into his groove, but still the Australian all-rounder was very tight with his line and length.

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 155/2 ( Kane Williamson 23 , Yuvraj Singh 1)

Mohit Sharma gets the dangerous Shikhar Dhawan in an eventful over that started with a boundary. Dhawan was holed in the deep a ball later, before Williamson bagged the second four of the over on the third ball. Meanwhile local las Yuvraj Singh got a great reception when he came out. Mixed over for KXIP. Got an important wicket, but gave away too many runs for their liking

Kane now takes charge. Some textbook stuff there, to have him glance it for a FOUR!#OrangeArmy #RiseOfOrange #KXIPvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 28, 2017

WICKET!!!! Great catch by our captain #GlennMaxwell at deep mid-wicket off Mohit Sharma's bowling!
SRH 147/2 off 14.2 overs#KXIPvSRH #KXIP

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 28, 2017

OUT! Shikhar Dhawan 77 (48) b Mohit Sharma c Glenn Maxwell

Shikhar Dhawwan tried to clear the midfield boundary but send it straight down Glenn Maxwell’s throat who took a brilliant catch

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 73 , Kane Williamson 16)

Cariappa into his third over of the innings. Dhawan gets a couple of doubles in the first two balls, before reaching out for a delivery that would have been called a wide though he gets only a single. Wide called in the fifth ball, which is followed by a flick towards the leg side for a four. 12 off the over, with Hyderabad going at more than 10 an over at the moment.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 131/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 63 , Kane Williamson 15)

Axar Patel continued for KXIP. The bowler struggled for length throughout the over and a couple of back foot shots from Williamson didn’t fetch him a boundary. But another short delivery on the last bal was put away over midwicket by the NZ skipper to make it a good over for SRH

Most 100-plus opening stands in T20s:

5 – Chris Nash/Luke Wright, DAVID WARNER/SHIKHAR DHAWAN 
4 – Virat Kohli/Chris Gayle, Robin Uthappa/Gautam Gambhir

These middle overs are crucial if Kings XI want to restrict SRH to something chaseavle, preferably under 200. The last three overs from Axar and Cariappa have been better since Maxwell got rid of Warner. Williamson is just getting his eye in but it is essential for the Kings that they don’t allow him to get into his innings. The spinners need to keep it right, and ideally grab a wicket in the next over or two.

Big fan of Williamson coming in now to rotate strike.

— Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) April 28, 2017

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 120/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 61 , Kane Williamson 6)

KC Cariappa came into the attack for KXIP. Dhawan missed out from scoring a boundary on a couple of occasions as he tried to sweep the bowler. Decent over from Cariappa though, just seven runs came off it

#GlennMaxwell celebrates getting rid of the dangerous #DavidWarner! #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi#KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/NypSmUUyH8

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 28, 2017

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 113/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 58 , Kane Williamson 3)

An over without a boundary for SRH. What a massive wicket was that for KXIP. Warner had SRH set for a 200-plus score. Now KXIP can stop that from happening. Good tight owling from Axar Patel in this over. Not giving Williamson to get going straight away

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 107/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 55 , )

Finally a successful over for KXIP as Maxwell castled Warner. The Australian opener tried for one shot too many and missed a straight deliver. But that was not before scoring seven runs from it and with both batsmen bringing up their half centuries

Most 100-plus opening stands in IPL:

5 – DAVID WARNER/SHIKHAR DHAWAN*
4 – Chris Gayle/Virat Kohli

OUT! David Warner 51 (27) b Glenn Maxwell 

Warner castled!!!

The lack of wickets will really be worrying Maxwell, and he doesn’t have many options to turn to either. Axar copped a hammering in his one over so the skipper will be reluctant to bring him back while the two lefties are at the crease. It means Maxwell has to bowl himself for now and try and break this ominous looking partnership. On a good surface SRH are on track for well over 200, especially if they manage to keep wickets in hand.

