Hyderabad disappointed; Bailey-led KXIP triumph

KXIP (Shar)made two changes to their playing eleven – Murali Kartik and Parvinder Awana made way for Rishi Dhawan and Sandeep.

SRH made one change to their playing eleven – Ishant (Shar)made way for Irfan Pathan.

On winning the toss, Shikhar Dhawan, SRH’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). SRH had conceded an extra at that point. While Cheteshwar Pujara’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Virender Sehwag’s contribution to it was 30.

Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 30. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Daren Sammy. Amit Mishra broke the 51-run partnership.

Pujara, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 35. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Venugopal Rao. Sammy broke the 35-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). SRH had conceded four extras at that point.

Glenn Maxwell scored 50 off 21 balls, which included a boundary and half-a-dozen sixes.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 18 balls. While Maxwell’s contribution to the partnership was 45, David Miller was in seventh heaven. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

KXIP scored 150 off 15 overs (91 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Miller, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 10. Twenty-seven balls after Pujara’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 68-run partnership.

Maxwell, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries and nine sixes, eventually scored 95. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sammy. Mishra broke the 25-run stand.

George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, scored 10 off eight balls, which included a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Warner. Bhuvneshwar broke the 10-run stand.

Mitchell Johnson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Four balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Axar Patel, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

SRH eventually conceded nine extras. KXIP scored 193 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Irfan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as were Karn Sharma and Dale Steyn, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 26.

Sammy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of SRH’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost three wickets.

Shikhar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Wriddhiman Saha. Johnson broke the 11-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Nineteen balls later, Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 20-run stand.

Warner, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight, A couple of balls later, he was caught by Maxwell. Balaji broke the run-a-ball stand.

Rao, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Thirteen balls later, Sandeep broke the 16-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 7.1 overs (45 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

Irfan, who faced nine balls, scored five. Twenty balls after Rao’s dismissal, Axar broke the 25-run stand.

Sammy, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Axar. Balaji broke the run-a-ball stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 27. Four balls later, he was caught by Miller. Patel broke the two-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). KXIP had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Karn, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Twenty balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Johnson broke the 19-run stand.

Steyn, who faced 16 balls, scored a dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, Balaji broke the four-run stand.

Mishra, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

Bhuvneshwar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls after Steyn’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson. Rishi Dhawan broke the three-run atand.

SRH, who were dismissed for 121 off 19.2 overs, lost by 72 runs.

Maxwell, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Rishi, who bowled 2,2 overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Sandeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Johnson and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 20.

Balaji, who bowled four overs, conceded 13. He picked up four wickets.