Kings XI Punjab defeated Gujarat Lions by 23 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Rajkot this evening. Chasing a victory target of 155 runs, Gujarat Lions could make only 131 for 9 in their allloted overs. Faulkner made 32 runs while Ishan Kishan 27. Akshar Patel impressed with his four wickets haul. Mohit Sharma took three wickets.Earlier, sent into bat, Kings Eleven Punjab were all out for 154. Murali Vijay top scored with 55 runs, followed by Wriddhiman Saha 33, David Miller 31 and Stoinis 27.For Gujarat Lions, Kaushik was the most success bowler with 3 wickets for 20 runs. Pravin Kumar and Dwain Bravo picked up two wickets each while Kulkarni and Jadeja took one each.In the second match today, Rising Pune Supergiants were asked to bat first by Mumbai Indians in Pune.