Highlights: IPL 2019, KXIP Vs DC – Sam Curran Hat-Trick Scripts Stunning Win For Punjab

Kings XI Punjab's costliest buy Sam Curran proved his worth with an incredible spell at the back end as the home team pulled off a miraculous 14-run victory against Delhi Capitals left stunned by an inexplicable batting collapse in Monday's Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter.

KXIP's 'million dollar man' Curran picked up 4 for 11 in 2.2 overs including a hat-trick and was ably supported by Mohammed Shami as Delhi Capitals were shot out for 152 in 19.2 overs in pursuit of 167.

From 144 for 3, Delhi lost their last seven wickets for 8 runs, something that will haunt them for days to come especially after Rishabh Pant and Colin Ingram set up what looked like an easy win.

Pant muscled a couple of sixes into deep mid-wicket stand during 39 off 26 balls as Ingram (38 off 29 balls) bisected the off-side field with some precision cut shots during their stand of 62 in 6.5 overs that took Capitals closer to victory.

However, there were more twists and turns than what Capitals had thought.

In a space of 9 deliveries, Capitals lost 4 wickets for only 4 runs. From 144 for 3, they were in a precarious position at 147 for 7. The ball also started reversing more and DC's lower-middle was incapable of handling the movement in the air.

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11:54 PM IST: Curran completes his hat-trick by cleaning up Sandeep Lamichhane's wickets. Seven wickets for 17 runs ion the last four overs. Stunning fightback. Punjab win by 14 runs. 

11:49 PM IST: Sam Curran is brilliant. He uproots Kagiso Rabada's left leg stump., and on a hat-trick. Sandeep Lamichhane is the new man. The equation: 15 from 5, but only one wicket left. 

11:47 PM IST: And suddenly, it's Punjab's game to lose. Mohammed Shami returns for his final over and castles Hanuma Vihari's wickets. The equation now 19 from nine. A dot ball to Avesh Khan. A welcome boundary and 15 required from seven. A dot to end the over. Delhi are 152/8, and they need 15 in the last over. Kagiso Rabada and Avesh are the unbeaten batsmen.

11:41 PM IST: Sam Curran is pumped up. He gets the better of Colin Ingram, caught at long-on by sub fielder Karun Nair. That happened off the fourth ball. Another wicket, this time off the last ball. Harshal Patel out, caught behind. DC are 148/7. Delhi need 19 runs from 12 balls.

11:30 PM IST: Rishabh Pant (39 off 26) hits Mohammed Shami for a huge six off the third ball, but the pacer hits back. Middle stumps flying. It was followed by a direct hit from R Ashwin to send Chris Morris back. Two wickets in two, and suddenly, it's game on. FoW - 144/5 (16.5 Over). Delhi need 23 runs from 18 balls.

11:21 PM IST: R Ashwin completes his spell for figures of 4-0-31-2. Nine from his last over with a six off the second ball, hit by Rishabh Pant. In the previous over, Mujeeb Ur Rahman concedes nine runs from his last over. He goes wicketless tonight - 0/36. Delhi reach 137/3 in 16 overs. They need 30 from 24 balls. Pant and Colin Ingram have added 55 runs in 37 balls.

11:08 PM IST: Some busy overs. In the last four overs, Delhi have scored 29 runs, losing one wicket. Rishabh Pant and Colin Ingram has added runs 25 runs in 20 balls. Ingram survived an LBW decision. Ball pitching outside the leg. Hardus Viljoen was already celebrating. That happened off the fifth ball of the 13th over. Delhi reach 106/3 in 13 overs. Delhi need 61 runs from 42 balls.

10:56 PM IST: R Ashwin gets his second, just before the halfway mark of the innings. Traps Shikhar Dhawan in front. FoW - DC 82/3 (9.5 Over). Dhawan failed to read the carrom ball. He made 30 off 25 balls. Colin Ingram joined Rishabh Pant in the centre.

10:46 PM IST: Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer departs. The right-handed batsman fails to move his front foot and the ball crashes into the stumps after getting an inside edge. He made 28 off 22. Ten runs and a wicket from Hardus Viljoen's second over. Mujeeb Ur Rahman returns for his second over and concedes 10 runs. Delhi are 77/2 in nine overs. They need 90 runs from 66 balls. Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant are the unbeaten batsmen. Time out.

10: 36 PM IST: Mujeeb Ur Rahman gets his first over. Eight runs from it. And fifty-run stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer with a single off the second ball of the 7th over.  Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami completed his two overs quietly. 16 from those two. Delhi reach 57 for 1 in seven overs. They need another 110 runs from 78 balls.

10:25 PM IST: Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer hits Hardus Viljoen for back-to-back fours in the start of the of the 5th over. Eight runs from the over. Delhi reach 39/1. They still need another 128 runs.

10:17 PM IST: R Ashwin returns for his second over. Nine runs from over, including a four, hit by Shikhar Dhawan off the fifth ball. Delhi are 25/1 in three overs. In the previous over, Sam Curran leaked nine runs.

10:08 PM IST: This is what captains do. First ball and Prithvi Shaw is gone. Caught behind. Rival captain Shreyas Iyer arrives in the centre. Seven runs and a wicket from the over. Delhi need another 160 runs.

9:49 PM IST: One eventful last over. Kagiso Rabada starts with the wicket of Murugan Ashwin even as Avesh Khan and Rishabh Pant jostle for the catch and almost spilling the catch. The bowler wins the battle. Three balls later, Mohammed Shami runs himself out, then Mandeep Singh finishes with a four and a six. 13 runs from the over. KXIP post 166/9.

