IPL 2019, KXIP vs DC: Sam Curran stars as Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs

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What a comeback by Kings XI Punjab. They were staring at defeat after 16 overs as Delhi Capitals needed 30 in 24 balls with seven wickets in hand. The turning point was when Delhi lost Rishabh Pant (39) and Chris Morris in two balls in the 17th over. The visitors failed to recover from that and Sam Curran completed the Delhi collapse by taking four wickets in 1.2 overs, including first hat-trick of the season.Delhi eventually finished 14 runs short of the target. Curran returned figures of 4 for 11 in 2.2 overs.

Overs 19.2: OUT! Hat-trick for Sam Curran, cleans up Sandeep Lamichhane.DC 152 all out
Overs 19.1: OUT! Sam Curran cleans up Kagiso Rabada for duck. DC 152/9
Overs 19: DC 152/8, need 15 off 6 balls
Mohammed Shami came up with a gem of an over - a wicket and four runs in it. Shami's figures: 4-0-27-2
* 150 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 18.5 overs
Overs 18.3: OUT! Mohammed Shami cleans up Hanuma Vihari (2). DC 148/8, need 19 off 9 balls
Second wicket for Shami. And five wickets in 2.5 overs for Delhi Capitals.
Overs 18: OUT! Sam Curran dismisses Harshal Patel (0). DC 148/7, need 19 off 12 balls
It's game on in Mohali. What an over from Sam Curran, four runs and two wickets in the 18th over of the run chase.
Overs 17.4: OUT! Curran scalps Ingram. DC 147/6
Kings XI Punjab are very much in the match. Sam Curran came back to the attack and sent dangerous Colin Ingram back. Ingram scored 38 off 29 balls, which included a six and four boundaries.
Overs 17: DC 144/5, need 23 off 18 balls
Colin Ingram 37* & Hanuma Vihari 0*
Overs 16.5: OUT! Chris Morris run out for duck. DC 144/5
Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin with the direct hit. Is it the turning point in the chase?
Overs 16.4: OUT! Shami cleans up Pant for 39. DC 144/4
Big Wicket. Mohammed Shami clean bowled Rishabh Pant to keep Kings XI Punjab's hopes alive. Pant fell soon after hitting a six in the previous delivery. Pant scored 39 off 26 balls, which included two sixes and three fours.
Overs 16: DC 137/3, need 30 off 24 balls. Time for final time-out
Rishabh Pant (33*) hit a six in Ravi Ashwin's final over as Delhi Capitals eye a comfortable win. Ashwin's figures: 4-0-31-2
* 50-run partnership between Pant and Ingram. DC 135/3 in 15.2 overs
Overs 15: DC 128/3, need 39 off 30 balls
11 RUNS! Colin Ingram (34*) and Rishabh Pant (26*) are on the move now, hit Mujeeb Ur Rahman for a six and a four respectively in the over. Mujeeb returned figures of 0-36 in four overs.
Overs 14: DC 117/3, need 50 off 36 balls
11 RUNS! Rishabh Pant (22*) and Colin Ingram (27*) hit a four each as Murugan Ashwin conceded 11 runs in it.
Overs 13: DC 106/3
Hardus Viljoen gave away eight runs in his third over. Delhi need 61 off 48 balls to win
Overs 12.5: NOT OUT! Colin Ingram (20*) successfully overturns LBW decision. Hardus Viljoen's delivery pitched way outside leg stumps. DC 105/3
* 100 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 12.3 overs
Over 12: DC 98/3
Colin Ingram (14*) hit a four off Murugan Ashwin, but the spinner gave away just eight runs in his first over of the innings.
Overs 11: DC 90/3
Tidy over from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, seven runs came off it including a four by Colin Ingram (7*).
Overs 10: DC 83/3
Brilliant over from Ravi Ashwin - a wicket and six runs came off it.
Overs 9.5: OUT! Ashwin gets rid of Dhawan. DC 82/3
Big wicket. Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin struck again to dismiss in-form Shikhar Dhawan. Shawan scored 30 off 25 balls, which included four boundaries.
Overs 9: DC 77/2. Time for time-out
10 RUNS! Big over for Delhi Capitals sa Rishabh Pant (10*) hit Mujeeb Ur Rahman for a four in the over.
Overs 8: DC 67/2
Successful over from Hardus Viljoen. Ten runs came off it, including four leg-byes.
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer is out bowled. (AFP Photo)
Overs 7.2: OUT! Viljoen scalps Iyer. DC 61/2
Big Wicket. Hardus Viljoen scalped his maiden IPL wicket as Shreyas Iyer dragged the ball to his stumps. Viljoen broke the promising 61-run partnership between Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan. Iyer hit 28 runs off 22 balls with the help of five fours.
