The Kings XI Punjab finally tasted victory against Gujarat Lions after three consecutive defeats at the Rajkot Stadium on Sunday. The visitors beat the hosts by 26 runs thanks to a disciplined show by its bowlers.
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Kings XI Punjab: Hashim Amla, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell (c), Wriddhiman Saha (w), Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, KC Cariappa, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma
Gujarat Lions: Aaron Finch, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (c), Dinesh Karthik (w), Dwayne Smith, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshdeep Nath, Andrew Tye, Shubham Agarwal, Basil Thampi, Nathu Singh
Here are the highlights from the KXIP vs GL match:
#7.34pm
Kings XI Punjab beat Gujarat Lions by 26 runs
#7.28pm
The match is slipping out of Gujarat Lions's hands. GL need 37 runs in 9 balls
#7.25pm
Gujarat Lions need 41 runs in 2 overs
#7.22pm
Gujarat Lions need 44 runs in 15 balls
#7.20pm
Fifty for Dinesh Karthik. Great effort by the batsman under pressure
#7.16pm
Bowled!!! Sandeep Sharma removes Andrew Tye. Gujarat 7 wickets down
#7.14pm
What a shot by Dinesh Karthik, FOUR. Gujarat Lions need 57 runs in 23 balls
#7.06pm
Axar to Andrew Tye, FOUR, to fine leg
#7pm
Gujarat Lions need 87 runs in 40 balls
#6.58pm
Gone!!! Dwayne Smith departs, Axar Patel takes the wicket
#6.57pm
Dwayne Smith off the mark with a boundary. KXIP 188/7 in 20 overs
#6.55pm
Cariappa removes Ravindra Jadeja, Gujarat Lions 4 wickets down
#6.45pm
Stoinis to Karthik, FOUR, to backward square leg
#6.41pm
Axar to Raina, out Caught by Maxwell. Superb effort by the Punjab captain
#6.38pm
Axar to Karthik, FOUR, to deep square leg
#6.24pm
Mohit Sharma to Finch, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!! Gujarat 2 wickets down
#6.22pm
Finch survives a scare. Stoinis was claiming the catch. Given not out. Good effort by Stoinis
#6.16pm
Cariappa to Raina, FOUR!!! GL 42/1 in 4.3 overs
#6.09pm
Captain Raina is looking to take on the Punjab Bowlers. 3 fours so far in his 15-run innings. GL 25/1 in 3 overs
#6.04pm
Mohit Sharma to Raina, FOUR, over fine-leg
#6.01pm
Captain Suresh Raina joins Aaron Finch in the middle
#5.58pm
First jolt for Gujarat Lions, Brendon McCullum departs.
#5.40pm
Kings XI Punjab set 188-run target for Gujarat Lions
#5.28pm
Axar Patel departs after a fine innings. KXIP 6 wickets down
#5.27pm
SIX!!! Axar Patel hits a six between midwicket and long on right after a boundary. KXIP 174/6 in 18.4 overs
#5.25pm
KXIP 158/5 in 18 overs
#5.23pm
Andrew Tye removes Stoinis, Kings XI Punjab 5 wickets down
#5.13pm
KXIP 143/4 in 16 overs
#5.09pm
KXIP 135/4 in 15.1 overs
#5.07pm
Jadeja removes Maxwell. Punjab 4 wickets down
#5.02pm
Hashim Amla gone!!! A fine innings from Hashim Amla (65) comes to an end
#4.56pm
Another four from Amla. This time Jadeja gets punished for poor line
#4.52pm
Basil Thampi to Amla, FOUR, to long off. 100 comes up for KXIP
#4.50pm
Glenn Maxwell hits a six. KXIP 97/2 in 11.1 overs
#4.49pm
A wonderful fifty by Hashim Amla
#4.44pm
Out!!! Shaun Marsh departs
#4.39pm
Jadeja to Amla, SIX, to sweeper cover. Amla is batting on 44 now. KXIP- 80/1 in 9 overs
#4.35pm
Shubham Agarwal to Shaun Marsh, FOUR, to sweeper cover,
#4.30pm
Andrew Tye to Amla, SIX, to long on. Amla is in good touch today as well and looking unaffected by Manan Vohra's departure
#4.23pm
Cracking shot by Shaun Marsh, four runs. KXIP- 30/1 in 4.3 overs
#4.16pm
Shaun Marsh off the mark with a boundary. KXIP 17/1 in 2.4 overs
#4.11pm
What a catch from keeper Dinesh Karthik. Manan Vorha departs on Nathu Singh's delivery
#4.09pm
Two boundaries for Hashim Amla in the first over. Amla looking to continue his form from the last match in which he scored a classy century. KXIP 11/0 in first over
#3.30pm
Gujarat Lions have won the toss and have elected to bowl first
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