Maximum sixes award goes to Quinton de Kock.
Man-of-the-match award goes to Amit Mishra
Zaheer Khan said "yes the all-round display is required. a Good toss to win and put pressure on Kings XI Punjab. our fielding was very good. very happy to see boys putting themselves out in the middle". "very happy to get two points on the board."
Led by some brilliant batting from the South African Quinton de Kock, Delhi Daredevils defeated Kings XI Punjab by 8 wickets with more than 6 overs to spare.
Despite losing Shreyas Iyer early, Delhi Daredevils did not let their noose down. Quinton de Kock and Sanju Samson saw through the initial overs and once settled they went after the bowling.
Samson was out for 33. Kings XI Punjab fielding is not quite up to the mark.
10 to win from 7 overs. It is indeed a big victory for Delhi Daredevils. Sahu into the attack. de Kock hits the first ball for a boundary. Six more to win. de Kock is in a hurry to finish it off. five runs to win. Negi on strike. smashes the ball over mid-wicket for a huge six and it is win for Delhi Daredevils.
After 13 overs: Delhi 102 for 2.
Just 16 to win from 8 overs. Axar Patel into the attack. Samson takes a single. delicate shot from de Kock and equally good fielding. 14 to win. another single 13 to win. It is 100 for Delhi. 12 to win. Axar strikes by removing Samson for 33. Delhi 100 for 2. Pawan Negi is the new man. deft touch and takes two runs.
After 12 overs: Delhi 96 for 1
33 to win from 9 overs. Johnson into the attack. Samson and de Kock are toying with the Punjab bowlers now. a lovely shot straight down the ground for a boundary Delhi is racing to their first victory. another boundary. Two boundaries from two balls. 23 runs to win. Samson takes a single. Clobbers over the fine leg for a massive six. It is fifty for Quinton de Kock.
After 11 overs: Delhi 79 for 1
44 runs to win in 10 overs. Quinton de Kock is still there. I think it will be a cakewalk for Delhi Daredevils. Maxwell into the attack. delicate cut and the ball races to the boundary. Delhi is inching closer to victory. 38 more runs to win. Another boundary, a good shot from Samson, the ball races through point for a four. two boundaries in two balls.
After 10 overs: Delhi 68 for 1.
52 to win from 11 overs. Delhi is on top now. Mohit Sharma into the attack. A good short ball from Mohit. Sanju Samson is playing second fiddle to Quinton de Kock. Clobbers it straight back the bowler for a boundary. Sanju is moving on now. The 'two lives' is proving costly for Kings XI Punjab. leg byes. close call.
After nine overs: Delhi 60 for 1. It is strategic time-out
Sahu continues. fantastic running between the wickets. Umpire goes upstairs to check the run-out appeal. It is not out. Excellent bowling from this youngster. Samson smashes the last ball to a huge six.,
SirJadeja: And Haters Said Saha Is A Better Wicket-Keeper Than Dhoni. ;) >#DDvKXIP>#KXIPvsDD>#IPL>#IPL2016>#IPL9
— Vijay Bhaskar (@ghostlyrants) >April 15, 2016
After eight overs: Delhi 50 for 1.
Axar Patel into the attack. A fine reverse-sweep from Quintin de Kock and it is a boundary. another boundary for de Kock. He is moving on now. After 'two lives' de Kock will use it to the fullest advantage. third boundary. Fifty for Delhi Daredevils.
After seven overs: Delhi 38 for 1.
Pradeep Sahu into the attack. Good work in the deep, restricts the score to 1. Good tidy over from Sahu, not allowing batsmen to free their arms. A close one for de Kock but a wide ball. excellent delivery beaten the batsman, keeper and all others, ball races to the boundary. Saha misses the stumping. de Kock has two chances till now.
After six overs: Delhi 28 for 1
Johnson into the atack. fine shot but only a single. Quinton de Kock started to play freely now. A good tidy over from Johnson. de Kock flicks it and it is a boundary. It is indeed a bad ball from Johnson.
