Delhi Daredevils 113/2, 13.3 overs beat Kings XI Punjab 111/9, 20 overs | DD Vs KXIP, IPL 2016 Live Score : Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab live cricket score updates

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Delhi daredevils are off the mark in this IPL. They have reached the 5th position in the points table. Early days though!! Catch us for the double header tomorrow. We should be in for a Super Saturday tomorrow. Good night!!

In his 100th IPL game, Amit Mishra gets the Man of the match for his 4 wickets. Wonderful stuff Mishy!! Congratulations!!

DELHI DAREDEVILS BEAT KINGS XI PUNJAB BY 8 WICKETS!!

As easy as you like!! Another one sided game. Hand shakes all around. Zak seems pleased. Happy for him!!

SIX for Negi!!! Slog sweep and its all over here at the Kotla!!

Delhi Daredevils 102/2 after 13 overs. Just 10 needed now!! Pawan Negi has come in!!

SANJU SAMSON OUT!! BOWLED BY PATEL FOR 33!! Trying to give the charge and misses the ball!! Timber!!

100 up now for Delhi Daredevils. This game will do a world of good for Zak and Co.

Delhi Daredevils 96/1 after 12 overs. Run Rate 8.00

HALF CENTURY TO DE KOCK TOO

Over 11.6: SIX!! Its official !! QDK is in love with Mitchell Johson!! He is just loving the extra pace here!! Banged in short and hooked by QDK!!

Sanju Samson continues to give the strike back to QDK. This is turning out to be a really lopsided game

Back to back boundaries for QDK here and he is laying into Johnson here. Johnson’s extra pace helping him too!!

DD 79/1 in 11 overs

This could be over in a jiffy folks!! Punjabis will be gutted here!!

Over 10.2: FOUR!! Goes from bad to worse for Maxi!! Another boundary for QDK in the leg side.

Over 10.1 : FOUR!! Nudged away fine by QDK. Poor bowling from Maxi. Just not his day!!

Maxi into the attack!!

Over 10: DD 68/1. Run Rate: 6.8

This is too easy for the Daredevils! Come on Punjab!!

Over 9.2 : FOUR!! Samson has swatted Mohit Sharma for four over his head. Tennis forehand that!!

David Miller trying everything here but these two continue to march along.

END OF OVER NUMBER 9!! 60 on the board already!!

Over 8.6 SIX !! Maximum for Sanju Samson!! Smashes Sahu over long on!! Lovely footwork that!!

Delhi Daredevils 49/1 in 8 overs.

Over 7.6 FOUR!! Lap sweep!! FOUR MORE!! Too easy this for QDK!!

Over 7.3 FOUR!! QDK is smoking them here

Delhi Daredevils 38/1 in 7 overs.

Over 6.5: FOUR!!!! BYES!! Beaten all ends up!! Beaten the ‘keeper too!!

QDK milking Sahu here couples. Excellent batting under the circumstances.

Sahu into the attack now.

Delhi Daredevils 27/1 in 6 overs. Run Rate 4.5

Murali Vijay has dropped QDK here!! Running in from mid wicket, he spills a relatively simple chance. Has he dropped the match here??

AXAR PATEL INTO THE ATTACK. CAN HE DO A MISHRA?

Delhi Daredevils 12/1 in 4 overs. Run Rate 3.0

Over 3.5 Sanju Samson chipping the ball in the air!! Safe!!

Tight stuff from Mohit Sharma. KXIP look all charged up!!

Delhi Daredevils 9/1 in 3 overs. Run Rate 3.0

Looks like Iyer was not out!! Nothing on the snickometer!! Hard one then!!

Sanju Samson comes to the crease!!

OVERS 2.1: SHREYAS IYER DISMISSED!! Caught down the leg side!! Unlucky Iyer!!

Good over from Mitchell Johnson. He is bowling at good clicks here. Doesn’t look like retirement has had an effect on him

Delhi Daredevils 6/0 in 1 over. Run Rate 6.0

Over 0.5: FOUR!! QDK gets a thick edge over point to get his first boundary! Good start for DD

Quinton De Kock opening with Shreyas Iyer. Sandeep Sharma with the ball.

