Contributions from skipper Adam Gilchrist (42), Shaun Marsh (45) and David Miller (not in picture, 44 not out) ensured Kings XI Punjab post 171 for four. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
Adam Gilchrist (in picture, 42 off 26 balls) was going great guns before perishing while going for one too many big shots, caught by Irfan Pathan off his own bowling in the eight over. He hit five fours and two towering sixes. Photo: PTI
Once Adam Gilchrist departed at the team score of 60, Kings XI's run rate dropped considerably as the hosts scored just 43 runs in the next seven overs losing the wicket of Azhar Mahmood (in picture, 9). Mahmood was caught by Siddharth Kaul off Ashish Nehra. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
Shaun Marsh (in picture) and David Miller then stepped up the tempo and smashed Umesh Yadav for two fours and a six to pick up 16 runs off the 16th over. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
David Miller scored an unbeaten 44 off just 24 balls towards the end. The South African struck three boundaries and four sixes during his knock. Photo: PTI
Delhi Daredevils experienced a dreadful start to the chase with three batsmen back in the hut for 12 runs. Much of the damage was done by Sandeep Sharma (in picture), who struck twice in the fourth over, getting Irfan Pathan and David Warner caught behind off successive out-swingers. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
The recovery task was with Virender Sehwag (in picture, 30) and captain Jayawardene (39), who came out to bat in the middle order. The situation got worse for the visitors when Awana had Virender Sehwag caught by keeper Adam Gilchrist. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
Kings XI Punjab's Mandeep Singh drops a catch of Delhi Daredevils’ Mahela Jayawardene. Photo: PTI
Mahela Jayawardena (in picture), who was dropped on zero, five and 13 and survived a run-out chance on seven, carried on in the company of Ben Rohrer, who did his bit to prevent the asking-rate from mounting further. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
Ben Rohrer’s 49 off 29 balls kept the interest in the game till the end. Eventually, only seven runs separated an inspired Kings XI Punjab from an almost indifferent, but occasionally desperate, Delhi Daredevils. Photo: PTI