IPL 2015 Results: Kings XI vs. Daredevils Scorecard, Latest Table, Fixture Info
Delhi Daredevils finally ended their 11-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League, beating last year's finalists Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday thanks to a furious late rally.
It looked as if luck would once again not be on Daredevils' side when JP Duminy was run out after clashing with bowler Axar Patel, but the partnership of Yuvraj Singh and Mayank Agarwal shifted gear at just the right time, powering Delhi to victory in the latter overs. Angelo Matthews scored the winning runs on the final delivery.
Punjab's total of 165 must have left the team satisfied after their innings, with Delhi's spinners giving up a lot of runs to chase wickets, but ultimately, the pure power of Delhi's batsmen proved to be the difference.
Kings XI will have their work cut out for them if they wish to return to the IPL final, while Delhi can finally rejoice after a much-needed win and build on this momentum.
Latest Standings
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| Royals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.604 |
| Super Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.150 |
| KKR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.116 |
| Daredevils | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.040 |
| Kings XI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.223 |
| Sunrisers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.375 |
| RCB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.502 |
| Mum Indians | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.695 |
Upcoming Schedule
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| Date | Time (BST) | Fixture |
| April 16 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 17 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings |
| April 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils |
| April 18 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 19 | 11:30 a.m. | Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings |
| April 19 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians |
| April 20 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 21 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab |
| April 22 | 11:30 a.m. | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 22 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings |
| April 23 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians |
| April 24 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| April 25 | 11:30 a.m. | Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 25 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab |
| April 26 | 11:30 a.m. | Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 26 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| April 27 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| April 28 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| April 29 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals |
| April 30 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 1 | 11:30 a.m. | Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 1 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals |
| May 2 | 11:30 a.m. | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 2 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 3 | 11:30 a.m. | Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians |
| May 3 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 4 | 11:30 a.m. | Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 4 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 5 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 6 | 3:30 p.m | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 7 | 11:30 a.m. | Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 7 | 3:30 p.m | Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 8 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians |
| May 9 | 11:30 a.m. | Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 9 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| May 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 10 | 3:30 p.m | Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals |
| May 11 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab |
| May 12 | 3:30 p.m | Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 13 | 3:30 p.m | Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 14 | 3:30 p.m | Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 15 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| May 16 | 11:30 p.m. | Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings |
| May 16 | 3:30 p.m | Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders |
| May 17 | 11:30 a.m. | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils |
| May 17 | 3:30 p.m | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians |
| May 19 | 3:30 p.m | Qualifier 1 - TBC v TBC |
| May 20 | 3:30 p.m | Eliminator - TBC v TBC |
| May 22 | 3:30 p.m | Qualifier 2 - TBC v TBC |
| May 24 | 3:30 p.m | Final - TBC v TBC |
Schedule courtesy of ESPN Cricinfo.
Delhi Daredevils End Losing Streak, Beat Kings XI Punjab
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Delhi Daredevils (169/5) beat Kings Xi Punjab (165/7) by five wickets.
Delhi Daredevils ended their 11-match losing streak in the IPL on Wednesday, emerging victorious after a thriller against Kings XI Punjab.
Victory seemed safe after a fantastic 15th over in their innings, but a handful of late wickets saw the match come down to the final delivery.
Kings XI elected to bat after winning the toss, in an attempt to put pressure on Delhi and come away with a solid total. As shared by ESPN Cricinfo's Freddie Wilde, the odds were certainly on their side:
"If #DD lose today they will have lost 12 matches in a row giving them the record for the longest losing streak in the #IPL. #KXIPvDD #KXIP
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 15, 2015"
After a slow start to the innings, the duo of Virender Sehwag and Wriddhiman Saha started finding a rhythm, particularly feasting on the Daredevil spinners. Sehwag and Saha were aggressive early, trying to boost their run rate, to the excitement of Wilde:
"Seehwag ball; hit ball. #IPL #KXIPvDD #KXIP #DD
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 15, 2015"
JP Duminy would eventually catch veteran Sehwag after the 36-year-old had amassed 47 runs, while Amit Mishra bowled his partner moments earlier.
