Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers - Match 49

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.

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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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What's at stake:For Kolkata fight to stay alive in the tournament. Its a case of now or never. If it happens now then fine or else they could all be back on the flight back home. Kings XI Punjab need to win to keep semi-final hopes alive,instead of making it a shoot-out

Captain vs captain:Brendon McCullum needs to fire, if he does, then good, if he doesn't Kolkata Knight Riders will only be making it tougher for themselves. Yuvraj is just coming off a hat-trick and will be high on confidence.

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

Key battles: Ishant Sharma vs. Yuvraj Singh's blazing blade will make for an interesting contest just like Irfan Pathan vs Chris Gayle and Yusuf Abdulla vs. Brendon McCullum.

Team news: Chris Gayle leaves Kolkata Knight Riders right after this game, so its the last chance for him to make amends.

Form guide:Kolkata Knight Riders are struggling to get a win on the board after the defeat in the Super Over by Rajasthan Royals but Kings XI Punjab are proving to be a surprise team to beat because of their disciplined bowling efforts. So it makes for a contest with plenty to look forward to.

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Kings XI Punjab IPL 2009 daily updates

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1-May-09
Durban

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Kings XI Punjab  

RCB: 145/9
KXIP: 137/7

RCB won by 8 runs.

Man of the match: Y Singh (KXIP)
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29-Apr-09
Durban

Kings XI Punjab vs. Mumbai Indians

KXIP: 119/8
MI: 116/7

KXIP won by 3 runs.

Man of the match: KC Sangakkara (KXIP)
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26-Apr-09
Cape Town

Kings XI Punjab vs. Rajasthan Royals

KXIP: 139/6
RR: 112/7

Kings XI Punjab won by 27 runs.

Man of the match: KC Sangakkara (KXIP)
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24-Apr-09
Durban

RCB vs. KXIP

RCB: 168/9
KXIP: 173/3

KXIP won by 7 wickets.

Man of the match: RS Bopara (KXIP)
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21-Apr-09
Durban

Kings XI Punjab vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

KXIP: 158/6
KKR: 79/1

KKR won by 11 runs(D/L method).

Man of the match: CH Gayle (KKR)
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19-Apr-09
Cape Town

KXIP vs. Delhi Daredevils

KXIP: 104/7
DD: 58/0

DD won by 10 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Man of the match: DL Vettori (DD)
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