IPL 2020, SRH vs KXIP as it happened: Rashid Khan and Co hand a massive defeat to Kings XI Punjab

IPL 2020 points table: Sunrisers Hyderabad move to third, Kings XI Punjab remain at bottom

Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow

11.35 pm: Rashid Khan gets emotional remembering his compatriot Najeeb Tarakai, the Afghan cricketer who died recently in a road accident.

KL Rahul: To lose 3 wickets in the powerplay, when we are playing just six batsmen, cost us. Mayank’s run out was a disaster. Positive was pulling things back at the death overs. Pooran is so good watch. He’s batting really well. Bishnoi’s shown a lot of heart, he has enjoyed difficult situations. All of them are professionals, they know what they are doing wrong.

SRH WIN BY 69 RUNS: Natarajan dismisses Arshdeep. Warner with the catch and celebrates in style. That’s as comprehensive as it gets in this format. Problems mount for Rahul and Co. A good all-round performance by Sunrisers.

KXIP: 132 all out

After 16.2 overs, 132/9: Natarajan with a superb yorker to dismiss Cottrell.

After 15 overs, 126/8: A double wicket-maiden! SHAMI OUT! Another googly, given out LBW and cannot be reviewed. Rashid Khan finishes his spell with a sensational over! Figures: 4-1-12-3. The best T20 bowler in the world, ladies and gentlemen.

Bizarre scenes - Pooran out: Pooran is not taking singles to protect the non-striker but after four dot balls, he hits one straight to the fielder. End of a brilliant innings, a 37-ball 77. Game, set, match: Rashid Khan.

After 14 overs, KXIP 126/6: Timeout taken for all us to reflect what on earth just happened.

13.5, KXIP 126/6: OUT, EVENTUALLY! Wow. Mujeeb is given not out for caught behind. Umpires review for a bump ball and third umpire decides it is out. But no Ultraedge allowed for bump-ball check. Mujeeb furiously reviews it but DRS shows he has edged the ball after that. So much drama!

End of 13 overs, KXIP 117/5: Mujeeb is in the middle because his compatriot Rashid Khan is world class. A superb delivery (wrong ‘un) to break the defence of Mandeep. KXIP in deep trouble despite Pooran brilliance.

Mujeeb must be really developing batting skills? No 3 in his last match in CPL, No 7 in his first match in IPL.

After 12 overs, KXIP 112/4 (Pooran 66, Mandeep 4): 7 runs from Sandeep’s over. 90 needed off 48 now with Rashid having two overs left. Tough, tough ask.

After 11 overs, KXIP 105/4 (Pooran 64) - RUN OUT! Oh dear. Second of the innings for Punjab. Sensational from Priyam Garg, a direct hit catches Maxwell short. His poor tournament with the bat continues.

After 10 overs, KXIP 96/3 (Pooran 58, Maxwell 5): After a 28-run over, no reason to go after Rashid. Sensible from the two batsmen as Rashid concedes just 5.

STAT: In fact, three of Pooran’s sixes so far have been 100m or more!

After 9 overs, KXIP 91/3 - HALF CENTURY OFF 17 BALLS! Nicholas Pooran is playing a blinder. With some fantastic shots he has reached a quickfire fifty. SIX-FOUR-SIX-SIX-SIX in that over! Wow. What hitting. One of those sixes was more than 100 metres too.

After 8 overs, KXIP 63/3: Quite superb first over from Rashid Khan.

After 7 overs, KXIP 61/3: BIG BREAKTHROUGH FOR SRH! KL Rahul sweeps it straight to the fielder at long leg. Williamson takes the catch. Abhishek Sharma strikes. KXIP have lost their top 3. That over had lasted so well for Punjab, as Pooran hit back-to-back sixes down the ground.

After 6 overs, KXIP 45/2 (Rahul 11, Pooran 13): A shot that shows why Pooran is just so special. Picks up the short of length ball quickly and smashes it over square leg. Eight runs from Natarajan’s over 2nd over as a good powerplay for SRH comes to an end.

After 5 overs, KXIP 37/2 (Rahul 11, Pooran 6): Pooran comes in and hits a good-looking drive for four. This is the partnership that needs to click if KXIP have any chance tonight. Otherwise, this match is as good as done.

After 4.2 overs, KXIP 31/2: Four and out! Prabhsimran was timing the ball really well in his short stay. He absolutely crunches this cut short off Khaleel but its straight to Garg. KXIP in trouble.

After 4 overs, KXIP 27/1 (Rahul 11, Prabhsimran 7): Natarajan into the attack and PS (Prabhsimran Singh from here on) hits a helicopter-ish shot over midwicket for four.