| Murali Vijay | c JP Duminy b Angelo Mathews | 19 | 18 | 105.55 | 2 | 1 | |
| Virender Sehwag | c Nathan Coulter-Nile b JP Duminy | 47 | 41 | 114.63 | 4 | 2 | |
| Wriddhiman Saha | b Amit Mishra | 39 | 28 | 139.28 | 0 | 3 | |
| David Miller | b JP Duminy | 5 | 7 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Manoj Tiwary b Imran Tahir | 15 | 5 | 300.00 | 0 | 2 | |
| George Bailey | c Shreyas Iyer b Imran Tahir | 19 | 11 | 172.72 | 1 | 1 | |
| Axar Patel | c Angelo Mathews b Imran Tahir | 13 | 10 | 130.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rishi Dhawan | NOT OUT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (w 6, lb 2) | 8 | |||||
| TOTAL | (7 wickets; 20 overs) | 165 | |||||
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 | 13 | |
| Domnic Joseph | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 8 | |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 | 7 | |
| Amit Mishra | 4 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 5 | |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 43 | 3 | 10.75 | 6 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| JP Duminy | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | 4 | |
With the partnership broken, Punjab's run rate slowed down as well. George Bailey was the top performer in the latter overs, managing 19 runs from 11 deliveries to help push his team's total to 165.
Nathan Coulter-Nile was Delhi's most efficient man with the ball, walking away with an economy rate of 4.66, but the star performer was undoubtedly Imran Tahir, who claimed three wickets for the cost of 43 runs.
The South African collided with Axar Patel, who had followed his own delivery and managed to divert the ball back before Duminy could make up his ground. Sky Sports Cricket shared a few shots of the odd sequence:Delhi's chase took a hit when Shreyas Iyer was dismissed after just five balls, but Duminy and Mayank Agarwal soon found their footing and managed to stay with Punjab's run rate. Duminy in particular looked good, until he was run out in almost comical fashion.
"Duminy goes for 21 after a run-out. @DelhiDaredevils are 53/2 chasing 165. Watch #IPL2015 on SS1 HD. pic.twitter.com/RHpmLuORZg
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) April 15, 2015"
IPL's Gaurav Kapur gave full credit to the bowler:
"Unfortunate for Duminy. Brilliant reaction by Patel. Is this the stroke of luck #KXIP need to swing things their way?
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 15, 2015"
Kings XI's bowlers did a fantastic job limiting boundaries, and with six overs left to play, victory seemed all but assured for last year's finalists. Agarwal responded with two fours and a six in the 15th, however, and following a crucial dropped catch by Sandeep Sharma, Delhi were back in business.
Yuvraj Singh added two sixes in the next innings, pushing the team's required run rate under seven.
Best I've seen Yuvraj bat in a long while. Steady approach and terrific clean hitting. Can see ho2 Delhi be stopped from winning game now?Ayaz Memon praised Singh's performance and wondered whether Daredevils could finally break their losing streak:
"— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 15, 2015"
Anureet Singh then stepped in and removed Yuvraj and Agarwal on back-to-back deliveries, adding some excitement to the final two overs. Punjab resisted until the final ball, when Angelo Matthews scored a four with Delhi needing just two to win the match.
| Mayank Agarwal | b Anureet Singh | 68 | 48 | 141.66 | 7 | 2 | |
| Shreyas Iyer | c Anureet Singh b Sandeep Sharma | 6 | 5 | 120.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| JP Duminy | run out (Axar Patel) | 21 | 19 | 110.52 | 3 | 0 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Sandeep Sharma b Anureet Singh | 54 | 39 | 138.46 | 5 | 3 | |
| Angelo Mathews | NOT OUT | 6 | 4 | 150.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kedar Jadhav | c Anureet Singh b Axar Patel | 3 | 5 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manoj Tiwary | NOT OUT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 7, lb 3) | 11 | |||||
| TOTAL | (5 wickets; 19.5 overs) | 169 | |||||
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 12 | |
| Anureet Singh | 4 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 12 | |
| Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 42 | 0 | 10.50 | 6 | |
| Rishi Dhawan | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | 5 | |
| Axar Patel | 3.5 | 28 | 1 | 7.30 | 9 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | |
Agarwal told ESPN Cricinfo how important it was for him and his team-mates to finally bag a win:
"I am extremely happy and I want to thank my team. The plan was to keep wickets in hand and see off the new ball. After last year, it is good to be part of a winning side."
Delhi haven't had much to cheer about in recent times, and while they certainly won't be favourites to make this year's play-offs following Wednesday's win, the momentum could certainly work in their favour.
Punjab are a good team, as evidenced by their strong showing last year, and while Kings XI have missed their start, it's still not an easy team to beat.
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