IPL 2019 KXIP vs SRH: KL Rahul guides Kings XI Punjab to six-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Ur Rahman to J Bairstow, Tossed up on middle, Bairstow plays it back towards the bowler.

Ur Rahman to J Bairstow, WIDE! Bowls it down the leg side, Jonny looks to play at that but misses it.

Ur Rahman to J Bairstow, Full on off, Bairstow drives it to mid off.

Spin or pace? Which type of bowler will bowl from the other end? Any guesses? Okay, we will tell you. It's the Afghan kid, Mujeeb Ur Rahman. A slip is in place.

A Rajpoot to D Warner, Length delivery on off, David pushes it to covers. Just 3 runs from the first over. Good start by Ankit Rajpoot.

A Rajpoot to D Warner, On a good length on off, Warner plays it towards cover-point where Mandeep does well to stop it with a dive to his left. Saves a few runs for his team.

A Rajpoot to D Warner, On a good length on middle, Warner looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Good bowling by Rajpoot.

A Rajpoot to J Bairstow, Length delivery on middle, Bairstow flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

A Rajpoot to J Bairstow, On a good length and outside off, Bairstow offers no shot to this one.

A Rajpoot to D Warner, Quick single! On a good length on off, Warner plays it towards covers and rushes to the other end. Sarfaraz attacks the ball and goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses it.

A Rajpoot to D Warner, WIDE! Starts with a delivery outside off, Warner shoulders his arms to this one. Ankit Rajpoot starts with a widish delivery. The umpire calls it a wide much to the surprise of everyone. That appeared to be well inside the tramline.

We are all set to begin. The players and umpires are out in the middle. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow will open the batting for Hyderabad. Ankit Rajpoot will start the proceedings for Punjab. He will have a fond memory of playing against Hyderabad as he picked a fifer last season. Let's see how he fares today. A slip in place. Here we go...

Unchanged Playing XI for Hyderabad - David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(WK), Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(C), Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.

Punjab (Playing XI) - Lokesh Rahul(WK), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin(C), Ankit Rajpoot (in for Andrew Tye), Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (in for Murugan Ashwin).

Punjab skipper, Ravichandran Ashwin informs about the team changes first and tells that Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Ankit Rajpoot are playing in place of Andrew Tye and Murugan Ashwin. Mentions that it's more to do with the conditions. Feels the pitch appears to be a bit tacky. On containing Bairstow and Warner, Ashwin replies that they are quality batsmen and Punjab will try to bowl well up front.

Hyderabad skipper, Bhuvneshwar Kumar says he wanted to bowl also but now they have to post a big score as dew could be a factor. Wants to improve on the middle order batting and states that he is enjoying his captaincy stint. Informs that they are unchanged.

Toss - Ravichandran Ashwin flips the coin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar calls 'Heads' but it comes down as 'Tails'. PUNJAB ELECT TO FIELD!

Pitch report - Daren Ganga inspects the surface and says that there is an even covering of grass and it has a mosaic look to it. He feels that it's going to be good for batting but also mentions that hitting sixes won't be too easy given the dimensions of the ground.

All set for the Monday evening action and Hyderabad have arrived in Mohali to face the home team, Punjab, at the PCA Stadium. Both teams faced defeats last Saturday in a way that would have hurt them. The hosts lost the plot completely in their chase whereas the visitors got blown away by the West Indian storm, Alzarri Joseph. Barring that game, these two sides have done decently in 2019 and would be eager to get back to winning ways. Gayle vs Rashid, Ashwin vs Warner are a few individual battles we are looking forward to and let's hope for a mouthwatering contest. Hello and welcome everyone, thanks for joining us for the coverage of Match 22 of this year's Indian T20 League. Stay tuned for more updates...