Sunrisers scored a massive 20 in the one-over elimination, thanks to two
towering
sixes from Australian Cameron White against Bangalore’s most impressive bowler Vinay Kumar, who bowled a fantastic final over in defence of seven runs.
sixes from Australian Cameron White against Bangalore’s most impressive bowler Vinay Kumar, who bowled a fantastic final over in defence of seven runs.
Bangalore looked to their imposing West Indies opener Chris Gayle to cross the
20-run summit. But the left-hander could score only three runs from the first
two delivers of South African paceman Dale Steyn. Bangalore captain Virat Kohli
struck a four down the vacant fine-leg boundary and then scored a single off
the two balls he faced, leaving Gayle to do the impossible. Gayle hit the fifth
delivery for a six straight over Steyn’s head but could only manage a single
down to long-off off the last.
And the moment Gayle mishit the ball, the Sunrisers burst into celebration as
it gave the new-comers’ a second win from as many games.
While the second game of the day provided a nail-biting finish, Kings XI Punjab
sailed to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Pune Warriors India in the first
encounter at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune.
PTI adds from Pune, excellent bowling juxtaposed with superlative fielding helped Punjab restrict the Warriors to a meagre 99 for nine.
In reply, two local youngsters from Punjab, Mandeep Singh (31) and Manan Vohra (43 not out) finished the game in no time with some clean hitting.
PTI adds from Pune, excellent bowling juxtaposed with superlative fielding helped Punjab restrict the Warriors to a meagre 99 for nine.
In reply, two local youngsters from Punjab, Mandeep Singh (31) and Manan Vohra (43 not out) finished the game in no time with some clean hitting.
They took the game to their opponents finding the boundary regularly. Pune
didn’t do their chances any good by dropping two catches and some lacklustre
bowling.scored 100 for two in 12.2 overs, ending the match with 46 balls to spare. Adam
Gilchrist (15) and Mandeep Singh were the only wickets to fall for the hosts
while David Hussey was unbeaten on eight.
Earlier, Pune, electing to bat, suffered a setback in the very first over of
the match. Manish Pandey (0) edged a Praveen Kumar (2/31) ball back onto his
stump, setting the trend for the rest of the innings.Buoyed by the wicket, Punjab bowlers hit the right line and length and made it
very difficult for Pune to score.
Tirulamasetti Suman (6) was the next to go with former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood (2/19) coaxing him into an expansive shot and was easily caught by Praveen Kumar.
A run out gave Punjab their third wicket while Robin Uthappa (19), who failed to get going, was castled by a low-keeping ball from leggie Piyush Chawla (1/19).Things went from bad to worse for the hosts as skipper Angelo Mathews (4) edged an Parvinder Awana (1/16) ball straight into the gloves of his opposite number Adam Gilchrist.
With the opposition already tottering at 53 for five, Gurkeerat Singh took an exceptional one-handed catch on the square leg boundary to get rid of the dangerous Ross Taylor (15).Mitchell Marsh (15) provided some fireworks for the home fans by hitting a boundary and the only six of the innings but he too fell soon enough clean bowled by his countryman from Australia Ryan Harris.Abhishek Nayar (25 not out) battled on but with wickets falling all around him never got the opportunity to hit the big shots.
Tirulamasetti Suman (6) was the next to go with former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood (2/19) coaxing him into an expansive shot and was easily caught by Praveen Kumar.
A run out gave Punjab their third wicket while Robin Uthappa (19), who failed to get going, was castled by a low-keeping ball from leggie Piyush Chawla (1/19).Things went from bad to worse for the hosts as skipper Angelo Mathews (4) edged an Parvinder Awana (1/16) ball straight into the gloves of his opposite number Adam Gilchrist.
With the opposition already tottering at 53 for five, Gurkeerat Singh took an exceptional one-handed catch on the square leg boundary to get rid of the dangerous Ross Taylor (15).Mitchell Marsh (15) provided some fireworks for the home fans by hitting a boundary and the only six of the innings but he too fell soon enough clean bowled by his countryman from Australia Ryan Harris.Abhishek Nayar (25 not out) battled on but with wickets falling all around him never got the opportunity to hit the big shots.
Pune have so far lost both their matches in this edition and are bottom of the
table with zero points. Delhi Daredevils too lost their opening two matches but
are seventh above Pune and Chennai Super Kings, who lost their first match to
Mumbai Indians Saturday night, due to better run-rate.
SCORES
IN BRIEF
PUNE WARRIORS: 99 for 9
(Uthappa 19, Taylor 15, Nayar 25 not out, Marsh 15; Kumar 2-31, Mahmood
2-19)
KINGS XI PUNJAB: 100 for 2 in
12.2 overs (Gilchrist 15, Mandeep 31, Vohra 43 not out; Mathews 1-12)
Result: Kings XI Punjab won by
8 wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Manan
Vohra.
ROYAL
CHALLENGERS BANGALORE: 130 for 8 (Kohli 46, Henriques 44; Sharma 3-27)
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD: 130 for 7
(Vihari 44 not out, Reddy 23, Henriques 2-14, Unadkat 2-24)
Result: Match tied, Sunrisers
Hyderabad won the one-over eliminator.
Player-of-the-match: Hanuma
Vihari.
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