IPL Schedule | MOHALI: Ravichandran Ashwin has been unusually boisterous in the ongoing IPL . He has celebrated after taking a wicket by breaking into a 'catch-me-if-you-can' kind of run - quite similar to an Imran Tahir, animatedly waved at his fielders if someone is out of position, given a cold stare to a bowler who has bowled a loose delivery.IPL Points tableIt seems Ashwin is desperately trying to prove something; prove his detractors, who have dismissed him as an effective white-ball bowler, wrong by having a successful IPL - not only with the ball, but also with his captaincy.Ashwin's on-field street-smartness has resulted in 3 (out of 5 matches) victories for Kings XI so far, but none of the wins have looked convincing. But, what would hurt Kings XI the most is the way they blew away a winning position against Chennai Super Kings in their last game.Ashwin and Co. will look to put the disappointment of not winning the CSK game aside when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at their home ground in Mohali on Monday.Sunrisers, too, are coming off a loss against Mumbai Indians. SRH were blown away by a sensational spell by MI debutant Alzarri Joseph, who returned with figures of 6-12 as Hyderabad's star-studded batting lineup couldn't chase a 137-run target.Kings XI have been undefeated in Mohali in their last six outings and will aim to maintain that record and keep the 'fortress' intact. The visitors, though, have an upper hand in head-to-head games. SRH and Kings XI have faced each other 12 times; Sunrisers have won nine of them, while KXIP have been victorious only three times.The contest this time will hinge around the openers of both sides. Last season, when SRH played against KXIP in Mohali, 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle smashed 104 off 63 balls. Kings Gayle is in good touch, but his fitness will be a cause for concern. His partner KL Rahul, who has scored two half-centuries in five matches so far, is also in fine nick.Sunrisers, on the other hand, will bank on their marauding pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow to deliver the goods. The Aussie-English combine has been in scintillating form this season, having shared three century-plus stands so far.<doc-sep>What a finish. Two Punjab boys Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul almost stole it for the visiting team SunRisers Hyderabad at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali. But Kings XI Punjab, once again, showed nerves of steel to win yet another thriller this season. Remember how they won against Delhi Capitals some nights ago. KL Rahul played an unbeaten match-high knock of 71 runs from 53 balls with the help of seven fours and a six to anchor the chase. His 114-run second-wicket stand with fellow Karnataka batsman Mayank Agarwal laid the foundation to a tricky chase. Spare some thoughts for David Warner, who hit a seventh successive IPL fifty against KXIP. Without his 70 runs from 62 balls, SRH might not have a game to fight for. In the end, the Aussie became a 'guilty party' with a misfield in the penultimate ball of the match when the hosts needed two from two. And the man of the match KL Rahul, it seems, has presented himself with a chance to win a World Cup ticket with the Indian team announcing next week probably. This was his third fifty in four matches, after another 71 not out against Mumbai Indians and 55 against Chennai Super Kings. And tonight's result means that KXIP have moved to third place, while SRH are in fourth. Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad: 150 for four in 20 overs (David Warner 70 not out; Ravichandran Ashwin 1/30). Kings XI Punjab: 151 for four in 19.5 overs (K L Rahul 71 not out, Mayank Agarwal 55; Sandeep Sharma 2/21). (REPORT | SCHEDULE | POINTS TABLE | 2019 ELECTION SPECIAL) 11:40 PM IST: Mohammad Nabi on with the last over. Sam Curran plays towards long on, a double. Down the ground and another two. Seven need off four. Manish Pandey, brilliant effort. Wet ball and slippery, but he keeps his nerves. A yorker, and a single. Six from three. And Mohali crowd is reacting to it. KL Rahul then hits a four, just beating the fielder at long off. Now, two need from two. Then David Warner misfields at long-on and two runs. Punjab win by six wickets on the penultimate ball. 11:35 PM IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar