Rajasthan beat Kings XI Punjab by 6 wickets

Rajasthan Royals defeated Kings XI Punjab comfortably by six wickets to register their third win in the ongoing Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Sunday.  Opting to bowl, Rajasthan bowlers put up a disciplined performance and picked up wickets at regular intervals to bowl out Kings XI for a paltry 124. Rajasthan then rode on Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 34 off 42 balls, Shane Watson's 19-ball 32 and debutant Sanju Samson's unbeaten 27 to chase down the target with four balls to spare. Earlier, S Sreesanth (2/20), Siddharth Trivedi (2/21), James Faulkner (2/30) and Kevon Cooper (2/33) utilised the seam friendly pitch of the Sawai Man Singh Stadium to perfection and shared eight wickets between them to bowl out Kings XI in 18.5 overs.
Score Summary:
Kings XI Punjab innings
124 (all out; 18.5 overs)    
Rajasthan Royals innings
126 (4 wickets; 19.2 overs) 

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