Chasing the total, KL Rahul (61 not out) and Chris Gayle (53) smashed fifties, while Mayank Agarwal too chipped in with a 25-ball 45 as KXIP scored 177 for two in 20 overs to record only their second win this season.
The former Indian leg spinner feels the luck did little favour to them in IPL 2020 and it’s all about how they keep it together to cross the finishing line
RCB and KXIP have met on 25 occasions and the Punjab franchise leads marginally with a 13-12 aggregate.
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Gayle might have made the last two games for KXIP but remained out of the side as he suffered from food poisoning.
KL Rahul, who was part of RCB that season, finds himself in a similar spot this year with his side KXIP standing at the bottom of the table with just one win from seven games.
KXIP posted a video of the 'Universe Boss' on its twitter handle on Tuesday, where the West Indian displayed optimism despite his team lying at the bottom of the points table with just one win from seven games.
The 31-year-old Kings XI Punjab batsman is struggling to find form in IPL after a successful tour of England with the Australian team.
Gayle is yet to feature in this season's IPL and was all set to make his debut in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad before he was down with stomach infection.
The Australian Maxwell has failed to get anything beyond 13 in the season and has been a bit fortunate as Chris Gayle has been sick.
KXIP's Chris Gayle is down with food poisoning and is yet to make an appearance for the franchise in this season.
This will be only a warning for Narine and will only be suspended from bowling in the tournament if he repeats it again.
Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday pulled off another come-from-behind win as they edged out Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by two runs in a thrilling finish on Saturday.
KKR were seemingly down and out when KXIP needed 22 from the final three overs but Narine tilted the match in his side's favour by dismissing Nicholas Pooran and conceding just two runs in the 18th over.
KKR pull another rabbit out of the hat as bowlers clinch the win by slimmest of margin after KL Rahul took KXIP close to 165-run target in a spine-tingling clash.
Karthik was under pressure as a batsman and a captain in the ongoing IPL. He partially ticked off the second box with a win against Chennai Super Kings and hoping to do the same on Saturday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, but he definitely ticked off the first with a match-turning fifty.
Both sides made just one change in their lineup, although Chris Gayle is yet to make his return in the KXIP playing XI.
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Batting first, KKR made 164 for 6 with half-centuries from Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik. In reply, KXIP lost in final two overs finishing on 162 for five despite a 115 run opening stand between KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.
KXIP will be aiming for a turnaround when they take on KKR in IPL 2020 later today.
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