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Saturday, April 30, 2016

2016 VIVO IPL Season 09 - Murali Vijay Replaces David Miller as Captain of KXIP


Struggling IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab on Saturday April 30,2016 replaced out-of-form captain David Miller with Murali Vijay after losing five of their six games in the tournament so far.
"Kings XI Punjab announces M Vijay as the captain for Kings XI Punjab for the remaining part of the IPL 2016 tournament. David Miller continues to be an integral part of the team and is a very strong player of the squad," the team said in a statement.
KXIP who are set to face table-toppers Gujarat Lions  on Sunday May 01,2016 in Rajkot, are currently lying at the bottom of the heap with just two points in their kitty.

S.No Team P W L D NR Pts NRR
1 GUJARAT 7 6 1 0 0 12 +0.038
2 DELHI 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.441
3 KOLKATA 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.322
4 HYDERABAD 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.060
5 MUMBAI 8 4 4 0 0 8 -0.104
6 PUNE 7 2 5 0 0 4 +0.265
7 BANGALORE 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.065
8 PUNJAB 6 1 4 0 0 2 -1.174


David Miller has had a tough time scoring just 76 runs in 6 innings even though his strike-rate stands at 129
Murali Vijay, on the other hand, has been among the runs and has notched up 143 so far in six innings.

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