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Patna : Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) scored 163/7 in 2o overs against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 37th match of IPL-12 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on April 20, 2019, night, with opener Chris Gayle scoring 69 in 37 balls hitting 6 fours and 5 sixes while Mandeep Singh scored 30 in 27 balls hitting a four and a six. DC had won the toss but opted to bowl.

Batting first, KXIP lost their opener Lokesh Rahul when the team score was only 13. Rahul fell to spinner Sandeep Lamichhane for 12. Mayank Agarwal fell to fast bowler Kagiso Rabada for 2 making it 42/2. David Miller fell to spinner Axar Patel for 7 making it 61/3.

Chris Gayle fell to Lamichhane, 18,  making it 106/4. Sam Curran also fell to Lamichhane for zero. Mandeep Singh  fell to Axar Patel and it was 129/6. Captain Ravichandran Ashwin fell to Rabada for 16. Harpreet Brar remained unbeaten on 20 in 12 balls hitting 2 fours and a six.

For DC, Sandeep Lamichhane took 3/40 in 4 overs while Rabada took 2/23 in 4 overs. Axar Patel took 2/22 in 3 overs.

Chasing a target of 164, DC were 12/0 after 2 overs.

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