Player of the Match
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2641dThe Report by Alagappan Muthu

Saha, Vohra star as Kings XI go top

Kings XI Punjab were pushed to the top of the table thanks to a belligerent 91-run stand between Wriddhiman Saha and Manan Vohra

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

NV Ojha
NV Ojha
79(36) 4x4 - 7x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 24 runs
  • 2x4 - 2x6
4 6 0 10 7 33 17 2
WP Saha
WP Saha
54(26) 8x4 - 2x6
Control %65%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 24 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
0 0 4 0 24 6 4 16

Best performances - Bowlers

R Dhawan
R Dhawan
O4
M0
R42
W2
Eco10.5
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Shivam Sharma
O4
M0
R31
W1
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Kings XI Punjab , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.25, Interval 17.25-17.45, Second Session 17.45-19.10

Match days

14 May 2014 - day/night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Kings XI Punjab 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0

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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

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