KXIP's Lankan recruit Thisara Perera gave an all-round performance, first picking up two wickets in a miserly bowling spell and then hit a quick 35 (20b; 4x4, 1x6) as Punjab romped home with 14 balls to spare.
Coming in at 775 to join his captain George Bailey at the crease, Perera instantly took the pressure off by smashing a boundary, a six, and then again another four off leggie Cameron Boyce.
The Lankan set the tone and added an unbroken 69-run partnership with Bailey (34 not out off 27b; 5x4), who finished the match with a flurry of boundaries.
It wasn't all that easy for the Kings as Hurricanes' new ball bowlers -Doug Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus - had them tottering at 233 after their opening burst, but Glenn Maxwell (43 off 25b; 4x4, 2x6) produced a characteristic high-octane innings to make sure that Punjab never felt the pressure of the asking run-rate.
Earlier, it was a slow start for the Hurricanes after being put in to bat. Openers Tim Paine and Ben Dunk were tied down by the new-ball bowlers and when Paine tried to break free, left-arm spinner Akshar Patel castled him with an arm ball.
Perera was the best bowler on show and he picked up his first wicket, having Dunk (26 off 25b, 4x4) caught at deep cover in the Australian's pursuit to clear the cover boundary.
Aiden Blizzard (27 off 18b, 2x4, 1x6) hit some lusty blows to give much-needed momentum to the Hurricanes' innings, but Perera cut his stay short.
After Shoaib Malik gifted his wicket to leg-spinner Karanveer Singh, Kings XI slumped to 784 in the 13th over.
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