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Kings XI Punjab won spectacularly. Nicholas Puran snatched the victory by beating Yuzvendra Chahal with six in Sharjah on Thursday. They defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets. Chasing the 162-run goal, Bangalore took 16 of two. This is Lokesh Rahul’s second victory in the IPL this time.
Chris Gayle also has a great contribution in this victory. On the same day, he hit in the first IPL and scored half a century. He ran out of 53 of 45 balls. Captain Rahul was undefeated on 61 of 49 balls. However, the victory was not as easy as it was supposed to be. Punjab needed 2 runs in the last over. Chahal’s first four balls came with just one run. Gayle ran out of the ball on the fifth ball. Tensions gripped both teams. If there was no run on the last ball, the game would be played in the super finish. But Puran stepped forward and received delivery from Chahal. His shot was six beyond the reach of Chris Morris’s outstretched hand over Long On. Punjab wins.
Previously, the two RCB starters, Angel Padikkel and Aaron Finch, started the innings by winning the toss and opting to hit. Padikkel made 16 of 12 balls and Finch made 20 of 18 balls. The pair made 72 runs in 8.3 overs. But then the image changed to Punjab. Murugan Ashwin returned Finch for 20 runs. Padikkel was fired by Arshadwip Singh. Captain Virat Kohli took the helm of the team.
Kohli was at the gate, but the pace of the race slowed. Ashwin returned Washington Sundar for 13 runs. Jordan returns Shivam Dubey. Previously, Dubey played a 23-run, 19-ball cameo. Mohammad Sami took two of the most important lands. Eddie Villiers, a hitter from Bangalore, returned to the clubhouse after being eliminated by just two runs from Samir.
Fast pitcher Sami also returned Virat Kohli. The captain of Bangalore was captured by the captain of Punjab. Before being sacked in the 18th final of the game, Kohli made 46 of 39 balls. However, in the final two overs, Chris Morris’s devastating innings gave Puji 160 runs. Morris made 25 with only 6 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. Udana was undefeated in 10 of 5 balls. After adding 35 runs of 13 balls, Bangalore collected 161 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the 20 allotted overs. Among the Punjab bowlers, Mohammad Sami and Murugan Ashwin took two wickets each.
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