Adam Gilchrist guided the Kings XI Punjab to a massively important six-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2012 in Dharmasala.
The victory keeps their slim chances of making the play-offs alive while it puts Chennai in a precarious position having completed their group fixtures.
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A five-wicket win for the home side meant that the Delhi Daredevils are the first side to enter the play-offs and they can finish no lower than third, which also guarantees them a Champions League spot although the game was the first played in this year's IPL since the announcement that five Indian players have been suspended as the BCCI begins an inquiry into spot fixing.
Delhi Daredevils booked their place in the Indian Premier League 2012 play-offs with a five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked a composed unbeaten half-century as the Daredevils recovered from a score of 37 for four to reach a target of 137 with one over in hand.
Kings XI Punjab stayed in contention for an Indian Premier League 2012 play-off berth with a four wicket win over Deccan Chargers at Mohali as the final game of the weekend went down to the last ball.
They now have 14 points and are placed in seventh spot, but have a game in hand over both Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
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The Kings XI Punjab move into fifth place in the table after an excellent 25-run win over the Deccan Chargers, who were already out of contention and put in a poor performance.
Kings XI Punjab moved into fifth place in the Indian Premier League 2012 table with a comprehensive 25-run win over Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad.
Mandeep Singh's half-century set them up for a score of 170 for five and a brace of wickets apiece from Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana and David Hussey restricted the Chargers to 145 for eight in reply.
Rajasthan Royals roared back into Indian Premier League 2012 contention with a big 43-run win over Kings XI Punjab at Mohali.
The convincing victory puts them in fifth position in the table, equal on ten points with Kings XI and just two points behind third-placed Mumbai Indians.
The fifth season of the Indian Premier League has just about crossed the halfway mark. And the organizers couldn’t have hoped for better competition. It is simply too close to call, what with second to eighth-placed teams separated by a mere five points.
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A dramatic game saw Chris Gayle smash 71 in 42 balls but he ended up on the losing side as Piyush Chawla hit the penultimate ball of the game for six to seal a four-wicket win for the Kings XI, who moved from eighth in the table to fourth as a result.
Piyush Chawla hit the penultimate ball of another Indian Premier League 2012 last-over thriller for six as the Kings XI Punjab survived a huge scare to beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets.
Chasing 159 to win, the visitors looked set to cruise home before three batsmen were run out in eight balls but they held their nerve to jump from eighth to fourth in the table.
Picking a winner of the Indian Premier League 2012 becomes no easier following Kings XI Punjab's shock seven-run win over the Chennai Super Kings.
The defending champions wasted an opportunity to move to second place, considering that Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore (all equal on nine points) play later tonight.
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The Mumbai Indians pulled off a stunning comeback to win by four wickets thanks to a half-century from Rohit Sharma and an impressive effort at the death from Ambati Rayudu and Robin Peterson which saw them score 32 runs in 11 balls.
Ambati Rayudu and Rohit Sharma fired Mumbai Indians to an improbable four-wicket win over the Kings XI Punjab at Mohali as another Indian Premier League 2012 match went down to the final over.
Mumbai’s first win in four attempts here lifted them to sixth in the table and left the Kings XI in eighth place still struggling to get a consistent run together.
Kings XI Punjab pulled out a surprise six wicket win over Mumbai Indians, breaking their string of losses at Mumbai. This win opens up the Indian Premier League once again as the top eight teams are separated by only two points.
Batting first, the Mumbai Indians posted 163 for six thanks to James Franklin's 79 but a timely half-century from Shaun Marsh, who scored 68, helped Kings XI reach their target with three balls to spare.
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Chris Gayle hit 87 in 56 balls and AB de Villiers 52 in 39 and the pair put on 131 together - a record for this tournament - as the Bangalore side recovered from being reduced to 25 for three early on to claim a five-wicket win.
Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers formed a key partnership worth 131 for the fourth wicket to set up a five-wicket victory over the Kings XI Punjab in Mohali as the Royal Challengers Bangalore rejoined the midfield pack in the Indian Premier League 2012 table on six points.
Gayle hit 87 and de Villiers 52 as they replied to the Kings XI score of 163 for six by closing on 166 for five in reply with three balls to spare.
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The Kolkata Knight Riders cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over the Kings XI Punjab in Mohali to move up to third place in the Indian Premier League table.
The two sides met three days ago at Eden Gardens but there was to be no repeat of a last-ball thriller, won by Kings XI by two runs, as the Kolkata side ran out the easy victors.
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They look back at the past seven days of action which have seen some thrilling matches and upsets as the Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors continue to excel.
Kings XI Punjab recorded an Indian Premier League 2012 win by a mere 2 runs over Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata.
It was their second consecutive win and marks an upward trend for them, while the Knight Riders disappointed their home fans after being in a winning position at one stage.
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Dimitri Mascarenhas snared a five-wicket haul and Shaun Marsh stroked an unbeaten half-century as the Kings XI Punjab got off the mark in the Indian Premier League 2012.
They bowled the Pune Warriors out for a modest 115 and then closed on 116 for three in 17.4 overs as Marsh finished on 64 not out in 54 balls.
A cricket podcast from Cricket World as John Pennington is joined by Chetan Narula to look back at the opening week of the Indian Premier League 2012.
They look back at the past seven days of action which have seen unfancied Pune Warriors and Rajasthan Royals mixing it with traditional powerhouses Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils.