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 99/0 ( David Warner (C) 49 , Shikhar Dhawan 49)

Anureet Singh back into the attack, but with no real luck. Took an inside edge of Warner’s bat only to see it race away for a boundary. That knocked his confidence back and Warner profited with back-to-back boundaries, one on the leg side, while other on the off side. SRH going along nicely

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 83/0 ( David Warner (C) 40 , Shikhar Dhawan 42)

Warner is looking very dangerous. He is almost hitting a six every over. Even Maxwell, the captain who brought himself into the attack couldn’t stop that trend. Overall Maxwell was fairly tight as eleven runs came off the over

Rarely do we see Axar go the journey but it seems Warner has made a concerted effort to go after Kings XI’s best bowler to put pressure on the captain and the rest of what is a pretty weak bowling attack. It’s a good surface and the ball is coming on to the bat which shows in Dhawan and Warner getting SRH off to a flyer. Great powerplay for the visitors, there’s plenty of runs in this deck against these bowlers. Lucky for Kings XI they have stacked their batting, it looks like they are going to need it.

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 83/0 ( David Warner (C) 40 , Shikhar Dhawan 42)

Warner is looking very dangerous. He is almost hitting a six every over. Even Maxwell, the captain who brought himself into the attack couldn’t stop that trend. Overall Maxwell was fairly tight as eleven runs came off the over

Mind your head in Mohali, Warner tonking them frequently over the fence!

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 28, 2017

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 72/0 ( David Warner (C) 33 , Shikhar Dhawan 38)

KC Cariappa bowled KXIP’s 7th over, first one after the powerplay. Warner pinched a single off the first delivery, before Dhawan put away a loose delivery to the boundary with an excellent paddle sweep. Once again a single followed a boundary to allow Warner have his share of big hitting. The Australian smashed Cariappa out of the park with a big six over long on

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 60/0 ( David Warner (C) 26 , Shikhar Dhawan 33)

Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack, this time from the other end, but Dhawan welcomes him with a boundary off the first ball.  The SRH batsmen then do the sensible thing by rotating the strike. Another ten-run over ends an excellent powerplay for SRH.

This is the third 50 partnership for #Shikhar and #DavidWarner this #IPL.👏#OrangeArmy #RiseOfOrange #KXIPvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 28, 2017

#DavidWarner was lucky to have Saha drop a difficult one off Axar. #OrangeArmy #RiseOfOrange #KXIPvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 28, 2017

Not often do I say Ishant looks like his side’s best seamer but that is the case right now. Mohit and Anureet have started very poorly while Ishant has been good with his two powerplay overs. Big challenge for the big man is he how bowls at the death because that’s been a weakness of his for a long time.

DROPPED! Warner was dropped on the last ball of Axar Patel over, as Saha failed to pouch an outside edge.

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 50/0 ( David Warner (C) 25 , Shikhar Dhawan 24)

Axar Patel into the attack for KXIP within the PowerPlay. Another bowling change doesn’t yield the expected result as an aggressive Warner goes after the left-arm spinner. Firstly a punch through the covers from the back foot to get four runs, before two back-toback sixes straight down the field. Massive over for SRH as 17 runs come off it

Almost all the teams seem to be following a set plan to Warner this year: no width outside off, no filth on leg.

— Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) April 28, 2017

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 33/0 ( David Warner (C) 9 , Shikhar Dhawan 23)

Glenn Maxwell brings in Mohit Sharma after just one over from Anureet Singh from that end, and the change didn’t really have the desired effect. David Warner dispatched a length ball over mid-on for a boundary before Shikhar Dhawan put away a short delivery to the mid-wicket boundary. 11 runs off the over for SRH

That throw from Maxwell was almost like a punishment to Mohit for misfielding #KXIPvSRH

— Arun Venugopal (@scarletrun) April 28, 2017

Pairs with 2000-plus partnership runs in IPL:

Virat Kohli/Chris Gayle 
Virat Kohli/AB de Villiers
DAVID WARNER/SHIKHAR DHAWAN*

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 22/0 ( David Warner (C) 4 , Shikhar Dhawan 17)

Poor start to the over from Ishant Sharma who bowled a full delivery on Shikhar Dhawan’s pads. The Indian opener flicked it for a six over fine leg to get the boundary for the over. But the Indian Test bowler seemed to have got back the control he lost during that one delivery and just gave away two more runs.

