Riding on half-centuries from Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh, Kings XI Punjab registered a comfortable 8 wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Courtesy of their fifth win on the trot, the KL Rahul-led side has moved to the top-half of the eight-team table, displacing KKR from the fourth spot.
SCORECARD SUMMARY
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS149/9(20 overs)
Shubman Gill 57 (45), Eoin Morgan 40 (25)
Mohammed Shami 3/35(4), Ravi Bishnoi 2/20(4)
KINGS XI PUNJAB150/2(18.5 overs)
Mandeep Singh 66* (56), Chris Gayle 51 (29)
Lockie Ferguson 1/32(3.5), Varun Chakravarthy 1/34(4)