Kings XI Punjab opted to bat in Mohali, but were immediately pegged back by quick wickets. Wriddhiman Saha began brightly before spooning a simple catch to Brendon McCulum at cover BCCI
Gurkeerat Singh Mann misread the flight of the ball and was stumped for 15 BCCI
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It was R Ashwin responsible for his wicket, and Super Kings' spinners claimed four scalps between them, robbing the Kings XI innings of any sustained momentum BCCI
With Glenn Maxwell and George Bailey both failing to fire, the onus was on David Miller to counterattack, but he fell for 11 when Ravindra Jadeja plucked a stunning grab near deep midwicket BCCI
Axar Patel top-scored with a 29-ball 32, and shared a 44-run stand with Rishi Dhawan, helping the hosts to 130 for 7 BCCI
Dwayne Bravo had reasons to be ecstatic, as the wicket of Axar gave was his 20th of the season BCCI
Super Kings' chase got off to a rocky start when both Michael Hussey and Brendon McCullum departed inside two overs BCCI
But the visitors remained unfazed, and Faf du Plessis took charge, stroking a fluent 55 with five fours and a six BCCI
He added 92 for the third wicket with Suresh Raina, who found some form with a 34-ball 41 BCCI
Du Plessis was out in the 14th over, but MS Dhoni delivered a number of late blows to help Super Kings cruise past the target with more than three overs to spare, and sealed his team's spot in the top of the table BCCI
The defeat spelled the end of a disastrous campaign for Kings XI, who finished rock bottom with 11 defeats from 14 matches BCCI
