Bangalore defeat Punjab by 8 runs

Updated at: 0100 PST, Saturday, May 02, 2009 DURBAN: Kings XI Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh took a hat-trick and slammed a half-century but it was not enough to secure a win for his side in their Indian Premier League match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead on Friday. Instead, feisty South African all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe spurred Bangalore to an eight-run win, hitting 35 off 19 balls, taking two wickets for 22 runs and pulling off a crucial run-out. Bangalore seemed in desperate trouble at 84 for six after...ful story