IPL 2018, KXIP vs DD - 4 milestones achieved during the match
Kings XI Punjab had a victorious start to the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League, as they defeated Delhi Daredevils after successfully chasing the target of 167 with six wickets in hand.
It was a pretty comfortable end to the game in Mohali, with David Miller and Marcus Stoinis playing non-aggressive 20+ run cameos to seal the win.
In this article, we take a look at the four records that were set during the match.
#4 Ravichandran Ashwin makes his IPL captaincy debut
Ravichandran Ashwin had the world talking about him today evening, with the debut of his wrist spin.
His bowling action, while bowling those leg-spinners, was reminiscent of the action of the great Anil Kumble.
While he had a successful outing as the bowler, with figures of 1/23 in his quota of four overs, he had an impressive captaincy debut as well as he led his team to a victory in the first match of their campaign.
Of all the players that have captained an IPL side, Ashwin took the most number of matches before taking on the responsibility, as he had played a total of 111 IPL matches prior to today’s match.
On a personal note, Ashwin will be hoping to make it back into the limited overs setup with the Indian national team, with a new leg-spinning delivery in his armory.