After 3 overs, KXIP 20/1 (Rahul 10, Prabhsimran 1): No boundaries, six runs from Sandeep’s 2nd over.

After 2 overs, KXIP 14/1 (Rahul 5, Prabhsimran 0): Of all the ways to lose a crucial wicket... Terrible start for KXIP! Horror mix-up between Rahul and Mayank as a spectacular fielding effort by Warner catches both of them by surprise. The latter pays the price. Warner really enjoyed that one. Almost another run out at the end of that over but since it’s not a direct hit, Prabhsimran is saved.

After 1 over, KXIP 9/0 (Rahul 1, Mayank 8): Just gorgeous timing on display from Mayank in the first over. After a couple of doubles, he plays a sensational on-the-up punch through cover that speeds away for for four.

If SRH had Warner-Bairstow, KXIP have Rahul-Mayank. How will they respond? Run-chase begins...

Innings break: Interesting finish to that innings, who has the momentum at the halfway break?

In last 5 overs: SRH scored 41 runs, KXIP picked up 6 wickets.

In last 2 overs, SRH scored 26 runs, KXIP picked up 2 wickets.

End of 20 overs, SRH 201/6: A good last over for Sunrisers that included the wicket of Abhishek for Shami. Despite all the chaos, SRH managed 26 runs in the last 2 overs.

End of 19 overs, SRH 187/5: SRH needed that over desperately. When all momentum seemed lost, Abhishek Sharma hits a six and four. 12 runs from that Arshdeep over.

End of 18.1 overs, SRH 175/5: And make that 5 wickets in 19 balls for #KXIP. This is quite the turnaround as SRH keep losing wickets going for the big shots. Pooran, having dropped one in the previous over, takes a good catch now. Garg out for 0 off 1 ball. Arshdeep strikes.

End of 18 overs, SRH 175/4: THIRD WICKET FOR BISHNOI! Oh what a turnaround this has been by KXIP. He should have had the wicket early in the over when Pooran parried one over his head but Samad does fall off the fifth ball. A good high catch taken at square leg. 3/29 for Bishnoi now. SRH 175/4.

End of 17 overs, SRH 165/3: Three wickets in 7 balls for KXIP. What a turnaround. Arshdeep removes Manish Pandey at the start of the 17th over. Caught and bowled. Just four from that over too. Samad and Williamson are out in the middle.

End of 16 overs, SRH 161/2: You wait so long for one, two come by in quick succession. Ravi Bishnoi has the wickets of both Warner and Bairstow in one over. A good review taken by KXIP as Bairstow falls for 97. What an over by the youngster!

15.1 overs: Finally, after a gap of more than 36 overs and 408 runs conceded... Punjab have picked up a wicket! Ravi Bishnoi gets the wicket of David Warner.

KXIP HAVE TAKEN A WICKET! STOP THE PRESS...

After 15 overs, SRH 160/0: (Warner 52, Bairstow 97): A decent over by Cottrell. Six runs off it. Warner must have dehydrated like crazy in the last hour or so. Sweating profusely. A much-needed timeout as KXIP continue to look lost.

After 14 overs, SRH 154/0: (Warner 50, Bairstow 94): FIFTY FOR DAVID WARNER! His NINTH half century on the trot against Kings XI Punjab. What. A. Record. Bairstow, meanwhile, slams a couple of sixes in that Mujeeb over too. Madness.

After 13 overs, SRH 138/0: (Warner 47, Bairstow 81): At one point, Warner and Bairstow were going at similar rates. In the last few overs, the Englishman has gone berserk. Shami concedes 8 in his over.

After 12 overs, SRH 130/0: (Warner 46, Bairstow 74): Arshdeep with a 10-run over and does well despite conceding a free hit.

After 11 overs, SRH 120/0: (Warner 41, Bairstow 72): FOUR-SIX-SIX! Two of the biggest sixes you are likely to see this tournament and incredibly, off back-to-back deliveries. Bairstow has taken the attack to Maxwell and how! Incredible batting. The second six was 97 metres.

After 10 overs, SRH 100/0: (Warner 40, Bairstow 53): A fifth century partnership between these two. What a pair.

FIFTY FOR JONNY BAIRSTOW! The Englishman has looked in lovely touch tonight and he hits his 5th IPL half century. Reaches the landmark off 28 deliveries.

After 9 overs, SRH 93/0: (Warner 39, Bairstow 48): Expensive over from Mujeeb too as SRh continue to pile on the runs. Warner seemed to have mishit one down the ground but it clears the sightscreen comfortably.

