<div>Table-toppers Kings XI Punjab plundered 46 runs in the last three of their innings to finish with a competitive 179 for four in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals here tonight.<br /><br /><div>Asked to bat first, the Punjab outfit upped the ante towards the end after being 133 for four at the end of 17th over, with the in-form David Miller and skipper George Bailey remaining not outs on 29 and 26 respectively at the PCA Stadium. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 40, which included five hits to the fence.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kings XI Punjab were off to a brisk start with Virender Sehwag dealing in boundaries, but the opener got out just when he was threatening to notch up a big score. He was caught by Vikramjeet Malik off the bowling of James Faulkner for 18 off just eight balls.<br /><br /></div><div>It looked like a soft dismissal as Sehwag played a bit too early and ended up getting a tame top edge for the mid-on fielder to complete a simple catch.<br /><br /></div><div>Manan Vohra too kept the scoreboard ticking and raced to 25 off 20 balls, when Stuart Binny ran the batsman out.<br /><br /></div><div>Both Sehwag and Vohra hit three fours each and a six apiece. After KIXP lost their second wicket with the score reading 54 in the seventh over, a 59-run partnership ensued between Shaun Marsh and Wriddhiman Saha.</div><div><br /></div><div>Marsh played some good shots during his 35-ball knock and completed 4000 runs in all forms of T20 cricket. The Australian struck five fours and one six, before he was done in by a slower ball from Vikramjeet Malik.<br /><br /></div><div>There was a brief interruption due to rain and after play resumed, Kings XI Punjab lost Saha, who was out to a well judged catch by Ajinkya Rahane in the deep off the bowling of Rahul Tewatia. The wicketkeeper-batsman made 27 off 20 balls with the help of four boundaries.<br /><br /></div><div>After that, Miller and Bailey got together and hit three towering sixes and a four between them to prop up the innings. </div></div>
<div>Table-toppers Kings XI Punjab plundered 46 runs in the last three of their innings to finish with a competitive 179 for four in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals here tonight.<br /><br /><div>Asked to bat first, the Punjab outfit upped the ante towards the end after being 133 for four at the end of 17th over, with the in-form David Miller and skipper George Bailey remaining not outs on 29 and 26 respectively at the PCA Stadium. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 40, which included five hits to the fence.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kings XI Punjab were off to a brisk start with Virender Sehwag dealing in boundaries, but the opener got out just when he was threatening to notch up a big score. He was caught by Vikramjeet Malik off the bowling of James Faulkner for 18 off just eight balls.<br /><br /></div><div>It looked like a soft dismissal as Sehwag played a bit too early and ended up getting a tame top edge for the mid-on fielder to complete a simple catch.<br /><br /></div><div>Manan Vohra too kept the scoreboard ticking and raced to 25 off 20 balls, when Stuart Binny ran the batsman out.<br /><br /></div><div>Both Sehwag and Vohra hit three fours each and a six apiece. After KIXP lost their second wicket with the score reading 54 in the seventh over, a 59-run partnership ensued between Shaun Marsh and Wriddhiman Saha.</div><div><br /></div><div>Marsh played some good shots during his 35-ball knock and completed 4000 runs in all forms of T20 cricket. The Australian struck five fours and one six, before he was done in by a slower ball from Vikramjeet Malik.<br /><br /></div><div>There was a brief interruption due to rain and after play resumed, Kings XI Punjab lost Saha, who was out to a well judged catch by Ajinkya Rahane in the deep off the bowling of Rahul Tewatia. The wicketkeeper-batsman made 27 off 20 balls with the help of four boundaries.<br /><br /></div><div>After that, Miller and Bailey got together and hit three towering sixes and a four between them to prop up the innings. </div></div>