IPL 7 Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Report

Ninth match of IPL season 2014 was played between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sharjah.

Earlier Hyderabad won the toss and decided to field first. Punjab puting into bat first started inning with CA Pujara and Virender Sehwag. Both started well and play fast cricket and made 50 runs partnership in 6.3 overs. V Sehwag lost his wicket in hurry scoring 30 runs of 22 balls. GJ Maxwell joined with CA Pujara and played extre ordinery inning of 95 runs of just 43 ball with 5 fantastic fours and 9 massive sixes. This was his 3rd consecutive fifty in IPL season 7. Punjab put huge score of 193 runs at the end of 20 overs to achieved for Hyderabad.

Following huge target of 194 runs, Hyderabad batsmen could not stood in middle for lond ans lost wickets in regular interwals. Whole Hyderabad tem all out in 19.2 overs scoring just 121 runs and lost the match by huge marguns of 72 runs. L Balaji of Punjab picked up 4 wickets in his 4 overs spending just 13 runs.

Thus, Punjab with 3rd consecutive win secured top most position in points table tally of ipl season 7. GJ Maxwell once again declared man of the match for his match winning inning of 95 runs of just 43 balls. This was his 3rd consecutive fifty in this season of IPL.