Match – 57 IPL 2014 – Qualifier 1 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Wednesday May 28
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

UPDATE – Match postponed to Wednesday due to heavy rains.

The first Qualifier of the Pepsi IPL 2014, Kings XI Punjab will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the famous Eden Gardens.

Kings XI Punjab who have had the best IPL season so far since the inaugural IPL have decimated their opponents with their power batting. KXIP has lost just three matches out of 14, two against CSK and one against Kolkata Knight Riders. So with today’s match, they have an opportunity to take revenge of their defeat and also move in to the finals of IPL 2014.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders who have turned the tables with their superb comeback after being written off by many will be hoping to repeat their performance against Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata who not only qualified for playoffs but displaced Chennai from second spot would be eying an final berth today.

Players to watch out for
Kings XI Punjab
Batsmen: Virender Sehwag, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller and George Bailey
Bowlers: Rishi Dhawan and Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsmen: Gautam Gambhir, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan and Robin Uthappa
Bowlers: Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team For IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Jacques Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Sayan Mondal, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Veer Pratap Singh, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa (wk), Vinay Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav

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Match – 55th IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Toss – Kings XI Punjab elected to field
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets
Man of the match – Manan Vohra

Kings XI Punjab continued their supremacy in the season and thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 7 wickets to go to qualifiers with an emphatic win on their back. The dismal show of Delhi continued as they were all out for 115 and lost yet another match in the season.

Chasing 116 to win, Kings got off to a poor start with Sehwag and Maxwell falling cheaply. KXIP were 16/2 when Manan Vohra and David Miller took the charge. The duo not only made sure that KXIP not lose any more wicket but also thrashed Delhi bowlers. Vohra got out after scoring 47 where as Miller remained unbeaten on 47 in their emphatic run chase.

Earlier Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Mayank Agarwal and Kevin Pieterson opened the innings but Mayank fell cheaply for just 2. Dinesh Karthik and Kedar Jadhav fell in the same over and Delhi were struggling at 44/3 in 6 overs. Captain Pieterson was the lone warrior in Delhi innings today as he scored 58 while the test of the players were together able to put 57 and over Delhi were all out for 115/10 in 18.1 overs.

Match – 55th IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils Scorecard

Match – 55th IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali

Today in the first match of the day and 55th of the season, table toppers Kings XI Punjab will take on table’s bottom team Delhi Daredevils at 4 pm Indian Standard Time.

Kings XI Punjab who had a phenomenal season with 10 wins out of 13 matches will be hoping to make it 11 today. KXIP who take on KKR in the qualifier will be hoping to go on to that match with a win in their back and thus keep the winning momentum intact. On the other hand Delhi Daredevils who had a totally forgettable season are coming into this match with eight successive defeats. Delhi will be hoping to break that and end on a positive note.

Delhi Daredevils Team For IPL 2014
Kevin Pietersen (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Siddarth Kaul, Milind Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jimmy Neesham ,Wayne Parnell, HS Sharath, Rahul Sharma , Laxmi Shukla, Rahul Shukla, Ross Taylor, Manoj Tiwary, Saurabh Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat, Murali Vijay, Jayant Yadav.

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

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Match – 52nd IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Fri May 23
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Toss – Rajasthan Royals elected to field
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 16 runs
Man of the match – Shaun Marsh

Rajasthan Royals lost to Kings XI Punjab today and thus lost their chance to assure a place in playoffs. Now they need to beat Mumbai Indians on Sunday to make it to the playoffs. On the other hand, KXIP have extended their lead and will be the table toppers.

Chasing 180 to win and make sure they qualify for playoffs, Rajasthan Royals openers Ajinkya Rahane and Karun Nair added 21 runs after which Nair became victim of Balaji. Rahane and Sanju Samson then took the score past 50 and just when the duo looked settled Rishi Dhawan came to bowl and got the priced wicket of Rahane and Shane Watson on consecutive balls. Royals were reduced to 56/3 in 8.2 overs. Sanju Samson and Stuart Binny had a huge responsibility on their shoulders but excellent bowling by KXIP never allowed them easy runs. Stuart Binny fell after scoring just 7 to Karanveer who also accounted for Sanju Samson (30 off 29 bals). Royals were struggling at 83/5 in 13.1 overs and needed some one to play a cameo. Brad Hodge and James Faulkner came to the team’s rescue and gave a scare to KXIP. Hodge scoed 31 in 18 balls before falling to Patel where as James Faulkner scored 35 off 13 balls and kept Royals in the hunt. But finally Royals needed 31 runs from the last over which proved to too much and they got down fighting and scored 163/8 and thus lost the match by 16 runs.

Earlier Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field. Kings XI Punjab openers, Virender Sehwag and Manan Vohra added 24 runs in 2.2 overs for the first wicket stand. Sehwag was the first to go after scoring 18 off 8 balls. Vohra and Marsh then took the team score past 50. On the score of 54, Vohra got run out after scoring 25. Shaun Marsh and Wriddhiman Saha then added 59 runs in 6.4 overs to take the score to 113. Marsh was the next to fall after scoring 35 ball 40. Saha, Miller and Bailey chipped in with useful 27, 29 and 26 respectively to help KXIP post a total of 179/4 in 20 overs.

Match – 52nd IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard

Match – 52nd IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Fri May 23
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali

Today in the second match of the day and the 52nd match of IPL Season 7, Rajasthan Royals will take on Kings XI Punjab at 8pm Indian Standard Time.

Both these teams are coming into this match with a defeat on their back. Mumbai got better of both KXIP and Royals in their respective previous matches. Kings XI Punjab who will be hoping to win today to seal the first place in the points table where as Royals would like to make sure that they regain their third spot which they lost to KKR yesterday.

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Rajasthan Royals Team For IPL 2014
Shane Watson(captain), Amit Mishra , Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny,Unmukt Chand, Kevon Cooper, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Deepak Hooda, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vikramjeet Malik, Karun Nair, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Richardson, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Tim Southee,Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Dishant Yagnik.

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