Indian Premier League 2020: Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle’s fifties propel Kings XI Punjab to 8-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders
Mandeep Singh and Chris Gayle notched up a half-century every to information Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) to a vital eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 46 of the continued 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Chasing a par complete of 150 runs to win, skipper-cum opener KL Rahul (28) and Mandeep Singh supplied a good begin to the Punjab-based franchise by stitching a 47-run stand for the opening wicket earlier than the previous was caught leg earlier than wicket by Varun Chakravarthy within the eighth over.
Mandeep Singh then joined forces with Chris Gayle and the duo not solely smashed a fifty every but additionally shared a 100-run stand for the second wicket to assist KXIP cross the mark in 18.5 overs.
While Gayle departed for 29-ball 51 runs after being caught by Prasidh Krishna on a Lockie Ferguson supply, Mandeep remained unbeaten on the crease at 56-ball 61 runs.
Earlier, Kings XI Punjab gained the toss and elected to bowl first.
Mohammed Shami was the decide of the bowlers for Punjab with figures of three for 35, whereas Chris Jordan and Ravi Bishnoi bagged two wickets every as Knight Riders had been restricted to a rating of 149 for 9 of their stipulated 20 overs.
Besides these three KXIP gamers, Glenn Maxwell and Murugan Ashwin additionally chipped in with a wicket every.
Opener Shubman Gill hammered a vital 57-run knock off 45 deliveries for KKR. Skipper Eoin Morgan was the one different batsman for Knight Riders apart from Gill to have managed to make notable contribution with 25-ball 40.
Gayle was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his spectacular efficiency with the bat.
With the win, Kings XI Punjab have now grabbed the fourth spot within the IPL 2020 standings with six wins from 12 matches.KKR,however, have dropped to the fifth place with six victories as effectively.
The victory noticed the KL Rahul-led aspect keep in fray for a berth in IPL 2020 playoffs.
Brief scores: KKR: 149/9 wkts in 20 overs (S Gill 57, E Morgan 40, Lockie Ferguson 24 not out, Mohammed Shami 3/35, Ravi Bishnoi 2/20, C Jordan 2/25) misplaced to KXIP: 150/2 wkts in 18.5 overs (Mandeep Singh 66 not out, Chris Gayle 51, Lockie Ferguson 1/32) by eight wickets
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