Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Indian Premier League 2020 Match 46: In Pics

KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opted to bowl first against Eoin Morgan's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the second clash between the two teams in the ongoing 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.

In the previous encounter between the two teams this season, KKR edged out KXIP by two runs in the last-ball thriller while defending a total of 164 runs.

The two sides have met each other in a total of 26 matches so far in the IPL, with KKR emerging victorious on 18 occasions. (Image Credits: Twitter/@IPL)

 

Kings XI Punjab headed into their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders with the same squad that clinched a 12-run win over David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous clash. 

 

Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Jordan are the four overseas player in KXIP Playing XI for their all-important tie against Eoin Morgan's side. (Image Credits: Twitter/@lionsdenkxip)

Kolkata Knight Riders too have opted fo the same Playing XI that registered a compehensive 59-run triumph over Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals in their previous match.  Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins and Lockie Ferguson are the four overseas player in the team for the clash. (Pic Courtesy: Twitter/@KKRiders)

Glenn Maxwell gave breakthrough to Kings XI Punjab as early as in the very first over. Nitish Rana fell for a duck after being taken by Chis Gayle at short fine leg on the second ball of the match. (Image Credits:Twitter/@IPL)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost three wickets inside Powerplay. While Nitish Rana (0) fell in the first over off Glenn Maxwell delivery, Mohammad Shami struck twice in the second over of the match to remove Ravi Tripathi (7) and Dinesh Karthik (duck) cheaply. (Image Credits:Twitter/@IPL)

Skipper Eoin Morgan (40) fell short of a half-century after being caught by Murugan Ashwin at deep backward square leg on the fifth ball of 10th over by Ravi Bishnoi. At the halfway mark, KKR stand at 92/4. (Image Credits:Twitter/@IPL)

Soon after scoring his half-century, Shubman Gill (57) was caught by Nicholas Pooran at deep midwicket on the third ball of 19th over by Mohammed Shami. (Image Credits:Twitter/@IPL)

Mohammed Shami bagged three wickets as Kings XI Punjab restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to a score of 149 for nine in their stipulated 20 overs despite Shubman Gill's crucial 57-run knock. (Image Credits:Twitter/@IPL)

Varun Chakravarthy gave breakthrough to KKR by trapping KXIP skipper KL Rahul leg before wicket on the last delivery of the eighth over.(Pic Courtesy: Twitter/@IPL)

Mandeep Singh brought up a half-century off 49 deliveries during KXIP's chase of 150 runs. He reached the mark by picking up a single on the fourth ball of 16th over by Pasidh Krishna.It was his 6th fifth in the cash-rich league.(Pic Courtesy: Twitter/@IPL)

After Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle too notched up a fifty off 25 balls. He reached the mark with one run on the fourth ball of 17th over by Lockie Ferguson.(Image Credits: Twitter/@IPL)

Mandeep Singh (61) and Chris Gayle (51) not only smashed a fifty each but also shared a 100-run stand for the second wicket to help KXIP chase down the target of 150 runs in 18.5 overs and clinch an eight-wicket victory over KKR in Match 46 of the 2020 IPL in Sharjah on Monday.(Image Credits: Twitter/@IPL)