IPL 2020 LIVE SCORE, Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad latest updates: KXIP wins by 12 races! SRH has been removed. Khaleel ran off trying to catch a single. Three wickets in the last and Punjab have done the impossible.
Advance: Kings XI Punjab face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 43rd Indian Premier League match in Dubai.
Competition is getting more and more intense, especially in the lower half of the table. The fighting teams are doing their best to stay alive. Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad have upped their ante to stay in the race for the Playoffs. SRH is fifth, while KXIP is sixth in the table with both at eight points, but SRH has a better net execution rate.
This is a crucial match for both hands as they try to stay one step ahead of the rest of the teams in the second half.
KXIP has momentum on your side. After just one win in the first seven games, they have rallied to win three on the trot. They have defeated RCB, MI and DC, the top three in the table.
Chris Gayle has had a visible impact on that batting lineup. But the most positive thing about the last game was the intermediate order. Nicholas Pooran played outrageous 53-on-28-ball innings, while Glenn Maxwell could have gotten the much-needed confidence with a 32-for-24-ball. The starters were lost in the last game, but they have been consistent throughout the tournament. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have established the platform time and time again, but somehow, the rest were unable to make it past the finish line. KIXP will have to get used to winning the key moments and closing the matches.
The inexperienced bowling attack has worked well so far. M Ashwin has impressed since inclusion. Ravi Bishnoi has attracted attention with his performances under pressure and so has Arshdeep Singh. Mohammed Shami has led from the front as the spearhead of the bowling attack and has been brilliant.
KXIP always looked formidable on paper and now it seems they are playing as one.
SRH made it difficult for him with three losses in a row. But they got back on the winning track in the last match with a resounding victory over RR. The biggest positive for them was the fact that they won the game without significant contributions from David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. There was too much trust in both of them. And they also did it in the absence of Kane Williamson. Manish Pandey getting back into shape and Vijay Shankar finally clicking were two huge arm punches for SRH.
The inclusion of Jason Holder also worked when he collected three plots. T Natarajan is a bit lost and SRH hopes that the yorker-master will return to his best during the crucial phase. It will be interesting to see if SRH persists with Holder if Williamson gets in shape.
It will be KXIP’s hitting against SRH’s bowling alley. Gayle vs Rashid Khan battle could be fascinating.
With momentum on your side, KXIP starts out as little favorites.
Kings XI Punjab Full Team: KL Rahul (Captain), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Sheldon Cottrell, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Arshdeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, M Ashwin, J Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh.
Complete Sunrisers Hyderabad Team: David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Naletara Shankarmed , Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Sandeep Bavanaka, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav
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