The 56th match of the IPL 2018 proved to be a decider for the fourth spot of the Points Table as Kings XI Punjab lost the contest against Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets. Being played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association, Pune team CSK elected to bowl and asked the guests to bat first. KXIP lost their top 3 batsmen KL Rahul, Chris Gayle and Aaron Finch in the first three overs itself. (Check out the video highlights of the match here )

Manoj Tiwary and Aaron Finch jointly made a partnership of 60 runs for Kings XI Punjab. Karun Nair and Axar Patel brought in 36 runs for the team. However, Ravichandran Ashwin and Andrew Tye couldn’t contribute as they got out on 0. Mohit Sharma and Ankit Rajpoot made 2 runs each and KXIP reached the total of 153 balls. Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis made way into the pavilion in the first 4 overs itself. However, Suresh Raina stood tall and faced the feisty bowlers of KXIP. (Full scorecard)

Harbhajan Singh and Raina contributed 31 runs but the off-spinner got out on 19. Deepak Chahar and Raina brought in 56 runs for the team and lastly it was the skipper who pulled off the stunner. Dhoni hit the winning shot. Raina remained not out 61 runs in 48 balls. Scalping 4 wickets of KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye and R Ashwin, Lungi Ngidi walked away with the Man of the Match award. Whereas Ankit Rajpoot and R Ashwin got 2 wickets each.

After losing the match, Ashwin said, “Few tough days at the office now. We didn't bat well, we lost too many wickets early. Karun batted well but we were 20-30 below par. We put down a catch - that's been our story. We had a horrible May. We had a bowler for the conditions in Ankit, we should have latched onto that catch. The first half we were playing down at Mohali and our middle order didn't show up in the latter half. Ankit was a positive, among many others - KL doing really well, we have the purple cap too. We haven't really put ourselves in a position where we can command a win on our terms. To be very blunt about it, our game against RCB cost us a lot - momentum and morale.”

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