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HIGHLIGHTS: KXIP pulls a miraculous win against SRH, stays in playoffs race

It was all in SRH's favour but it lost the plot in the death overs where KXIP bagged 7 wickets to snatch victory and clinch two crucial points to stay in playoffs race

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KL Rahul and Chris Gayle during KXIP vs RCB match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on the 15th October 2020. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI

In Match 43 of the Indian Premier league 2020 (IPL 2020), KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.

Chris Jordon and Arshdeep Singh starred with the ball in hand as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defended a total of 126 to defeat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 12 runs.

With this win, KXIP now has 10 points and is placed at the fifth spot in the points table. On the other hand, SRH is in sixth place with 8 points.
Chasing 127, SRH got off to a good start as openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow put on 52 runs inside the first six overs. However in the seventh over, Ravi Bishnoi provided the much-needed breakthrough to KXIP as he dismissed Warner (35). In the very next over, Murugan Ashwin clean bowled Bairstow (19), reducing SRH to 58/2.

After conceding 52 runs in the first six overs, KXIP announced a remarkable comeback as in the next six overs, the side gave away just 25 runs and took three wickets.
Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar put up a brief 33-run stand, but tight bowling from KXIP resulted in Pandey's (15) dismissal in the 16th over, with SRH still 27 runs away from the target. In the very next over, Arshdeep Singh sent Shankar (26) back to the pavilion and the match was set for a tense finish.

In the penultimate over, Chris Jordon dismissed Jason Holder (5), and Rashid Khan (0), and SunRisers' chase got derailed from that point. In the end, KXIP walked away with a 12-run victory. For KXIP, Jordon and Arshdeep Singh scalped three wickets each.

Earlier, a spirited bowling performance helped SRH restrict KXIP to 126/7 in the allotted twenty overs.

Sent into bat first, KXIP got off to a steady start as openers KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh put on 37 runs for the first wicket. 

Chris Gayle then joined skipper KL Rahul added 29 runs, but the stand came to an end in the 10th over as Jason Holder had Gayle (20) caught at long-off, reducing KXIP to 66/2.

Immediately after, Rashid Khan clean-bowled KL Rahul (27) in the 11th over, and KXIP was left in a spot of bother. 
Glenn Maxwell (12) and Deepak Hooda (0) also failed to leave a mark and KXIP was reduced to 88/5 in the 15th over.

In the final overs, KXIP was not able to get a launchpad for destructive striking and as a result, the side was restricted to under the 130-run mark. Nicholas Pooran remained unbeaten on 32 for KXIP while Rashid Khan returned with the figures of 2-14 for SRH.

KXIP vs SRH playing 11

Kings Xi Punjab made two changes in its playing 11, bringing in Mandeep Singh and Chris Jordan in place of Mayank Agarwal and James Neesham. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad made one change as it picked Khaleel Ahmed in place of Shahbaz Nadeem.

KXIP playing 11:  KL Rahul(w/c), Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.

SRH playing 11: David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan.

 
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IPL 2020: KXIP vs SRH full scorecard
 
 
 

11:39 PM

KXIP wins by 12 runs

11:39 PM

Over 19.5 Khaleel out

Ball 5: Arshdeep to Khaleel, OUT!! Khaleel falls short of  the ground and KXIP wins it
11:37 PM

Over 19.4

Ball 4: Arshdeep to Khaleel, no run
 
11:36 PM

Over 19.3 Priyam caught

Ball 3: Arshdeep to Priyam, OUT!! Priyam swings the bat but the ball couldn't find the distance
 
11:35 PM

Over 19.2 Sandeep out!

Arshdeep to Sandeep, in teh air but caught by Murugan Ashwin!! 
11:34 PM

Over 19.1

Ball 1: Priyam slams it but couldn't time it, only a single of it
11:31 PM

Sunrisers Hyderabad need 14 runs in 6 balls

11:31 PM

SRH live score after 19 Over: 113-7 | Holder, Rashid out

 
 
Over Summary: 1 1 W W 1 0; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 113-7
 
Chris Jordan into the attack 
 
Ball 6: No run
 
Ball 5: Priyam picks one
 
Ball 4: OUT!! Rashid is caught and it's 2 on 2, chance for a hat trick
 
Ball 3: OUT!! Jason Holder is caught in the covers by Mandeep Singh as he looks to drive
 
Ball 2: Jordan to Priyam, single
 
Ball 1: Jordan to Holder, single
11:27 PM

Jason Holder out!

11:25 PM

Sunrisers Hyderabad need 17 runs in 12 balls

11:23 PM

SRH live score after 18 Over: 110-5 | Vijay Shankar out

 
 
Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 W 0; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 110-5
 
Arshdeep continues, Priyam Garg walks in
 
Ball 6: No run
 
Ball 5: OUT!! Slower one and short Vijay looks to play off side but gets an edge and KL Rahul takes the catch
 
Ball 4: Single, Holder runs for single and Shankar gets hit on the helmet grille as he runs to the other end. Looks like all is safe.
 
Ball 3: Single
 
Ball 2: Holder picks one
 
Ball 1: No run, the ball hits Holder in the thigh
11:22 PM

SRH live score after 18 Over: 110-5 | Vijay Shankar out

Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 W 0; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 110-5
 
Arshdeep continues, Priyam Garg walks in
 
Ball 6: 
 
Ball 5: OUT!! Slower one and short Vijay looks to play off side but gets an edge and KL Rahul takes the catch
 
Ball 4: Single, Holder runs for single and Shankar gets hit on the helmet grille as he runs to the other end. Looks like all is safe.
 
Ball 3: Single
 
Ball 2: Holder picks one
 
Ball 1: No run, the ball hits Holder in the thigh
11:13 PM

SRH live score after 17 Over: 107-4 | Manish departs

 
 
Over Summary: Wd W 0 1 1 1 4 ; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 107-4
 
Chris Jordan continues, Jason Holder walks in
 
Ball 6: FOUR!! One bounce for four as Vijay Shankar drives
 
Ball 5: Single
 
Ball 4: Single
 
Ball 3: Single
 
Ball 2: No run
 
Ball 1: Wide, OUT!! Manish Pandey slams it to long-off but J Suchith takes a stunner inches away from the boundary
11:03 PM

SRH live score after 16 Over: 99-3

 
 
Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 0 0 ; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 99-3
 
Bishnoi continues
 
Ball 6: No run
 
Ball 5: No run
 
Ball 4: No run
  
Ball 3: Single
 
Ball 2: No run
 
Ball 1: Shankar picks one
 
10:59 PM

SRH live score after 15 Over: 97-3

 
 
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 4 1 ; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 97-3
 
Arshdeep back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Single
 
Ball 5: FOUR!! 
 
Ball 4: Single
  
Ball 3: No run
 
Ball 2: Vijay picks one
 
Ball 1: Manish picks one
 

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First Published: Oct 24 2020 | 5:02 PM IST