Kings XI vs KKR, 13th match at Mohali, , Apr 19 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
13th match (N), Mohali, April 19, 2016, Indian Premier League
(17.1/20 ov, T:139) 141/4

KKR won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
53 (28) & 3 catches
robin-uthappa
Cricinfo's MVP
74.09 ptsImpact List
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Gautam Gambhir: We were professional. Our opening partnership was important. The way Robin batted made the chase easy. Hopefully we can continue batting the same way. There's always room for improvement, but all of us want to continue the winning habit. You don't want to flirt with form, you never know when it will dry. When you're scoring runs, you need to get as many as possible. Manish and Surya are batting well in the middle, so I'm not too concerned about the middle order not having too many opportunities. We have a stable squad, we haven't made too many changes. We trust our players and give them that security, that is very important. We wanted to ease Narine in, we don't want to put too much pressure on him. We have five quality bowlers apart from him. It's time for others to share the burden that he has been carrying for quite some time. He's been brilliant since the last two games.

Robin Uthappa is the Man of the Match for his 28-ball 53. "I was a little rusty with the gloves to start off with, but happy to be able to contribute and get better. That's the thing with someone who doesn't keep regularly. It's important to create momentum at the start of the tournament, that's something we have focussed on. Gautam and I share a good chemistry at the top of the order, the understanding is there, which helps us rotate strike. You don't try to fix something that ain't broke. We have to just complement each other and keep things simple.

David Miller: It's disappointing. We didn't score enough runs, lost too many wickets upfront, and missed a few opportunities on the field. We're not far away from a win, we're close. I believe in the boys. I'm confident we can turn it around. The middle order, myself to blame too. I haven't scored too many runs. In the bowling department, we've given away too many boundary balls. There were a lot of positives. Sahu bowled exceptionally well, very happy to see Shaun get runs under its belt. We have got some unbelievable plays in out squad.

11:15pm Another chase, another win. So 12 out of 13 matches this season have been won by the chasing team. This has been another cruise for the Knight Riders, who join Gujarat Lions at the top of the points table. Kings XI continue to scrape the bottom. A disappointing batting show resulted in them putting up just 138. In reply, Gambhir and Uthappa put together 82 in just 8.2 overs. From there on, it was just one-way traffic. By winning in the manner they have, KKR have also boosted their net-run-rate

Nitish: "The success of KKR is hugely because of the local talent in the team.. This is a clear indication of how important the local players are in the IPL.. "

17.1
4
Mohit to Suryakumar, FOUR runs

those are the winning runs. Back-of-the-hand slower delivery again, right in the slot as Surya just frees his arms and thumps it back past the bowler and the diving mid-off fielder. Has enough legs to cross the boundary

end of over 1713 runs
KKR: 137/4CRR: 8.05 RRR: 0.66
Yusuf Pathan12 (6b 2x4)
Suryakumar Yadav7 (8b 1x4)
Kyle Abbott 3-0-32-0
Axar Patel 3-0-19-2
16.6
Abbott to Pathan, no run

attempts a yorker, turns out to be a low full toss, flicked to midwicket

16.6
1w
Abbott to Pathan, 1 wide

way too short, well over Yusuf's head

16.5
1
Abbott to Suryakumar, 1 run

walks across the stumps and pulls the short one towards deep midwicket

16.4
1
Abbott to Pathan, 1 run

short and wide, cut wide of point, a misfield gives them a single

16.3
4
Abbott to Pathan, FOUR runs

thumped past the diving mid-on fielder. Tried to play the double bluff, but Yusuf was up to the task.

16.2
4
Abbott to Pathan, FOUR runs

helped into the fine leg boundary. Easy picking those. Had 'hit me' written all over it. Tried to camp him for room by trying to bowl into his rib cage, ended up drifting it down leg, helped on its way

16.1
2
Abbott to Pathan, 2 runs

slapped past point, back for the second easily, a better throw from Vohra and he may have been in trouble. Yusuf turned at the non-striker's end with his back to the ball. Turned blind

Kyle Abbott back in

end of over 167 runs • 1 wicket
KKR: 124/4CRR: 7.75 RRR: 3.75
Yusuf Pathan1 (1b)
Suryakumar Yadav6 (7b 1x4)
Axar Patel 3-0-19-2
Mohit Sharma 3-0-25-0
15.6
1
Axar Patel to Pathan, 1 run

driven to long-off

Yusuf in for his second hit this season

15.5
W
Axar Patel to Shakib, OUT

looks to fetch the slog from outside off, can only get a top edge to short third man. Easy catch. Not needed at this stage, especially with victory within touching distance

Shakib Al Hasan c Sandeep Sharma b Patel 11 (15b 1x4 0x6 23m) SR: 73.33
15.4
4
Axar Patel to Shakib, FOUR runs

Vohra makes a mess of it at long-off. To add to KXIP's woes, it's a boundary too. Slogged, but not off the middle, Vohra was hesitant to move forward, but eventually did, and when he finally got down on it, missed it completely.

Kapil: "And remember, Sahu took two wickets of superb players of spin and both of them were well set. Find for Punjab and who knows India too. He batted well too the other day. Hope Punjab drop either Axar or Mohit and play Gurkeerat" India, is pushing it. He's 30

15.3
1
Axar Patel to Suryakumar, 1 run

punched to long-on

15.2
1
Axar Patel to Shakib, 1 run

slogged across the line to deep square leg

15.1
Axar Patel to Shakib, no run

fires one outside off, Shakib shapes to cut but lets go in the end

end of over 155 runs
KKR: 117/3CRR: 7.80 RRR: 4.40
Suryakumar Yadav5 (6b 1x4)
Shakib Al Hasan6 (11b)
Mohit Sharma 3-0-25-0
Axar Patel 2-0-12-1
14.6
Mohit to Suryakumar, no run

length ball on middle, worked to midwicket

14.5
Mohit to Suryakumar, no run

full and tails back into middle, squeezed to midwicket

14.4
4
Mohit to Suryakumar, FOUR runs

ramp shot! Slower bouncer from Mohit, both feet off the ground as he made contact, straight over the keeper's head. Excellent improvisation

14.3
1
Mohit to Shakib, 1 run

makes room to cut, it was the slower one, bunts it to point and takes off for a risky run, Miller fires a throw from point, Shakib dives but would have been out had there been a direct hit at the bowler's end

14.2
Mohit to Shakib, no run

cuts and misses. Wasn't there for the stroke. It was too full, just zipped through after pitching

14.1
Mohit to Shakib, no run

slower one on off stump, driven to cover

Win Probability
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Over 18 • KKR 141/4

KKR won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
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