Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2014, Sharjah
Maxwell, Balaji power Kings XI to big win
Kings XI Punjab, inserted by Sunrisers Hyderabad, began brightly. Virender Sehwag clubbed three sixes during a brisk 30 and added 51 for the opening wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara•BCCI
Sunrisers did not help themselves though, as David Warner dropped Maxwell on 11 and though Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not repeat the same, Darren Sammy had stepped over the line with Maxwell on 62•BCCI
Sunrisers, however, fought back after dismissing Maxwell, as Bhuvneshwar snared three wickets to keep Kings XI to 193 for 6, when 200-plus had seemed possible at one stage•BCCI
The team failed to string together even a single big stand, as Kings XI kept pegging them back with regular wickets. Venugopal Rao was bowled for 11 by Sandeep Sharma•BCCI
All the pre-match talk had been about Glenn Maxwell, and the batsman didn't disappoint, going after the Sunrisers bowlers right from the off•BCCI
Maxwell made most of the missed chances, slamming five fours and nine sixes during a 43-ball 95•BCCI
Shikhar Dhawan edged Mitchell Johnson behind in the second over of the chase•BCCI
KL Rahul was the team's top-scorer with 27, and his innings came to an end when he hit straight to David Miller at long-off•BCCI
Amit Mishra came in for special treatment, conceding 25 in an over, and ended with 2 for 56•BCCI
L Balaji then delivered a double blow in his first over, removing both Aaron Finch and David Warner to leave Sunrisers reeling•BCCI
Balaji eventually finished with 4 for 13- his second-best IPL figures - as Sunrisers were bundled out for 121, giving Kings XI their third straight win•BCCI