KL Rahul’s decision of sending Maxwell at the lower order has cost KXIP the 2-run defeat.
After a series of four loses in a row, Kings XI Punjab looked confident for a win against Kolkata Knight Riders, but captain Dinesh Karthik’s knock has completely crushed their hopes as KKR recorded their fourth win with a margin of just two runs.
In a 164-run chase, the efforts of Mayank Agarwal (56 off 39) and KL Rahul (74 off 58) have gone in vain, as the decision of sending Maxwell below the inexperienced Simran Singh has cost them so much.Kings XI Punjab fell 2-run short when Maxwell hit four of the last boundary which has to be a six.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and failed to get a big score.However, Karthik’s quickfire of 58 (29) helped Kolkata Knight Riders to put up a total of 164/6.
KXIP seemed to get the score comfortably, but their middle order fumbled with the bat which led to the last ball thriller, thanks to KKR’s bowlers, the game ended on their side.Dinesh Karthik was given the man of the match.