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 13/0 ( David Warner (C) 3 , Shikhar Dhawan 9)

Anureet Singh another bowler who came into the line-up bowled the second over for KXIP, but he struggled in his line and length unlike Ishant and Shikhar Dhawan was on guard to punish it. First a pull off the back foot against s short delivery, and secondly a flick down fine-leg. The youngster produced a much better end to the over not conceding many runs, to keep it a respectable over for him

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 3/0 ( David Warner (C) 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 0)

Ishant Sharma who came into the side for this game opened the bawling for KXIP. A contest from the feisty India vs Australia series. Good start from Ishant who beat Warner’s outside edge on the first delivery, before nicking it with another outswinger on the second. The KXIP fielder in the deep was alert enough to prevent a boundary. There was a bit of seam movement for the bowlers and the manner in which it flew off the outside edge also shows how lightning quick the outfield is. Good start from Ishant Sharma, just three runs from it

First game of this season of #IPL for @lionsdenkxip at #Mohali and nearly a packed house here #KXIPvsSRH. pic.twitter.com/4vDfCSG3YL

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 28, 2017

Some great fielding there from @itsmeanureet to save the ball from reaching the boundary!
SRH 2/0 off 0.3 overs#LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 28, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan’s strike rate of 118.09 in this IPL is the lowest among all the batsmen who have scored atleast 200 runs in this IPL. He has scored 235 runs from seven innings at an average of 33.57. Moreover, at Mohali, he has scored only 114 runs from six innings at an average of 19.00.

Ishant Sharma to open the bowling for Kings XI Punjab

SRH openers David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle in Mohali. The action is just minutes away now

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Kings XI finally playing their first game at their real home ground of Mohali, and they also finally managed to get back on the winners board against Gujarat. They’ve since had a few days off to reco-operate but the Mighty Hash is out injured and replaced by Martin Guptill. As good as Amla has been I’ve been keen to say Guptill play this IPL. Eoin Morgan also returns in place of Marcus Stoinis who offered little with bat or ball. So once again Kings XI have loaded up with batsmen and the bowling will rely on Ishant, Mohit, Anureet Singh, and the spin twins of Axar and Cariappa. It’ll be a tough test against a strong Sunrisers side.

#IPL Match 33: Here are the Playing XIs for @lionsdenkxip & @SunRisers #KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/MLi89hdokG

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2017

The two line-ups!

#IPL Match 33: Here are the Playing XIs for @lionsdenkxip & @SunRisers #KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/MLi89hdokG

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2017

.@SunRisers are warming up ahead of their game against @lionsdenkxip #KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/Oiln6E7Vul

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2017

Head to Head record:

Overall: Matches played – 9, Kings XI Punjab Won – 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad Won – 7

In Mohali: Matches played – 3, Kings XI Punjab Won – 0, Sunrisers Hyderabad Won – 3

Odds are heavily staked against KXIP here

.@SunRisers are warming up ahead of their game against @lionsdenkxip #KXIPvSRH pic.twitter.com/Oiln6E7Vul

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2017

Kings XI Punjab XI: M Guptill, M Vohra, G Maxwell, S Marsh, E Morgan, W Saha, A Patel, M Sharma, Anureet Singh, I Sharma, KC Cariappa

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: D Warner, S Dhawan, K Williamson, M Henriques, Y Singh, D Hooda, N Ojha, B Kumar, A Nehra, S Kaul, R Khan

SRH changes: Big news for SRH is that both Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra are back in the starting XI

KXIP changes: Eoin Morgan, Martin Guptill, Anureet SIngh and Ishant Sharma come in, Hashim Amla, Natarajan miss out due to injuries

TOSS! Glenn Maxwell has won the toss and Kings XI Punjab will bowl first

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the IPL 2017 game between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kings XI have faded away after a really good start to the season and are in a need of win to revive their hopes of making the play-offs. The story is kind of similar for Sunrisers who have struggled after a good start. Stick around for all the scores and updates of the game