Dhawan's second successive ton goes in vain as Kings XI beat DC

DUBAI: Kings XI Punjab registered third consecutive win in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday night as they beat table-topper Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets at the Dubai International Stadium. With this win Kings XI moved to fifth place in points table with 8 points from 10 matches while Delhi remained at top.

Chasing 165 to win, Kings XI lost both in-form openers KL Rahul (15) and Mayak Agarwal (5) early. Chris Gayle scored 29 off 13 balls before Nicolas Pooran hit 53 off 28 balls. Off-colour Glen Maxwell contributed 32 off 24 balls in the later part of the innings. They reached the target in 19 overs losing 5 wickets.

Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan almost single handedly took Delhi Capitals to 164/5 in their 20 overs with an unbeaten 106 off 61 balls. Dhawan is the first player in IPL history to score back-to-back centuries.

The left-hander, however, hardly got any support from the rest of his team mates, who combined to score 54 runs off 59 balls. DC captain Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, who returned after an injury, are the joint second highest scorers behind Dhawan with 14 runs each. Pacer Mohammed Shami was the star of what was an economical bowling effort from KXIP. He took two wickets and conceded 28 runs in his four overs. James Neesham, brought in for Chris Jordan, provided the breakthrough with the wicket of the out of form Prithvi Shaw. Murugan Ashwin dismissed Shreyas while Pant fell to Glenn Maxwell.

Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 164/5 wkts in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 106 not out, Shreyas Iyer 12; Mohammed Shami 2/28) lost to Kings XI 167/5 in 19 overs (Pooran 53, Gayle 29, Maxwell 32, Hooda 15no, Rabada 2/27). IANS

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