IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab have 11-9 lead over Delhi Daredevils

The second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 will be between Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. None of these sides have won the title in the past 10 editions with the former reaching closest in 2014 when they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-scoring final.

The Daredevils, on the other hand, had a good start to their IPL journey, reaching the semi-finals for the first two years but only saw their form sliding thereafter. Their last entry into the playoff stages was in 2012 and have not been able to cross the league stage hurdle in the last five years. A team with a lot of potential, DD have been a surprising failure in the IPL under various captains.

Both the sides have picked fresh new captains for this tournament – KXIP going for Ravichandran Ashwin and DD for their local lad Gautam Gambhir who is the second most successful captain in the tournament with two title wins along with Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

How have the meetings between the two teams in the IPL gone in the last 10 years? The Kings have an 11-9 advantage over the Daredevils in the 20 matches they have played in this time (none of them were in the knockout/playoff stage). Here is a look at the brief results of their matches:

2008:

Game 1: KXIP defeated DD by 4 wickets at PCA Stadium
DD 158/8 in 20 overs; KXIP 162/6 in 19.3 overs. Simon Katich (KXIP) was the man of the match (MoM) for scoring 75 off 52 balls.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 6 runs in Duckworth-Lewis (D-L) method at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi after rain interrupted the game
DD 118/4 in 11 overs; KXIP 94/3 in 8 overs (their score required to be 88 at that point of time). Mahela Jayawardene (KXIP) was the MoM for his unbeaten 36 off 21 balls.

2009:

Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 10 wickets in D-L method at Newlands, Cape Town after rain interrupted match
KXIP 104/7 in 12 overs; DD 58/0 in 4.5 overs. Daniel Vettori (DD) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 15 runs.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 6 wickets at OUTsurance Oval in Bloemfontein
DD 120/9 in 20 overs; KXIP 123/4 in 19.3 overs. Brett Lee (KXIP) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 15 runs.

2010:

Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 5 wickets at PCA Stadium
KXIP 142/9 in 20 overs; DD146/5 in 19.5 overs. Gautam Gambhir (DD) won MoM for scoring 72 off 54 balls.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 7 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla
DD 111 all out in 19.4 overs; KXIP 112/3 in 18.4 overs. Piyush Chawla (KXIP) won MoM for taking 2 wickets for 16 runs.

2011:

Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 29 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
DD 231/4 in 20 overs; KXIP 202/6 in 20 overs. David Warner (DD) was MoM for 77 runs.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 29 runs at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
KXIP 170/6 in 20 overs; DD 141/8 in 20 overs. Piyush Chawla (KXIP) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 16 runs.

2012:
Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 5 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
KXIP 136/8 in 20 overs; DD 140/5 in 19 overs. Umesh Yadav (DD) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 21 runs.

Game 2: DD defeated KXIP by 6 wickets at HPCA Stadium.
KXIP 141/8 in 20 overs; DD 145/4 in 18.2 overs. Umesh Yadav (DD) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 19 runs.

2013:

Game 1: KXIP defeated DD by 5 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
DD 120/7 in 20 overs; KXIP 121/5 in 17 overs. Harmeet Singh (KXIP) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 24 runs.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 7 runs at HPCA Stadium
KXIp 171/4 in 20 overs; DD 164/7 in 20 overs. David Millers (KXIP) was MoM for scoring 44 not out in 24 balls.

2014:

Game 1: KXIP defeated DD by 4 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla
DD 164/7 in 20 overs; KXIP 165/6 in 19.4 overs. Axar Patel (KXIP) was MoM for scoring 42 not out in 35 balls after taking 1 wicket for 18 runs.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 7 wickets at PCA Stadium
DD 115 all out in 18.1 overs; KXIP 119/3 in 13.5 overs. Manan Vohra (KXIP) was MoM for scoring 47 in 38 balls.

2015:

Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 5 wickets at MCA Stadium, Pune
KXIP 165/7 in 20 overs; DD 169/5 in 19.5 overs. Mayank Agarwal (DD) was MoM for scoring 68 in 48 balls.

Game 2: DD defeated KXIP by 9 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla
KXIP 118/8 in 20 overs; DD 119/1 in 13.5 overs. Nathan Coulter-Nile (DD) was MoM for taking 4 wickets for 20 runs.

2016:

Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 8 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground
KXIP 111/9 in 20 overs; DD 113/2 in 13 overs. Amit Mishra (DD) was MoM for taking 4 wickets for 11 runs.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 9 runs at PCA Stadium
KXIP 181/5 in 20 overs; DD 172/5 in 20 overs. Marcus Stoinis (KXIP) was MoM for taking 3 wickets for 40 runs.

2017:

Game 1: DD defeated KXIP by 51 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla
DD 188/6 in 20 overs; KXIP 137/9 in 20 overs. Corey Anderson (DD) was MoM for scoring 39 not out off 22 balls and taking 1 wicket for 23 runs.

Game 2: KXIP defeated DD by 10 wickets at PCA Stadium
DD 67 all out in 17.1 overs; KXIP 68 for no loss in 7.5 overs. Sandeep Sharma (KXIP) was MoM for taking 4 wickets for 20 runs.