Kings XI Punjab rallied from a seemingly losing scenario to defeat the Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in a nail-biting Indian Premier League game that swayed from one way to the other at Eden Gardens here yesterday.u00a0Off-spinner Sunil Narine’s splendid effort (5-19) went in vain, as the hosts, cruising at 73-2 in the 12th over in reply to Punjab’s 134-9, lost four wickets in quick succession, before local man Debabrata Das (35 not out) played a rollicking knock to bring his side within sniffing distance of victory. With the 18th over gone, KKR needed only 13 from the last two.

Man of the match: KKR’s Sunil Narine celebrates one of his five scalps at Eden Gardens yesterday. PiC/AFP