Rajasthan Royals beat
Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs to move to the second place on the points table. Batting first,
Graeme Smith found form before it's too late in the series by hammering a quick 77 from just 44 balls.
Naman Ojha hammered 16 off one
Ramesh Powar's over and
Sreesanth went for 23 in the penultimate over of the innings. Chasing 212 runs was never easy and Kings XI Punjab could only score 133 runs in their alloted 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 211/3 (20.0 overs)
Graeme Smith 77(44), Naman Ojha 68(51),
Piyush Chawla 2/30
Kings XI Punjab: 133/8 (20.0 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 48(37),
Irfan Pathan 19(17),
Amit Singh 3/9
Result: Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs
Player of the match: Graeme Smith
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