IPL 2020 KKR vs KXIP Highlights: Mandeep, Gayle take KXIP to victory
KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field. KKR managed 149/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Mandeep and Gayle kept the momentum and eased the pressure with power hitting
 "Mandeeo Singh and Chris Gayle during a match against KKR on Monday")
Mandeeo Singh and Chris Gayle during a match against KKR on Monday
In match 46 of the Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020), KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 8 wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.
Mandeep Singh and Chris Gayle played knocks of 66 and 51 respectively as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) clinvhed two crucial points to climb to the fourth spot in IPL 2020 Points Table with 12 points while KKR has slipped to the fifth spot with as many points.
Chasing 150, KXIP got off to a steady start as openers KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh put on 36 runs inside the first six overs. However, KKR came back strongly in the eighth over as Varun Chakravarthy dismissed KL Rahul (28), reducing KXIP to 47/1.
Chris Gayle then joined Mandeep in the middle and the duo did not let the momentum slip for KXIP. Both batsmen put together a partnership of 100 runs, taking KXIP closer to victory. With 3 runs away from the target, Gayle (51) was dismissed by Lockie Ferguson in the penultimate over.
In the end, KXIP won the match by eight wickets with seven balls to spare. Mandeep Singh and Nicholas Pooran remained unbeaten for KXIP on 66 and 2 respectively.
Earlier, Shubman Gill played a knock of 57 runs as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) posted a total of 149/9 in the allotted twenty overs.
Sent into bat first, KKR got off to the worst start possible as the side lost its opener Nitish Rana (0) on the second ball of the innings as he was sent back to the pavilion by Glenn Maxwell. In the very next over, Mohammad Shami provided two more breakthroughs as he dismissed Rahul Tripathi (7) and Dinesh Karthik (0), reducing KKR to 10/3.
Skipper Eoin Morgan then joined Shubman Gill in the middle and the duo stitched together a counter-attacking partnership, putting KXIP bowlers under immense pressure. The duo put on 81 runs for the fourth wicket, but KXIP came back strongly as Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Morgan (40) in the 10th over, reducing KKR to 91/4.
Sunil Narine (6) failed to repeat his heroics from the last match against Delhi Capitals and he was clean bowled by Chris Jordon in the 11th over, reducing KKR to 101/5.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti (6) and Pat Cummins (1) also failed to impress with the bat and as a result, KKR was reduced to 114/7 in the 16th over.
In the final three overs, KKR failed to hit big shots consistently and as a result, the side was restricted to under the 150-run mark. For KXIP, Mohammad Shami scalped three wickets while Ravi Bishnoi and Chris Jordon picked two wickets each. Lockie Ferguson remained unbeaten on 24 for KKR.
KKR vs KXIP playing 11: Both KKR and KXIP retained the same playing 11 as of their respective last matches.
Kings XI Punjab Playing 11: KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing 11: Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik(w), Eoin Morgan(c), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
Kings XI Punjab Playing 11: KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Match 46: IPL live score, KKR vs KXIP scorecard
11:25 PM![]()
KXIP wins by 8 wickets
10:55 PM
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KXIP live score after 18.5 Over: 150-2
Over Summary: W 0 1 1 1; Kings XI Punjab: 150-2
Ferguson into the attack
Ball 5: Single, and that's it, KXIP wins it
Ball 4: Single on a misfield
Ball 3: Ferguson to Pooran, single
Ball 2: Ferguson to Pooran, no run
Ball 1: Ferguson to Gayle, OUT! Gayle is caught on a loose shot
10:49 PM
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KXIP live score after 18 Over: 147-1 | Fifty for Gayle
Over Summary: 0 1 0 4 0 6; Kings XI Punjab: 147-1
Cummins back into the attack
Ball 6: SIX!! Slogged to deep mid wicket
Ball 5: no run
Ball 4: FOUR!! Slammed into the covers
Ball 3: no run
Ball 2: Single
Ball 1: Cummins to Gayle, no run
10:45 PM![]()
Kings XI Punjab need 14 runs in 18 balls
10:45 PM
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KXIP live score after 18 Over: 136-1 | Fifty for Gayle