Two baby faced cricketers at the crease. >@IamSanjuSamson and >@QuinnyDeKock69>@IPL>#IPL2016
— Aravind Raam (@arvindram11) >April 15, 2016
After five overs: Delhi 20 for 1
Axar Patel into the attack. Good disciplined bowling from Kings XI Punjab. de Kock could not free his arms. Loud shout for LBW, umpire says no. Murali Vijay drops a sitter that too of Quinton de Kock. Will it be crucial? de Kock hits a boundary off the last ball.
After four overs: Delhi 12 for 1
Mohit Sharma into the attack. Kings XI Punjab would not want to let go this easy. Exerting pressure on Delhi batsmen. Seven balls no run for Sanju Samson. A good bouncer from Mohit. Axar Patel is far away coud not convert the catch. Sanju Samson off the mark.
After three overs: Delhi 9 for 1
Sandeep continues. appeal for a caught behing. Sandeep strikes removing Shreyas Iyer. Delhi 9 for 1. Sanju Samson is the new man in. Sandeep and Johnson are bowling beautifully now. One or two early strikes will put Punjab back in the game. A wicket maiden from Sandeep Sharma.
Glenn Max Well becomes Glen Minimum Well Lol!! Badluck with bat continues. >#DDvKXIP>#IPL2016>@SirJadeja
— Vinod Vaishnav (@vinodvaishanav) >April 15, 2016
After two overs: Delhi 9 for no loss
Mitchell Johnson into the attack. excellent delivery to start with. excellent fielding at mid-wicket. Johnson has not lost his touch after retirement. One can't underestimate Johnson. Excellent over from Mitchell Johnson.
After the first over: Delhi 6 for no loss
The chase is about to begin. Sandeep opens the attack. Quinton on strike. Quinton off the mark. Iyer on strike. A good tidy over so far from Sandeep. Quinton slashes over point for the first boundary.
Delhi Daredevils have to score 112 from 20 overs to open their account in the IPL season 9.
Delhi Daredevils bowlers led by Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan, Chris Morris and Jayant Yadav restricted Kings XI Punjab for 111 for 9.
Amit Mishra's 4 for 11 is the second-best figures for Delhi Daredevils Best: Mishra's 5 for 17 in 2008 >https://t.co/jzlGwAy3CP>#IPL2016 "
— GKPOINTS (@gkpoints) >April 15, 2016
Amit Mishra bowled brilliantly and took 4 for 11 from his three overs.
Brathwaite into the attack. Whew!! It is 100 for Punjab. A big six from Sahu. Why Zaheer didn't give the last over for Amit MIshra who took 4 for 11. A good over so far for Punjab.
After 19 overs: Punjab 99 for 9.
Two overs to go. Morris continues. good shot but straight to the fielder and one run. Good bowling from Morris. All the bowlers are really upto the mark today for Delhi. Excellent yorkers from Morris. Morris strikes. Johnson is bowled. Punjab 99 for 9. Sandeep Sharma is the new man. Excellent over from Morris.
After 18 overs: Punjab 96 for 8.
Zaheer into the attack. Mohit lofts the ball and Chris Morris takes a simple catch. Excellent bowling from Zaheer. Punjab 90 for 8. Sahu is the new man. wild swish and miss. cheeky shot and the ball races to the boundary. Excellent stuff from this veteran bowler.
After 17 overs: Punjab 90 for 7.
Four overs to go. Morris into the attack. Good tidy two balls from Morris. Mohit Sharma taps the ball, excellent effort from Brathwaite. three runs. terrific effort from Delhi Daredevils fielders. Beautiful bowling from Morris.
>#JeetengeDil>#DilliBoys Great fielding.. Win is ours >#DDvKXIP>#IPL2016
— vaishali (@vaishalia1) >April 15, 2016
After 16 overs: Punjab 85 for 7.
