Hyderabad disappointed; Yuvraj-led KXIP triumph

KXIP made three changes to their playing eleven – James Hopes, Irfan Pathan and Uday Kaul made way for Kumar Sangakkara, Ramesh Powar and Gagandeep Singh.

DC made three changes to their playing eleven – Shahid Afridi, Nuwan Zoysa and Halhadar Das made way for Herschelle Gibbs, Scott Styris and Sanjay Bangar.  

On winning the toss, Yuvraj Singh, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, without the loss of a wicket.

DC’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While the contribution of Adam Gilchrist, DC’s skipper, to the partnership was 23, Gibbs’ contribution to it was 26.

Gibbs, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 44. Sixty-seven balls into the match, Gagandeep broke the 79-run partnership.

DC’s openers put on 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

While Gilchrist’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 40 balls, Rohit Sharma’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 26 balls.

Interestingly, neither of them added to their aforementioned score.

Gilchrist faced 42 balls. Twenty-two balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, Powar broke the 32-run stand.

Sharma faced 27 balls. Seventeen balls later, V R V Singh broke the 38-run stand.

DC’s openers put on 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

Venugopal Rao, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Piyush Chawla. Sreesanth broke the 14-run stand.

Chamara Silva, whose innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbea‘ten’.

Styris, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KXIP eventually conceded five extras. DC scored 175 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Gagandeep, who bowled three overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did V R V, Sreesanth and Powar, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 40, 29 and 20, respectively.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 74, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 3.5 overs (23 balls). DC hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of Shaun Marsh, the player of the match, to the partnership was 26, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 24.

Sangakkara’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 23 balls.

He eventually faced 25 balls, failing to add to his aforementioned score. Forty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Silva. Sharma broke the 84-run partnership.

KXIP scored 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, he was caught by Rudra Pratap Singh. Pragyan Ojha broke the 33-run stand.

Marsh’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

He eventually scored 60 off 46 balls, which included three boundaries and as many sixes. Eighteen balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Gibbs. Styris broke the 20-run stand.

Luke Pomersbach, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Eight balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Ojha broke the 12-run stand.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbea‘ten’.

Piyush Chawla, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually conceded eight extras. KXIP, who scored 178 for the loss of four wickets off 19.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with three balls to spare.

Paidikalva Vijaykumar and Ojha bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 23.

Rudra Pratap, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 37.

Styris and Sharma bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 25.

Ojha, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of scalps.