Over Summary: 4 6 0 1 1 L1; Kings XI Punjab: 136-1
Ferguson into the attack
Ball 6: Ferguson to Gayle, leg byes, 1 run,
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: Single, and IPL fifty for Gayle
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: SIX!! HIT FLAT TO LONG-OFF BY GAYLE
Ball 1: Ferguson to Gayle, FOUR, to fine leg, short balla nd Gayle gets top edge
10:37 PM
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KXIP live score after 16 Over: 123-1
Over Summary: 0 4 0 1 1 4; Kings XI Punjab: 123-1
Prasidh back into the attack
Ball 6: FOUR! Cracking shot by Mandeep
Ball 5: Gayle picks one
Ball 4: Single, and 6th IPL fifty for Mandeep
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: FOUR!! One bounce to boundary as Mandeep pulls it
Ball 1: Prasidh to Mandeep, no run
10:32 PM
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KXIP live score after 15 Over: 113-1
Over Summary: 4 0 1 2 1 1; Kings XI Punjab: 113-1
Chakravarthy continues
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: Single, hit straight by Gayle but Rahul Tripathi stops a boundary
Ball 4: Two runs to Gayle
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: FOUR!! Inside out shot by Mandeep into off side
10:28 PM
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KXIP live score after 14 Over: 104-1
Over Summary: 1 0 1 4 0 Wd L1; Kings XI Punjab: 104-1
Ferguson continues
Ball 6: Ferguson to Mandeep, leg byes, 1 run
Ball 6: Wide given by umpire
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: FOUR!! Slammed to deep mid wicket
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Mandeep picks one to third man
10:23 PM
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KXIP live score after 13 Over: 96-1
Over Summary: 1 1 6 0 2 0; Kings XI Punjab: 96-1
Narine continues
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: Two more runs to Gayle
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: SIX!! Gayle pulls it to long-on and up the ball goes
Ball 2: Single
Ball 1: Gayle picks one
10:19 PM
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KXIP live score after 12 Over: 86-1
Over Summary: 4 0 0 1 4 1; Kings XI Punjab: 86-1
Lockie Ferguson is brought into the attack
Ball 6: Single to backward point
Ball 5: FOUR!! Low full toss and Gayle just timed it to backward point
Ball 4: Single on the off side
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Ferguson to Mandeep, FOUR, slammed to deep mid wicket
10:15 PM
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KXIP live score after 11 Over: 76-1
Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 0 6; Kings XI Punjab: 76-1
Narine continues
Ball 6: SIX!!
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: Mandeep picks one
Ball 3: Single to fine leg
Ball 2: No run
Ball 1: Mandeep picks one
10:13 PM
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KXIP live score after 10 Over: 57-1
Over Summary: 0 4 1 0 6 6; Kings XI Punjab: 57-1
Chakravarthy continues
Ball 6: SIX!! This time to long-off by Gayle
Ball 5: SIX!! Picked well by Gayle to long on
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: Single
Ball 2: FOUR!! Reverse sweep does the job for Mandeep
Ball 1: No run
10:08 PM
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KXIP live score after 9 Over: 50-1
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 0 ; Kings XI Punjab: 50-1
Narine continues
Ball 6: No run
Ball 5: Single
Ball 4: No run
Ball 3: Narine to Gayle, single
Ball 2: Narine to Mandeep, single
Ball 1: Narine to Mandeep, no run
10:02 PM
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KXIP live score after 8 Over: 47-1
Over Summary: 1 1 0 4 0 W ; Kings XI Punjab: 47-1
Varun Chakravarthy continues
Ball 6: OUT!! Varun gets the breakthrough as Rahul gets lbw
Ball 5: No run
Ball 4: Cut away for four on the off side
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Mandeep hits it to long off for one
Ball 1: Chakravarthy to Rahul, 1 run
9:58 PM
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KXIP live score after 7 Over: 41-0
Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 2 1 ; Kings XI Punjab: 41-0
Sunil Narine is brought into the attack
Ball 6: Single
Ball 5: Two runs
Ball 4: Single
Ball 3: No run
Ball 2: Single into extra cover region
Ball 1: Narine to Rahul, no run
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First Published: Oct 26 2020 | 5:22 PM IST
