Lose a winning battle by six wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Lose a winning battle by six wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Earning defeat from a winning situation has become a trade of Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. In the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab threw away an easy match and lost by six wickets in Mohali on Friday.
It was 25 runs in Brett Lee's over towards the end that made things easier for Bangalore.
Dropped catches in addition to Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 66 was enough to floor Punjab.
A cameo played by Robin Uthappa left no chances for Punjab.
Batting first, Punjab captain Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with a 27-ball 45 as Kings XI Punjab posted a challenging 181 for five.
Electing to bat after he called the coin correctly, Sangakkara shared 63 runs from 44 balls for the second wicket with opener Manvinder Bisla (28) after Shaun Marsh (2) was out cheaply in the second over, to provide the platform for a challenging total at the PCA stadium.
Ravi Bopara (42 not out), who has been Kings XI Punjab's most prolific run-getter in IPL III, and Yuvraj Singh, who made a 20-ball 36 which contained three fours and two sixes, chipped in as the home side added 62 runs in the last five overs.
For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Vinay Kumar, Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble and Jacques Kallis took a wicket each.
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