Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 46th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2020 Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Date & Time: Oct 26, 06:00 PM LOCAL

KKR are on the fourth spot, while KXIP on fifth. © BCCI

BIG WIN FOR KXIP!KXIP romp home quite comfortably in the end to pick up their fifth successive win to dislodge KKR from the fourth spot. KXIP beat KKR in the end by eight wickets. How good were Mandeep Singh and Chris Gayle? They were so clinical today that every over since the 10th, a boundary was scored. Gayle totally seemed in the mood to cause destruction as Mandeep took a back seat and Gayle went after the bowling.

The pair added over 100 runs before Gayle fell just on the brink of victory for a 51 off just 29 balls. Mandeep remained unbeaten on 66 off 56. KXIP seem like they're in with a great chance to make the playoffs. They've recovered from n number of tricky situations in the last few games to come out trumps. Beware the contenders, KXIP are on the move! Thank you for your company today. Do join us tomorrow when SRH take on DC. Until then, goodnight! :)

, plays like one! @lionsdenkxip have won every match since he started playing!

42 runs 60 balls 2 dismissals 4.2 rpo v Other Bowler Types 293 runs 195 balls 7 dismissals 9.01 rpo Morgan has scored at almost half the rate against leg spin compared to all other types this season.vKXIP

Innings - 12 Runs - 148 Average - 13.5 Scoring Rate - 7.21 rpo Karthik has struggled this season with 8 single digit scores in 12 innings at an average of 13.5. Across all IPL seasons, he's averaged lower only in 2015 (12.8 for RCB)vKXIP

's brittle top order in display again. Morgan does it for England, surely he can do it for KKR. But they don't want him to bat at 4.

. Guess the bad memories of their previous two losses at Sharjah to and is coming back to haunt them.

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If there's a story of resurgence this season, it stars the Kings XI Punjab. Although they made a promising start to the season, they somehow couldn't manage to close out games, which left them reeling at the bottom of the table. However, four wins on the trot has put their campaign back on track. Three out of the four wins have come in Dubai, but they also convincingly overcame RCB the last time they played in Sharjah. Returning to the venue will give them the boost, and their big hitters will want to make the most of a smaller ground to get the important points and pip KKR for the fourth place.

KKR, on the other hand, received the boost they needed after a comfortabe beating of Delhi Capitals. However, they're yet to crack the Sharjah code having suffered two losses against DC abd RCB. They returns to the venue for their final game there this season. Can they put a halt to KXIP's winning streak and strengthen their position in the top four in this closely-contested season? They were as close to getting their perfect game against DC when Rana got among the runs, Cummins picked up early wickets and Chakravarthy finished with the best figures this season. Getting things right just heading into the play-offs can't be a bad thing, can it?

Hold on a bit, we'll be back with all you need to know about the clash.