Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Wriddhiman Saha is the Man of the Match. Saha: "Me and Manan were thinking of scoring as much as possible in first six overs and keeping the momentum going. He (Vohra) is outstanding, timing the ball properly. Good pitch, 400 runs in 40 overs."

Bailey: "I walked off at the half way point angry at our bowlers. Maybe we bowled okay, I am not sure. Saha and Manan were outstanding. Really pleasing thing was it looked calculated, did not like they were slogging or taking everything on, they were really good cricket shots, it gave the rest of the guys the confidence that it was a chaseable total. At the halfway stage, I was thinking if it was one of those ones where I would be asked if we toss again, if I would change it. It just skids on a little bit, it did feel like it was coming on quite nicely (batting second), but it felt like it was coming on nicely all day. You get the first one away and you get some confidence I guess. We are not relying overly on Maxwell and Miller, though they have had a fantastic series. Other guys are contributing, which is important."

Kings XI have been asked to chase 200-plus twice this season, and they have done it successfully both times. And by the time Maxwell came in today, Kings XI were 95 for 2 in 7.1 overs. Credit to Saha and Vohra, playing his first game of the season. The win puts Kings XI in relatively safe territory, they have eight now

Sunjay: "Almost a vintage super kings-esque chase. Quick start, busy middle, and captain comes, struggles a bit, but stays in there to finish the game with a six. They've evolved a super kings model with an inform maxi-miller combo too."

Ozee: "Firstly It was ABD against steyn and now its Bailey....steyn is definitely under the pump."

18.4
6
Kumar to Bailey, SIX, Bhuvneshwar goes full outside off, and Bailey finishes it with a flat six that lands just over the long off boundary
18.3
1
Kumar to Miller, 1 run, short outside off, Miller drags a pull to midwicket
18.2
1
Kumar to Bailey, 1 run, dabs a slower length ball to short third man
18.1
1
Kumar to Miller, 1 run, drills a full delivery to long off

END OF OVER:
18 | 22 Runs | PBKS: 202/4 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 11.22, RRR: 2.00)

  • George Bailey28 (17b)
  • David Miller22 (22b)
  • Dale Steyn4-0-51-0
  • Irfan Pathan1-0-5-0

Not the best over from Steyn that

17.6
6
Steyn to Bailey, SIX, what a turnaround from Bailey, Steyn bowls a slower length ball on middle and leg, Bailey cracks it straight and high over the bowler
17.5
4
Steyn to Bailey, FOUR, he's making up for his struggle, Steyn pitches it up close to off, Bailey gets forward and smashes it over extra cover
17.4
4
Steyn to Bailey, FOUR, four more, Steyn goes full and outside off now, Bailey looking a lot better now as he bends the back leg and square drives to the backward point boundary
17.3
6
Steyn to Bailey, SIX, Bailey's finally got something away, it is angled in full to leg stump, Bailey gets front leg out of the way and lifts it over wide long on
17.2
1
Steyn to Miller, 1 run, a thick inside edge to short fine leg as Miller swings at a pitched up ball around middle and leg

Chat between Dhawan, Finch and Steyn

17.1
1
Steyn to Bailey, 1 run, Bailey continues to survive, direct hit was needed from extra cover as he pushed and ran, not coming, he was gone had it hit

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | PBKS: 180/4 (26 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.58, RRR: 8.66)

  • David Miller21 (21b)
  • George Bailey7 (12b)
  • Irfan Pathan1-0-5-0
  • Amit Mishra4-0-32-1

Read this on the subject of low catches

16.6
2
Pathan to Miller, 2 runs, makes room and scythes a full toss to sweeper cover
16.5
1
Pathan to Bailey, 1 run, this game is still not done, Warner pulls off a stunner, Bailey feels the pressure to try a big shot, completely mishits it, Warner advances from long off, he dives forward, they decide to check if it is clean, does he have his fingers under the ball as he takes it, has it touched the ground, can't really be sure with replays, and the benefit goes to the batsman
16.4
0
Pathan to Bailey, no run, shout for leg before as Bailey swipes and misses, but that pitched outside leg, Bailey wants a single, Karn advances from point, had he hit, Bailey was out by miles

The big hunters

3

Number of times that Kings XI Punjab have chased more than 200 to win a match in the IPL. No other team has done this more than once

Maxwell's dominance

198

Glenn Maxwell’s strike rate in this season, the best by any batsman for any season (min. 200 runs)

Middle-overs mastery

8.04

Kings XI Punjab's average run rate during the middle overs [7th to15th] across IPL seasons. Every other team scores at less than 8

Opening mayhem

131

The IPL record for the best 10-over score made by Kings XI Punjab today. the previous record was 130 by Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians in 2008

A six off Steyn

3

The number of batsmen who have hit Dale Steyn for two or more sixes in the IPL - MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers and Manan Vohra.

Boundary spree

13

The number of fours Kings XI Punjab have hit in the Powerplay overs in this game. The T20 record for most fours in the Powerplay is 14

Flying start

86

The number of runs scored by Kings XI Punjab in the Powerplay, the second-best in the IPL

Aiming for Steyn

0

The number of times Chris Gayle has hit Dale Steyn for six in T20s. Manan Vohra took a six off him in the second over

Sehwag's start

4

The number of consecutive games in which Virender Sehwag has hit the first ball for four. He has been out 22 times in the first over, the most for a batsman in the IPL

A steep chase

205

The same score that Kings XI Punjab successfully chased down against Chennai Super Kings earlier this season. They have chased 200+ twice in the IPL

Brisk Ojha

29

The number of balls Naman Ojha took to reach his fifty, the fastest for Sunrisers in the IPL