Punjab have won their third game in a row. This was a slower one and the batsman couldn't get bat on ball. Punjab remain in the hunt for the spot in final four.
Please hang on for the quotes from the post-match ceremony.
Hopes: "I am not sure luck had to do much with it tonight. Our fielding lost us this game. We have to take those chances. Tonight, it summed up our entire season."
Gilchrist: "It was hard to tell [what's a good score]. 140 was our initial thought but Shaun and Valthathy played well. Our seamers bowled well and Piyush was outstanding. He has come back and shown that he is a world-class bowler. He has great variation; his wrong un is lethal. There were some great catches; one or two blemishes but in general the enthusiasm was terrific. It was a great win, it will keep us alive and 30-run win will help net run rate. We will now think about Bangalore, who are the form team of the tournament."
Man of the Match is Chawla: "After missing out, I needed to come back strongly and I am happy. The little extra bounce helped me a lot. I wasn't nervous; I have played at this wicket before and knew that it will help the spinners a little bit. As a legspinner, my job is to pick up wickets. It was nice to see the catches taken by Mandeep and Ryan."
Please hop on to the second IPL game or the Test between West Indies and Pakistan. Or both. Good bye
shortish delivery outside off, he tries to drag it to the on side but fails to connect
low full toss, Morkel mistimes his drive out to long-off
Drilled! He backed away outside leg and thumped this full-length delivery over mid-off
moves outside leg and slashes the bouncer up and over third man. It flea off the top edge
run out missed by Gilly. It was pulled weakly towards long-on.. David Hussey throws it on the bounce at the striker's ends and it skids rapidly to Gilly who couldn't collect it cleanly. The batsman was well short of the crease
And again. The slogs aren't working. Gilly keeps taking them.
in the corridor outside off and it goes past the attempted heave
Run out missed fullish delivery around off, squeezed out to point. The throw comes but misses the stumps.
walks right across the stumps and tries to swing to the on side. He misses and the ball nails him on the off stump line. Trapped!
pushes it away for a single
drilled to right of long-on where David Hussey makes a nice diving save
dropped by Dinesh Karthik Another bouncer, another pull shot and Dk waits at the midwicket boundary. He couldn't repeat Ryan's efforts though. He pouched the ball but it slipped out of his hands
bangs in a bouncer and it climbs over the attempted pull. It's been given as a wide and PK isn't impressed
back of length outside off and he has flat-batted it high over mid-off.
Wow! What an effort from Ryan Harris. Travis pulled the short ball and I was sure it had sailed over deep midwicket boundary. Ryan leaps near the ropes, arches back while in the air, plucks the ball with one hand and manages to land back inside the playing arena. Phew. Gem.
bowls a shortish ball from a very short run up and Travis flat-bats it high over long-off. Crunchy
Another swing and a miss. Gilly throws the ball back to Praveen
moves outside leg and has a go at this length delivery which ends up bouncing over the stumps
high bouncer and the batsman sways away from the line
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | |
Toss | Delhi Daredevils, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2011 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00 |
Match days | 15 May 2011 - daynight (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kings XI Punjab 2, Delhi Daredevils 0 |
Over 20 • DC 141/8
Kings XI won by 29 runs