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KXIP vs RR: Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals to go third

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KXIP vs RR: Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals to go third
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As it happened: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals

It's all over! Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets
OVERS 18.4: KL Rahul (84* off 54 balls) hit a four to complete the chase. KXIP 155/4
OVERS 18: 15 RUNS! KL Rahul smacked six and four off Jaydev Unadkat's consecutive balls. KXIP 141/4, need 12 off 12 balls
OVERS 17: 16 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. KXIP 126/4, need 27 off 18 balls
OVERS 16.4: FIFTY for KL Rahul off 44 balls.
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KXIP 123/4
OVERS 16: Ben Stokes gave away eight runs in it. KXIP 110/4
Time for final time-out
OVERS 15: Good over from Jaydev Unadkat, conceded seven runs in it. KXIP 102/4, need 51 more off 30 balls

100 up for Kings XI Punjab in 14.2 overs
OVERS 14: Marcus Stoinis hit a six off Shreyas Gopal. KXIP 95/4, need 58 more off 36 balls
OVERS 12.5: OUT! Krishnappa Gowtham dismissed Axar Patel (4). KXIP 87/4
OVERS 12: Another brilliant over from Jaydev Unadkat, gave away just three singles. KXIP 83/3, need 70 off 48 balls
OVERS 10.5: OUT! Anureet Singh clean bowled Karun Nair for 31. KXIP 79/3
Big breakthrough for Royals as Anureet broke the fifty-run stand.
OVERS 10: 10 RUNS! Karun Nair hit a six off Shreyas Gopal. KXIP 68/2, need 85 off 60 balls
OVERS 9: KL Rahul ended the Anureet Singh over with a boundary. KXIP 58/2
OVERS 8: Time for another strategic time-out. 50 up for Kings XI Punjab in 8 overs
OVERS 7: Karun Nair hit a four off Ben Stokes. KXIP 42/2, in chase of 153
OVERS 6: End of Powerplay. Good start from Jaydev Unadkat, gave away just one run. KXIP 34/2
OVERS 4.4: OUT! Ben Stokes struck in his first over to dismiss Mayank Agarwal (2). KXIP 29/2
OVERS 3.2: OUT! Big Wicket. Jofra Archer got rid of Chris Gayle (8). KXIP 23/1, in chase of 153
OVERS 3: 13 RUNS! KL Rahul smacked three fours off Krishnappa Gowtham. KXIP 19/0
OVERS 2: Chris Gayle hit a four off Jofra Archer. KXIP 6/0, in chase of 153
OVERS 1: Good start from the spinner Gowtham, just a single from the over. KXIP 1/0
Chris Gayle and KL Rahul start the KXIP run chase. Krishnappa Gowtham with the ball for the Royals
Rajasthan Royals posted 152/9 against Kings XI Punjab
OVERS 20: What a final over from Andrew Tye, conceded just four singles along with a run out. Royals 152/9
150 up for Rajasthan Royals in 19.3 overs
OVERS 19: 11 RUNS! Shreyas Gopal hit back-to-back fours off Ankit Rajpoot. Royals 148/8
OVERS 18: Shreyas Gopal hit a four off Andrew Tye. Royals 137/8
OVERS 17.1: OUT! Second wicket for Andrew Tye, Rahul Tripathi gone for 11. Royals 129/8
OVERS 17: Good day in the office for Axar Patel, finished with figures of 1/21 in four overs. Royals 129/7
OVERS 16: 13 RUNS! Big over for the visitors. Rahul Tripathi ended the Ankit Rajpoot over with a boundary. Royals 123/7
OVERS 15.2: OUT! Ankit Rajpoot dismissed Krishnappa Gowtham (5). Royals 114/7

Time for another time-out
OVERS 15: Mujeeb Ur Rahman finished with figures of 3/27 in four overs. RR 110/6
OVERS 14.2: OUT! Two in two for Mujeeb Ur Rahman, clean bowled Jofra Archer (0). RR 106/6
OVERS 14.1: OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman struck again to dismiss Jos Buttler (51). Royals 106/5
OVERS 14: 2 RUNS! Ravichandran Ashwin gave away just two singles as he finished his four overs - 1/30. RR 106/4
OVERS 13: 10 RUNS! FIFTY for Jos Buttler off 37 balls. RR 104/4
OVERS 12.5: OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman got the big wicket, dismissed Ben Stokes (12). RR 100/4
100 up for Royals in 12.4 overs
OVERS 12: 9 RUNS! Ben Stokes hit a four off Ravi Ashwin. RR 94/3
OVERS 10.5: OUT! Andrew Tye got rid of Sanju Samson (28). RR 84/3
Samason hit a six and two fours during his 23-ball innings
OVERS 10: Jos Buttler 41* and Sanju Samson 27* guided Rajasthan Royals to 81/2
OVERS 9:9 RUNS! Jos Buttler ended the Andrew Tye over with a four. RR 75/2
Time for first strategic time-out
OVERS 8: 9 RUNS! Sanju Samson hit a four off Axar Patel. RR 66/2
OVERS 7: 12 RUNS! Sanju Samson hit first maximum of the innings off Ravi Ashwin. RR 57/2
50 up for Royals in 6.3 overs
OVERS 6.1: Successful review for the Royals. Jos Buttler survived the leg before decision as the impact was just outside the line. RR 45/2
OVERS 6: End of Powerplay. Another brilliant over from Axar Patel, gave away just three runs. RR 45/2
OVERS 5: Good over for the home side. Mujeeb Ur Rahman conceded just five singles in it. RR 42/2
OVERS 3.4: OUT! Big Wicket. Chris Gayle took a brilliant catch as Axar Patel dismissed Ajinkya Rahane (5). RR 35/2
OVERS 3: 9 RUNS! Jos Buttler hit a four off spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. RR 33/1
OVERS 2: 17 RUNS! Big over for the Royals as Jos Buttler smacked three fours off Ankit Rajpoot. RR 24/1
OVERS 0.3: OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin struck in the first over, D'Arcy Short gone for 2. RR 3/1
Here we go...D'Arcy Short and Jos Buttler to start the RR innings. Ravi Ashwin with the ball for KXIP
TOSS | Kings XI Punjab win the toss and opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in Indore
Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (w), D'Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Anureet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Axar Patel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ankit Rajpoot, Andrew Tye
Changes in starting XIs
Anureet Singh is Royals' debutant as he replaced Dhawal Kulkarni. And for KXIP, Manoj Tiwary included in place of Yuvraj Singh.
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