Kings XI chase down 206 in 18.4 overs

May 14, 2014

Shikhar Dhawan and Aaron Finch gave their side early momentum after Sunrisers were put in to bat. Dhawan smacked four fours and a six of Sandeep Sharma early on•BCCI

David Warner found his groove early on too, and attacked the Kings XI bowlers•BCCI

Kings XI Punjab lost Virender Sehwag in the first over, but a fierce counterattack was launched by Wriddhiman Saha and Manan Vohra as Kings XI scored 86 runs in the Powerplay•BCCI

Sunrisers crept back into the match with some tight overs but Dale Steyn was taken for 20 runs in the 18th over, which steered the match towards Kings XI•BCCI

Sent up the order, Naman Ojha had a quiet start but soon opened up against spinner Shivam Sharma•BCCI

It took a misjudged second run to stop Warner, who was out for 44 off 23 balls•BCCI

Saha struck eight fours and two sixes in his half-century before he was stumped in the eighth over•BCCI

George Bailey and David Miller shared an unbroken 52-run stand, to guide Kings XI to their third 200-plus chase in the IPL, the most by any team•BCCI

Ojha, however, pummeled Sandeep Sharma in his last over to push the score to 205. Ojha was unbeaten on 79 off 36 balls with seven fours•BCCI

Glenn Maxwell rode his luck as he was caught off a no-ball, but he ensured that the required run-rate never got out of hand, making a 22-ball 43•BCCI