Jayant strikes off the first ball removing Axar Patel Fine catch from Negi. Punjab 73 for 7. Can Punjab score 100 from here? Mohit Sharma is the new man. Mohit smashes it for a huge six. wide ball. smashes it over cover for another boundary. Punjab just moving on with Mohit Sharma hitting a four and a six.
After 15 overs; Punjab 73 for 6.
Six overs to go. What will be the score for Punjab? At least 110 to 115 will be a good score from here. Brathwaite continues. All the bowlers have bowled beautifuly for Delhi Daredevils. plays and misses, close one. Axar tries to release some pressure. smahes the next ball for a boundary after a very long time. good comeback ball from Brathwaite. excellent fielding from Duminy.
After 14 overs: Punjab 68 for 6. It is strategic time-out
Jayant continues. Johnson is the new man in. very good bowling from Jayant, the ball takes the outside and Johnson takes two runs. Another tidy over so far from Jayant.
Amit Mishra bowling like a dream this evening. Phenomenal spell >#DDvKXIP>#IPL2016
— Hilesh Atara (@Hilesh83) >April 15, 2016
After 13 overs: Punjab 65 for 6
Brathwaite into the attack. Delhi Daredevils bowlers are on fire today. Pitch is showing signs of wearing down. The ball is gripping and coming slowly to the bat. tidy over so far from Brathwaite. Runs now trickle in with singles and two. no boundaries in sight. appeal for run-out. Sixth wicket for Delhi. Punjab in big trouble 65 for 6. Saha is run-out
After 12 overs: Punjab 63 for 5.
Jayant continues. Saha is off the mark now. Axar and Saha should play a waiting game now. Excellent exhibition of spin bowling from Mishra and Jayant.
After 11 overs: Punjab 59 for 5.
Mishra continues. Vohra wants a single but Axar did not respond. Good spell from Mishra. Fabulous delivery from Mishra. takes the all-important wicket of Vohra. Punjab 59 for 5. Mishra is bowling beautifully. Half of the Punjab side is back. Saha is the new man. Excellent over from Mishra.
After 10 overs: Punjab 58 for 4.
Jayant Yadav into the attack. Vohra is the man for Punjab now. Good running between the wickets. Good tidy over from Jayant Yadav so far. Punjab has to find way to break the shackles.
After nine overs: Punjab 54 for 4.
Amit Mishra continues. Again Mishra strikes off the very first ball. Miller is out LBW. Punjab 52 for 3. it is strategic time-out. Mishra is on song today. Maxwell is the new man. Excellent bowling from Amit Mishra. Mishra strikes again in the over. Maxwell falls for 0. Punjab 52 for 4. Axar Patel is the new man. a wide. some excellent stuff from Mishra. Three wickets for Mishra.
Paltan, let's welcome >@Martyguptill to Mumbai Indians & IPL! >#DilSeIndian>pic.twitter.com/QiLw0pZOB5
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) >April 15, 2016
After eight overs: Punjab 52 for 2
Morris into the attack. Excellent stuff to start, beats the bat of Vohra and goes to the keeper. So far saw some excellent bowling, fielding from Delhi Daredevils. wide called. good take from Quinton de Kock. Straight to skipper Zaheer Khan. A tidy over from Chris Morris. Vohra pulls and the ball races to the boundary. Fifty for Punjab.
After seven overs: Punjab 45 for 2.
Amit Mishra into the attack. Mishra strikes very first ball, Marsh is stumped. Punjab 37 for 2. David Miller is the new man. excellent bowling from Mishra, Miller misses. Miller sweeps and it is a boundary. plays and misses. Some excellent variations from Amit Mishra. The pitch does turn a little bit. Miller takes two runs easily. takes another two runs. It is Mishra's 100th IPL match.
After six overs: Punjab 37 for 1.