keeps his faith in Siddarth Kaul. Five singles and gets the wicket of new man Mandeep Singh, caught at long-on by Deepak Hooda, again. FoW-140/4 (18.6 Over). Punjab need 11 runs from 6 balls. Sam Curran is the new man. 11:28 PM IST: Sandeep Sharma keeps Hyderabad in the hunt. He first had Mayank Agarwal (55 off 43) caught at deep midwicket by Vijay Shankar. FoW-132/2 (17.1 Over). David Miller joined KL Rahul in the centre. And he didn't last long. Holed out at long on with Deepak Hooda taking the catch. That happened off the last ball of the over. Three runs and two wickets from the over. KXIP- 135/3 after 18 overs. Need another 16 runs from 12 balls. Sandeep's figures tonight: 4-0-21-2. This match is not over. Mayank Agarwal hits his fifth IPL fifty. AP Photo 11:21 PM IST: Siddarth Kaul leaking runs. Mayank Agarwal hits the first ball for a six to reach to 49. A single off the next ball and fifth IPL fifty for him, in 40 balls. Agarwal then hits a straight four off the fourth ball even as Manish Pandey tries in vain to stop the ball. KXIP-132/1 after 17 overs. 13 runs from the over. Kaul's figures so far: 3-0-37-0. Punjab need another 19 runs from 18 balls. Yusuf Pathan drops a catch of Mayank Agarwal. PTI Photo 11:12 PM IST: Searching for wickets, captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets himself into the attack and one of the senior members of the team, Yusuf Pathan drops Mayank Agarwal at sweeper cover. Easy. That happened off the fourth ball. Eight runs from the over. KXIP-119/1 after 16 overs. They need another 32 runs from 24 balls. Karnataka duo KL Rahul (59 off 44) and Mayank Agarwal (43 off 38) have added 101 runs from 77 balls. Time out. 11:08 PM IST: Nothing's happening for Hyderabad. Sandeep Sharma on with his third over.Six runs from it -- two singles and two doubles. KXIP-111/1 after 15 overs and they need 40 runs from 30 balls. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal have stitched 93 runs for the second wicket from 71 balls. 11:03 PM IST: Rashid Khan on with his last over. Three runs from it, and his figures: 4-0-20-1. KXIP-105/1 after 14 overs. They need 46 runs from 36 balls. KL Rahul bats vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali. AP Photo 10:59 PM IST: Fifty for KL Rahul, with a four off the last ball of 13th over, in 34 balls. KXIP-102/1. They need 47 runs. Mohammad Nabi's figures: 3-0-31-0. 10:54 PM IST: Rashid Khan on with third over. Hyderabad need him to deliver something for the team even with dew factor coming into play. Tidy over. And it will not be enough. Four singles. KXIP-90/1 after 12 overs. They need 61 runs from 48 balls. 10:50 PM IST: Siddarth Kaul on with his second over and Punjab batsmen continues to find boundaries. Mayank Agarwal hits the first ball for a four through cover. A dot and a single later, KL Rahul finds the gap at deep mid-wicket for a four. He follows it up with a superb six over long-off. A double and 17 runs from the over. A run out check against the return run. Not out. KXIP-86/1 after 11 overs. They need 65 from 54 balls. Rashid Khan gets Chris Gayle's wicket early in the innings. AP Photo 10:46 PM IST: Rashid Khan on with his second over. And seven runs from it - three singles and two doubles. KXIP-69/1 after 10 overs. 51 from 41 between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal. They need another need 82 runs from 60 balls. 10:39 PM IST: Punjab boy Siddarth Kaul against his home team. KL Rahul hits the third ball for a sumptuous four, through mid-off. Rahul then survives a direct hit at the bowler's end. Seven runs from the over. KXIP-62/1 after nine overs. They need 89 runs from 66 balls. Time out. 10:34 PM IST: KL Rahul hits the first ball of the eight over, bowled by Mohammad Nabi, for a cracking four through extra cover. A single and an appeal for LBW. A dot ball, then Mayank Agarwal hits a six over deep mid-wicket. Vijay Shankar almost pulls off a stunner. His fingertips manage to get a feel of the ball. A single to end the over. 12 runs from the over. KXIP-55/1 after eight overs. 96 need from 72 balls. 10:30 PM IST: Sandeep Sharma returns for his second over. Five runs from the over -- three singles and a double. KXIP-43/1 after seven overs. They need 108 runs from 78 balls. 