The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have raised the level of competition in the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. After staggering in the bottom position of the points table for quite some time, they recorded a hat-trick of victories . against the top three sides. His last victory was against Delhi Capitals (DC), where Mohammed Shami played a crucial role. The Indian sprinter came back with the figures of 2/28 when KXIP won by 5 wickets.
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After the match, off-roader Glenn Maxwell praised Shami, calling him York’s best bowler at the current tournament.
“Shami, he’s probably the best York bowler in the competition right now, the way he’s running under pressure, we all saw the way he defended the last Super Over match against Mumbai,” Maxwell said.
In addition to DC, KXIP outshined the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the Mumbai Indians in the recent match. The most exciting of these matches was one against MI that ended in a double Super Over on Sunday. Shami did an exceptional job with the ball as his Yorkers kept the batters at bay.
“He (Shami) has been exceptional for us, he maintained a score that we all thought was 10 or 15 below average, so congratulations on him. It has been outstanding for us, ”he added.
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Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell played shots of 53 and 32 respectively as Kings XI Punjab defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets on Tuesday here at the Dubai International Stadium. Punjab chased the 165 total with six balls to spare.
With this victory, KXIP has moved up to fifth position in the points table with 8 points from 10 matches while Delhi Capitals remains at the top of the table with 14 points from 10 matches. They will next face SunRisers Hyderabad on October 24 at the Dubai International Stadium.
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