Paul powers Punjab

Paul Valthaty continued his dream run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he shone with both bat and ball as Kings XI Punjab thumped Deccan Chargers by eight wickets on Saturday.
The 27-year-old opener, who struck the first century of this year's IPL earlier this week to rise from obscurity, claimed four wickets with his medium pace and then returned to belt a 47-ball 75 to script the Punjab side's second victory in three matches.
Shikhar Dhawan (45) and skipper Kumar Sangakkara (35) raised Deccan's hopes of a big total but Valthaty (4-29) and his bowling colleagues managed to restrict them to 165-8.
Returning to chase down the target, Valthaty hit eight fours and five sixes and starred in a 136-run opening partnership with skipper Adam Gilchrist (61) to lay the foundation for a win that came with 14 balls to spare.
SCORES IN BRIEF
DECCAN CHARGERS: 165-8 in 20 overs (Dhawan 45, Sangakkara 35, Christian 30; Valthaty 4-29, McLaren 2-33)
KINGS XI PUNJAB: 166-2 in 17.4 overs (Valthaty 75, Gilchrist 61; Mishra 2-28)
Result: Kings XI Punjab won by eight wickets.
Man-of-the-match: Paul Valthaty.