Date – May 17, 2009
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 1 run.
Kings XI Punjab Innings
Deccan Chargers won the toss and invited Kings XI Punjab to bat first. Kings XI Punjab lost some early wickets and at one stage they were 26/3. The Yuvraj Singh and Sangakkara played well and helped the team to get out of the trouble. Sangakkara was the man for Kings XI Punjab as he scored a half century and was the highest scorer for Kings XI Punjab. It was his innings which helped Kings XI Punjab to post a total of 134/7 in 20 overs
FOW:S Sohal (12-1, 2), L Pomersbach (15-2, 2.5), S Katich (26-3, 4.2), *Yuvraj Singh (52-4, 8.5), W Mota (105-5, 16.1), K Sangakarra (122-6, 18), I Pathan (131-7, 19.3)
Kings XI Punjab Innings Highlights
* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (53 balls), Extras 4
* Drinks: Kings XI Punjab – 55/4 in 10.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 9, WA Mota 1)
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (100 balls), Extras 5
* 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (KC Sangakkara 38, WA Mota 12, Ex 1)
* KC Sangakkara: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab – 134/7 in 20.0 overs (B Lee 0, PP Chawla 1)
Deccan Chargers Innings
Deccan Chargers started off relatively well but in the middle orders they lost some quick wickets and thus the match was taken to a nail bitting finish. At one stage when Gilchrist and Gibbs were batting it looked Deccan Chargers will easily win the match. But some good bowling by Punjab brought them back in the match. The match was sensationally poised in the last over as Deccan Chargers needed 11 off it and had 4 wickets in hand. Rohit Sharma who was in a tremendous form got out to Pathan. Pathan bowled a good over and thus Kings XI Punjab won the match by 1 run.
Deccan Chargers Innings Highlights
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (44 balls), Extras 1
* Drinks: Deccan Chargers – 65/2 in 10.0 overs (HH Gibbs 25, A Symonds 16)
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (107 balls), Extras 2
