IPL 2020, Match 46, Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets
Monday, Oct 26, 2020, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
After being sent into bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) once again found themselves in a spot of bother with some poor batting display. They lost their first three wickets for just 10 runs on the board - Nitish Rana and Dinesh Karthik bagged Ducks while Rahul Tripathi scored 7 runs! Opener Shubman Gill along with captain Eoin Morgan then stitched a crucial 81-run partnership for the fourth wicket to get back KKR on track.
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Just when the game was slipping away from KXIP's hands after an early advantage, KL Rahul brought Chris Jordan into attack in the 9th over. Due to his tight bowling, KKR lost Morgan (40 off 25) and Sunil Narine (6 off 4) in the space of 8 deliveries. Under pressure Gill starred with the bat scoring a half-century (57 off 45 deliveries with 3 fours and 4 sixes). An unbeaten cameo from Lockie Ferguson (24* off 13) during the death overs helped KKR to finish with a respectable 149/9 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Kings XI lost their captain KL Rahul with 47 runs on the board. Then it was all about the 100-run partnership for the second wicket between Mandeep Singh (66* off 56) and Chris Gayle (51 off 29). Both scored fifties each and Gayle departed just with 3 runs needed for victory. Mandeep along with Nicholas Pooran (2* off 3) were then able to finish the game without losing any further wickets in the 18th over guiding KXIP to a much-needed fifth consecutive victory this season.
The Universe Boss Chris Gayle has been adjudged as the 'Player of the Match' for his quick-fire half-century (51 runs off 29 deliveries) with the bat. His innings included 2 fours and 5 sixes! With this victory, KXIP moved up one position to No. 4 while Knight Riders moved down one position to No. 5 in the IPL 2020 points table.
Brief Scores: Kings XI Punjab - 150/2 in 18.5 overs (Mandeep Singh - 66*, Chris Gayle - 51, Lockie Ferguson - 1/32, Varun Chakravarthy - 1/34) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders - 149/9 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill - 57, Eoin Morgan - 40, Mohammad Shami - 3/35, Ravi Bishnoi - 2/20) by a margin of 8 wickets
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