Duminy-led DD beat ‘hosts’ Punjab

KXIP made no changes to their playing eleven.

DD made one changes to their playing eleven – Jaydev Unadkat made way for Domnic Muthuswami.

On winning the toss, George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 41, and lost a wicket.

Murali Vijay, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Five overs into the match, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy, DD’s skipper. Angelo Mathews broke the 33-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. The contributions of both Virender Sehwag and Wriddhiman Saha to the partnership were 24 apiece. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

KXIP scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Saha, whose 28-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 39. Fifty-three balls after Vijay’s dismissal, Amit Mishra broke the 71-run partnership.

Sehwag, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. Seven balls later, he was caught by Nathan Coulter-Nile. Duminy broke the 11-run stand.

Glenn Maxwell, whose five-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 15. An over later, he was caught by Manoj Tiwary. Imran Tahir broke the 16-run stand.

David Miller, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – an over later, Duminy broke the run-a-ball stand.  

KXIP scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). DD had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Bailey, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Seventeen balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer. Tahir broke the 28-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Axar Patel, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 13. The next ball, he was caught by Mathews off the bowling of Tahir.

Rishi Dhawan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

KXIP scored 165 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj Singh, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as were Muthuswami and Coulter-Nile, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 14.

Mathews, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceding 34.

Duminy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tahir, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Shreyas, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Anureet Singh. Sandeep Sharma broke the 23-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 30. Duminy, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Twenty-seven balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, Axar ran him out.

DD scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While the contribution of Mayank Agarwal, the player of the match, to the partnership was 20, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Agarwal’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came of 37 balls.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 33 balls.

DD scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 61 balls. While Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yuvraj eventually faced 39 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Sixteen balls after Duminy’s dismissal, he was caught by Sandeep. Anureet broke the 106-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Agarwal, whose 48-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 68. The next ball, he was dismissed by Anureet.

Mathews, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

Kedar Jadhav, who faced five balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Anureet. Axar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Manoj, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

KXIP eventually conceded 11 extras. DD, who scored 169 for the loss of five wickets off 19.5 overs, won by five wickets with a ball to spare.

Maxwell, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Rishi, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Johnson, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Axar, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Sandeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Anureet, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.