In pics: KXIP vs RCB IPL match highlights Photogallery

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Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 19 runs to stay afloat in the Indian Premier League.

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In pics: KXIP vs RCB IPL match highlights

Axar Patel's lion-hearted all- round effort helped Kings XI Punjab stay in the hunt for a play-off berth with a resounding 19-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL encounter.

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This was the lowest total defended by a team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and also the first time in 10 editions that RCB has been bowled out four times. (BCCL)

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New ball bowler Sandeep Sharma (3/22 in 4 overs) played a big role blowing away the top-order to set up the win. (PTI)

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Kings XI Punjab now has 10 points from 10 games while RCB after their ninth defeat in 12 matches stay at the bottom on five points. (BCCL)

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Sandeep gave an exhibition of controlled swing bowling to get the 'Big Three' Chris Gayle (0), Virat Kohli (6) and AB de Villiers (10) quickly. He is the first bowler in IPL history to knock off the terrific trio in the same match. (PTI)

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Chris Gayle got one that swung away as he slashed it straight to point. Kohli gave the charge to a delivery that swung back into knock the leg stump back. (BCCL)

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AB De Villiers pulled Sandeep to the mid-wicket stands but bowled a full out swinger which was edged to Wriddhiman Saha behind the stumps. (PTI)

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Kedar Jadhav (6) hit a boundary but Mohit Sharma fooled him with a change of pace as a simple catch was taken by Axar Patel at short cover. (PTI)

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After his good hand with the bat, Axar was back in thick of things removing Shane Watson (3) caught by Wriddhiman. (BCCL)

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Mandeep Singh (46), who finally got some runs was lone man fighting for RCB but an innocuous delivery from rival skipper Glenn Maxwell saw him try an atrocious cross-batted shot to get bowled. (BCCL)

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