After 8 overs, SRH 82/0: (Warner 30, Bairstow 46): SIX-FOUR-SIX! Just as Anil Kumble was praising Ravi Bishnoi from the sidelines, the young spinner concedes 18. Bairstow goes big.

Anil Kumble on Ravi Bishnoi: He has been amazing. To show such character at a young age is amazing

After 7 overs, SRH 64/0: (Warner 29, Bairstow 29): More great running between the wickets by Warner and Bairstow. Decent start by Maxwell but this partnership is starting to look ominous for Punjab.

Maxwell to bowl...

After 6 overs, SRH 58/0: (Warner 26, Bairstow 26): Another tidy over inside the powerplay by Mujeeb but it has been (so far at least) another listless performance on the field by KXIP. They are simply not looking up to it at the moment, it must be said. Timeout taken, Anil Kumble needs to find a way to fire his side up.

After 5 overs, SRH 52/0: (Warner 24, Bairstow 22): Unlucky Shami. First ball, Bairstow mishits one down the ground. KL Rahul puts down a tough chance at mid-on. Then Warner mishits one, it goes through Mujeeb at mid-on. Having done nothing wrong, the first two balls from Shami went for 7 runs in that over. Warner smacks one over cover too.

After 4 overs, SRH 41/0: (Warner 16, Bairstow 19): Oh dear. Cottrell has leaked runs in the powerplay. His two overs have gone for 28 runs, as Bairstow hits three fours in the 4th. One of those was a super short on the up through cover, the other two rank poor deliveries.

After 3 overs, SRH 26/0: (Warner 15, Bairstow 6): Shami too starts off his first over well with two singles off the first three balls and then bowls a rank short ball to Warner that is put away for four. This inconsistency has hurt Punjab. Still, six off the over is a good start for Shami too.

After 2 overs, SRH 19/0: (Warner 9, Bairstow 5): A full toss is put away by Bairstow through cover for four but otherwise it’s a top first over by Mujeeb. Just six from it.

After 1 over, SRH 13/0: (Warner 8, Bairstow 0): After 3 dot balls to start, Cottrell bowls a bouncer that goes over the keeper (Prabhsimran Singh today) and it’s five extras. Warner is beaten next ball by late swing. The SRH captain gets the lofted straight drive right to get his first boundary of the night and follows that up with a late cut. Big first over.

7.29 pm: Boy, does David Warner love to bat against KXIP.

Warner and Bairstow in the middle. SRH will be desperate for a good start from them.

7.25 pm: Head to head

Confirmation of playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad 
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Manish Pandey 
Kane Williamson 
Priyam Garg 
Abhishek Sharma 
Abdul Samad 
Rashid Khan 
Sandeep Sharma 
Khaleel Ahmed 
T Natarajan  

Kings XI Punjab
KL Rahul
Mayank Agarwal
Mandeep Singh
Nicholas Pooran
Glenn Maxwell
Prabhsimran Singh
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Ravi Bishnoi
Mohammad Shami
Arshdeep Singh
Sheldon Cottrell

TEAM NEWS: Both teams have made changes. One for SRH, three for KXIP. But still no Chris Gayle.

TOSS UPDATE: David Warner wins the toss, SRH will be batting first. KL Rahul sounds glad that he didn’t have to make the decision.

6.57 pm: How the teams have fared so far..

6.48 pm: Plenty of pre-match chatter about Chris Gayle today.

KXIP batting coach Wasim Jaffer had said the campaign has been disappointing so far but “it only takes a game or two” to turn things around. For that to happen, the more match winners in the team the better, said Jaffer adding Gayle in that list.

Both Gayle and spinner Mujeeb are yet to play in the IPL.

“It should happen soon. As I said, it needs to happen sooner than later. We don’t want to bring them when every game is a must win game. Hopefully, we will have those guys featuring soon,” Jaffer told PTI from Dubai.

Jaffer said the 41-year-old West Indian great is in top shape and hungry to do the job for the team.

“Chris looks very much ready and is keen to get on to the park, he has been training really well and has looked really good in the nets.

“He is such an impact player, we all know what he can do. I hope he turns up and turns it on straightaway and changes the tide for all of us. He looks hungry and that is a very good sign for the franchise.

“I am hoping he plays quickly. We need match-winners, as many as as possible. Not just for the next game, also for the rest of the tournament as he can easily win you four-five games on his own,” said the former India opener.

6.40 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of match No 22 of Indian Premier League 2020. Tonight, Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Kings XI Punjab at the Dubai International Stadium.

KL Rahul’s KXIP are currently at the bottom of the points table after losing four of their five games, while David Warner’s SRH are only slightly better at sixth following two wins and three losses so far.