Kings XI Punjab v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils - IPL5 - Kings XI out of the tournament - Live Score and Update
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 141/8 (20/20 ov) v Delhi Daredevils 145/4 (18.2/20 ov) - Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
On Saturday, Kings XI Punjab saw their Indian Premier League campaign come to an end after losing to Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in a match that was played at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Himachal-Pradesh-c791 Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.
For Punjab to keep in the running for a place in the play-offs of the lucrative tournament, they needed to win this match, but a lacklustre bowling and fielding performance prevented them from defending a solid total of 141 runs.
After winning the toss, Delhi put Punjab into bat, and while Delhi were already the number-one team in the tournament, they were aiming to solidify their standing by handing Punjab a staggering beating.
They made early inroads by grabbing their first wicket with only five runs on the board as Punjab opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mandeep-Singh-c74122, faltered without scoring a run.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 then became the second wicket of the day, perishing after scoring a short innings of nine runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625, the Delhi pacer grabbed both the wickets and was running wild as Punjab batsmen were facing him with extreme difficulty.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528, to strike as he nabbed his first wicket by dismissing PC Valthaty, who lost his wicket after scoring two runs.
For Yadav, third time was the charm as he seized the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380, who found his way back to the pavilion after scoring just three runs. Yadav was later named as the Player of the Match for his outstanding bowling performance.
With the top four batsmen back in the pavilion for only 20 runs on the board, Punjab had had a terrible start to their innings.
It was then a match saving performances from SD Chitnis (38), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 (36) and Gurkeerat Singh (26) that saved the side from complete annihilation as Punjab managed to post a defendable total on the board.
Needing 142 runs to win, Delhi launched a ruthless run chase as openers U Chand and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 gave their team a stand of 82 runs to set the tone of their innings.
While Chand departed after scoring 18 runs, Warner clobbered a stupendous knock of 79 runs to play a lead role in helping his side win the match in 18.2 overs for the loss of four wickets.
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