9:41 PM IST: Chris Morris cleans up R Ashwin's wickets. Low full toss, and the off stump uprooted. FoW - 152/7 (18.5 Over). Murugan Ashwin is the new man. Three wickets for 28 runs in the last 24 balls.  KXIP reach 153/7 in 19 overs. Good effort from Morris to end his spell for 3/30.

9:38 PM IST: Another good over for Delhi. An all South African affair. Hardus Viljoen caught by  Chris Morris bowled by Kagiso Rabada. A rarity. Seven runs and a wicket from the over. Punjab are 148/6 after 18 overs.

9:33 PM IST: Chris Morris gets the better of his South African counterpart David Miller. Had him caught by Rishabh Pant. Mistimed and out seven runs short of fifty. FoW - 137/5 (16.2 Over). Another South African, Hardus Viljoen enters the field. Punjab add 24 runs in the last four overs, losing two wickets. Three more overs to play in the innings. KXIP are 141/5.

9:26 PM IST: Harshal Patel completes his spell of four over, conceding seven runs. Wicketless: 4-0-37-0. For Punjab, David Miller keeps the scoreboard ticket with some timely boundaries. He hits Patel for a four off the fourth ball. Punjab reach 136/6 in 16 overs.

9:14 PM IST: Sandeep Lamichhane removes Sarfaraz Khan (39 off 29) to break the 62-run (in 40 balls) third-wicket stand. Caught behind. FoW - 120/4 (13.5 Over). With that Lamichhane has completed his spell, for figures of 4-0-27-2. Mandeep Singh is the new man for Punjab. Time-out.

9:10 PM IST: Harshal Patel drops David Miller off his own bowling Hard chance though. Just before that, the South African hit Patel for back-to-back fours. 12 runs from the over. Punjab reach 117/3.

9:03 PM IST: Another good over for the batting side. Sarfaraz Khan hits his sixth four of the innings, off the last ball of Hanuma Vihari's first over. Nine runs from it. In the next over, David Miller hits Lamichhane for a six, off the last ball, over deep extra cover. 10 runs from the 12th over and Punjab reach 105/3. Sarfaraz and Miller stand is now worth 47 in 29.

8:54 PM IST: Sarfaraz Khan takes control. He hits Avesh Khan for back-to-back fours in the ninth over. Punjab's new man David Miller then hits Harshal Patel for a six in the next over. Punjab are 86/3 with ten overs remaining in the innings.

8:41 PM IST: One quick over from Lamichhane. The Nepalese spinner leaks just four singles. His figures now read 1/14 after two overs. Shreyas Iyer then introduces Harshal Patel into the attack, the medium pacer strikes with the very first ball, indirectly though. A run-out. FoW - 58/3 (7.1 Over). David Miller joins Sarfaraz Khan in the centre as the hosts look to rebuild the innings again.

8:33 PM IST: Chris Morris continues to struggle with his line anf lenght. The South African concedes 10 from his second over, again. Punjab reach 54/2 in six overs.

8:28 PM IST: Kagiso Rabada returns for his second over and gets hit for a four off the first ball by Sarfaraz Khan. But the South African does well to limit the damage and concede on seven runs from the over. KXIP reach 44/2 after five overs.

8:23 PM IST: Sandeep Lamichhane gets hit for a six by Sam Curra, but responds in style by getting the wicket of England all-rounder. LBW next ball. 10 runs and a wicket from the over. KXIP are 37/2 after four overs.

8:17 PM IST: 12 runs from the Avesh Khan's first over of the season. Sam Curran hits three fours, all glorious fours, as Punjab reach 27/1 after three overs.

8:09 PM IST: Chris Morris, hit for a four and six off the second and fifth deliveries, gets the wicket. Traps KL Rahul in front for LBW. 15/1 (1.5 Over). 10 runs from the over. KXIP are 15/1 after two overs.

8:07 PM IST: Kagiso Rabada starts the proceedings in Mohali and five runs from the over with KL Rahul hitting the third ball for a four.

7:43 PM IST: Now everybody's talking about the fastest IPL fifty. KL Rahul, who scor3ed a patient fifty in KXIP's win over Mumbai Indians, hit a 14-ball fifty last season against Delhi, while they were still known as the Daredevils. That makes him one of the players to look out for today.

Yes, there are the likes of Chris Gayle, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada and of course young Prithvi Shaw, who missed out an IPL hundred by a single.

7:46 PM IST: Here's Kings XI Punjab XI: KL Rahul (wk), Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

So Chris Gayle is not playing today. Big call.

7:37 PM IST: Delhi playing XI is here – Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Colin Ingram, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan (on for Amit Mishra), Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada

7:34 PM IST: Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and Delhi will bowl first. And they have made one change in the XI.

7:29 PM IST: Former West Indies quick Ian Bishop was giving pitch report for the official broadcasters, and he said that is "sprinkling of live grass, which will assist some pace". Toss ahead.

7:27 PM IST: Here's a quick recap of their respective matches. Both the teams have won their respective previous matches. KXIP beat Mumbai Indians by 14 runs in Mumbai with eight balls to spare, while survived a Super Over against Kolkata Knight Riders with Kagiso Rabada producing the goods in the thriller. After the end of round three, Delhi are in fourth place while Punjab are fifth. They are two of four teams with four points, separated by net run rate.

7:19 PM IST: Ahead of the toss, let's have a look at the head-to-head record. In their previous 22 meetings, Punjab have won 13 times against Delhi's nine.

6:30 PM IST:  One hour for the toss and things heat up for the Northern derby between Ashwin's KXIP and Iyer's DC. Stay tuned.

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Agrawal, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and David Miller, Sam Curran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mandeep Singh, Simran Singh.

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (c), Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Hanuma Vihari, Colin Ingram, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Jalaj Saxena, Rahul Tewatia, Rishabh Pant, Ankush Bains, Sandeep Lamichhane, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Trent Boult, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa.