10/04Result
8th match (N), Indian Premier League at Indore, Apr 10 2017
Kings XI won by 8 wkts (33b rem)
Player of the Match
Axar Patel
Axar PatelPunjab Kings
10/04Result
8th match (N), Indian Premier League at Indore, Apr 10 2017
Kings XI won by 8 wkts (33b rem)
Player of the Match
Axar Patel
Axar PatelPunjab Kings

11.12pm That's all from our coverage today, folks. See you for Rising Pune Supergiant v Delhi Daredevils tomorrow. Thanks for joining us. Good night.

Axar Patel is the Man of the Match.

Maxwell: Feeling good. It's been a great start for us. The bowlers set it up for us. To keep it to 23 in the powerplay was a great effort. Our bowlers seemed to get something out of this wicket when there was something there. The boys have been adaptable, I can't ask for more than that.

Shane Watson: Didn't start well with the bat and I'm certainly to blame, getting out in the first over. A few more than 170-180 would have been nice. We didn't even execute nicely with the ball. There was a little bit more dew than I thought there would be and it was skidding along more in the second innings.

The short list for opening batsmen for ESPNcricinfo's all-time IPL XI is done, and now it's time to vote for the rest of the batsmen.

10.57pm And that's it. Dour? Anti-climactic? One-sided? Take your pick. The Royal Challengers masked their batting weakness with a solid bowling performance in their last game, but they've been found out today. Indore isn't the easiest of pitches to play on, but it's effectiveness ends as the night wears on, as RCB have learnt today. Once the dew comes in, it's a batting paradise. Amla with a fifty, Vohra with a brisk knock on top, Maxwell to finish it all off. The bowlers set it up and the batsmen finished the job. Clinical from Punjab and a second win in two games.

14.3
6
Chahal to Maxwell, SIX, good length, looped outside off stump, Maxwell hasn't moved down the leg side this time. Stays put, waits for it and hammers it flat past long-off
14.2
0
Chahal to Maxwell, no run, watches him make room, tosses it wide outside off stump and beats his heave
14.1
1
Chahal to Amla, 1 run, low full toss at leg stump, flicked to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
14 | 16 Runs | PBKS: 143/2 (6 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 10.21, RRR: 1.00)

  • Glenn Maxwell37 (20b)
  • Hashim Amla57 (37b)
  • Billy Stanlake4-0-41-0
  • Pawan Negi1-0-7-0
13.6
6
Stanlake to Maxwell, SIX, too easy. Back of a length outside off stump, makes room, chops it flat over point and the ground size is optimal to pick up six
13.5
1
Stanlake to Amla, 1 run, slower ball, full at off stump, shuffles across, pushes it to midwicket
13.4
1
Stanlake to Maxwell, 1 run, back of a length outside off, hops inside the line at the last moment and whips it to fine leg on the bounce
13.3
1
Stanlake to Amla, 1 run, back of a length in the corridor, rides the bounce, dabs it to third man
13.2
1
Stanlake to Maxwell, 1 run, slower ball, short outside off stump, backs away, goes for the cut again but this time he toe-ends it to mid-off
13.1
6
Stanlake to Maxwell, SIX, short and outside off stump, backs away, throws his arms at it and opens the face enough to lift it over third man

Stanlake

END OF OVER:
13 | 8 Runs | PBKS: 127/2 (22 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 9.76, RRR: 3.14)

  • Glenn Maxwell23 (16b)
  • Hashim Amla55 (35b)
  • Pawan Negi1-0-7-0
  • Shane Watson2-0-28-0
12.6
1lb
Negi to Maxwell, 1 leg bye, arm ball, good length, slides into the front pad and hits it as he can't connect with the pull shot
12.5
0
Negi to Maxwell, no run, back of a length at off stump, makes room and cuts straight to backward point
12.4
1
Negi to Amla, 1 run, good length, angled in at middle stump, walks across the stump and dabs it to long leg
12.3
1
Negi to Maxwell, 1 run, good length at off stump, thumps this off the back foot, one bounce to long-on
12.2
4
Negi to Maxwell, FOUR, full and floated at leg stump, watches it till its under his eyes and places it between deep midwicket and long-on

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