INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pacer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar got rid-off Nair in the 18th over but Gayle continued to hammer every Hyderabad bowler
Australian Aaron Finch's 14 not out off 6 balls in the final moments propelled Punjab to a massive total even as Gayle remained a
spectator at the other end
For Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar, Rashid and Kaul bagged one wicket apiece.23:32 IST: Kings XI Punjab beat SunRisers Hyderabad by 15 runs23:31
IST: And its over.23:30 IST: SIX! 234th six of the tournament
Back-to-back sixes for him
18 runs off two needed.23:30 IST: Ashwin bowls the final over for Punjab.23:28 IST: 33 runs needed in the final 6 balls.23:25 IST: SIX!
Manish Pandey brings up his fifty with a maximum
Sran gives away a free hit
SRH need 60 runs in 18 balls.23:15 IST: OUT! Hooda departs for 5 runs as SRH lose their 4th wicket
The scoreboard pressure got the better off the batsman
Played very late and almost took off Rahul's gloves
SRH 130/3 in 16 overs23:06 IST: Deepak Hooda is the new man in.23:04 IST: OUT! Williamson departs for 54
Knuckle delivery and Aaron Finch takes a simple catch
SRH 113/3 in 14.2 overs23:02 IST: FOUR! Not a great delivery
On the pads and Williamson hovers it over the square leg boundary.23:01 IST: 50 up for Williamson off 39 balls
SRH are still fighting to get to the target
A couple of good overs for them
The asking rate is almost 14 runs per over
SRH 109/2 in 14 overs23:00 IST: SIX! That will help things for SRH
Williamson strike sit sweetly over long on region
SRH 108/223:00 IST: Manoj Tiwary made an outstanding effort to prevent a four.22:57 IST: SRH need another 102 runs off 43 balls22:55 IST:
FOUR! A boundary for Pandey to bring up the 50-run partnership
Full toss and it gets the treatment
SRH are losing control in this match
Some good effective bowling display by Punjab is preventing them from scoring runs
SRH 76/2 in 11 overs22:47 IST: DROPPED! Pandey dropped on long off
SRH need boundaries if they want to win
The run rate os going skywards every passing ball
SRH 72/2 in 10 overs22:43 IST: REVIEW TAKEN! The original decision for a LBW was not out
Kane Williamson comes down the track
Williamson survives.22:39 IST: Decent over for SunRisers
SRH 68/2 in 9 overs22:38 IST: A good start of the over
SRH have taken 9 runs of the first four deliveries.22:37 IST: SIX! Williamson goes on the offensive and hammers Ashwin for a maximum
He hits it to long on and clears the boundary comfortably.22:35 IST: Rahman bowls a good over
Dot to finish a good economical over
FOUR! Much-needed boundary
Williamson strikes it well
SRH 52/2 in 7 overs22:31 IST: Pandey and Williamson are just striking the ball for singles and doubles
The run-rate is going up ball after ball
Sran and Mohit have done well to curb SRH's run rate
new man in for SRH.22:23 IST: WICKET! Slower ball and Yusuf Pathan departs for 19
Second wicket for Mohit Sharma
Pathan fails to read the pace
SRH 37/2 in 6 overs22:22 IST: Two runs for Pathan
Short ball and he hits it for a double
SRH 37/122:20 IST: FOUR! Flat bat and its pure power
Perfectly placed by Yusuf Pathan
Is this Pathan's day tonight
His team needs it.22:19 IST: Mohit Sharma returns to bowl his second over.22:17 IST: FOUR! Half-volley on the legs and flicked over the mid
wicket region by Yusuf Pathan
The shot will give him a confidence boost
He plays it down the line and gets out
SRH 14/1 in 1.5 overs22:07 IST: FOUR! Didn't quite time it but a poor delivery
Dragged it down and Saha places it short fine leg for a boundary
Not a good start for Mohit Sharma.22:06 IST: FOUR! Delightful shot by Kane Williamson
Presented a straight bat, played it on the up and a lovely cover drive
Williamson comes in for SRH
A good first over for Punjab
SRH 2/0 in 1 over21:59 IST: Sran's ball hits Dhawan's hand
He got hit on the back elbow
He is getting attended to by medics
Punjab.INNINGS BREAK21:39 IST: And a single to end the last over
Kings XI Punjab finish with 193/3 in 20 overs21:37 IST: FOUR! Powerful shot to deep mid wicket by Finch
KXIP 191/3 in 19.4 overs21:37 IST: Rashid Khan bowls the last over
Credit to SRH bowlers for keeping KXIP down.21:36 IST: Last over to go for the Punjab innings.21:31 IST: CENTURY! Chris Gayle gets his
He brings up his 6th IPL century
21st in all of T20 cricket
Applauses all around for him
100 off 58 balls.21:30 IST: SIX! Gayle reaches 99 runs
One away from his century
KXIP 174/3 in 18 overs21:29 IST: OUT! Punjab lose their 3rd wicket as Karun Nair departs for 31 runs
A simple catch by Shikhar Dhawan
Nair gets into the act now
He is into the nineties now
He pulls it for a maximum
He opens his wrists, sues his hands and hits it over mid off region
KXIP 141/221:10 IST: FOUR! Now Karun Nair hits it over the offside
Mid off is up and he makes the most of it
KXIP 137/221:08 IST: 50 partnership up for Nair and Gayle where the latter has done the hitting.21:06 IST: SIX! That is four sixes in a row
26 runs off the over for Punjab