Amit Mishra was the wrecker-in-chief with 4 wickets

Really disappointing stuff from KXIP. Delhi Daredevils will be chuffed. Its up to their young batsmen to chase this down now. Easy peasy? We will find out.

Kings XI Punjab 111/9 in 20 overs. Run Rate 5.55

Over 19.4 SIX!! Pardip Sahu tonks Brathwaite for six!! Stokes should be pleased if he is watching this!!

100 UP FINALLY!! Would have been really embarrassing otherwise!!

Morris STRIKES!! SLOWER BALL!! JOHNSON FOOLED!! Bowled!! 99/9!! Can they get to three figures??

The bowling has simply been EXCEPTIONAL!!

Couple of overs remaining. How much can the Punjabis get? 15? 20?

OUT!!! Mohit Sharma holes out!! Another one bites the dust!! Zaheer you legend!! 8th one down!!

Kings XI Punjab 90/7 in 17 overs.

Morris is bowling really fast!! Excellent from Morris!!

Kings XI Punjab 85/7 in 16 overs. Run Rate 5.31

Over 15.5 FOUR!! Mohit Sharma on fire!! Over covers for FOUR!! Jayant Yadav under the pump here!!

Over 15.3 SIX!! Mohit Sharma slog sweeps one for maximum!!

OUT!!!! Pawan Negi takes a stunner!! Delhi has their 7th!! Axar Patel gone!!

Kings XI Punjab 73/6 in 15 overs. Run Rate 4.86

Over 14.3 FOUR!! Axar Patel getting a move on. Pulls the ball behind square!!

Kings XI Punjab 68/6 in 14 overs Run Rate 4.85

Is this out!!Jeez just OUT!! RUN OUT!! 6th Wicket down!! Saha is OUT!! Direct hit from Duminy!! An underarm flick from JP running in from point !!

Carlos ‘Ricky’ Brathwaite keeping it really tight!!

Kings XI Punjab 63/5 in 12 overs. Run Rate 5.25

Just 4 from the 12th over. Good stuff from Yadav!!

This is simply brilliant from the DD spinners and the crowd is having a ball!

Wriddhiman Saha comes into bat.

Manan Vohra is OUT!! Amit Mishra you genius!! A googly castles Vohra!! Goes back to cut bus misreads the googly!! KXIP lose the well set Vohra!!

Tidy over of off spin from Jayant Yadav!! DD turning the screws on KXIP!!

Jayant Yadav into the attack.

Kings XI Punjab 54/4 in 9 overs. Run Rate 6.00

OUT AGAIN!!! Mishy on fire!!! But Maxwell what was that!! Maxwell departs for nought!! Maxwell holes out to mid off and a poor shot from Maxi under the circumstances!!

Kings XI Punjab 52/3 in 8.1 overs and Delhi have clawed their way back into this game!!

OUT!! Mishy strikes again and the skipper departs!!!! Trapped in front!!

A boundary to end the 8th over for Vohra.

That last over has finally given Kings XI some sort of momentum, but they are still just 37/1 after their powerplay.

Kings XI Punjab 29/1 in 5.3 Run rate 5.82

Carlos Brathwaite comes in to finish the powerplay. Can he continue the good work from the opening bowlers?

Kings XI Punjab 17/1 in 4.0 Run rate 4.25

Delhi have been on the money in the field today. Almost another run-out.

After 3 overs KXIP 12/1.

A maiden over. Zaheer Khan has certainly shrugged off any rustiness he might have had from the first match. He has been on song in this game.

Kings XI Punjab 12/1 in 2.2

Kings XI Punjab Playing XI Today:

Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Axar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Pradeep Sahu.

Delhi Daredevils Playing XI Today:

Quinton de Kock (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy, Sanju Samson, Pawan Negi, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Jayant Yadav, Zaheer Khan (C)

Zaheer spins the coin, Miller calls heads, but it is tails. DELHI DAREDEVILS have WON the toss and have decided to BOWL first!

