KXIP vs KKR Highlights IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab Loses by 31 Runs

So its a wrap from match number 44 and this was Dhairya Ingle bringing you the live updates from KXIP vs KKR.  STick around as Aamir Salati bring you the live updates of DD vs RCB. 

So the high scoring game ends with Kings XI Punjab scoring 214 runs and losing by 31 runs. Happy faces in the KKR camp.

Andre Russell is here for bowling his fourth over. Ashwin starts the over with a SIX. Ashwin hits another SIX and then a FOUR. KXIP needs 38 runs required from 6 balls. 

Prasidh Krishna into the attack to bowl his third over. Andrew Tye hits a FOUR to the deep mid-wicket. KKR needs 56 runs required from 12 balls from RR: 10.55 and the asking rate goes up to 28.00

Sunil Narine in to bowl his last over. Dishes out a slower one, Ashwin time it well to the third man FOUR. Ends the over with another FOUR down the ground. 

Searles is here and gets the wicket of Aaron Finch who gets OUT on 34. Kuldeep Yadav takes an amazing catch at short fine.  Tye the new man in and hits a huge SIX down the ground. Ashwin ends the over with a SIX. 

Piyush Chawla in. Ravichandran Ashwin joins the party and hits a FOUR. Asking run rate shoots up to 19.20 per over. 6 runs off the over for KXIP. 

Kuldeep Yadav in for his second over. Aaron Finch bowl hits back to back SIXES. Ashwin is the new man in for KXIP. The hosts need 105 runs off 36 balls. 

Piyush Chawla is here to bowl his first over. As the game of KXIP slows down, the team needs 120 runs required from 42 balls.

More spin to come as Kuldeep Yadav bowls his first over. Axar Patel tries to hit big and Searles makes no mistake at the boundary and gets the bowl. Axar OUT on 19 after hitting a  FOUR and a SIX. 

Narine is here to bowl his third over. As the team focusses on singles, the asking rate shoots up to 15. 67 runs per over. KXIP needs 141 runs required from 54 balls. 

Searles comes into the attack once again. Axar Patel the new man in for KXIP.  Axar Patel hits through covers for a FOUR. 8 runs off the over. 

Sunil Narine is here to bowl his second over and gets rid of an important man KL Rahul who gets OUT on 66 after scoring a couple of SIXES. Time to look back at the tactics in the strategic timeout. 

Andre Russell in and strikes once again for the team. Nair mistimes the ball and lofts it to the on-drive. Nair OUT for 3 KL Rahul hasn't given up and hits a huuuggge SIX. 50 for KL Rahul. 

Searles is here to bowl his second over. KL Rahul lofts this one for a SIX to the sightscreen. 11 runs off the last over.  

Andre Russell and bowls a yorker and gets rid of the universe boss Chris Gayle. He gets OUT for 21. Mayank Agarwal the new man in also makes way to a pavilion n 0. Agarwal OUT on 0. Short ball does the magic. 

Prasidh is here to bowl his second over. KL Rahul pushes times it away to the third man for SIX. Brings up the 50 for KXIP. KKR under massive pressure as they need a wicket to break this partnership. Single to end the over and the run rate is 10.20 runs per over 

Andre Russell is here to bowl his first over. Gayle hits a FOUR down the ground. Dinesh Karthik misses out on the ball and DROPS it. 7 runs off the over. 

Javon Searles, right-arm fast medium in. KL Rahul pierces the ball through the two fielders on the on-side for a FOUR. Gayle joins the party and flicks it over to third man for FOUR. Chants of Rahul going louder at the Holkar Stadium 

Prasidh is here to bowl his first over. Rahul welcomes Prasidh with a FOUR to the third man. Gayle's scores in IPL when chasing 200+ targets: 0, 0, 10, 76. 32. Good over for KKR