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
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
138/8
(17.1/20 ov, T:139) 141/4
KKR won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
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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
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
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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
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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
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