A season filled with stunning highs and forgettable lows for KXIP ©IPL
In one of the wildest seasons of IPL, where there's not been a single dead-rubber game, Kings XI Punjab's topsy-turvy journey promised to typify all the frenzy that has gone down over the course of the last six weeks.
The KL Rahul-led side made an odd-dash in the league stage - stepping on landmines and tripping over themselves in the process, before a hot streak of wins that no one saw coming. Symbolic of their unpredictability was their convincing wins over the top three sides in the league (at that stage) before being pulled back by a lowly Rajasthan Royals and left to address their moment of truth against the already-eliminated Chennai Super Kings. What could possibly go wrong?
Turns out, everything.
"We didn't bat really well. It is as simple as that. Big pressure game and, unfortunately we couldn't soak in the pressure and get a big total. It hurts a little bit. And it will hurt for a little while," a disappointed KL Rahul admitted in the post-match presentation.
The pressures of securing a big win got to KXIP, while a carefree CSK, on the back of successive wins for the first time this season, calmly pulled off several of their game plans to
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