Overs 7: DC 57/1
Tidy over from Mujeeb Ur Rahman, gave away eight runs including a four by Shikhar Dhawan (27*)
* 50 comes up for Delhi Capitals in 6.2 overs
Overs 6: DC 49/1
10 RUNS! End of Powerplay overs. Shikhar Dhawan (22*) and Shreyas Iyer (22*) hit a four each off Mohammed Shami as Delhi scored 10 runs in the over.
Overs 5: DC 39/1
Good recovery by Hardus Viljoen, bowled four straight dot balls after Shreyas Iyer (17*) hit back-to-back fours off first two deliveries.
Overs 4: DC 31/1
Mohammed Shami gave away just six runs in his first over.
Overs 3: DC 25/1
Another nine-run over for Delhi Capitals. Shikhar Dhawan (13*) hit Ravichandran Ashwin for another four.
Overs 2: DC 16/1
Shreyas Iyer hit a four off Sam Curran as Delhi scored nine runs in the over.
Over 1: DC 7/1
Sucessful start for Ravi Ashwin, a wicket and seven runs in it including a four by Shikhar Dhawan (5*).
Over 0.1: OUT! Ashwin strikes ball to dismiss Shaw. DC 0/1
WHAT A START! Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin struck with the first ball of the innings, dismissed Prithvi Shaw for a golden duck.
Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan to start the Delhi Capitals run chase. Ravi Ashwin with the ball for Kings XI Punjab

Overs 20: KXIP 166/9
13 RUNS! Mandeep Singh (29* off 21 balls) gave Kings XI Punjab's total some impetus by hitting a four and a six off Kagiso Rabada's final two deliveries. Mandeep hit a six and two fours in his unbeaten knock. Rabada returned figures of 2-32 in four overs.
Overs 19.4: OUT! Mohammed Shami run out for a duck. KXIP 156/9
Overs 19.1: OUT! Second wicket for Kagiso Rabada, dismisses Murugan Ashwin (1). KXIP 153/8
Overs 19: KXIP 153/7
Five runs and a wicket in his final over as Chris Morris returned figures of 3 for 30 in four overs.
Overs 18.5: OUT! Morris cleans up Ashwin for 3. KXIP 152/7
Chris Morris took his third wicket as his low full-toss delivery castled the stumps of Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin.
* 150 comes up for Kings XI Punjab in 18.2 overs
Overs 18: KXIP 148/6
Another successful over for Delhi Capitals. Kagiso Rabada took a wicket and gave away just seven runs in it.
Overs 17.3: OUT! Rabada scalps Viljoen. KXIP 146/6
Kagiso Rabada opened his wicket account, dismissed Hardus Viljoen (1). Kings XI Punjab lost two quick wickets to hand over the momentum to the visitors.
Overs 17: KXIP 141/5
Successful over from Chris Morris - a wicket and five runs came off it.
Overs 16.2: OUT! Morris gets rid of Miller. KXIP 137/5
Massive wicket for the visitors. Chris Morris came back to the attack and scalped David Miller with his second ball. Miller fell at the wrong time. Miller skied one after top-edging Morris' delivery as Rishabh Pant took a well-judged catch. Miller scored 43 off 30 balls, which included two sixes and four boundaries.
Overs 16: KXIP 136/4
Good over from Harshal Patel, gave away seven runs including a four by David Miller (43*). Patel returned figures of 0-37 in four overs.
Overs 15: KXIP 129/4
David Miller (38*) ended the Avesh Khan (0-30 in three overs) over with a four.
Overs 14: KXIP 121/4. Time for another time-out
Sandeep Lamichhane completed his quota of overs in style, taking a wicket and giving away just four singles in his final over. His figures: 4-0-27-2
Overs 13.5: OUT! Lamichhane strikes again to dismiss Sarfaraz. KXIP 120/4
Second wicket for Sandeep Lamichhane as he dismissed Sarfaraz Khan to break the dangerous partnership between Khan and David Miller for the fourth wicket (62 runs). Sarfaraz hit six fours for his 29-ball 39.
Overs 13: KXIP 117/3
12 RUNS! David Miller (31*) hit back-to-back fours off Harshal Patel and survived a caught & bowled chance soon after. Kings XI Punjab are on the move.
Overs 12.5: DROPPED! Harshal Patel misses a caught & bowled chance against David Miller (30*). KXIP 116/3
* KXIP 108/3 in 12.2 overs - 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz Khan and David Miller
Overs 12: KXIP 105/3
10 RUNS! David Miller (20*) hit a six off Sandeep Lamichhane's final delivery to bring up 100 for Kings XI Punjab.
Overs 11: KXIP 95/3
After five singles, Sarfaraz Khan (35*) hit a four off Hanuma Vihari's last delivery as the hosts scored nine in the over.
