SHARJAH — Glenn Maxwell and David Miller powered Kings XI Punjab to a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the 7th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. Maxwell top-scored with 89 runs and Miller finished off the match with a 19-ball 51. Cheteshwar Pujara contributed with a steady 40 runs. Earlier, Rajasthan amassed a total of 191-5 after Bailey had sent them into bat. Sanju Samson top-scored with 52 off 34 deliveries. He struck three fours and four sixes. Captain Shane Watson scored 50 off 29 deliveries. He hit five fours and three sixes. The belligerent partnership was worth 74 runs with a run-rate of 10.57. At the time, it seemed the score was more than competitive, but Punjab pulled off another magnificent chase. While Maxwell and Miller did not bat together, they did hit six sixes each. Maxwell also struck eight fours. Pujara hit three fours in his innings. Almost all the bowlers were taken apart by Maxwell and Miller. This is the second match in-a-row that Punjab have chased down a massive target in IPL 7. As the 17th over came to an end, Punjab needed 37 runs off 18 deliveries. Miller struck a low full-toss from Kulkarni over long-on for a six. Kulkarni then bowled a full-toss on the off side and Miller hit the ball over long-off for another six. Miller then slogged a slower length delivery high over deep square-leg for the third six in the over. A total of 21 runs came from Kulkarni's over. Miller finished off the match with a six off Faulkner as Punjab won the match in 18.4 overs. Maxwell was adjudged as the Man of the Match. Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 191 for 5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Nayar 23, Sanju Samson 52, Shane Watson 50, Steven Smith 27 not out; Akshar Patel 1 for 22, Mitchell Johnson 1 for 29). Kings XI Punjab 193 for 3 in 18.4 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 38 not out, Glenn Maxwell 89, David Miller 51 not out; Kane Richardson 1 for 25). BCCI proposes panel to probe IPL scandal The Indian cricket board Sunday decided to recommend to the Supreme Court a three-man panel to probe a spot-fixing scandal that hit the Indian Premier League, an official said. The Supreme Court had last week asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to provide details of how it planned to conduct a fresh probe into the scandal, or face investigation by a court-appointed tribunal. BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel declined to reveal the names in the proposed panel, saying they will be handed to the court at the next hearing Tuesday. But the Press Trust of India and TV channels said the panel will comprise former captain and commentator Ravi Shastri, Jai Narain Patel, an ex- chief justice of the Kolkata Hight Court, and R.K. Raghavan, who earlier headed the federal Central Bureau of Investigation. Lawyers for the BCCI will put forward the three names on Tuesday, hoping the court will accept the proposal to prevent an outside agency from interfering in the case. — Agencies
