Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils: KXIP beat DD by six wickets in Mohali

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Man of the Match, Lokesh Rahul, says it is hard to plan such innings. Adds further he just looked to get into good positions and things went well for him. Reckons that the openers need to be aggressive to get their team off to a good start. States they wanted to score off the new ball and lighten the pressure on the batsmen to follow. He hopes he carries the momentum out to the middle the next time he bats. Ends by saying he is happy to break the record of the fastest fifty in Indian T20 League.

Ravichandran Ashwin says there is lesser pressure now. Further adds he had nerves at the start but all is fine. Mentions they did play a few practice games here. Admits the monkey is off the back and it is a big relief after winning the first game. Credits the batting and says they want to take it game by game. Ends by saying he will not be shying away from challenges with the ball.

Now Karun Nair is up for a chat and says the pitch was pretty good. Credits the way Rahul played and says he is happy to get some runs under his belt. Thanks the crowd who came out to support them.

Gautam Gambhir feels they had got a decent total on the board but Punjab took the game away from them in the first six overs. Credits the bowlers for pulling the game back. He felt 160-165 was a good total as once the ball got old it was difficult to score. Ends by saying they have a good backroom staff and they will hope to turn it around quickly.

A great beginning to the season for Punjab under Ravichandran Ashwin. Their bowlers did a decent job to restrict Delhi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, in particular, impressed one and all. The batting department, although, with the exception of Rahul and Nair, looked a bit rusty and they would like to work on it. Delhi, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their bowling and would have to pull up their socks. Here is what Gambhir has to say...

That's it! Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in Mohali

A comfortable win in the end for Punjab! KL Rahul's scintillating knock sealed the chase more or less inside the Powerplay and Karun Nair made sure that they don't lose track by cracking a half century. Delhi were shell-shocked after the attack by Rahul and never really recovered. They did try by picking wickets here and there but that never bothered the home team.

T Boult to M Stoinis, Match over! Stoinis hits the winning runs as he carves this over the cover fielder and runs a single. Handshakes all around as PUNJAB WIN BY 6 WICKETS!

T Boult to M Stoinis, FOUR! SCORES ARE LEVEL! That has been SMASHED! Full and it is the off pace delivery. Stoinis reads it early and thrashes it down the ground for a boundary.

T Boult to D Miller, Fuller and outside off, driven towards cover for a run.

T Boult to M Stoinis, Fuller ball on middle, driven down to long on for a run.

T Boult to D Miller, A low full toss on middle, Miller mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

T Boult to M Stoinis, NO BALL! An extra fielder was out of the ring. Sloppy from Delhi. Boult bowls a good yorker which is dug out towards long on for a run. Free Hit coming up.

Trent Boult is back on.

C Morris to D Miller, Another slower ball, which sticks on the surface. Miller tries to pull it but it goes off the bottom half towards deep square leg for a brace. 10 from the last two needed.

C Morris to M Stoinis, Off pace delivery on middle, Stoinis flicks it through square leg for a run.

C Morris to D Miller, Fuller on middle, flicked through square leg for a run.

C Morris to M Stoinis, In the air... but on the bounce! Short and outside off, Stoinis flat-bats it towards long on. It reaches the fielder on the bounce and the batsmen cross.

C Morris to M Stoinis, On the pads, Stoinis goes for the flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.

C Morris to M Stoinis, Slower ball on middle, Marcus goes for the pull but misses.

Chris Morris is back into the attack.

R Tewatia to M Stoinis, Another flatter delivery outside off, Marcus guides it through short third man for three. 15 needed from 18.

R Tewatia to M Stoinis, FOUR! This boundary might have crushed the hopes of Delhi, if there were any that is. Short and on middle, Stoinis makes room and slaps it over covers.

R Tewatia to M Stoinis, Goes for the reverse sweep, Tewatia fires it outside leg. Stoinis misses and the umpire also does not call it a wide.

R Tewatia to D Miller, Slower through the air on off, Miller first thinks about sweeping it but then seeing the line he guides it to point for a quick run.

R Tewatia to M Stoinis, Comes down the track, seeing that Tewatia shortens his length. Marcus works it through square leg for a run. 23 from 22 needed.

R Tewatia to M Stoinis, Very clever from Stoinis! He goes down on one knee and paddles it fine on the leg side for a couple.

Rahul Tewatia is back on.

D Christian to M Stoinis, Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.

D Christian to M Stoinis, What a shot to play on your first ball! WOW! Looks like he has been hitting the ball really well in the nets. A full ball on middle, Stoinis shows the full face of the bat and drives it straight down the ground for a brace.

Marcus Stoinis is the next man in.

The last and final strategic break of the game has been taken with the fall of the wicket. Punjab are going about their work solidly and are still on track even after the fall of Karun's wicket who just got to his fifty. They still have Stoinis and Axar who can hit the ball a long way. Should be an easy chase.

D Christian to K Nair, OUT! No, he fails to take his side home! Fifty and out for Karun. This too was a similar ball to the one he hit out of the park. Slower ball and on a shorter length. Karun rocks back and pulls it hard and flat. He however, does not get the desired elevation. Boult in the deep runs to his right and takes a good reverse cup catch. A good knock by the lad from Karnataka comes to an end. He has taken his team to the brink of victory. 29 more needed in 26.

D Christian to K Nair, A yorker on off, dug out to covers.

D Christian to K Nair, SIX! Just as i write that, Nair sends the ball into the stands and brings his fifty up in style! Short and it is the slower one. Karun reads it and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Takes his helmet off and kisses the badge. 29 more needed in 27. Can he take his side all the way?

D Christian to K Nair, Down the leg side, Karun tries to pull but misses. The ball brushes the pads and goes to short fine leg. A dot to start, so no boundaries in the last 4 overs.

Daniel Christian is back on.

A Mishra to D Miller, Flatter on middle, Miller flicks it through square leg and gets another double. 6 runs easily taken from the over.

A Mishra to D Miller, This time it is in the gap and the batsmen run two! A little too full by Mishra and hence the spin is out of contention. Miller flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

A Mishra to K Nair, Fuller on the pads, Nair flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. Just 2 from the first 4 balls.

A Mishra to K Nair, Fires it on off, Nair goes down on one knee to sweep but gets a bottom edge to short fine leg.

A Mishra to D Miller, This time he gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it through square leg for a run.

A Mishra to D Miller, Good turn there! A googly on leg stump. It turns away after pitching. Miller tries to work it on the leg side but the ball takes a soft leading edge to covers.

R Tewatia to D Miller, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. Another tight over but no wickets. 41 from 36 needed.

R Tewatia to K Nair, Another leading edge but well over the bowler! Shorter on middle, Nair rocks back and tries to whip it but gets a leading edge down to long on for a run.

R Tewatia to D Miller, Short and wide outside off, Miller cuts it hard but straight to the man at covers in the deep. A single results.

R Tewatia to K Nair, A little too full on middle, Nair flicks it down to long on for an easy single.

R Tewatia to K Nair, Fires it on the stumps, Nair pushes it to covers.

R Tewatia to D Miller, Flatter on off, Miller rocks back and punches it down to long on for a run. This is good batting by the two. They know singles will do the job and they are doing exactly that.