A record stand (104 runs) for the sixth wicket between David Hussey and Prasanta Shah went in vain as Kolkata Knight Riders lost yet another crucial IPL match. Kings XI Punjab won their fourth match in a row by defeating the Kolkata side by nine runs in a thrilling Indian Premier League tie on Saturday at Mohali.
The match went down the wire even after KOlkata Knight Riders lost their top five batsmen for 50. But David Hussey and Shah batted like super humans and threaten to take the match from KIngs XI Punjab, belting a sensational 104 off just 55 balls, which is a world record in Twenty20 cricket.
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders (May 03 , 2008)
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Kings XI Punjab Team
James Hopes, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla, VRV Singh, Mahela Jayawardene , Kumar Sangakkara, Karan Goel, Shaun Marsh, Gagandeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders Team
Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Sourav Ganguly, Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma, Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez, Prasanta Saha, Debabrata Das, Laxmi Shukla, Ashok Dinda
Result of the Match: Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 runs
Man of the Match: Irfan Khan Pathan
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