KL Rahul’s fastest IPL fifty blows away Delhi Daredevils

Fifties from KL Rahul and Karun Nair helped Kings XI Punjab open their IPL 2018 campaign with an emphatic win over Delhi Daredevils. (BCCI )

Updated on: Apr 08, 2018 9:00 PM IST

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Fifties from KL Rahul and Karun Nair helped Kings XI Punjab open their IPL 2018 campaign with an emphatic win over Delhi Daredevils. (BCCI )

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Kings XI Punjab captain R Ashwin won the toss and opted to field. (BCCI )

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Mujeeb Ur Rahman, playing his first IPL game, got the wicket of Colin Munro in the third over. (BCCI )

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Gautam Gambhir held one end and played sensibly. (BCCI )

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Axar Patel then struck in the seventh over, removing Shreyas Iyer for 11(11). (BCCI )

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Mohit Sharma got the scalp of Vijay Shankar as DD were left in need of a partnership. (BCCI )

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Gambhir continued to pile on the runs and brought up his half-century. (BCCI )

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Rishabh Pant, batting at No. 5, smashed four boundaries and a maximum in no time. (BCCI )

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But Mujeeb got Pant in the 10th over which shifted the momentum towards KXIP. (BCCI )

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Gambhir (55) and Rahul Tewatia (9) fell in quick succession but Chris Morris’ cameo (16-ball 27) took DD to 166/7. (BCCI )

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In reply, Rahul smashed six boundaries and four sixes in his 16-ball-51 as KXIP raced away to 73/2 in six overs. (BCCI )

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Rahul reached the fifty-run mark in 14 balls, the fastest by any player in IPL. (BCCI )

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Karun Nair, who has had a mixed season, helped himself to a 33-ball-50 as the home team reached the target in 18.5 overs. (BCCI )

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Preity Zinta looked very happy with her team’s performance. (BCCI )

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KXIP will now take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 13. (PTI)