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| Edited By: Dev Kotak |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Sep 29, 2017, 05:22 PM IST
Thisara Perera is awarded Man of the Match for his quickfire 35 of 20 balls.
Kings XI Punjab beat Hobart Hurricanes by 5 wickets
17 overs- 135/5. Punjab look like they have almost sealed this match as they need only 10 more to win from 18 balls.
16 overs- 125/5
Ben Hilfenhaus concedes 7 runs at a time when every run at this juncture is precious. 119/5 in 15 overs.
Thisara Perera and George Bailey steering the Punjab innings as they inch closer to a win.
Punjab need 31 to win off 35 balls
14 overs- 112/5
13 overs- 105/5
Punjab 95/5
An expensive 12th over yielding 18 runs at a crucial time when Punjab require just 50 runs off 48 balls.
11 overs- 77/5
WICKET! ......And he scalps Maxwell for 43 off 25 balls to take Punjab to 77/5 in 10.5 overs
Bowler Evan Gulbis is not able to make much of an impact as the batting duo cement their place at the crease, not showing any signs of giving up.
Maxwell going strong as he is in no mood to lose this match. The bowler gets the harsh treatment in this over as Punjab pick up 13 runs off Boyce's over. Punjab 66/4 in 9 overs.
Punjab need 92 more to win from 72 balls as they reach 53/4 in 8 overs with Bailey and Maxwell at the crease.
Punjab has lost the third wicket with David Miller gone for duck. DA Miller c Boyce b Hilfenhaus 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00. But this means now Glen Maxwell is in the hot-seat and he has already started his destruction. Can Manan Vohra and Maxwell stich together a steady partnership? Hobart will fancy their chance if it gets rid of Maxwell. Punjab 49/3 after 7 overs.
Virendra Sehwag out in the first ball much to the dissapointment of the Mohali crowd. In a ball from Dougie Bollinger, he "slashed and slashed hard" only to be caught in the third man. Punjab- 0/1
Kings XI Punjab need 145 to win in 20 overs
INNINGS BREAK
20 overs- 144/6
19.5 overs- 143/6
19 overs- 136/5
18 overs- 130/5
17.4 overs- 130/5
17 overs- 128/4
16 overs- 117/4
15 overs- 109/4
14 overs- 91/4
12.3 overs- 78/4
11.2 overs- 71/3.
WICKET- AC Blizzard c Awana b Perera 27
11 overs- 71/2
10 overs- 59/2
9 overs- 52/2
8 overs- 43/2.
WICKET- and this time it is Ben Dunk to be dismissed. BR Dunk c Maxwell b Perera 26
6 overs- 30/1
WICKET- 4.2 overs- 15/1. Balle Balle! Punjab have a wicket early on into the game as Akshar Patel claims TD Paine 11 (15 balls). Patel's ball crashes the stupms to send Paine back to the pavillion.
4 overs- 15/0
3 overs- 12/0
2 overs- 5/0
Parwinder Awana brought into the attack in the second over.
1 overs- 4/0
Kings XI win the toss and bowl at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Hobart Hurricanes Team-TD Paine*†, BR Dunk, AC Blizzard, Shoaib Malik, TR Birt, JW Wells, EP Gulbis, BW Hilfenhaus, CJ Boyce, B Laughlin, DE Bollinger
Kings XI Punjab Team- V Sehwag, M Vohra, WP Saha†, DA Miller, GJ Maxwell, GJ Bailey*, NLTC Perera, AR Patel, Karanveer Singh, P Awana, Anureet Singh
