it's all over, Kings XI win another, making absolutely certain of their place in the playoffs, Delhi sink to their seventh straight loss, the result was confirmed with a powerful pull towards deep midwicket for four, it was tight, but once again Kings XI pull through
Daredevils vs Kings XI, 45th match at Delhi, IPL, May 19 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Kings XI won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Daredevils take it close but still can't snap their streak - they will look back on the lack of acceleration towards the end of their batting, and the large number of extras.
Pietersen: "Incredibly tough to get over that one, our strength has been our batting in the last five-six, but ... it just wasn't meant to be. Hopefully, we can finish well, today was a team effort."
How good was Akshar Patel's innings? Keeping his cool even as the match got tight, after the M&M show ended early.
apoorvagj: "Peitersen doesn't know Manan Vohra? Are you kidding me!!! What is means is that there was no strategy discussed against Vohra last night. "
Presentation ceremony:
George Bailey: explains the decision to demote himself, says he wanted to keep the left-right combination going, especially as there was a short boundary on one side. "I thought they got a better start than they should have, they were probably under par but only just."
Man of the Match is Akshar Patel: "If you want to play cricket for a long time, you have to perform in the pressure situations. I have told the captain that I don't mind bowling at any stage of the innings, I want to prove myself here."
Right, that's a wrap from me. Our video show 'The Huddle' will start soon. Stick around for that. Thanks for the mails today, will Daredevils ever win?
great running from Aksar Patel there, that full toss was drilled past the bowler, didn't look like there would be time for two, but Patel was nearly lapping Dhawan there, so quick was he off the blocks
short ball, Dhawan doesn't know much about that one, a top edge towards square leg, Tahir has plenty of ground to cover, so the batsmen can hare back for the second, in time to beat the throw
Eight off five now.
Aalhad Kulkarni: "So in a sense, Kumar Dharmasena should be the Man Of the Match if KXIP win :P"
full and outside off, sliced towards deep point for a single
Nine needed in the final over.
big googly from Tahir, nearly got through after Dhawan skips down the track, off the pads
dot ball, Dhawan can't get it away, down the track
pushed towards cover for a tight single, almost an overthrow there, direct hit would have been close there
taken! this game is back alive, Bailey perishes, a needless big hit, don't think he picked the googly, and that flies off the inside half of the bat towards deep midwicket, where Jadhav takes a good diving catch, two rookies will have to finish the job now
googly from Tahir, Bailey drives it in front of point
steps down and drives towards long-off for a single
driven towards long-on for a single to end the over
and that's surely the game, a full toss outside off is thumped over long-off for six, Patel a strong contender for Man of the Match here
a yorker into the toes, Patel jams it back towards the bowler, again the third umpire is called for after a half-hearted appeal from Unadkat, this time Patel played it into the ground, then onto the boot and to the bowler
short of length and outside off, guided down to third man for a single, calm and risk-free from Bailey
mistimes a hack down the ground, past the bowler for a single
Anwy: "It's definitely an important error. Akashar could be today's Man of the match. He picked up 1 wkt (KP) for 18 runs in 4 overs. Then now batting really well. Surely an important umpiring error by Dharmasena. "
short of length ball outside off, steered down to third man for a single
Unadkat now
guided to backward point to complete a quick single
short once more, Bailey sends it towards deep point for a couple
Tahir drags it short, Patel slaps it towards deep square leg for a single
bottom edges the ball towards first slip this time, pretty cool that they have a first slip in place at this stage of the innings
srini_bleed-red: "Another error Yes! Important one? Not Sure."
spinning away from the left-hander who defends towards point
Bailey eases the first ball towards long-on for a single
Here's Tahir. Can he do it for Daredevils?
Over 20 • KXIP 165/6
Kings XI won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)