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The last time Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore clashed, an unusual vision developed. RCB captain Virat Kohli, considered one of the best and safest fielders in the world, missed two easy catches. Kohli dropped his counterpart KL Rahul twice in two overs, both opportunities fairly easy, allowing the …

11:08 pm IST Saurabh somani Close Saurabh Somani is assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Big picture It’s Chris Gayle against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Conditions apply, of course. Gayle’s Fitness Condition: He’s “fully recovered” as of October 12, but is he back in shape? Conditions underfoot, too, with the place in …

The Mumbai Indians regained the top position in the Indian Premier League points table with a win over the Delhi Capitals, who are in second place. It was a hard-fought victory for the IM led by Rohit Sharma, as the match came last more before Krunal Pandya crushed Marcus Stoinis …

Kings XI Punjab started their campaign with a loss in Super Over and have since lost five of six matches. It turned out to be an exciting game again in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, but the end result proved to be the same for KXIP against Kolkata Knight Riders, the …

Kings XI Punjab suffered another unfortunate loss in Indian Premier League (IPL) match 24 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Pursuing a 165-run goal, Captain KL Rahul and Myanak Agarwal got off to an outstanding start. They sewed an opening tier of over 100 and nearly took …

After another double header on Saturday, the upper and lower halves of the 2020 IPL make for interesting reading. The Kolkata Knight Riders have moved up one position to third place after a narrow two-run win against Kings XI Punjab. KKR’s fourth win of the season sees them side by …

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recorded an impressive 2-run win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The team led by Dinesh Karthik had almost lost the game to KXIP at one point. But some brilliant bowling from Prasidh Krishna and Sunil Narine in the death overs turned …

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik got back in shape with a half-century of smooth counterattack against the Kings XI Punjab in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Karthik’s brilliant display of striking caught the attention of many, but former Indian cricketer Rohan Gavaskar seemed to be the most impressed. After Karthik’s …

Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara expressed his ‘disappointments’ over the selection of the Kings XI Punjab team for their 2020 IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Lara said that KXIP should have included Chris Gayle in their Playing XI against KKR. Instead, they dropped …

Big picture Having achieved a solitary victory in six games, the heat, both literally and figuratively, will be on the Kings XI Punjab when they meet the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi. Against the Hyderabad Sunrisers on Thursday, they stepped up their bowling attack and threw …