KXIP vs PWI - M29 Report & Stats: IPL 2013

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Match Report:

Kings XI Punjab defeated Pune Warriors India for the second time this season with a thrilling last over finish at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. The home team chased down a stiff 186 and got past the hurdle with seven wickets in hand and a ball to spare. David Miller (80*) and Mandeep Singh (77*) powered the chase with an undefeated 128 run partnership.

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Pune Warriors captain Aaron Finch and Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist during the toss of the match 29 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Kings XI Punjab and the Pune Warriors held at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, India on the 21st April 2013
KXIP's chase started poorly as they lost skipper Adam Gilchrist (4) in the first over, caught behind off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Ajantha Mendis trapped Azhar Mahmood (0) leg before to have the home team reeling at 5 for 2. 

Mandeep Singh struck two boundaries off Mendis in the third over before scoring two more boundaries off Rahul Sharma. Mandeep and Manan Vohra counter-attacked the PWI bowlers as they put on 53 runs for the third wicket before Yuvraj Singh bowled Vohra (22).

Miller hit the first six of the innings depositing Yuvraj into the stands. At the halfway stage, KXIP were 83 for 3, still requiring 103 runs from 60 balls. Miller continued his assault stepping down and hitting Mendis for a huge six before cutting him for a boundary in the 12th over. Miller hit Luke Wright for a six and brought up his maiden IPL fifty in the 16th over.

Needing 29 off the final two overs, Miller struck consecutive boundaries off Ashok Dinda to reduce the target to 16 to be got off the last over. Miller slammed two sixes to see KXIP home with a ball remaining. 

Earlier KXIP won the toss and put PWI in. Aaron Finch, the stand-in captain for this match, hit Mahmood for a six and a boundary after he was given an early reprieve as Gilchrist dropped him on 1 in the second over. Robin Uthappa and Finch put on a good foundation as PWI scored 48 runs when the field restrictions were in force. Manpreet Gony's first over was dispatched for two boundaries. Parvinder Awana provided the much needed breakthrough when he had Uthappa (37) caught behind.

Finch continued to attack smashing Gony for a huge six over mid-wicket. Yuvraj also got into the act dismissing Chawla for a six in 14th over. Gony then had the dangerous Finch (64) caught in the deep, while Yuvraj (34) picked up the mantle and hit two sixes off Gony in the 17th over before Mahmood dismissed him. Wright (34), playing his first match of the season, started straight away striking four successive boundaries before smashing two more and a six off Praveen Kumar. Wright's blistering cameo, a 10-ball 34, propelled PWI to 185 for 4 in 20 overs.

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Kings XI Punjab player David Miller receives the Man of the Match award during the presentation of the match 29 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Kings XI Punjab and the Pune Warriors held at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, India on the 21st April 2013
Man-of-the-Match: David Miller 

Brief Scores: Pune Warriors India 185 for 4 (Aaron Finch 64, Azhar Mahmood 2-42) lost to Kings XI Punjab 186 for 3 in 19.5 overs (David Miller 80*, Yuvraj Singh 1-15) by 7 wickets.

Stats Highlights:

340.00: Luke Wright’s strike-rate in the match (34 runs off 10 balls) – second highest strike-rate in an innings of 10 balls or more in IPL Kieron Pollard had a better strike-rate – 346.15 (45* off 13 balls) against Delhi Daredevils in 2010.

186: Kings XI Punjab pulled off the highest successful chase in IPL 2013

128: Runs added by Mandeep Singh and David Miller without being separated – highest fourth wicket partnership for Kings XI Punjab in IPL. Shaun Marsh and Irfan Pathan had added 99 runs (unbroken) against Chennai at Dharamsala in 2010.

64: Aaron Finch’s innings is the highest ever by a player on captaincy debut in IPL. Adam Gilchrist held the previous record with 54 for Deccan Chargers against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai in 2008.

16: Runs scored by Kings XI Punjab in the 20th over bowled by Luke Wright – most for a chasing side to win the match in IPL 2013. Chennai Super Kings had also scored 13 runs off the last over of the match (bowled by RP Singh) against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai.

3: Number of captains employed by Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013 – Angelo Mathews (5 matches), Ross Taylor (one match) and Aaron Finch (one match).

2: Number of fifties in Kings XI Punjab’s innings. They did not have a single fifty in their first five games in IPL 2013.

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Kings XI Punjab player David Miller receives the YES BANK Maximum sixes award during the presentation of the match 29 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Kings XI Punjab and the Pune Warriors held at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, India on the 21st April 2013
Presentation:

Miller is Man of the Match. Miller: "Mandy unbelievable knock, going right through the innings. We tried to play each ball on its merit. We tried to give ourselves a chance in the end. It probably is [the best I have batted in a T20 game]."

Gilchrist: "Difficult decision at the toss, looked like a beautiful wicket. Great chase, you are dealing with small boundaries on one side and big on the other, you are trying to balance it out. Vohra played an important little innings there."

Finch: "Brilliant from Miller and Mandeep. We had a pretty competitive total, just one of those games where it is a couple of inches here and there. Took a gamble bowling Dinda in the 19th over to try and seal it there but you have guys who can hit it out any time."

Mandeep Singh: "Feel amazing. We have been waiting for this. We did not bat well through the tournament. Miller took the pressure off me, I was rotating it and he was hitting them. I have been preparing for long, wanted to play the full 20 overs. Want to dedicate this to my grandma who passed away two months back."

Wright: "Nice to get my first bat in the IPL. Finch set it up for us and luckily we finished strong. We kept hitting boundaries."

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Pune Warriors player Luke Wright receives the Star Plus Nayi Soch award during the presentation of the match 29 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Kings XI Punjab and the Pune Warriors held at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, India on the 21st April 2013

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