In Match 49 of IPL 2, Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Kngs XI Punjab to bat. The Kings XI Punjab batsmen struggled with the bat and they could only score 134/7 in 20 overs with the help of an useful 56 runs off 43 balls by Kumar Sangakkara. Deccan Chargers lost wickets at regular intervals when they came to bat and although the match turned into a thriller once again in the last over but Rohit Sharma (42 off 26 balls) could not script the victory as Deccan Chargers lost by merely 1 run. The best moment of the match was when Yuvraj Singh took his second hat-trick of IPL 2. Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for his hat-trick and his 20 runs off 18 balls.
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\\ tags: Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, kumar sangakkara, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh
In Match 46 of IPL 2, Yuvraj Singh won the toss and put Delhi Daredevils to bat. Delhi Daredevils batsmen struggled with the bat and could only score 120/9 in their 20 overs. Brett Lee, Sreesanth and Ramesh Powar took two wickets each for the Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab reached the target in 19.1 overs as they scored 123/4 guided by a Kumar Sangakkara’s 43 runs off 47 balls. Brett Lee was awarded the Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3/15 in 4 overs.
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Kings XI Punjab seems to be making a comeback again as they beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs in the 20th Match of IPL T20 season 2. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat. The Kings XI Punjab batsmen struggled with the bat and they managed to score only 119/8 in their 20 overs with the help of an useful 45 runs off 44 deliveries by Kumar Sangakkara. It seemed like Mumbai will achieve this easily but they also struggled with the bat and even a valiant innings by J P Duminy (59 off 63 balls) could not help them win the match. Mumbai Indians could score only 116/7 in their 20 overs while Irfan Pathan (2 wickets for 20 runs) and Yusuf Abdulla (2 wickets off 19 runs) excelled with the ball for the Kings. Kumar Sangakarra was awarded the Man of the Match for his 45 runs off 44 deliveries.
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Winners of IPL T20 season 1 Rajasthan Royals are not looking the same side this year. Kings XI Punjab beat Warne’s boys by 27 runs to score their second consecutive win in IPL T20 season 2 while Rajasthan Royals suffered their second consecutive defeat. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat. The Rajasthan Royals bowlers bowled exceptionally well in the initial overs and the Kings XI Punjab were reduced to just 48/4 in 8.2 overs. But then Kumar Sangakkara (60 off 51 balls) and Irfan Pathan (39 off 33 balls) batted brilliantly to guide the team to a competitive total of 139/6 in their 20 overs. Amongst the Rajasthan bowlers, Kamran Khan and Munaf Patel bowled very well and finished at 2/15 and 2/24 respectively in their 4 overs. The target of 140 seemed quite easy but Rajasthan Royals had a severe batting collapse and ended with only 112/7 in their 20 overs. Shane Warne and Ravindra Jadeja did considerably well for the Rajasthan Royals batting while Yusuf Abdulla, Irfan Pathan and Piyush Chawla excelled with the ball. Kumar Sangakkara was declared the Man of the Match for his 60 runs.
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\\ tags: irfan pathan, Kamran Khan, Kings XI Punjab, kumar sangakkara, Rajasthan Royals, Shane Warne, yusuf abdulla, Yuvraj Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab had both loss their first match and both of them wanted to open their points tally with this match. Kolkata won the toss and put Kings XI Punjab to bat. With good batting from Irfan Pathan (32 off 17 balls), Yuvraj Singh (38 off 28 balls), Mahela Jayawardena (31 off 19 balls) and Kumar Sangakarra (26 off 24 balls), Punjab reached a competitive total of 158/6 in their 2o overs. Sourav Ganguly was the best bowling figures for the Knight Riders picking up 4/24 in his 4 overs. But KKR went off to a flier with Chris Gayle (44 off 26 balls) and Brendon Mccullum (21 off 16 balls) smashing the weak King XI bowling lineup for fours and sixes. Rain then interrupted the match but the results were in favour of Kolkata Knight Riders who won the match by D/L method. Chris Gayle was awarded the Man of the Match for his fiery innings of 44 off 26 balls.
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\\ tags: brendon mccullum, chris gayle, ipl t20, irfan pathan, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, kumar sangakkara, mahela jayawardena, yusuf abdulla, Yuvraj Singh
