Indian Premier League

Royal Challengers Bangalore 143 for 5 (Goswami 43, Hodge 3-29) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 139 for 6 (van Wyk 44*, Kumble 2-16) by five wickets

• In a contest of two desperate teams, Royal Challengers were simply more desperate, winning their second game of the season in six tries.
• Their desperation manifested itself positively, when they included three spinners in the side, opened the bowling with Pietersen and restricted Kolkata to a below-par total.
  
• And it showed up negatively, as they collapsed after a solid start - the first time both their openers got off the mark this season - and contrived to need 10 off the last over, having been 69 for 0 at one point.

Kings XI Punjab 119 for 8 (Sangakkara 45*, Malinga 2-12) beat Mumbai Indians 116 for 7 (Duminy 59, Abdulla 2-19) by three runs

• Talk about pulling one from out of the hat. Defending a small total Kings XI's three-pronged pace attack bowled canny spells to rock Mumbais' chase, and despite a composed half-century from Duminy, Punjab hung on to complete a nerve-wracking three-run victory.
• Mumbai hardly set a wrong foot forward from the time they lost the toss, striking early through spin and keeping their hands on the jugular through Malinga's late strikes, but failed to chase 120.
  
• Sangakkara had kept the innings alive with an important unbeaten 45 with scant support and it proved decisive in the end.
  
• Having struck early in the piece the task of bowling the last over, and defend 12 runs, came to Abdulla. And what an over it turned out to be.