Amla's 96 in vain as Kings XI crash out

ESPNcricinfo staff15-May-2016Wriddhiman Saha and Gurkeerat Singh Mann contributed 27 each and shared fruitful partnerships with Amla to set Kings XI up•BCCISunrisers Hyderabad were dealt a blow when Ashish Nehra limped off the field with an injury in the 14th over•BCCIWith temperatures touching 43 degrees centigrade, the players’ fitness was tested•AFPAmla ensured Kings XI sustained momentum throughout; he hit 14 fours and two sixes in his 96 before holing out to long off in the final over•BCCIDavid Miller provided the late impetus through a nine-ball 20 that lifted Kings XI to 179 for 4•BCCIIn a surprise move, Vijay brought himself on to bowl in the second over of the chase•AFPShikhar Dhawan made a fluent 25, before a brilliant throw from Mohit Sharma from long on caught him short of his crease at the bowler’s end•BCCIDavid Warner brought up his sixth half-century of the season before his dismissal – he hopped back onto the stumps to be hit wicket – left Sunrisers needing 83 off 47.•BCCIDeepak Hooda kept Sunrisers in the hunt with 34 off 22 balls before finding David Miller at deep mid wicket on the pull•AFPBut Yuvraj Singh’s unbeaten 42 off 24 balls took them home with two balls to spare as a spot in the playoffs was all but sealed•BCCI