IPL 2018 Diaries: Here’s how KXIP Celebrated Their Hat-trick of Wins (Video Inside)

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in their last outing defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens to complete their hat-trick of wins. KXIP won the match by a margin of nine wickets and it was their fourth win of the season out of five matches. Punjab’s only defeat so far came against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Now that the Ravi Ashwin-led side has found the winning momentum, it was pertinent to celebrate the feat. IPL 2018 Points Table

Post KXIP’s match against KKR, the team celebrated the hat-trick of wins with a cake-cutting ceremony. Leading the celebrations were KXIP bowlers Barinder Sran, Ankit Rajpoot, who was making debut for the franchise, and Andrew Tye. The video of the celebration was later posted on Instagram by KXIP.

KXIP are currently on top of the IPL 2018 points table with eight points. KXIP have so far defeated KKR, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils. Interestingly, the victory over Knight Riders was Punjab’s first away win of the season.

Chris Gayle has been instrumental in KXIP’s success so far as the left-hander in his three outings for the franchise has scored 229 runs, which includes a century against SRH and a couple of half-centuries.

KXIP will now take on Daredevils in an away game on April 23 and will be looking to carry on with their winning momentum. It will be interesting to see whether the celebrations continue in KXIP camp or not.

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