IPL 2018, DD vs KXIP: 5 talking points

#1 Brilliant bowling from Kings XI Punjab does the trick

Rajpoot bowled an economical spell of 2/23

The KXIP batting could not live up to expectations as they added only 143 on the board. However, Punjab’s bowlers were simply outstanding.

The pick of them was Ankit Rajpoot who picked up two wickets for 23 runs in his four overs. Both of Rajpoot’s scalps were huge ones- Prithvi Shaw and Glenn Maxwell. He was deservingly adjudged the Man of the Match.

Barinder Sran was extremely expensive in his first three overs as he conceded 41 runs from them. However, he compensated for that by conceding just four runs in his final over which was also the all-important penultimate over of the match. Sran also took the wicket of Liam Plunkett in that over.

Andrew Tye was also brilliant with the ball as he took 2/25 from his four overs. Tye got rid of DD captain Gautam Gambhir before getting the crucial wicket of Rahul Tewatia in his final over.

Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin did not pick up a single wicket but he was the cheapest among the Punjab bowlers as he gave away just 19 runs from his four overs.

The 17-year-old Mujeeb Ur Rahman was brilliant too. He gave away just 13 runs in his first three overs and dismissed Rishabh Pant. He was given the responsibility of bowling the final over. Mujeeb conceded 12 runs in 5 deliveries but dismissed Shreyas Iyer in the final delivery to end his spell at 2/25.

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