RR VS MI IN JAIPUR AT 6.30PM
KXIP beat KKR by 9 wickets RCB beat DD by 6 wickets
KOLKATA: Kings XI Punjab openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul made short work of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they won by nine wickets via the Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method in a rain-truncated IPL game at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Chasing 192 for victory, Gayle (49, 27b not out) and Rahul (46 off 23 not out) were going all guns blazing when rain, accompanied by thunderstorm hit Eden. Play was stopped for 95 minutes after which Punjab were given a revised target of 125 in 13 overs.
Gayle remained unbeaten on 62 off 38 balls (5x4, 6x6), hitting the winning runs by smoking Tom Curran for a six as Punjab, 126/1, eased to victory with 11 balls to spare.
Rahul (60; 27b 9x4 2x6) got out to Sunil Narine by top-edging a pull to Tom Curran at deep midwicket.
With just 29 needed off 28 balls after the break, Gayle resumed from where he had left off, tonking Piyush Chawla for a six to bring up his fifty in 28 balls.
Rahul notched up his half century too at the other end, smashing Sunil Narine for a six over deep midwicket to follow it up with two fours off the West Indian, who then removed him.
RCB BEAT DD
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Daredevils by six wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
AB de villiers blasted 90 off 39 balls as RCB chased down the target of 175 with 12 balls to spare. Virat Kohli (30) was the next best scorer.
Earlier, Shreyas Iyer (52) and Rishabh Pant (85) helped Delhi Daredevils (DD) post a fighting 174/5 against RCB