IPL7 cricket score SRH vs KXIP: Maxwell's knock helps Punjab register comfortable victory
Glenn Maxwell slams an entertaining 95 off just 43 balls to lead his team to victory
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-04-22 16:11 GMT
Sharjah: Glenn Maxwell produced yet another blistering knock of 43-ball 95 before Lakshmipathy Balaji returned with a four-wicket haul as Kings XI Punjab notched up a crushing 72-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their third IPL-7 match here on Tuesday. The win has propelled KXIP to number one spot in IPL Points Table.
After scoring 95 and 89 in his last two innings, Maxwell once again produced a devastating knock, which was studded with nine sixes and five fours as Punjab posted an imposing 193 for six in their stipulated 20 overs.
George Bailey’s men then came up with a clinical bowling display to dismiss Hyderabad for 121 with four balls to spare at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium as Punjab registered their third straight win in IPL-7.
Maxwell, who was dropped by David Warner off Karn Sharma in the 10th over before Darren Sammy had him caught on a no-ball in the 15th over, shared 68 runs off 27 balls with David Miller for the third wicket.
He also added 35 runs with Cheteshwar Pujara and 25 runs with skipper Bailey. Seam bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji returned with incredible figures of 4-0-13-4, while Mitchell Johnson (2 for 26) and Akshar Patel (2/20) snapped two wickets each. Sandeep Sharma (1/26) and Rishi Dhawan (1/23) took one each for Punjab.
Scorecard:
Kings XI Punjab: C. Pujara c Venugopal b Sammy 35, V. Sehwag c Sammy b Mishra 30, G. Maxwell c Sammy b Mishra 95, D. Miller c Warner b Kumar 10, G. Bailey c Warner b Kumar 10, M. Johnson b Kumar 4, A. Patel (not out) 0. Extras (lb5, w3, nb1) 9. Total (for six wickets in 20 overs) 193.
FoW: 1-51, 2-86, 3-154, 4-179, 5-189.
Bowling: Steyn 4-0-26-0, Kumar 4-0-19-2, Irfan 2-0-28-0, Karn 4-0-37-0, Mishra 4-0-56-2, Sammy 2-0-22-1.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: AJ Finch b Balaji 19, S Dhawan c Saha b Johnson 1, DA Warner c Maxwell b Balaji 8, KL Rahul c Miller b Patel 27, Y Venugopal Rao b Sandeep Sharma 11, I Pathan b Patel 5, D Sammy c Patel b Balaji 15, K Sharma c Miller b Johnson 10, D Steyn b Balaji 12, A Mishra not out 4, B Kumar c Johnson b Dhawan 1. Extras (lb-3, w-3, nb-2) 8. Total (all out in 19.2 overs) 121.
FoW: 1-11, 2-31, 3-33, 4-49, 5-74, 6-93, 7-95, 8-114, 9-118, 10-121.
Bowling: Sandeep Sharma 4-0-26-1, M Johnson 4-0-26-2, L Balaji 4-0-13-4, R Dhawan 2.2-0-23-1, A. Patel 4-0-20-2, G. Maxwell 1-0-10-0