Delhi XI vs Punjab XI 32nd Match at Delhi, 23 Apr, 2013

Toss: Kings XI Punjab, who chose to bowl first
Delhi XI 120/7 (20)
Punjab XI 121/5 (17)
Kings XI Punjab won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Harmeet Singh
  • PP Chawla 5 * (3)
  • David Miller 34 * (39)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 IK Pathan to AC Gilchrist, FOUR, Gilly closes the face of the blade in a flick to a full length outswinger and gets a thick edge which eludes the diving slip and slips away for a boundary.

Over 0.2 IK Pathan to AC Gilchrist, 2 runs, lifts the juicy length ball over mid off for a couple.

Over 0.3 IK Pathan to AC Gilchrist, CAUGHT, Gilly swings his bat at a length ball and miscues it high in the air and gets caught by Botha at extra covers.

Over 0.4 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off

Over 0.5 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, no runs, gets forward and defends the swinging ball back to the bowler

Over 0.6 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, goes back and tucks it wide of mid on for one

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 A Nehra to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, upper cuts the widish rising delivery in the air over backward point for a boundary

Over 1.2 A Nehra to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, stretches forward and drives the widish full ball in the air over extra covers for a one bounce boundary

Over 1.3 A Nehra to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, goes back and hammers the wide delivery through extra covers for another boundary

Over 1.4 A Nehra to Mandeep Singh, no runs, goes back and cuts the loose delivery straight to covers

Over 1.5 A Nehra to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, goes back and defends it to point and steals a single.

Over 1.6 A Nehra to LA Pomersbach, 1 run, goes back and inside edges the inswinger to fine leg for one

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 IK Pathan to LA Pomersbach, 1 run, goes back and steers it to thirdman for one

Over 2.2 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, goes back and pulls it off the pads to fine leg for a boundary

Over 2.3 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, goes back and cuts the wide ne through covers for a boundary 

Over 2.4 IK Pathan to LA Pomersbach, FOUR, moves back and pulls the half tracker flat in the air through backward squareleg for a boundary. 


Over 2.4 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, 2 wides, misses his flick to a length ball down the legside and the keeper fumbles to leak a bye.

Over 2.4 IK Pathan to LA Pomersbach, FOUR, moves back and pulls the half tracker flat in the air through backward squareleg for a boundary. 


Over 2.4 IK Pathan to Mandeep Singh, 2 wides, misses his flick to a length ball down the legside and the keeper fumbles to leak a bye.

Over 2.5 IK Pathan to LA Pomersbach, FOUR, shimmies down the track and belts it flat in the air to the left of mid off for a one bounce boundary.

Over 2.6 IK Pathan to LA Pomersbach, no runs, gets forward and leaves an outswinger to the keeper.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 J Botha to Mandeep Singh, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler

Over 3.2 J Botha to Mandeep Singh, no runs, gets forward and pushes it off a leading edge to the bowler

Over 3.3 J Botha to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, looks to flick it and ends up pushing it to mid off for a quick single.

Over 3.4 J Botha to LA Pomersbach, no runs, pushes it to the left of the bowler

Over 3.5 J Botha to LA Pomersbach, 2 runs, smashes it straight down the ground to the right of long on for a couple

Over 3.6 J Botha to LA Pomersbach, 2 runs, goes back and hammers it past extra covers for a couple

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 RE van der Merwe to Mandeep Singh, no runs, drives it to the diving covers

Over 4.2 RE van der Merwe to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, goes back and chops it behind point and steals a single.

Over 4.3 RE van der Merwe to LA Pomersbach, FOUR, unleashes a reverse sweep powerfully behind point for a boundary

Over 4.4 RE van der Merwe to LA Pomersbach, BOWLED HIM! This time Pomersbach recklessly makes lots of room to heave one over mid wicket and has his stumps rattled by a quicker one around off.

Over 4.5 RE van der Merwe to DA Miller, and Mandeep is Run Out! Miller flicks it to mid wicket and sends back Mandeep who puts in a dive into the crease and seems to have survived a direct hit from Warner. But the TV Umpire after several replays comes to the conclusion that the bat was perhaps slightly in the air when the ball had dislodged the stumps!

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