DHARMASALA — Kings XI Punjab are still in the reckoning at the Indian Premier League as they have beaten the Delhi Daredevils by seven runs here Thursday. Adam Gilchrist was in great form yet again and was attacking the Delhi bowlers. Marsh was almost a spectator at the other end as Gilchrist played the big shots. However, they slowed down after his dismissal as Marsh struggled to play the big strokes. Azhar Mahmood's promotion did not work this time as he didn't last long. In the slog overs, David Miller and Rajagopal Sathish played the big shots to take Punjab to 171. Delhi tinkered with their batting order as Unmukt Chand opened the batting with Mahela Jayawardene. He showed a glimpse of his talent. However, he was bowled by Praveen Kumar for 7. Sandeep Sharma, the young and promising pacer used the conditions well. He made things tougher for Delhi when he snared Irfan Pathan and David Warner off consecutive deliveries. It was quite astonishing that Delhi had kept Virender Sehwag down the order. His entry brought a refreshing chnge for Delhi as he was hitting the ball well. But he caught behind off Parvinder Awana in the 11th over for 30. However, Ben Rohrer Gautam continued to fight.Rohrer was hitting sixes. But Piyush Chawla bowled the dangerous Rohrer off the first ball with a fastish delivery. That effectively ended Delhi's fight and they slipped to another defeat, although Morkel provided some entertainment with two sixes. Brief scores: Kings XI Punjab 171 for 4 (A. Gilchrist 42, S. Marsh 45, D. Miller 44; A. Nehra 2-38, M. Morkel 1-22) beat Delhi Daredevils 164-7 (B. Rohrer 49, M. Jayawardene 39; S. Sharma 3-23, P. Kumar 1-19) by seven runs. Top six standings: 1. Mumbai Indians (11-4 win-loss) 22 points, 2. Chennai (11-4) 22, 3. Rajasthan Royals (10-5) 20, 4. Royal Challengers Bangalore (8-7) 16, 5. Sunrisers Hyderabad (8-6) 16, 6. Kings XI Punjab (7-8) 14. — Agencies
