New Delhi: In first of the must win three matches to enter Indian Premier League playoffs, Kings XI Punjab couldn't bag more than 167 despite skipper Glenn Maxwell's 25-ball 44.
Maxwell looked to have hit the right node during an over from Kuldeep Yadav when he hit the chinaman bowler to two consecutive sixes on the first two balls, but got a little too ambitious and got dismissed while attempting the third one, following a stunning catch by Chris Woakes. (IPL 2017 - Points Table | Full Coverage)
Here's how Maxwell's wicket fell:-
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Just before departing the Aussie had hit these two towering sixes to Yadav:-
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Glenn Maxwell (44; 25b; 1x4, 4x6) and Wriddhiman Saha 38 (33b; 2x4, 1x6) stitched together a 71-run stand for the fourth wicket but it was KKR`s England all-rounder Chris Woakes who stole the show with best bowling figures of 2/20 in his alloted four overs.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav also returned decent figures of 2/34 as the Gautam Gambhir-led side never let the Punjab batsmen pull away.
Axar Patel (not out 8) and Rahul Tewatia (not out 14) were at the crease at the end of the innings.
(With IANS inputs)
