Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets to move into the top four in the points table. KL Rahul (28) and Mandeep Singh (66 not out) gave Kings XI Punjab a good start in their chase of 150. They added 47 for the first wicket before Varun Chakravarthy trapped Rahul lbw. Chris Gayle (51 off 29) arrived and went on a six-hitting spree. Mandeep oozed confidence as well as KXIP coasted towards the target. Both men got fifties as KXIP strolled to an easy eight-wicket win with seven balls to spare. Earlier, Shubman Gill (57) and Eoin Morgan (40) counter-attacked after Kolkata Knight Riders lost three of their top four inside the first six overs. They added 81 runs in just under eight overs before Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Morgan, caught in the deep at square leg. Chris Jordan bowled Sunil Narine to turn the tables on KKR and put them in a tough position yet again. Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Pat Cummins departed cheaply to leave KKR tottering. Gill got to his fifty but failed to stay on till the end even as Lockie Ferguson hit some boundaries towards the death to carry KKR to 149. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Match 46 Highlights Between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, From Sharjah
KXIP win by eight wickets
WICKET! Gayle c Krishna b Ferguson 51 (29)
The KXIP star has fired for the team tonight
50 for Mandeep Singh!
WICKET! KL Rahul lbw b Chakravarthy 28 (25)
Varun Chakravarthy into the attack
KKR pacers maintain good areas with the ball
Prasidh Krishna starts well with the ball
We're ready for KXIP's reply
KKR 149/9 in 20 overs
WICKET! Chakravarthy b Jordan 2 (4)
WICKET! Gill c Pooran b Shami 57 (45)
Gill has batted well tonight
WICKET! Cummins lbw b Bishnoi 1 (8)
WICKET! Nagarkoti b M Ashwin 6 (13)
KXIP maintain their grip on the match
WICKET! Narine b Jordan 6 (4)
WICKET! Morgan c M Ashwin b Bishnoi 40 (25)
KXIP must be a happy group right now
WICKET! Karthik c Rahul b Shami 0 (2)
WICKET! R Tripathi c Rahul b Shami 7 (4)
WICKET! N Rana c Gayle b Maxwell 0 (1)
Glenn Maxwell will bowl the first over for KXIP
We're ready for live action
Toss: Kings XI Punjab win the toss and choose to field
Runs galore, for sure!
Plenty of points on offer for Fantasy Leagues
The teams are gearing up for the contest
Cummins and co. vs Rahul and co.
Kings XI look to continue their winning run
KXIP – Hot on the heels of the top four with four wins in a row
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kings XI Punjab
Eoin Morgan
Dinesh Karthik
Varun Chakravarthy
Lockie Ferguson
Pat Cummins
Shubman Gill
Nitish Rana
Sunil Narine
KL Rahul
Chris Gayle
Chris Jordan
Arshdeep Singh
Glenn Maxwell
Nicholas Pooran
IPL 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Match 46
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