Clinical KXIP cruise to win despite de Villiers blitz

Kings XI Punjab overcame an AB de Villiers special (89* off 46) in Indore to go two from two at the start of IPL 2017. The bowlers led by man-of-the-match Axar Patel (1 for 12) conceded only 80 runs in the first 16 runs off their innings thereby ensuring that they had a sub-par total of 149 to chase despite de Villiers' late carnage . On a good batting surface, aided in the second innings by the presence of dew, KXIP boosted their Net Run Rate,