Overs 10: KXIP 86/3
11 RUNS! Kings XI Punjab increasing the scoring rate as David Miller (10*) hit a six off Harshal Patel in the over.
Overs 9: KXIP 75/3. Time for strategic time-out
10 RUNS! Sarfaraz Khan (27*) smacked Avesh Khan for back-to-back boundaries in the over.
Overs 8: KXIP 65/3
Good start by medium pacer Harshal Patel, conceded just seven runs including five wides.
Overs 7.1: OUT! Mayank Agarwal run out for 6. KXIP 58/3
Direct hit from Shikhar Dhawan sent Mayank Agarwal back to the pavilion. Agarwal was backing up Sarfaraz Khan too much at the non-striker's end, and was left stranded when the ball went straight to Dhawan at mid-off.
Overs 7: KXIP 58/2
Tidy over from Sandeep Lamichhane, gave away just four singles in it.
Overs 6: KXIP 54/2
End of Powerplay overs. Sarfaraz Khan (15*) hit back-to-back fours off Chris Morris to score 10 runs in the over.
* Sarfaraz Khan (14*) hits back-to-back fours to bring up 50 for Kings XI Punjab in 5.3 overs
Overs 5: KXIP 44/2
Sarfaraz Khan hit Kagiso Rabada for a four as the hosts scored seven runs in the over.
Overs 4: KXIP 37/2
Another 10-run over, but a successful one for Delhi Capitals. Kings XI Punjab lost their openers early in the innings.
Sandeep Lamichhane (C) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Sam Curran. (AFP Photo)
Overs 3.5: OUT! Lamichhane gets rid of Curran. KXIP 36/2
Another big wicket for the visitors. Spinner Sandeep Lamichhane struck in his first over to remove Sam Curran, a ball after the Englishman hit him for a six. Curran hit a six and three fours to score 20 off 10 balls.
Overs 3: KXIP 27/1
12 RUNS! Sam Curran (12*), who replaced Chris Gayle in the playing XI tonight, smacked Avesh Khan for three fours in the over.
Overs 2: KXIP 15/1
10 RUNS! KL Rahul hit a four and a six in the over, but Chris Morris had the last laugh.
Overs 1.5: OUT! Morris scalps Rahul early. KXIP 15/1
Massive wicket. KL Rahul was in his aggressive best early in the innings, hitting a six and two fours for his 11-ball 15 knock. Rahul took the DRS against the umpires call of LBW, but the ball traker showed that it clipped the leg stump. Umpire's call was taken, and Kings XI Punjab keep their referral. Chris Morris gave an early breakthrough for the visitors.
Overs 1.4: SIX! KL Rahul hooks it over fine leg off Chris Morris for first maximum of the innings. KXIP 15/0
Over 1: KXIP 5/0
Five runs came from the first over of pacer Kagiso Rabada
Over 0.3: FOUR! KL Rahul opens the account with a boundary. KXIP 4/0
Here we go...KL Rahul and Sam Curran to start the Kings XI Punjab innings. Kagiso Rabada with the ball for Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer: "The game (super over) went too far that night, but the guys are very excited after winning that game. We are going to bowl first. Looking at the wicket, it looks invariably constant. We had a net here yesterday. It was a good wicket to bat on, and the boys are energetic. Avesh Khan comes in for Amit Mishra. Rabada being the leader of the attack, and bowling that super over was fantastic. Sandeep Lamichhanne was amazing last time, bowling two powerplay overs for us as well."
Ravichandran Ashwin: "It's about getting used to a particular ground, like the wind direction etc. If you've played in a venue before you know that the small things matter big. We have punched well as a unit, and I'm pretty pleased with how it is going at the moment. If you go at 10 an over in the slog (last 4 overs), you would take it any day as a captain."
TOSS | Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer wins the toss, decides to field against Kings XI Punjab
Team News
DC: Pacer Avesh Khan replaces veteran spinner Amit Mishra
KXIP: No Chris Gayle and Andrew Tye for the hosts; Sam Curran and Mujeeb Ur Rahman included in the starting XI
Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Harshal Patel, Chris Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (w), Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Pitch Report
"The pitch has been a good one. Sprinkling of live grass, which will assist some pace. There is a disparity in the boundary sizes - and that'll work in the favour of Chris Gayle. They've got to bowl short at him. The Capitals have Rabada, one of the quickest - they have to make Gayle hit Rabada into the bigger side and into the wind. Mix of the short one and the yorker. Don't let Gayle stay there for 15-16 overs." - Ian Bishop
Head to Head: KXIP vs DC
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