Internet Desk: Glen Maxwell led Kings XI Punjab thrashed depleted Delhi Daredevils by 10 wickets to keep their Indian Premier League play-off hopes alive on Sunday.
Putting into bat first Delhi Daredevils batting line-up collapsed like a pack of cards as they were all-out for just 67 runs by the hosts in 17.1 overs.
Sandeep Sharma (4/20) was the wrecker-in-chief as he returned with a four-wicket haul, while Axar Patel (2/22) and Varun Aaron (2/3) picked up two wickets each. Mohit Sharma (1/3) and Glenn Maxwell (1/12) also contributed with one wicket each.
Chasing the easy target, openers Martin Guptill (50 not out) and Hashim Amla (16 not out) completed the job in 7.5 overs. This is only Punjab’s fourth win in nine matches.
Earlier, Daredevils batting looked like a rudderless ship with none of the batsmen getting past 20-run mark. The highest individual score was 18 from Corey Anderson.
This was the second lowest score in this year’s IPL after 49 by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Injured Zaheer Khan did not play today and in an inexplicable decision, the team management named Karun Nair the skipper. Nair has been out of form since his triple hundred in Test cricket and did nothing to inspire the confidence of his colleagues.