Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 12 runs in match 32 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Needing 183 runs to win, RR were off to a flying start courtesy Jos Buttler. However, debutant Arshdeep Singh dismissed Buttler for 23. Sanju Samson (27) failed to capitalise on a good start as he was clean bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin. The KXIP captain broke the 59-run stand between Rahul Tripathi and Samson. RR captain Ajinkya Rahane, coming in to bat at number 4 could score only 26 runs. Ashton Turner, playing his first match was dismissed for a golden duck. Meanwhile, Tripathi brought up his 4th IPL half-century. However, he was dismissed off 50 the very next ball. His innings included 4 fours. Stuart Binny’s cameo of 33 not out off 11 balls were not enough to take RR home as they scored 170/7 in 20 overs. With this win, KXIP move up to the fourth position in the IPL 2019 points table. Earlier, KXIP scored 182/6 in 20 overs. KL Rahul scored a fluent 52 off 47 balls.
