Chandigarh : Kings XI Punjab narrowly beat defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by four runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Tuesday.
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Chasing 158 for victory, the Knight Riders managed 153 for nine. The lower order of the Kolkata team failed to fire after Gautam Gambhir (60) and Eoin Morgan (47) had put them in the driver’s seat.
Azhar Mahmood was the pick of the Punjab bowlers taking three for 21 while Praveen Kumar and Parvinder Awana took two wickets apiece.
Manpreet Gony’s brutal attack – 42 off 18 balls – towards the fag end of the innings was key to Punjab posting a fighting total.
Sunil Narine took a hat-trick while Jacques Kallis too took three wickets. The duo were ably supported by Sri Lankan spinner Sachithra Senanayake, who had figures of two for 28.
Other match on today : DD vs RCB at 8 PM
Position of Both team before this match :
KKR : 4 played, 2 won, 2 lost, 4 pts (5th position)
KXIP : 3 played, 1 won, 2 lost, 2 pts (8th position)
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The squads:
Kings XI Punjab : Adam Gilchrist, Mandeep Singh, David Hussey, David Miller, Azhar Mahmood, Manan Vohra, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Gony, Parvinder Awana.
Kolkata Knight Riders : Manvinder Bisla, Gautam Gambhir, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Eoin Morgan, Rajat Bhatia, Debabrata Das, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Lakshmipathy Balaji.