IPL 2020, KXIP vs DC: Shikhar Dhawan makes history with second straight ton but Kings XI Punjab have last laugh
KL Rahul congratulates Shikhar Dhawan for his century. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)
Kings XI Punjab kept their playoff hopes alive with a much-improved performance to beat table-toppers Delhi Capitals by five wickets with an over to spare at Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.
Riding on a blistering knock of Nicholas Pooran (53 off 28b; 6x4, 3x6), they chased down the total comfortable. Most importantly, Kings XI middle-order finally clicked with Glenn Maxwell (32 off 24b; 3x4) finding much-needed form.
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Kings XI needed more than a cameo from Nicholas Pooran, and the youngster played a match-winning knock. However, his inning started on a hara-kiri note. He first ran Mayank Agarwal out after a big mix-up and then nearly ran himself out. He wanted a single that was never there and had the throw to Rishabh Pant been better, he would have been on his way.
After that, he showed why he is an exciting talent. He added 69 runs in just 40 balls with Glenn Maxwell. The youngster completed his half-century in 27 balls. A ball later, Pooran gloved it while swaying out of the line, and Kagiso Rabada had his man. But by the time Pooran got out, the asking rate was below six runs per over. Deepak Hooda (15 off 22b; 1x4) and Jimmy Neesham (10 off 8b; 1x6)) saw their team home without any twists and turns.
Kings XI started the chase on a shaky start as they were reduced to 57 for three at the end of the Powerplay. Orange cap holder KL Rahul (15 off 11b; 1x4, 1x6) was out cheaply, while Chris Gayle (29 off; 13b 3x4 2x6) failed to convert his start, but he set the tone. The veteran mustered 26 runs off one Tushar Deshpande's over.
Earlier, Kings XI restricted Capitals to 164 for 5. Shami (2/28) was the pick of the bowlers, conceding only 13 runs in his two overs at the death.
It was another Shikhar Dhawan show. Dhawan, who waited until his 168th Indian Premier League (IPL) innings for his first century, became the first to score back-to-back IPL centuries.
On a surface where other Capitals batsmen failed to get going, Dhawan (106 off 61b; 12x4, 3x6) created history.
The 34-year-old southpaw began from where he had left against Chennai Super Kings. He unsettled Maxwell with a slog sweep for six over mid-wicket in the first over. He then hit three boundaries off Shami's second over. Dhawan also completed 5000 runs in IPL.
Delhi lost skipper Shreyas Iyer (14 off 12b 0x4 1x6) in the ninth over, caught brilliantly by Rahul down the leg side off Murugan Ashwin's bowling. Pant (14 off 20b; 1x4) looked rusty on his comeback from injury. Unperturbed by his teammates throwing their wickets away, Dhawan kept the innings going by regularly picking up boundaries. A lot depended on Marcus Stoinis (9 off 10b) to end Delhi's innings with a flourish, but he too disappointed, perishing in the 17th over off Shami's bowling.
Riding on a blistering knock of Nicholas Pooran (53 off 28b; 6x4, 3x6), they chased down the total comfortable. Most importantly, Kings XI middle-order finally clicked with Glenn Maxwell (32 off 24b; 3x4) finding much-needed form.
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Kings XI needed more than a cameo from Nicholas Pooran, and the youngster played a match-winning knock. However, his inning started on a hara-kiri note. He first ran Mayank Agarwal out after a big mix-up and then nearly ran himself out. He wanted a single that was never there and had the throw to Rishabh Pant been better, he would have been on his way.
After that, he showed why he is an exciting talent. He added 69 runs in just 40 balls with Glenn Maxwell. The youngster completed his half-century in 27 balls. A ball later, Pooran gloved it while swaying out of the line, and Kagiso Rabada had his man. But by the time Pooran got out, the asking rate was below six runs per over. Deepak Hooda (15 off 22b; 1x4) and Jimmy Neesham (10 off 8b; 1x6)) saw their team home without any twists and turns.
Kings XI started the chase on a shaky start as they were reduced to 57 for three at the end of the Powerplay. Orange cap holder KL Rahul (15 off 11b; 1x4, 1x6) was out cheaply, while Chris Gayle (29 off; 13b 3x4 2x6) failed to convert his start, but he set the tone. The veteran mustered 26 runs off one Tushar Deshpande's over.
Earlier, Kings XI restricted Capitals to 164 for 5. Shami (2/28) was the pick of the bowlers, conceding only 13 runs in his two overs at the death.
It was another Shikhar Dhawan show. Dhawan, who waited until his 168th Indian Premier League (IPL) innings for his first century, became the first to score back-to-back IPL centuries.
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On a surface where other Capitals batsmen failed to get going, Dhawan (106 off 61b; 12x4, 3x6) created history.
The 34-year-old southpaw began from where he had left against Chennai Super Kings. He unsettled Maxwell with a slog sweep for six over mid-wicket in the first over. He then hit three boundaries off Shami's second over. Dhawan also completed 5000 runs in IPL.
Delhi lost skipper Shreyas Iyer (14 off 12b 0x4 1x6) in the ninth over, caught brilliantly by Rahul down the leg side off Murugan Ashwin's bowling. Pant (14 off 20b; 1x4) looked rusty on his comeback from injury. Unperturbed by his teammates throwing their wickets away, Dhawan kept the innings going by regularly picking up boundaries. A lot depended on Marcus Stoinis (9 off 10b) to end Delhi's innings with a flourish, but he too disappointed, perishing in the 17th over off Shami's bowling.
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