Mandeep Singh and Chris Gayle starred in KXIP's chase.
Asked to bat first, KKR posted 149/9 in 20 overs on the back of Shubman Gill’s 45-ball 57 and skipper Eoin Morgan’s 25-ball 40. Lockie Ferguson also played a valuable cameo of 13-ball 24*.
For KXIP, Mohammad Shami was the stand-out bowler, claiming 3 wickets by conceding 35 runs in his four overs. Chris Jordan (2-25) and Ravi Bishnoi (2-20) also picked up two wickets each.
In reply, Punjab rode on Mandeep Singh’s unbeaten 56-ball 66 and Chris Gayle’s brutal 29-ball 51 to overhaul the target in 18.5 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
With this victory, Kings XI also overtook Knight Riders in the points table and are now at the fourth position.
Cricket fraternity lauded Mandeep Singh for playing a valiant knock just a few days after his father's demise.
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