Kings XI Punjab 154-4 (Jayawardene 52no) beatKolkata Knight Riders 153-3 (Hodge 70no, Chawla 2-27) by six wicketsScorecardIndian Premier League, Port Elizabeth
Mahela Jayawardene rode his luck to steer the Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in Port Elizabeth that put them on top of the table.
Jayawardene survived what appeared to be a perfectly good lbw shout from left-arm spinner Murali Kartik and could have been run out had Chris Gayle hit the stumps one over later, but the Sri Lankan reached 52 not out as the Kings XI secured a six-wicket win off the final ball of the match.
Chasing a modest 154 to win, the Kings XI lost Kumar Sangakkara (0) in the second over before Sunny Sohal (25) and Simon Katich (34) put on 43 for the second wicket.
Sohal, who faced 17 balls, was caught by Saurav Ganguly off Agarkar before Katich pulled a Brad Hodge full toss straight to Wriddhiman Saha at deep midwicket and when Yuvraj Singh was caught at deep cover for 14, the Knight Riders were back in the match.
A typically classy off-drive in the penultimate over from the former Sri Lankan captain raced to the boundary and the Kings XI were left with seven runs to win with six remaining after Irfan Pathan swatted Ishant Sharma for a four through midwicket.
Jayawardene brought up his half-century with a en edged four to third man with three balls to go before a single left Irfan Pathan on strike for the final ball with the scores level. The Indian all-rounder was able to flick his compatriot Agit Agarkar through the leg-side for the winning single, leaving the Knight Riders to rue missed chances - dropping both Sohal and Katich earlier added to their misery.
Eight bowlers were used as they tried to keep themselves in the game, the pick of them being Ishant Sharma, who picked up two for 27 although Agarkar and Kartik were excellent with their control of line and length under pressure.
Earlier, Hodge's second half-century in as many matches propelled the Knight Riders to 153 for three. The Victorian thumped ten fours and a six, making an unbeaten 70 in just 43 balls after Brendon McCullum (19), Gayle (17) and Ganguly (22) had all been dismissed.
Hodge, who became the first man to reach 2,000 Twenty20 runs earlier in the tournament, played shots all around the ground, holding the innings together. Morne van Wyk was unbeaten on 18.
Mahela Jayawardene rode his luck to steer the Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in Port Elizabeth that put them on top of the table.
Jayawardene survived what appeared to be a perfectly good lbw shout from left-arm spinner Murali Kartik and could have been run out had Chris Gayle hit the stumps one over later, but the Sri Lankan reached 52 not out as the Kings XI secured a six-wicket win off the final ball of the match.
Chasing a modest 154 to win, the Kings XI lost Kumar Sangakkara (0) in the second over before Sunny Sohal (25) and Simon Katich (34) put on 43 for the second wicket.
Sohal, who faced 17 balls, was caught by Saurav Ganguly off Agarkar before Katich pulled a Brad Hodge full toss straight to Wriddhiman Saha at deep midwicket and when Yuvraj Singh was caught at deep cover for 14, the Knight Riders were back in the match.
A typically classy off-drive in the penultimate over from the former Sri Lankan captain raced to the boundary and the Kings XI were left with seven runs to win with six remaining after Irfan Pathan swatted Ishant Sharma for a four through midwicket.
Jayawardene brought up his half-century with a en edged four to third man with three balls to go before a single left Irfan Pathan on strike for the final ball with the scores level. The Indian all-rounder was able to flick his compatriot Agit Agarkar through the leg-side for the winning single, leaving the Knight Riders to rue missed chances - dropping both Sohal and Katich earlier added to their misery.
Eight bowlers were used as they tried to keep themselves in the game, the pick of them being Ishant Sharma, who picked up two for 27 although Agarkar and Kartik were excellent with their control of line and length under pressure.
Earlier, Hodge's second half-century in as many matches propelled the Knight Riders to 153 for three. The Victorian thumped ten fours and a six, making an unbeaten 70 in just 43 balls after Brendon McCullum (19), Gayle (17) and Ganguly (22) had all been dismissed.
Hodge, who became the first man to reach 2,000 Twenty20 runs earlier in the tournament, played shots all around the ground, holding the innings together. Morne van Wyk was unbeaten on 18.
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