Kings XI Punjab lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The match starts at 8 pm. For live scores and updates follow this link.
KXIP have made a mockery of humongous targets in the first two games and it will be a big challenge in front of the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers to stop the unstoppable Glenn Maxwell.
David Miller too has impressed and played a crucial in both the matches, he is turning out to be a world class finisher. Virender Sehwag needs to fire this time around. Overdependence on Maxwell and Miller would be a tad too risky!
Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, lost out to Rajasthan Royals in their opening match. They have a strong bowling unit but their batsmen need to put in an improved performance. Amit Mishra might be the key in the middle overs.
Right then! The two captains have made their way out for the toss. George Bailey says that they have chased really well and hopes that the winning juggernaut continues.
Shikhar Dhawan says that it's really important to get a win under the belt. In the last game they were 20-30 runs short and would look to bat much better in this game but there were positives to be taken from the last game as they bowled really well. Adds that they have their own plans for KXIP!
Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and elected to field!
Once change for SRH, Irfan Pathan replaces Ishant Sharma!
Bailey informs that they have made two changes as Rishi Dhawan comes back in and Sandeep Sharma also gets a game.
SRH XI: Finch, Dhawan, Warner, KL Rahul, Sammy, Venugopal Rao, I Pathan, K Sharma, D Steyn, A Mishra, B Kumar.
KXIP XI: Sehwag, Pujara, Maxwell, Miller, Bailey, Saha, Johnson, A Patel, Balaji, R Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma.
Right then! The openers Virender Sehwag and Cheteshwar Pujara are striding out to the middle. Dale Steyn will start off proceedings for SRH!
KXIP are away! Pujara steers it to third man for a single.
Play and a miss first ball for Sehwag! A tough wide, Sehwag slashes and misses.
Again, Sehwag slashes at a wide one and fails to connect.
Sehwag gets off the mark, turns it to mid-wicket for a single. 2 runs off the first over!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar will share the new ball!
Edgy stuff from Sehwag, guides it with a bit of outside edge to third man for a single.
Play and a miss from Pujara! Looks to cut a good length delivery outside off but misses.
Another play and a miss! Bhuvi is getting some away movement.
Just one run off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's over!
Irfan Pathan into the attack now.
Short outside off, Pujara cuts it with an outside edge to third man for a single.
SIX! Cracking shot! Sehwag just flicks it behind square leg and it travels flat.
FOUR! Short and Sehwag pulls it behind square leg for a boundary.
Misses out this time! Short outside off, Sehwag punches it straight to covers.
FOUR! Glimpses of old Sehwag! He just smashes this over mid off and it whizzes away.
16 runs off the Pathan over!
Play and a miss! Short of a good length delivery outside off, Sehwag looks to cut but misses.
SIX! Short and Sehwag pulls it over fine leg for a maximum. He looks in the mood today.
FOUR! Pujara picks up the slower one quickly and heaves it over mid-wicket, that too off Steyn!
FOUR! Pujara in attacking mode today! Lofts Steyn over mid on.
FOUR! Steyn drifts onto his pads, Pujara flicks it over short fine leg. back to back fours.
Play and a miss! Short and outside off, Pujara looks to upper cut but misses. 12 runs off the Steyn over!
Karn Sharma into the attack now.
Sehwag backs away and punches this one to covers.
FOUR! Pujara sweeps it uppishly over short fine leg for another boundary.
SIX! Sehwag launches this straight back over Mishra's head!
OUT! Mishra has the last laugh! Again looks to clear the fene but ends up mistiming it straight into the hands of Sammy at long on! V Sehwag c Sammy b Mishra 30 (22b, 2x4, 3x6)
Maxwell strides out to the middle.
Just 5 runs off Karn Sharma over. KXIP 57/1 after 8 overs!
