IPL 2018, DD vs KXIP: Mujeeb's last over heroics help Punjab beat Delhi by 4 runs

New Delhi: Mujeeb ur Rehman bowled the best over of his young career as Kings XI Punjab defended 17 runs in the final over to beat Delhi Daredevils by four runs at Feroz Shah Kotla ground on Monday. The victory also ensured Punjab topped the points table with 10 points ( Five wins and one loss).

After being set a target of 144 runs for victory, Delhi got off to a good start thanks to opener Prithvi Shaw, who was given the first game of the tournament. Ankit Rajpoot gave Punjab the early breakthrough by getting rid of Shaw for 22 runs. He had his second of the match removing Glenn Maxwell for 12 runs. Skipper Gautam Gambhir also couldn't get going as he also was dismissed for just 4 runs.

Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer who played well together in the last game couldn't do the damage yet again as Mujeeb clean bowled Pant for just 4 runs.

After Daniel Christian's dismissal, Rahul Tewatia, and Shreyas Iyer then took the attack to the opposition as both of them put on 47 run stands for the sixth wicket to get the home side closer to victory.

With 17 runs needed off the final over KXIP skipper R Ashwin decided to bring in 17-year-old Mujeeb into the attack and take the team to victory. With Shreyas Iyer still at the crease, it looked like Delhi will take the game away from Punjab.
Iyer first hit a six and then a boundary to bring the equation closer.

The Mumbai batsman, however, failed to hit the final delivery over the boundary ropes as the ball went straight into the hands of Aaron Finch as he was dismissed for just 57 runs and with that Punjab recorded their fifth win of the season.

Delhi Daredevils 96-5 from 15 overs

Delhi Daredevils 42-2 from 5 overs

Delhi Daredevils restricted Kings XI Punjab to 143-8 their Indian Premier League encounter here on Monday.

After winning the toss, DD elected to bowl.

Avesh Khan removed Aaron Finch early, after which Liam Plunkett joined the party, removing the in-form KL Rahul for 23.

In the absence of star batsman Chris Gayle, nothing seemed to be right for the visitors as they soon lost the wickets of Mayank Agarwal and Yuvraj Singh.

Karun Nair (34) too fought hard, but departed in the 17^th over as Plunkett struck again.

With most of the core players gone, David Miller was the only hope. However, the South African, too, departed for 26 as Dan Christian got his first wicket.

Nothing seemed to work for the visitors as they lost R Ashwin and Andrew Tye in the final stages of the innings.

KXIP 140-7 from 19.1 overs

WICKET! Trent Boult joins the action as he removes captain Ravichandran Ashwin.

KXIP 127-6 from 17.3 overs

WICKET! Dan Christian gets his first wicket as he removes David Miller for 26!

KXIP 116-5 from 16.1 overs

WICKET! Plunkett joins the party again, this time dismisses the in-form Karun Nair for 34.

KXIP 85-4 from 12.4 overs

WICKET! Avesh Khan strikes again to dismiss Yuvraj Singh for 14 to keep the visitors in further trouble.

KXIP 60-3 from 7.3 overs

WICKET! Plunkett strikes as he gets his second victim, as he sees off Mayank Agarwal for 21.

KXIP 42-2 from 4.3 overs

WICKET! Liam Plunkett celebrates his first wicket of IPL 2018 as he removes KL Rahul for 23. This is a huge wicket.

KXIP 6-1 from 1.3 overs

WICKET! Avesh Khan gets his first wicket as he removes Aaron Finch early courtesy a good catch by Shreyas Iyer. The visitors won't be happy with this.

Toss update

Delhi Daredevils have won the toss, and will bowl first.

One big news from the Kings XI camp is that Aaron Finch has replaced Chris Gayle in the playing XI, whereas David Miller has also been included.

For DD, Dan Christian and Liam Plunkett make way for the injured duo of Chris Morris and Jason Roy.

here is how the teams lineup:

Preview

Hosts Delhi Daredevils (DD) will hope to climb up from the bottom of the Indian Premier League table when they take on Kings XI Punjab on Monday.

Gautam Gambhir’s men have slipped to the eighth position in the IPL standings after having just won one game so far.

Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin-led KXIP are enjoying a dream run in the tournament, having lost just one match and winning four of them.

For DD, all eyes will be on Rishab Pant, who scored 85 in the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), but his efforts went in vain.

Meanwhile, Chris Gayle will be the main man to watch out for in the match, after having scored two fifties and a century in the three matches he has played so far.

All in all, the visitors might have a slight advantage over the hosts, as they will be boosted by the form of KL Rahul, who scored 60 runs in the last match.

Also, Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman will be looking to add more wickets to his tally. The newcomer currently has five wickets to his name in the tournament so far.

Squads:

Delhi Daredevils: Gautam Gambhir(captain), Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, Glenn Maxwell, , Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Daniel Christian, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Trent Boult, Manjot Kalra, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh, Liam Plunkett, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Kings XI Punjab: 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 Ur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Andrew Tye, Akshdeep Nath, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar, Ben Dwarshuis.

When is the match?

The match is scheduled to start at 8 P.M. IST on Monday (April 23).

Where is the match?

The match will take place at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi.

Live telecast and timings:

With Star India now acquiring the media rights from Sony Pictures Network India for the upcoming season, the matches will be telecast on various Star Sports channels.

Live streaming:

The matches can be viewed live on Hotstar.com or on the Hotstar app.