DD vs KXIP IPL 2014 Match 45 Result : Punjab beat Delhi by 4 Wickets

Last modified: May 19, 2014 at 11:57 pm | Results

In the match no. 45 of the season 7 of Indian Premier League (Pepsi IPL 2014), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) beat Delhi Daredevils (DD) by 4 Wickets.

Having won the toss at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi, Kings XI Punjab elected to field first.

Delhi Daredevils lost the wicket of opener Murali Vijay early but Kevin Pietersen and Dinesh Karthik played well. Kevin Pietersen and Dinesh Karthik played well. Pietersen scored 49 runs of 32 balls and Dinesh Karthik scored 69 runs of just 44 balls hitting 7 fours and three sixes. But one both of them got out wickets kept falling and Delhi finished their innings on 164/7.

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For Kings XI Punjab, Sandeep Sharma and Ben Hendricks picked up three wickets each while Akshar Patel picked up one wicket.

Chasing this modest total, Kings XI Punjab had a quick start once again with openers playing well. Manan Vohra scored 42 runs of just 19 balls while Virender Sehwag scored 23 runs of 22 balls. But then a few wickets fell and Punjab were 95/4 in the 10th over with both Miller and Maxwell being dismissed cheaply. Kings XI Punjab got under pressure and lost a few wickets in the middle overs but Akshar Patel played well scoring unbeaten 42 of 35 balls. In the end team chases the target loosing 6 wickets with just 2 balls to spare.

For Delhi Daredevils, Imran Tahir picked up three wickets, JP Duminy picked up two while Mohammed Shami picked up one wicket.

Akshar Patel was named the Man Of The Match for his brilliant batting performance in the match.

Please find below detailed score scorecard of both the innings.