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The batting failure again knocked the Kolkata Knight Riders out of the play-offs. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Kings XI Punjab by 150 at Sharjah Stadium on Monday night with the help of starter Shubhaman Gill and captain Ian Morgan.
But Mandeep Singh and Chris Gayle from Punjab proved they can’t stop with just 149 runs. Mandeep played an undefeated 6-run inning with 56 balls. And Chris Gayle had 51 runs from 29 balls. Lokesh Rahul scored 26 runs. Punjab lost 2 wickets in 16.75 overs and won the match by 150 runs.
The team that was cornered by a single win in the first seven games is now on the brink of a play-off with five wins in a row. As a result of winning this match, Punjab is now four with 12 points from 12 matches on the points table. And KKR went to five with 12 points from as many games.
Punjab won the draw and chose to pitch first. Shubhaman Gill (58 of 645 balls) and Captain Eoin Morgan (40 of 625 balls) scored 7 and 6 runs respectively. Kolkata lost 3 wickets in just 10 races. Morgan and Gill led the team. He added 71 runs for the fourth wicket. But as soon as Morgan returned, Calcutta collapsed like a house of cards. KKR lost 9 wickets in 20 overs and scored 149 runs.
Punjab got off to a good start responding. Captain Rahul was sacked for 28 of 25 balls. So Chris Gayle took the bat. As soon as he landed on the field, he started beating the KKR bowlers. He scored 51 runs of just 29 balls and led the team to the port of victory. Gayle had 2 fours and 5 sixes in her innings.
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