CRICSTARS THE STARS OF CRICKET

Simon Katich steered Punjab Kings X1 against a formidable Delhi bowling line-up in Mohali. A brilliant effort by their paceman lead by VRV singh helped Kings XI Punjab restrict Delhi Daredevils to a modest 158 for eight.

Daredevils struggled at the start of their innings, losing captain Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan with only 12 runs on the board. Dare Devils lost wickets at regular interval and were at 88-5 the Daredevils looked to be in dire straits, but Manoj Tiwary rescued the situation with 39 from 34 balls.

Kings Punjab also started there innings nervously loosing  two wickets in first two overs. But they recovered from the early hiccups with the help of Simon Katich’s knock of 75 runs and Yuvraj Singh’s unbeaten 40.