IPL 2016 : Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 9, Match 3

Gujarat made an impressive debut as the team inspired by Aaron Finch's 74 and Dwayne Bravo's four-for, registered a comfortable win against Kings XI Punjab in match three of IPL 2016.

That's it. Gujarat Lions beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets.

Four runs straight down the ground.

Gujarat Lions need 11 runs in 19 balls.

OUT! Mohit Sharma fumbles but takes the catch off Mitchell Johnson to dismiss Ishan Kishan for 11.

OUT! What an effort that is from Mitchell Johnson. Brilliant foot work. Jadeja run out 8. Gujarat Lions need 29 runs in 33 balls

Gujarat Lions need 44 runs in 45 balls.

Chasing 162 to win, Aaron Finch (74) had solid stands with Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik to put Gujarat in control against Kings XI Punjab.

Gujarat Lions need 45 runs in 49 balls.

Four runs. Dinesh Karthik hits Pradeep Sahu to backward square leg boundary. Single off the next ball followed by another boundary. OUT! Aaron Finch stumped by Saha off Pradeep Sahu for 74. GL 117/3 in 11.5 overs.

Aaron Finch is looking in complete control and hitting boundaries consistently without taking much risks. He has looked comfortable both against the spinners and the pacers. Gujarat Lions need 65 runs in 61 balls

Gujarat Lions need 73 runs in 66 balls.

Four runs. Finch plays Stoinis to third-man boundary. Two singles from next two balls. Four runs. What a shot from Finch, plays it to long on boundary. Fifty up for Finch off just 33 balls. Four more. This time Dinesh Karthik plays it straight down the ground. End of over 8: GL 83/2

Gujarat Lions need 99 runs in 80 balls.

SIX! Raina hits a big one off Marcus Stoinis. OUT! Suresh Raina falls for 20.

Chasing 162 to win, Gujarat lost Brendon McCullum for a duck in the first over but Suresh Raina and Aaron Finch had a solid stand for the 2nd wicket.

Four runs. Raina hits Mohit Sharma for a cracking boundary. Gujarat Lions need 126 runs in 95 balls.

Mohit Sharma comes into the attack and Finch welcomes him with a boundary to long on. Short-pitched delivery and Finch hits a cracking four.

SIX! That's a big one from Raina off Sandeep Sharma. Gujarat Lions need 139 runs.

Two players recently retired from international cricket - Brendon McCullum and Mitchell Johnson - on view tonite at Mohali!#KXIPvGL#IPL

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 11, 2016

Four runs. Finch pulls Mitchell Johnson to backward square leg boundary. Gujarat Lions need 150 runs in 18 overs.

Gujarat Lions need 159 runs to win the match.

Sandeep Sharma starts the first over for KXIP. Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum are opening the batting for Gujarat. Three dot balls to start the over. OUT! Brendon McCullum bowled by Sandeep for a duck. GL 1/1 in over.

Dwayne Bravo picked up a 4-wicket haul but Murali Vijay (42), Manan Vohra (38) and Marcus Stoinis (33) helped Kings XI Punjab reach a fighting total.

Kings XI Punjab reach 161/6 in 20 overs.

OUT! Saha falls to Bravo for 20. KXIP 157/5 in 19.3 OUT! Bravo gets his fourth wicket.
Dwayne Bravo comes in to bowl the 20th over. Two singles from first two balls.

Faulkner comes in to bowl the 19th over. Double followed by a dot ball. Another double followed by a dot. Four runs. Marcus Stoinis plays it to deep extra cover.

Four runs. Praveen Kumar plays a scoop shot to fine leg boundary. 10 runs came from the over. KXIP 146/4 in 18 overs.

Praveen Kumar comes back into the attack. Two singles followed by a dot ball. Just five runs came from the over. KXIP 130/4 in 16 overs.

KXIP 125/4 in 15 overs.
Four runs. Marcus Stoinis hits Faulkner for another cracking boundary.

Would say DJ Bravo is the best slower ball bowler of his era. Over ten years of bowling at his pace and not only surviving, but thriving.

— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) April 11, 2016

Four runs. Marcus Stoinis plays Dwayne Bravo to backward square leg. KXIP 114/4 in 14 overs.
KXIP 103/4 in 12.2 overs

Murali Vijay (42) and Manan Vohra (38) gave Kings XI Punjab a flying start before Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo picked up two wickets each in quick succession.

OUT! Bravo gets his second wicket. David Miller bowled for 15. KXIP 102/4 in 12 overs. What a fight back this has been from Gujarat.

OUT! Here goes the third wicket. Glenn Maxwell bowled by Dwayne Bravo for 2. KXIP 101/3 in 11.4 overs.

OUT! Jadeja geyts another one. Murali Vijay is gone for 42. SIX! That's a big one from skipper David Miller. KXIP 100/2 in 11.1 overs.

KXIP 84/1 in 9.2 overs.

Murali Vijay and Vohra gave Punjab a quick start before Ravindra Jadeja broke the 78-run opening stand in the ninth over of the third match of the tournament.

SIX! That's a massive hot from Vohra over midwicket off Jadeja. OUT! Manan Vohra fslls to Ravindra Jadeja for 38. KXIP 78/1 in 8.2 overs.

SIX! That's a big one from Manan Vohra. Hits Ladda straight down the ground. Four runs. This time between mid wicket and long on.

This partnership is hurting Gujarat Lions. Murali Vijay is batting with ease, hitting shots fluently and Manan Vohra has batted sensibly so far. Gujarat need a wicket here if they want to push KXIP back. KXIP 57/0 in 7 overs.

Vijay hits two back-to-back boundaries off James Faulkner. KXIP 45/0 in 5 overs.

Murali Vijay was looking in impeccable touch as he and Manan Vohra gave Kings XI Punjab a strong start against Gujarat after Suresh Raina opted to field.

Four runs. Vijay flicks Sangwan to backward square leg. Two runs to long off. Four more. Vijay plays it to deep extra cover. KXIP 31/0 in 4 overs.

Four runs. Vijay plays a stunning cover drive. End of over 3: KXIP 20/0 in 3 overs.

Pradeep Sangwan starts the next over with three dot balls. SIX! That's a big one. Vijay hits it over long on boundary. Four runs. What a shot from Vijay to cover boundary. End of over 2: KXIP 13/0
Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra are opening the batting for KXIP. Praveen Kumra starts the first over. Single off the first ball followed by two dots. End of over 1: KXIP 3/0 vs Gujarat Lions.

Playing XIs

Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha(Wk), Glenn Maxwell, David Miller(C), Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Pardeep Sahu, Mitchell Johnson, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma

Gujarat Lions: Aaron Finch, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(c), Dinesh Karthik(Wk), Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Pradeep Sangwan, Sarabjit Ladda.

Gujarat Lions win toss, opt to field against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali.

7:15pm The toss is in 15 minutes. Stay tuned for all live updates of the match.
7:10pm Hello and welcome to the live updates of match 3 of IPL 2016 to be played between Kings XI Punjab and Gujarat Lions at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.

After reaching the final in 2014, Kings XI Punjab finished at the bottom last season and this time they would be aiming to make amends when they begin their campaign against Gujarat Lions in Mohali on Monday.

On the other hand, debutants Gujarat Lions have a balanced side with top-class performers in both batting and bowling.