Mahela Jayawardene struck an unbeaten 52 to guide Kings XI Punjab to a nail-biting six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.
The Sri Lankan batsman hit seven fours in his 41-ball knock as Punjab surpassed Kolkata's competitive 153-3 in a last-ball finish at St. George's Park.
Needing seven from the final over by Kolkata paceman Ajit Agarkar, Jayawardene hit a four while Irfan Pathan (19 not out) fetched the winning runs for Punjab
The Sri Lankan batsman hit seven fours in his 41-ball knock as Punjab surpassed Kolkata's competitive 153-3 in a last-ball finish at St. George's Park.
Needing seven from the final over by Kolkata paceman Ajit Agarkar, Jayawardene hit a four while Irfan Pathan (19 not out) fetched the winning runs for Punjab
Kolkata's innings was built around Brad Hodge who top-scored with an unbeaten 70 off just 43 balls and shared key partnerships with Sourav Ganguly (22) and Morne van Wyk (18 not out).
The Australian smashed 10 fours and a six in a late assault that saw Kolkata put on 101 runs in their last 10 overs.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was the most successful bowler with 2-27 from four overs.
SCORES IN BRIEFKOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: 153-3 in 20 overs (Hodge 70 not out, Ganguly 22; Chawla 2-27). KINGS XI PUNJAB: 154-4 in 20 overs (Jayawardene 52 not out, Katich 34, Sohal 25; Sharma 2-27)Result: Kings XI Punjab won by six wickets.Man-of-the-match: Mahela Jayawardene.
The Australian smashed 10 fours and a six in a late assault that saw Kolkata put on 101 runs in their last 10 overs.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was the most successful bowler with 2-27 from four overs.
SCORES IN BRIEFKOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: 153-3 in 20 overs (Hodge 70 not out, Ganguly 22; Chawla 2-27). KINGS XI PUNJAB: 154-4 in 20 overs (Jayawardene 52 not out, Katich 34, Sohal 25; Sharma 2-27)Result: Kings XI Punjab won by six wickets.Man-of-the-match: Mahela Jayawardene.
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