Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by three wickets

The Kings XI Punjab beat the Deccan Chargers by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Kimberley, South Africa on Saturday.

By (Reuters)

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Published: Sat 9 May 2009, 6:02 PM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 8:48 AM

Scores:

Deccan Chargers 168-5 (A. Symonds 60 not out) v Kings XI Punjab 169-7 (Reporting by Jason Humphries; Editing by Neil Maidment)

Kings XI Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh won the toss and elected to field Saturday against the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. Fast bowler Brett Lee makes his first tournament appearance for Punjab, as does Australia teammate Andrew Symonds for Deccan.

‘Brett Lee is in the team and hopefully we can do well in the bowling,’Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh said. ‘We chased well the last time we played. Anything between 140-145 will be a good score to chase.

Teams

Punjab: Sunny Sohal, Simon Katich, Yuvraj Singh, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Irfan Pathan, Brett Lee, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar, Wilkin Mota, Sree Santh.

Deccan: Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Andrew Symonds, Ravi Teja, Tirumalsetti Suman, Pragyan Ojha, Shoiab Ahmed, Rudra Singh, Ryan Harris.


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