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30-Apr-2017 15:26:00 GMT
KXIP v DD, 36th match, Mohali

Kings XI Punjab humiliate Delhi Daredevils by 10 wickets

Chandigarh: Kings XI Punjab won by 10 wickets after dismissing Delhi Daredevils a paltry 67 runs.

Punjab first dismissed Delhi for 67 and then chased that total down in eight overs without losing a single wicket.

If you are wondering what word ‘thrashing’ means in sports jargon, highlights of this match is what you should watch to understand.

Delhi, led by Karun Nair in the absence of Zaheer Khan, were put to bat first after Glenn Maxwell won the toss. They lost their first wicket in the very first over.

Sam Billings was the man to walk and his opening partner, Sanju Samson followed two overs later.

Their wickets were taken Sandeep Sharma, who would then go on to take the scalps of Shreyas Iyer and Kagiso Rabada.

The only semblance of a partnership was that of Rabada and Corey Anderson which earned them 27 runs for the seventh wicket.

Delhi then lost their last four wickets for less than 10 runs.

Hashim Amla and Martin Guptill then came to open the innings for Kings XI Punjab. They needed to make a 68 off 120 balls.

In T20 cricket language, they had already won the match. Punjab then batted with the swagger of a team that knew a loss is just impossible.

In the end, while Delhi lost all their wickets on their way to 67, Punjab lost none and reached the total with more than half of their assigned overs left to play

Brief scores
Delhi Daredevils -
67 (Sandeep 4-20)
Kings XI Punjab - 68 for 0 (Guptill 50*)
Result - Kings XI Punjab won by 10 wickets


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