Sidelights:
KXIP is happy that as long as they are winning they won’t mind Glenn Maxwell missing the century. This is the second time that KXIP has hit CSK for more than 200 runs. Last time in Abu Dhabi they successfully chased down the 200+ target put up by CSK and this time around they made sure that CSK do not come anywhere near to their total of 231/4 by hitting 162 runs in the last 10 overs of their innings!!
IPL 7 | Match 29 | KXIP Vs CSK
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Toss: CSK and elected to field first
Playing XIs:
KXIP: Virender Sehwag, Mandeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, George Bailey, Mitchell Johnson, Wriddhiman Saha, Rishi Dhawan, Akshar Patel, Murali Karthik, Sandeep Sharma
CSK: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mithun Manhas, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ishwar Pandey, Mohit Sharma
Mini Score Card:
KXIP 231/4 (20) Run rate: 11.55
Glenn Maxwell 90 (38) | Mohit Sharma 2/38 (4)
George Bailey 40* (30) | Ben Hilfenhaus 1/36 (4)
CSK 187/6 (20) Run rate: 9.35
Faf du Plessis 52 (25) | Mitchell Johnson 2/37 (4)
Suresh Raina 35 (27) | Sandeep Sharma 1/37 (4)
Result: KXIP won by 44 runs
Points: KXIP 2 (Total 12) | CSK 0 (Total 12)
Man of the match: Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena | Pashchim Pathak | Vineet Kulkarni (3rd) | Ulhas Gandhe (Reserve)
Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama
How they played the game
Powerplay: KXIP 38 runs, 2 wickets | CSK 46 runs, 1 wicket
First 50 runs: KXIP 47 balls | CSK 40 balls
50-100 runs: KXIP 25 balls | CSK 34 balls
100-150 runs: KXIP 18 balls | CSK 30 balls
150-200 runs: KXIP 21 balls | CSK 187/6 (20)
Extras: CSK 10 (5 LB, 5 Wd) | KXIP 4 (1 LB, 3 Wd)
Best Partnership
KXIP: 3rd wicket – 135 runs off 64 balls between Maxwell 84 (32) and Miller 47 (32)
CSK: 5th wicket – 61 runs off 38 balls between du Plessis 46 (22) and Dhoni 15 (16)
Fours and SIXES
KXIP 24 Fours (6 each by Maxwell and Bailey, 5 each by Sehwag and Miller, 2 by Johnson) | 13 SIXES (8 by Maxwell, 2 each by Miller and Bailey, 1 by Sehwag)
CSK 19 Fours (7 by du Plessis, 3 each by McCullum, Raina and Jadeja, 2 by Ashwin and 1 by Smith) | 4 SIXES by Raina, du Plessis, Dhoni and Manhas)
Important facts about the match
- Glenn Maxwell has failed to reach the century four times this season now.
- 231 is the highest total by any team in this season of IPL
- Over numbers 11 to 20 produced 162 runs in the KXIP innings is which an IPL record
- This is the second time this season KXIP has scored more than 200 runs against CSK. One while chasing and other by batting first.
In the PIC: Glenn Maxwell successfully hits a SIX over third man
Picture Courtesy: ESPN – Cricinfo