IPL8 – Virendra Sehwag fails to fire, KXIP lose to RR in Pune

#IPL8 #KXIPvRR #JamesFaulkner #VirendraSehwag Kings XI Punjab were the runner up in the last edition of IPL but, this time around, they lost their first match to Rajasthan Royals by 26 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 11 April 2015.

This was mainly due to the innings of James Faulkner when he piled up the runs and miseries on KXIP by smashing their bowlers to all corners of the ground in the onslaught of the last two overs. The final target of 163 was a massive one and would not have been difficult if Virendra Sehwag had not gone out for a first ball duck.
Similarly, Glenn Maxwell also did not click – he went out for only 7 runs. And, to confound problems, Murali Vijay (37) and Wriddhiman Shaha (7) ran themselves out. KXIP finally folded up for 136/8 in 20 overs, falling short by 26 runs.
Incidentally, Rajasthan managed to score 163 due to the aggressive batting of Faulkner – he came on when the score was 75 for 5 and hit 46 runs which included two fours and three sixes. He was adjudged Man of the Match.

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