{"id":20078,"date":"2014-05-15T12:22:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=20078"},"modified":"2014-05-15T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:22:30","slug":"ipl-7-kings-xi-steps-closer-to-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=20078","title":{"rendered":"IPL 7 &#8211; Kings XI steps closer to playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skipper of Kings XI George Bailey won the toss and decided to field first, a decision which might have&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">made him regret at the end of the first innings as Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to post a more than&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">formidable total on the board. SRH went off to a flying start, thanks to their opening partnership&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">between Aaron Finch and Shikhar Dhawan. The pair put on 65 runs on the board in the first 8 overs&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">which paved the way for the likes of Warner and Ojha to go after the bowling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Naman Ojha played like he has never before, taking on the Kings XI attack as Warner at the other end&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">did not spare the bad balls either, making it almost look like a club match as the duo put on 79 runs&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">in no time. Warner made 44 before he was run out but Ojha continued the onslaught and remainerd&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">unbeaten on 79 off 36 balls, giving Kings XI a target off 206 runs to chase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>{niftybox width=300px,background=ivory,textcolor=maroon,float=right,textalign=justify,border=gold,font=Arial,fontsize=12px}<br \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Brief Scores:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Sunriser Hyderabad:<\/strong>&nbsp;205\/5 in 20 overs, Naman Ojha 79, David Warner 44, Dhawan 2\/42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kings XI Punjab:<\/strong>&nbsp;211\/4 in 18.4 overs, Wridhiman Saha 54, Manan Vohra 47, Mishra 32\/1<\/p>\n<p>{\/niftybox}<\/p>\n<p>Punjab had to get off to a flying start in order to chase such a mammoth total but it was not to be the&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">case as they lost Sehwag in the first over which brought the young wicket-keeper batsmen from Bengal&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Wridhiman Saha at the crease. In a stage as big as this opportunities don\u2019t always come knocking at your&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">doorsteps but when it came Saha made sure he grabbed it with both hands. Saha along with Manan&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Vohra made mince meat of the Hyderabad bowling as the pair put on 91 runs in almost 7 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Saha departed after making a brilliant half-century in 25 balls and the stage was set for the likes&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Maxwell, Miller and Bailey to make full use of the start. Maxwell and Miller continued from where they&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">left off in the previous matches and slowly the target off 206 runs looked too little for Punjab. Bailey&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">finished it off in style as Punjab won the match by six wickets in 18.4 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skipper of Kings XI George Bailey won the toss and decided to field first, a decision which might have&nbsp;made him regret at the end of the first innings as Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to post a more than&nbsp;formidable total on the board. 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