Watch the highlights of RR vs KXIP 50th Match IPL 2020 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 50th T20 match played between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in 30th October 2020.
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| Ben Stokes blasted a 50 off 26-balls © BCCI / IPLT20 |
Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson onslaught sets up to Rajasthan Royals emphatic seven-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab, despite a Chris Gayle's 99 and keep their play-off hopes alive in the 50th match of a Indian Premier League.
* Rajasthan Royals stay alive, Kings XI Punjab's winning streak ended. Both teams still in with a chance but KXIP will be deflated. They are still No. 4 on the table, but now they will know they can't finish in the top two. Now it is certain that at least one out of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals will finish in the top two.
* Chris Gayle became the first player to hit 1000 sixes in Twenty20 cricket.
* Chris Gayle became the fourth player to dismissed on 99 in Indian Premier League after Virat Kohli, Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan.
* 8 : Chris Gayle hit the his second most sixes in an innings for Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League and the most sixes hit by an KXIP batsman against Rajasthan Royals in an Innings in IPL.
KXIP scored 185-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Chris Gayle blasted a 99 off 63-balls - who fell one-run short of his century - including 8-sixes & 6-fours with strike rate of 157.14.
KL Rahul struck 46 off 41-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes and Nicholas Pooran hammered a 22 off 10-balls included 3-sixes with strike rate of 220.
RR best bowler by Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes both took 2-wickets.
RR chased 186-3 in 17.3 overs with top scorer by Ben Stokes 50, Sanju Samson blasted a 48 off 25-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 192.
Steve Smith cracked a unbeaten 31 off 20-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 155, Robin Uthappa hit 30 off 23-balls included 2-sixes & a fours and Jos Buttler blasted a unbeaten 22 off 11-balls including 2-sixes & a four with strike-rate of 200.
KXIP best bowler by Murugan Ashwin and Chris Jordan both took one-wickets.
Ben Stokes named Player of the match for his match-winning all-round performance to scored a quick-fire 50-runs knocked off facing 26-balls including 6-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 192.30 after taking 2-wickets for 32-runs in 4-overs.
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