Two of Punjab's best T20 batsmen, Glenn Maxwell and David Miller, the captain, could not do well in the last game at the PCA Stadium, and would look to turn the tables on their opponents tonight. There were speculations raised over Delhi's squad selection for the 9th edition of the IPL when they picked up a brigade of youngsters in the auctions, including Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, and Mahipal Lomror.

The U-19 stars didn't quite fire in their opening game, but it would be too early to read into things as the DD campaign is just one game old. Besides, they have a newly-found T20 hero in Carlos Brathwaite, who can change the course of the game on his own.

For Delhi, the opening was utterly dismal, much like the past couple of seasons have been for the franchise. Batting first on a slowish Eden Gardens pitch, the DD batsmen were bowled out for 98, thanks to some excellent spin bowling by Brad Hogg and Piyush Chawla. Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa then combined to make a cake walk of the run chase and hand Delhi a bitter 9-wicket defeat.

However, it was their bowling that gave them away in their opener against Gujarat as Finch marauded the bowling attack en route his knock of 74, while Dinesh Karthik chipped in with a vital 41 off just 26. Although Punjab were undone by Dwayne Bravo's guile and Aaron Finch's masterclass, their batsmen showed glimpses of form as Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra put up an impressive 78-run opening stand, while Marcus Stoinis played a 33-run cameo towards the end. Both sides, having already lost their opening encounters would be eyeing their first wins in this game, and on paper, at least, Punjab look to be a stringer side.

Hello, and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of Game 7 of the Indian Premier League 2016 between the Delhi Daredevils and the Kings XI Punjab to get underway at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi.

DELHI DAREDEVILS: They never arrived to play against Kolkata Knight Riders and nothing worked for them as they were bundled out for a paltry 98, and their bowling too did not inspire any confidence. Zaheer Khan however was very upbeat post the match and believed that one bad match was now out of the way. The teams have to now look on and both the captains will look to get things together. Zaheer Khan and David Miller were the surprise picks to lead their teams and they need to vindicate the choices. Hosts Delhi Daredevils will lock horns with Kings XI Punjab. Both teams have got off to rather forgettable start in the campaigns and now they will have to brush aside all the negativity and look to register their first win. The Indian Premier League has moved on to the capital of the country.

KINGS XI PUNJAB: They were brilliant in 2014, but it has been a morose period for them right through 2015 and then the first match this year will not evoke any optimism. With the surface at Kotla likely to assist spin, Delhi would want to incorporate Imran Tahir into their scheme things. They are back home and the crowd will be right behind them an opportune time to strike form. They have to get their team sorted, they have a good bunch of young Indian talent to work with and will now look to fit in overseas talent to round off their team. He will need to walk the talk as he started in a shocking manner himself with the ball. He is experienced enough understand the importance of a good game or else the ghosts of the previous season will return to haunt them.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS:Summer is upon us and North India is already on the boil. Delhi is notorious for the heat, and that will have a bearing on the pitch dished out. The toss might not be as important as there will not be any dew factor. They too have a good mix of young talent in their bowling attack and Sandeep Sharma and Axar Patel will be critical to the cause of the team. Miller is the captain now and like Zaheer if he plays well it will galvanise the team and will bolster their chances. They have positives though, the form of Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra at the top will certainly enlighten their chances. The form of David Miller and Glenn Maxwell is very crucial for them and it is their wickets against Gujarat Lions that caused the innings to be stagnated. Both the players will have to step up and perform.

Rahul Dravid is the mentor of the Delhi Daredevils and he will need to assemble to formidable side with proper balance. Will JP Duminy get a game as his off spin will bolster the bowling too and the fact that he brings with him experience.

Sanjay Bangar too have the task of extracting the best out of his Indian contingent, and then he will have to get Glenn Maxwell and David Miller into the right frame of mind. Shaun Marsh who suffered with food poisoning in the previous match is fit now and is available for selection. He should walk into the side, and that will bolster the batting.

Delhi vs Punjab’s Today’s Match Prediction:

We are vouching for Kings XI Punjab to win this one. The head to head stats are also in their favour.