KXIP 131/2 in 14 overs21:05 IST: SIX! Right off the front foot
11th six in his last two matches
Gayle is hammering Kuldeep out of the park
Back-to-back sixes for the big man
Gayle is hitting the number one T20 bowler in the world
KXIP 129/221:03 IST: Rashid returns for SRH.20:59 IST: 50 up for Gayle
His second fifty of this tournament
224th six of the tournament
Not a bad ball but Gayle has the power and placement to take Punjab's score above 100
KXIP 100/2 in 12 overs20:56 IST: SIX! Inside out shot by Nair
The fielder Manish Pandey decided to go for the catch but unluckily he is over the line
Tried to throw the ball back to the field but his momentum took him over the line
A wicket and gives away only 4 runs
KXIP 86/2 in 11 overs20:52 IST: Karun Nair is the new man for Punjab
Mayank guides it to the hands
Easy catch for Deepak Hooda
Kaul is again in the wicket's column
KXIP 83/2 in 10.2 overs20:48 IST: SIX! Mayank goes again and goes for a six
Tossed up but gives him enough to get under it and hit it for a six
Not a start Shakib would have wanted
Over the extra cover for a four
Its a loose delivery and gets the necessary treatment
Wide delivery and Mayank slashes it for a four
KXIP 65/120:40 IST: SIX! Gone all the way
For Gayle, the grounds aren't big enough
Gets the key wicket of KL Rahul
KXIP 53/1 in 8 overs20:37 IST: OUT! Rashid Khan strikes
Ball slides it on directly in the front pad
Maybe he is refuelling to begin the onslaught soon.20:33 IST: Rashid Khan bowls his second over.20:32 IST: Deepak Hooda bowls a good over
KXIP 51/0 in 7 overs20:28 IST: FOUR! Superb cover drive by Rahul
Its a good wicket to bat on
This is how Gayle reacts after a mellowed start
Straight out of the middle of the bat towards the long on region
KXIP 38/0 in 5 overs20:22 IST: SIX! Full toss and Gayle hammers it
That ball is out of the park
He just loves striking those balls
79 metres the ball goes above the boundary
A six and a boundary for Gayle
Rahul finishes with a dot ball
KXIP 25/0 in 4 overs20:17 IST: FOUR! He goes the other side
Over covers and its a four
Just 12 in the first three overs and eleven already in the first four balls of this over.20:16 IST: SIX! Gayle is back in business
First one for him and first one of the match
Right in the slog and he pulls it over mid-wicket
Cautious start by the Kings XI batsmen
Replays show there is fine nick off the bat
Umpire overturns the decision in favour of Rahul
KXIP 12/020:10 IST: FOUR! Superb shot by Rahul
This outfield is very fast
Midwicket fails to stop it
First one for Rahul.20:08 IST: Good two overs for the visitors
KXIP 8/0 in 2 overs20:07 IST: Up in the air
This was just little off the fielder
KXIP 8/020:06 IST: FOUR! Delicately touched by Gayle
Leg side and the ball races towards a four
The ball touches Gayle's body and goes towards the boundary
KXIP 6/020:05 IST: Chris Jordan is the new bowler for SRH
KXIP 2/020:04 IST: The big man Gayle is on strike
Very unlike Gayle who usually begins his innings with a boundary
A good first over by Bhuvi
KXIP 2/0 in 1 over20:03 IST: First runs off the bat for Rahul
He opens his run account after 5 balls
He is maintaining his line and length.20:01 IST: Good shot by Rahul but an equally well-placed fielder.No run off the first ball
The next one was an inswinging delivery.20:00 IST: Lokesh Rahul and Chris Gayle are the openers for Punjab while Bhuvneshwar Kumar begins
Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Chris JordanKings
XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Yuvraj Singh, Aaron Finch, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew
Sunrisers Hyderabad19:20 IST: SRH have all their three games this season.19:16 IST: We have a huge match coming our way as the two in-form
match19:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live match updates of the 16th IPL 2018 match between Kings XI Punjab and SunRisers
HyderabadHyderabad may continue to use wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha as a top-order batsman even if he has not cashed in on the
Apart from him, the likes of Shakib, Manish Pandey are proven performers and will look to showcase their talent again, especially against
Punjab bowlers who have proved to be expensive, barring young Afghan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Captain Ravichandran Ashwin will hope fellow bowlers like Andrew Tye, Mohit Sharma and Barinder Sran restrict the Hyderabad line-up.The
squads:SRH: Kane Williamson (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper),
Sandeep Sharma, Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Brathwaite, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Billy Stanlake,
Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, T
Natarajan, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Sachin Baby, Tanmay Agarwal.KXIP: Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), Axar Patel, Yuvraj Singh,
Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma,
Mujeeb Zadran, Barinder Sran, Andrew Tye, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar.
