Match Day

Report

3280dThe Report by Shashank Kishore

Tewatia, Mohit keep Kings XI alive

Rahul Tewatia and Mohit Sharma applied the choke in the last five overs as Kolkata Knight Riders fell 14 short of their 168-run target.

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Tewatia's spell was the turning point - Mohit

Kings XI Punjab seamer Mohit Sharma, who won Man of the Match for his 2 for 24, credited the side's spinners for applying a stranglehold in the middle of Knight Riders' chase

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Maxwell, Saha keep Punjab in hunt for playoff spot

Maxwell smashed 19 runs off the 12th over to set Punjab up for a big total

Preview

3280dThe Preview by Varun Shetty

Kings XI face first of three must-wins

Kings XI Punjab find themselves in a complex qualification battle; but their fate will depend on how they take charge of the controllable factors

Videos

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Bangar: Tewatia's back-to-back wickets swung the match
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Bangar: Tewatia's introduction turned the match
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Chopra: Saha mainly flourishes in the top order
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KKR's end-overs specialists

120

Balls bowled by KKR's spinners in the last five overs this season. Rising Pune Supergiant are next with 78 balls

Potent weapon

Wickets taken by Chris Woakes, the third highest this season after Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23) and Imran Tahir (18)

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MI	14	10	4	20	0.784
RPS	14	9	5	18	0.176
SRH	14	8	5	17	0.599
KKR	14	8	6	16	0.641
PBKS	14	7	7	14	-0.009
DC	14	6	8	12	-0.512
GL	14	4	10	8	-0.412
RCB	14	3	10	7	-1.299

Tewatia, Mohit keep Kings XI alive

Tewatia's spell was the turning point - Mohit

Maxwell, Saha keep Punjab in hunt for playoff spot

Kings XI face first of three must-wins

Bangar: Tewatia's back-to-back wickets swung the match

Bangar: Tewatia's introduction turned the match

Chopra: Saha mainly flourishes in the top order