The Kings XI Punjab registered a much-needed victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a crucial IPL 6 encounter last night. Even though Gautam Gambhir played yet another great innings, he failed to power his team to the victory.
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KKR won the toss and elected to field first. Punjab posted 157/9 in 20 overs. Mandeep Singh scored 41. David Miller made 20. It was Manpreet Gony, who helped the team to post a respectable total with his 18-ball 42 with 4 boundaries and 3 sixes. Kallis took three wickets. Sunil Narine took the first hat-trick of IPL 6. He took three wickets. Senanayake claimed two wickets.
Chasing a victory target of 158, KKR finished at 153/9 in 20 overs and lost the match by 4 runs. Gambhir scored 60, while Eoin Morgan made 47. Azhar Mahmood took three wickets. Praveen Kumar and Parvinder Awana took two wickets each. Manpreet Gony was declared ‘Man of the Match’.