http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 – IPL 5 – Delhi conquer Kings - Live Score and Update
Kings XI Punjab 136 v Delhi Daredevils 140 - Delhi Daredevils won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
On Tuesday, Delhi Daredevils consolidated their number-one stature in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) by conquering Kings XI Punjab as they successfully chased down a total of 137 runs needed to win the game played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
Choosing to bat first after winning the toss, Kings XI Punjab suffered a terrible decline in the later part of their innings which consequently restricted them on a total of 136 for the loss of eight wickets.
It was only Punjab’s skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380, who stood defiant and belted an unbeaten knock of 40 runs to help his side amass a defendable total.
Meanwhile, from Delhi, UT Yadav was the best bowler with three wickets to his name, while VR Aaron remained behind with two Punjab scalps.
Coming out to chase down the total, Delhi had a reasonable start of 21 runs, with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 playing impressive shots.
However, the fiery knock from Warner soon met its end when with 14 runs off eight deliveries; the batsman was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 off the bowling of Kumar.
Then with 28 runs on the board, it was time for the skipper to take a walk back to the pavilion as he lost his wicket after scoring an innings of eight runs.
Punjab then saw the back of Y http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Venugopal-Rao-c2752, who perished after scoring just seven runs, leaving his side standing on a total of 37 runs.
And then without the addition of a single run in the total, the side saw the fall of their fourth wicket of the day with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 walking off the field without troubling the scorers.
This was a perfect scenario was Punjab as they were looking well on their way to another impressive win, but seasoned batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 stood in their way as the veteran batsman looked determined to prevent Punjab from ending the game on a high.
He smashed a match winning innings of 56 runs as he stayed unbeaten to see his team through, winning the game in 19 overs for the loss of five wickets.
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