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In pics: Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 22

Kings XI Punjab made heavy weather of an easy run-chase but in the end rode stylish half centuries from K.L. Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to edge-past Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) encounte

Pacer Ankit Rajpoot, playing in for Andrew Tye, was impressive with a good first spell. He curtailed the likes David Warner and Vijay Shankar very well. After 10 overs, SRH were just 50 for 1 PHOTO BCCI


Ashwin then got rid of the dangerous Mohammad Nabi off his own bowling at the non-striker’s end. But this, time it was a conventional run-our after Warner hit one straight back at the bowler, which Ashwin stopped and then effected the run out with a flick as Nabi was out of his crease PHOTO BCCI


David Warner struggled to get going throughout his innings but managed to post his seventh straight fifty against KXIP. It was his slowest fifty off 49 balls in IPL PHOTO BCCI

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David Warner pushed SRH to a total past 151, helped by Deepak Hooda’s blitz. Warner remained unbeaten on 70 off 62 balls PHOTO BCCI


With 11 need off 6 balls, Rahul came to the rescue taking his team home, KXIP won by six wickets to go third on the table. RAhul remained unbeaten on 71 off 53 balls PHOTO BCCI


But Gayle’s deparutre did not deter KL Rahul, as he along with his best pal Mayank Agarwal drove Kings XI Punjab’s chase PHOTO BCCI


Mayank Agarwal played a handy knock off 55. He was out in the 18th over, after hitting three fours and three sixes PHOTO BCCI


Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul combined for a stand of 115 runs for the second wicket to put KXIP in command. Their association came off 14 overs. PHOTO BCCI


After KXIP opted to bowl first, Mujeeb ur Rahman provided Kings XI Punjab with the wicket Jonny Bairstow in the second over of the match. His catch wa take nby R Ashwin at short midwicket PHOTO BCCI


In chase, Rashid Khan got rid of Chris Gayle off his first delivery off the day. Gayle was caught well by Deepak Hooda at long on PHOTO BCCI


Ashwin finished with an impressive 4-0-30-1 PHOTO BCCI


R Ashwin, who took the catch of Jonny Bairstow, brought himself on to bowl in the 7th over and got rid of Vijay Shankar with a carrom ball for 25 PHOTO BCCI


Sandeep Sharma put in a tidy spell of 4-0-21-2. He took the scalps of Agarwal and then David Miller in the 28th over PHOTO BCCI


Siddarth Kaul then sent down a good 19th over, giving away just five runs off it and took the wicket of Mandeep Singh PHOTO BCCI


Vijay Shankar struggled early on but managed to combine for a stand of 49 runs for the second wicket with David Warner. He made 25 off 26 balls PHOTO BCCI


Mayank could have gone back to the pavilion earlier but Yusuf Pathan dropped a sitter at deep extra cover off the bowling off Bhuvneshwar Kumar PHOTO BCCI


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