Brathwaite into the attack. Vohra smashes the first ball for a boundary. So far seen some excellent fielding and bowling from the Delhi Daredevils.excellent shot from Vohra, another boundary. Vohra is now steadying the Punjab innings. another boundary cheaky this time. good over for Punjab, three boundaries.
After five overs: Punjab 23 for 1
Zaheer continues. Marsh takes two runs off the first ball. Excellent fielding from Delhi Daredevils players. another exhibition of fast bowling from Zaheer Khan. Marsh smashes for a boundary, first four from Zaheer Khan. Another tidy over from Zaheer.
After four overs: Punjab 17 for 1
Chris Morris into the attack. A wild swish and miss, close to the stumps. Marsh escapes. Excellent delivery from Morris. quick single from Marsh. Vohra slashes over the cover and excellent fielding from Delhi. three runs. The Delhi fielders are doing great work. excellent yorker from Morris, appeals for LBW, no says umpire. another great over.
Delhi Daredevils, finally looking like a team one can support! Let's hope they are able to pick up some wins. >#DD>#IPL2016>#DDvKXIP
— Mihir Misra (@iammisra) >April 15, 2016
After three overs: Punjab 12 for 1
Zaheer continues. excellent first delivery from the captain swinging across the Manan Vohra and he is beaten. another beauty from Zaheer. Zaheer Khan is on fire. Great over from Zaheer so far. a maiden
>#MurliVijay runout bloopers can make him next >#Inzi>#Misbah>#DDvKXIP>#IPL2016
— Gaurav Dey (@gauravdey28) >April 15, 2016
After two overs: Punjab 12 for 1
Pawan Negi brought into the attack. Full toss, Vohra plays it straight to the fielder. Vohra smashes the next ball for a boundary. Catch dropped by Zaheer but there is an run-out chance. Zaheer put down a dolly. Murali Vijay is run out. Delhi strikes very early. Delhi 8 for 1. Marsh is the new man. cuts for a boundary. two boundaries and one run-out so far in this over.
Out !!!! Going great >#DD>#DDvKXIP>#IPL2016
— Shivangi :) (@itsme_shivangi) >April 15, 2016
After first over: Punjab 2 for no loss
Zaheer Khan to open the attack. Murali Vijay on strike. Excellent first ball from Zaheer. Zaheer is swinging the ball to Murali Vijay. Vijay off the mark. Vohra off the mark straightaway. Great over from Zaheer.
How many of u think >@virendersehwag has still got it in him to play the >@IPL ? Miss that fearless attitude >#IPL9>#IPL2016>#VivoIPL>@SonySIX
— Aditya (@Cricket_o_holic) >April 15, 2016
Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra are out in the middle along with the Delhi Daredevils players.
Strike early wickets will be motto for the Delhi Daredevils team.
Will Zaheer Khan's decision to bowl first will bring his team laurels or backfire? Wait and watch.
All set for a big game.
Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan won the toss and elects to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab in IPL match 7.
Two changes, for Delhi Jayant comes in place of Mayank, JP Duminy comes in place of Coultner-Nile. For Punjab Shaun Marsh comes in for Marcus Stoinus.
"Delhi vs Punjab" Or its "Dravid vs Sehwag" >@virendersehwag>#KXIPvsDD>#IPL9>#IPL2016>#DDvKXIP
— Sir Virat Kohli (@keetarpprateek) >April 15, 2016
The playing XI
Delhi Daredevils Team
Shreyas Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Karun Nair, JP Duminy, Sanju Samson, Pawan Negi, Carlos Brathwaite, Jayant Yadav, Chris Morris, Zaheer Khan (captain), Amit Mishra
Kings XI Punjab Team
Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, David Miller (captain), Glen Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Wridhimman Saha, Axar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, P Sahu
Both the perennial under-achievers will be looking to recover from opening losses and put their campaign back on track.
Delhi had finished 7th in the 2015 edition. The team had qualified for the Champions League T20 twice. Kings XI Punjab had finished runner-up and semifinalists in the past IPLs.
