FOUR! Thrashed! Short & wide outside off from Shami, Akshar slashes it over point for a boundary.
OUT! Confusion over bump ball but replays show Saha has hit it straight to extra cover. KXIP - 127/5 (15) WP Saha c Parnell b Mohammed Shami 13 (13b 1x4 0x6)
George Bailey is the new batsman.
FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Akshar slashes it over point.
FOUR! 2 in 2! A terrific yorker, Akshar seems to miss it, the ball hits the pads & runs away to third man. The umpire signals it as runs by turning down the LBW appeal.
FOUR! Deft! Parnell drifts onto the pads, Akshar nudges it to fine leg for a boundary. 12 runs off the over.
Two runs off first two balls.
SIX! Smashed! Akshar is playing a gem here. Low full toss from Unadkat, Akshar carts it over extra cover.
10 runs off the Unadkat over. 11 needed off 12 now.
OUT! Is there a twist in tale? Tahir gets the wkt of Bailey with a googly. KXIP need 10 from 9 with 4 wkts in hand. Bailey mistimes his heave to deep mid-wicket. GJ Bailey c Jadhav b Imran Tahir 6 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Ah!! Akshar mistimes his drive to extra cover, they scamper through for a quick single, the fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Had that hit, Akshar was a goner!
Brilliant penultimate over from Tahir, just 2 runs & a wkt off it. KXIP need 9 off the last over. Can they do it?
Parnell will bowl the final over.
Very full outside off, Parnell drills it to deep cover for just a single.
In the air but safe! Short on off, Dhawan goes for a pull but is late on to it, gets a top edge which falls short of fine leg. They scamper through for a couple.
Dhawan smashes it straight back past the bowler, another couple. 4 needed off 3!
FOUR! That's it! Dhawan pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. KXIP win by 4 wickets!
KXIP hand DD their 7th consecutive loss with a 4 wkt win. They reach IPL7 playoffs with this win.