10:25 PM IST: Another spinner into the attack. Mohammad Nabi starts his spell with a dot to Mayank Agarwal, then another. Two singles followed, then Agarwal lofts the fifth ball for a straight six. Eight runs from the over. KXIP-38/1 after six overs. Punjab need another 113 runs from 84 balls. 10:20 PM IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues with his third over. KL Rahul hits the first ball for a four to deep backward point. Six runs from the over. KXIP-30/1 after five overs. New man Mayank Agarwal takes only two balls to hit his first four. Six runs and a wicket from the previous over. Chris Gayle walks back after getting out against SunRisers Hyderabad. AP Photo 10:13 PM IST: There were warnings against going for sixes. But Chris Gayle (16 off 14) fails to curve his enthusiasm and Rashid Khan gets the big wicket. Caught at long-on by Deepak Hooda. Brilliant catch. FoW-18/1 (3.1 Over). 10:11 PM IST: Chris Gayle hits the first ball for a huge six, over long-on. A dot ball, then the big man plays a wild swing. Top edge and it almost sails over fine leg. But Siddarth Kaul chases it down to restrict to a double. Bhuvi responds with a short ball, but Gayle misses it. Another dot and a single to end the nine-run over. KXIP-18/0 after three overs. 10:06 PM IST: Sandeep Sharma shares the new ball with the skipper. Two dot balls and Chris Gayle hits first four of the innings, to long on boundary. Well timed shot to cover and a good stop by Siddarth Kaul to restrict it to a single. Then a misfield at short midwicket for a single. Seven runs from the over. KXIP-9/0 after two overs. 10:01 PM IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar on. A single off the first ball as KL Rahul plays to mid-on. Chris Gayle takes another single, off the third ball. Two runs from the first over. 9:50 PM IST: David Warner grinded out for the team, scoring his slowest IPL fifty. In fact, his 62-ball 70 is third lowest scores by an unbeaten batsman in IPL after facing 60 and more balls. But with a brilliant attack, Hyderabad might have posted enough scores. Mind you, Hyderabad have previously defended 150 twice against Punjab at Mohali in 2013 and 2015. For the second time, David Warner has hit seven consecutive fifties against a team in IPL - vs RCB (2014-16) and vs KXIP (2015-19). AP Photo 9:45 PM IST: Mohammed Shami gets his first wicket. He had Manish Pandey (19 off 15) caught at deep mid-wicket by sub Karun Nair. FoW-135/4 (19.1 Over). David Warner misses the bounder. Attempted ramp shot. A single and Deepak Hooda plays it fine for a four. Good yorker and a lucky nick. Meanwhile, reviews showed that ball had indeed flicked Warner gloves off the second ball. Hooda then played two exquisite shots, a straight four and a mighty heave for a six over long-off to end the innings at 150/4. 15 runs from the last over. Shami's figures: 4-0-30-1. Warner remained unbeaten on 70 off 62. Too much room and misses. David Warner against KXIP. AP Photo 9:37 PM IST; Sam Curran on and Manish Pandey gets a four off the first ball, thanks to his innovative shot. Cheeky. Lofted the slower ball over the cordon. A single off the third ball and fifty-run stand between David Warner and Pandey in 31 balls. Warner, after missing the fifth ball by giving himself too much room, gets a thick outside edge for a four to end the penultimate over. 11 runs from it. Curran's figures tonight: 4-0-30-0. SRH-135/5 9:33 PM IST: Ankit Rajpoot on with his final over. Mohammed Shami shows pretty football skills to stop a certain boundary off the third ball. David Warner hits the full toss to the on side, only to see a sprinting Shami denying Warner a four. Eight runs from the over. Rajpoot's figures: 4-0-21-0. SRH-124/3 after 18 overs. Warner is on 64 from 57. 36 runs from the last four overs. 9:28 PM IST: Mohammed Shami returns for his third over, and 12 runs from it. Manish Pandey hits the first ball for a four, dissecting the mid-off, then David Warner hits the third ball for another four, past point. SRH-116/3 after 17 overs. 9:20 PM IST: What a time to launch the attack. David Warner, who's been playing a rather sedate knock, hits the first ball of the 16th over for a six, into the sightscreen. Four singles. Six off the first ball of an over always helps. Warner takes a double to reach his fifty, in 49 balls. One of his slowest in T20s. But his seventh fifty on the bounce for SRH against KXIP. 12 runs from the over. SRH-104/3 after 16th over. Mujeeb Ur Rahman completed his spell for figures: 4-0-34-1. Time out. 9:15 PM IST: Sam Curran continues. Four runs from his third over. SRH-92/3 after 15 overs. Curran's figures: 3-0-19-0. 9:10 PM IST: What a way to get out. Mohammad Nabi (12 off 7) run out as an ever-alert R Ashwin hits the ball from the straight drive from David Warner. Nabi was way off the crease. FoW-80/3 (13.2 Over). But Warner hit the next ball for a four, to fine leg boundary. Manish Pandey is the new man for Hyderabad. Nine runs and a wicket from the over. SRH-88/3 after 14 overs.<doc-sep>
