Delhi Daredevils ended a run of 11 straight defeats with a crucial IPL triumph over Kings XI Punjab.
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Yuvraj Singh and Mayank Agarwal both helped themselves to half-centuries as the Daredevils earned a five-wicket win.
The duo notched 166 off 66 balls in a third-wicket stand before being dismissed off successive deliveries in the 19th over.
The long-awaited moment came when Angelo Mathews picked up a run off Axar Patel to secure victory off the penultimate ball.
Kings XI opted to bat first after winning the toss and made an encouraging start, only to lose six wickets in the last six overs, ending on 165.
In an entertaining encounter, Wriddhiman Saha of Kings XI was clean bowled by Amit Mishra for 39, leaving Kings XI on 104-2:
On the last ball of the Kings XI innings, Akshar Patel was caught by Angelo Mathews for 13, off Imran Tahir, ending on 167-5:
Daredevils’ Jean-Paul Duminy was controversially run out for 21. Axar Patel was bowling and collided with Duminy, who lost his bat and landed on his gloves. Bails came off the glove first and the TV umpire gave him out:
Bowler Glenn Maxwell could only watch as Agarwal hit him for a superb six:
Singh followed suit off namesake Anureet Singh to make it 148-2:
And despite the late wobble, Daredevils held their nerve and Mathews hit the winning run off Patel:
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