KXIP's Hashim Amla. Pic/AFP

A fine century by Kings XI Punjab's Hashim Amla (104) went in vain as Gujarat Lions beat the hosts by six wickets at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here last night. Dwayne Smith's 74 and skipper Suresh Raina's 39 helped the Lions overcome KXIP's 189-3 with two balls to spare. Dinesh Karthik (35 not out) was the other leading score for the visiting Gujarat outfit.

Earlier, Amla played a brilliant knock to notch up his second century of the ongoing IPL and powered Kings XI Punjab to a challenging 189 for three after Gujarat won the toss and put the hosts in.