Kings XI Punjab won their crucial encounter for survival by the skin of their teeth – one run.
Man of the match: Yuvraj Singh claimed second hat trick of the tournament
What did he do: With the second hat-trick of the tournament, Yuvraj broke the back of the Deccan Chargers batting, with a magical spell.
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Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi Daredevils
Rajasthan Royals
Deccan Chargers
Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Most Valuable Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara for his half-century that gave the Kings XI Punjab bowlers some runs to bowl with.
Turning points: Rohit Sharma's dismissal in the final over sealed the issue for Kings XI Punjab because the tailenders panicked thereafter.
Longest hit: 104 metres by Rohit Sharma off Wilkin Mota.
Innovative stroke: In the last over Rohit Sharma scooped a ball over short third man for a boundary that swung the fortunes yet again.
Dot-ball hero: Believe it or not Yuvraj Singh bowled the maximum number of dot balls, 12 with Ryan Harris coming second best by bowling 11 dot balls.
Captain vs. captain: What Yuvraj Singh could not do with the bat, he did with the ball, claiming a hat-trick. His opposite number Adam Gilchrist failed to do much with the bat, but led his side well again.
Also Read:
IPL Points Table/Updates
Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi Daredevils
Rajasthan Royals
Deccan Chargers
Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Off-beat moment: How many times have you seen a bowler take a hat-trick twice in the same tournament? Well, we did on Sunday when Yuvraj Singh claimed Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds and Venugopal Rao across two overs to help script a major turnaround for his side.
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