Follow all the live cricket score and latest updates from the IPL 2019 game between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): KXIP WIN: The match is headed for a tense finish as Nabi comes on to bowl the final over. On the first three balls KXIP get five runs and the equation has come down to 6 runs from three balls. But Rahul connects on the fourth ball, and goes straight. He gets a four. And Punjab have sealed the win, courtesy a misfield from Warner. What a finish in the end. KXIP vs SRH in IPL 2019 will be broadcast on Monday (April 8) from 08:00 PM onwards. KXIP vs SRH live streaming will be available on Hotstar and Jio TV. You can follow all the ball-by-ball updates and live commentary with analysis on our live blog. PREVIEW: Number of wins, losses, and points on the table - all Equal. But when Kings XI Punjab host Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Monday, both teams will hope to change that equation as the IPL’s ‘middle overs’ begin. While neither team has really consolidated their position at this stage, they are not far off the pace of table-toppers Chennai Super Kings. SRH sit in second position while KXIP are fifth, as they have a lower net run-rate than their opponents on Monday. Both teams head into the match having suffered a defeat, SRH to Mumbai Indians and KXIP to Chennai Super Kings. Despite playing at home where they have typically bowled well this season, Punjab need to make sure that the likes of Sam Curran and Mohammad Shami find consistency in the tournament quickly if they want to make it to the play-offs. The duo were excellent against Delhi Capitals, but looked underwhelming against Chennai Super Kings. As far as Sunrisers are concerned, their middle order has largely been poor this season. Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar and Yusuf Pathan have flattered to deceive and the team’s dependency on the duo of Warner and Bairstow at the top of the order might prove to be an issue as the tournament wears on, if not resolved now. Players to Watch out for: Chris Gayle: He started the tournament with a bang for Kings XI Punjab, but has not delivered the same performances since. He only scored five runs in the last match and could not contribute to his team’s tally. But it’s in these situations where Gayle is his most dangerous. Take him lightly, and he could tear apart bowling attacks at will. The match is the perfect opportunity for Gayle to play himself back into form. Siddarth Kaul: Another player who will be hungry to start dishing out the performances he is known for this IPL, Kaul will be licking his lips at the prospect of bowling on the Mohali wicket. When on song, he can dish out yorkers at will and his late swing has been the downfall of many a batsman over the years. Expect Kaul to be the surprise package in this match. TEAM NEWS/AVAILABILITY Sunrisers Hyderabad’s de-facto captain Kane Williamson missed out on making the starting line-up in the last game as he continues his recovery from injury, and is unlikely to feature in the game against Kings XI Punjab as well. However, if he does make it, it will be interesting to see who he replaces with all four overseas players having done their bit rather well so far. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, are expected to have a full squad to choose from. Probable XI: Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Andrew Tye, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (captain), Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma Full Squads: Kings XI Punjab: Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ankit Rajpoot, Karun Nair, David Miller, Andrew Tye, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakravarthy, Murugan Ashwin, Simran Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Ricky Bhui, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan