Kings XI Punjab lost their last game to Chennai Super Kings while Mumbai Indians got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last encounter.
Kings XI Punjab went ahead with only two spinners while Chennai Super Kings had three up their ranks as they beat Punjab by 22 runs in Chennai.
Chennai Super Kings spinners choked the Kings XI Punjab batsmen and despite fifties from KL Rahul and Safaraz Ahmed, the visitors couldn't get over the line and lost by 22 runs
Chris Gayle, who has been in good form, had missed Kings XI's last match against Delhi Capitals, which Punjab won thanks to Sam Curran's four wickets, which also included a hat-trick.
Tushar Arothe was arrested on Monday before being given bail by the police, Vadodara Police Commissioner Anup Singh Gehlot told PTI on Tuesday.
Tushar Arothe and 18 others were arrested by the city Crime Branch on Monday night for allegedly betting on the IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab played at Mohali
As it was Mumbai Indians' first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Rohit Sharma was fined Rs 12 lakh on Saturday.
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Yuvraj Singh, who managed just 65 runs at a poor average of 10.38 in the eight games last season, was bought at his base price of Rs 2 crore in the previous auction.
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KXIP need a thumping win against the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings to make it to the last four and they are also dependent on other results.
Punjab had started the season with a string of wins before going off the boil and are currently placed at the seventh position with 12 points, but still have a slender chance of making it to the play-off.
Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with the bat with an unbeaten 48 while Parthiv Patel made unbeaten 40 to help RCB romp home.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab after setting up a mammoth target for 245/6 for the R Ashwin side to chase, however, Punjab lost by 31 runs after a valiant effort by the batsman.
Sehwag's rebuttal has come after Preity Zinta took to social media to slam reports of her approaching KXIP mentor and blasting him after their loss to Rajasthan Royals.
KXIP coach Brad Hodge has made no bones about his team's over-reliance on openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul though he hopes the middle order will deliver going forward in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Gayle and Yuvraj were both bought at a base price of Rs 2 crore by Virender Sehwag-coached Kings XI Punjab.
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