Rajasthan Royals recorded their 3rd win in the Indian Premier League with a six-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday.
Rajasthan is now third in the points table.
Poor display of batting by Punjab batsman and superior bowling display by Royals bowlers led to the visitors being bowled out for 124 in 18.5 overs.
Rajasthan elected to field first. Adam Gilchrist (0), Mandeep Singh (2) and Manan Vohra (3) all returned to the pavilion leaving Punjab 10/3 in the fourth over.
Kings XI never managed to recover from this position and lost wickets at regular intervals.
David Hussey (41 off 31 balls) was the top scorer for Punjab.
Sreesanth, Kevon Cooper, James Faulkner and Siddharth Trivedi all took two wickets apiece.
In reply, Rajasthan reached target with a loss of 4 wickets in 19.2 overs. Shane Watson, returning to the team after missing the last match through injury, smashed his way to 32 off just 19 balls.
Rahul Dravid (9), Stuart Binny (0) and Brad Hodge (15) all failed to fire as Rajasthan were reduced to 79 for four in 13 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane (34 not out) and Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson played a key role in Rajasthan's victory giving the innings a much-needed push.
Scoreboard of the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab:
Kings XI Punjab innings:
David Hussey c Dravid b Trivedi 41
Azhar Mahmood b Cooper 23
Extras (lb 2, w 7, nb 1) 10
Total (all out; 18.5 overs) 124
Bowling:
S Sreesanth 4-1-20-2
Kevon Cooper 3-0-33-2
Jamess Faulkner 3.5-0-30-2
Siddharth Trivedi 4-0-21-2
Rajasthan Royals innings:
Shane Watson c Mandeep Singh b Awana 32
Ajinkya Rahane not out 34
Extras (lb 6, w 3) 9
Total (4 wickets; 19.2 overs) 126
Bowling:
Praveen Kumar 4-1-10-2
Parvinder Awana 4-0-35-1
Piyush Chawla 3.2-0-22-1
(with inputs from IANS)
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