RESULT
3rd match, Abu Dhabi, April 18, 2014, Pepsi Indian Premier League
(18.5/20 ov, T:206) 206/4

Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
95 (43)
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So we've had our first run fest of the Indian T20 but the action still doesn't stop. We have Rajasthan v Hyderabad coming up in a few minutes so do stick around for that as well.

Glenn Maxwell is the Man of the Match "I play with the bowler to try and upset the bowler and find the gaps. Feels pretty good to chase down 200+ against Chennai, they're a pretty good team. Hopefully the batsmen can keep it up and the bowlers can chip in as well"

"Just try and be positive. It was a pretty good wicket. We pulled it back with the ball in the middle overs considering they were heading for 230," George Bailey says, "Maxi has been in great touch and we hope he carries on for Punjab"

"When you score 200, you have to remember the opposition has every chance of scoring it as well," says MS Dhoni. "Fantastic wicket, they batted really well. We should have done better with the ball. [Bravo going off injured] Still he was not fit to bowl today, we played him as a batsman so we were a bowler short. Batsmen did their job, bowlers should have had different plans for different individuals. Bowl right areas. The margin of error is very small. Overall it will be difficult for the bowlers. Not much spin. The game was down to the batsman, we did well but they beat us fair and square"

Danish Patel: "Entertaining it surely has been, but worrying more-so for Indian cricket! Both innings were constructed by foreign players and in both innings Indian bowlers were taken to the cleaners! "

Siddharth: "You know your bowling attack is weak when your most economical bowler of the day is Ashish Nehra!"

5.50 pm You would have thought Chennai got enough on the board after making the first 200-plus total this year, but their bowling had no answer to the wiles of Glenn Maxwell. His sweeps and reverse sweeps and switch hits and the occasional orthodox cover drives ushered Punjab to their second victory chasing over 200 in the League. Of course he was helped in his endeavor by a couple of drops and some ordinary, leg-stump bowling

18.5
4
Sharma to Bailey, FOUR runs

that's emphatic! Short ball pulled powerfully to the deep midwicket boundary and the two Punjab batsman exchange big smiles and a hug as well

18.4
4
Sharma to Bailey, FOUR runs

in the slot and Bailey has hoicked it over the long-on boundary. Cleared his front leg and let the hands go

18.3
2
Sharma to Bailey, 2 runs

good length ball which grips the pitch and darts outside off, Bailey muscles a mistimed pull through midwicket

18.2
1
Sharma to Miller, 1 run

full toss outside off, Miller flashes and gets a thick outside edge to third man

switches around to the left-hander

18.1
1
Sharma to Bailey, 1 run

shortish and outside off, cut away strongly to deep extra cover

Run-a-ball needed now. 12 off 12

Vikram: "@Sahil, who disagreed with people calling the Chennai attack weak. The telling stat here is that all the Chennai bowlers have gone above 10 an over. They lack a quality fast bowler and if the pitches don't favor spin, they will be regularly taken to the cleaners." Mohit is back as well

end of over 184 runs
PBKS: 194/4CRR: 10.77 RRR: 6.00
David Miller53 (36b 3x4 3x6)
George Bailey6 (6b)
Ashish Nehra 3-0-24-1
Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-43-0
17.6
Nehra to Miller, no run

walked at the bowler who fired in a leg stump yorker, misses the flick and the stumps en route to the keeper

17.5
1
Nehra to Bailey, 1 run

finds the yorker outside off and Bailey pushes it down to long-on

17.4
Nehra to Bailey, no run

full and speared in on the pads, Bailey looks to swipe it away but gets struck on the pads. No appeal, would have gone well down leg

Nehra around the wicket

17.3
1
Nehra to Miller, 1 run

low full toss outside off, Miller opens the face and slices it to deep point

17.2
1
Nehra to Bailey, 1 run

slower ball on off stump, Bailey isn't fooled as he dabs into the covers and rotates the strike. That's all that's needed with an equation reading 14 off 16

17.1
1
Nehra to Miller, 1 run

full toss on leg stump, picked away to deep midwicket

Wayne: "Chennai could have gone with Badree instead of either Bravo or Faf. The bowling looked slightly weak with this lineup and Badree's 4 overs could have made the difference." Nehra's back

end of over 1718 runs
PBKS: 190/4CRR: 11.17 RRR: 5.33
David Miller51 (33b 3x4 3x6)
George Bailey4 (3b)
Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-43-0
Dwayne Smith 2-0-25-1
16.6
1
Jadeja to Miller, 1 run

good length ball on middle and off, he strides forward to push it down the ground to long-on

16.5
2
Jadeja to Miller, 2 runs

good length ball on middle and leg, turned away to deep square leg for a couple that brings Miller his fifty

16.4
6
Jadeja to Miller, SIX runs

over long-off this time. Punjab are in a hurry to finish this off. Another little trip down the track and though it hit the bottom of the bat, it had enough to clear the fielder in the deep

16.3
6
Jadeja to Miller, SIX runs

offers length and Miller has pounced. He was down the track and belts it way into the crowd behind long-on

16.2
1
Jadeja to Bailey, 1 run

a little more flight but he's pushing towards leg stump. Bailey works it away behind square leg

16.1
2
Jadeja to Bailey, 2 runs

darted in on leg stump, Bailey swivels on the back foot and sweeps it down to long leg

end of over 1616 runs • 1 wicket
PBKS: 172/4CRR: 10.75 RRR: 8.50
David Miller36 (29b 3x4 1x6)
George Bailey1 (1b)
Dwayne Smith 2-0-25-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-41-2
15.6
4
Smith to Miller, FOUR runs

that was clever. Waited on this shortish ball with just a little room and he dabbed it fine of short third man and it just skimmed away

15.5
1
Smith to Bailey, 1 run

fullish on off stump, eased through point to get off the mark

The captain strides out with 39 off 26 left

15.4
W
Smith to Maxwell, OUT

what a yorker! Leg stump has been uprooted. There was no room to manoevre it, which was what Maxi was trying to do with a bit of an open face but the ball just kept coming in at him and cramping him up. He also seemed a little surprised by the extra pace on that and walks off the field with his bat raised. He's missed a personal landmark, but has placed his team in a very good position

Glenn Maxwell b Smith 95 (43b 15x4 2x6) SR: 220.93
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