Sam Curran is brilliant. Sam Curran completes his hat-trick by cleaning up Sandeep Lamichhane’s wickets. Seven wickets for 17 runs ion the last four overs. Stunning fightback. Sam Curran bagged a four-wicket Punjab win by 14 runs.

Delhi Capitals won the toss against Kings XI Punjab and decided to bowl first. In reply, Kings XI Punjab scored 166-9 in 20 overs. KL Rahul and Sam Curran opened the batting. Rahul looking good before he dismissed by Chris Morris for 15 runs. Sam Curran decided to up the ante as he scored 20 off 10 before he bowled lbw by Sandeep Lamichhane.

Mayank Agarwal came in and became victim of an unfortunate run-out by Shikhar Dhawan. Sarfaraz Khan and David Miller notched up a 50 run partnership before Sarfaraz dismissed Sandeep Lamichhane for 29-ball 39. David Miller tried to launch himself but he dismissed by Chris Morris for 43 off 30 as Rishabh Pant caught him behind the stumps. Hardus Viljoen came in and dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for just 1 run as Chris Morris caught him at mid-wicket.

Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed by Chris Morris for just 3 runs, while Murugan Ashwin dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for 1. Mohammed Shami was run-out by Rabada after a mix-up with Mandeep Singh. Chris Morris was the highest wicket taker for Delhi as he scalped 3 in his four overs, while Kagiso Rabada and Sandeep Lamichhane took two each.

In Reply, Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan came in to bat in second innings and Shaw dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin off the first ball. Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer notched up a 61 run partnership before Iyer dismissed by Hardus Viljoen for 22-ball 28. Dhawan dismissed by R Ashwin off a carom ball for 25-ball 30.

Rishabh Pant looking good as he made 26-ball 39 before he dismissed by Mohammed Shami. Chris Morris came in and was run-out for a golden duck by Ravichandran Ashwin. Colin Ingram dismissed by Sam Curran for 29-ball 38. Harshal Patel came in and was sent back for a golden duck as he was caught by KL Rahul behind the stumps off Sam Cuuran’s ball.

Hanuma Vihari was bowled by Mohammed Shami for just 2 runs as he tried playing a big shot. Sam Curran bowled Kagiso Rabada off his first ball in the 20th over, while Sandeep Lamichhane was his hat-trick wicket. Indian Premier League First Hat-Trick 2019.

Score Summary:

Kings XI Punjab : 166 – 9 (David Miller 43, Sarfaraz Khan 39, Chris Morris 3-30, Sandeep Lamichhane 2-27, Kagiso Rabada 2-32)

Delhi Capitals : 152 (Colin Ingram 38, Rishabh Pant 39; Sam Curran 4-11, Mohammed Shami 2-27)