MOHALI: Kings XI Punjab recorded a thrilling six-wicket win against Deccan Chargers in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing a difficult target of 191, Punjab completed their well-paced chase as Gurkeerat Singh hit a boundary off the final ball of the match delivered by Manpreet Gony.
Australian batsman David Hussey was declared the man-of-the-Match for his brilliant unbeaten innings of 65 in just 35 balls. He struck five sixes and four fours.
South Africa’s fast bowler Dale Steyn and Australia’s fast-medium bowler Daniel Christian took two wickets each.
Earlier, Deccan Chargers batted first on an easy wicket after captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss.
Deccan amassed 190 runs for four wickets in the allotted 20 overs as Shikhar Dhawan and Cameron White were the prominent scorers with 71 and 67, respectively.
For Punjab, Pakistan allrounder Azhar Mahmood captured two wickets for 39 runs.
