Saturday, 16 April 2016

IPL Season 9 -Delhi Daredevils Beats Kings XI Punjab By 8 Wickets

New Delhi: In the seventh League stage match of 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL), Delhi Daredevils defeated Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
Winning the toss, Delhi Daredevils elected to field first. Manan Vohra was Kings XI Punjab’s highest scorer with 32 runs.  He was followed by Pardeep Sahu (18 runs), Mohit Sharma (15 runs), Shaun Marsh (13 runs) and Axar Patel (11 runs). Sahu remained not out till the end. Amit Mishra took four wickets for Delhi Daredevils after giving off 11 runs from three overs. At the end of 20 overs, Kings XI Punjab scored 111 runs off nine wickets.
In the second innings, Quinton de Kock scored the highest runs for Delhi Daredevils with 59 runs. He was followed by Sanju Samson who scored 33 runs. Kock remained not out till the end of the innings. Sandeep Sharma was Kings XI Punjab’s best bowler of the night. He took one wicket off six runs from two overs. Patel took one wicket off 25 runs from three overs. Delhi Daredevils clinched victory after it scored 113 runs off two wickets in just 13.3 overs.
Mishra was named ‘Player Of The Match’.
Kings XI Punjab will next face Rising Pune Supergiants on April 17 in Hyderabad, whereas Delhi Daredevils will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on the very same day in Mumbai.
Reigning champion Mumbai Indians will face current group leader with four points, Gujarat Lions today in New Delhi.



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