Adam Gilchrist urges his team to focus on the upcoming matches of the IPL
After the marvellous 111-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday, the Kings XI Punjab skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918, has insisted his players to work hard and focus on the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) fourth edition.
Gilchrist’s splendid 206-run partnership with Shaun Marsh, helped their side to set a huge target of 233 runs for their opponents.
“This tournament can go up and down that as in late the team tried to kick the atmosphere brilliant and not flat because you can really feel that you have been crushed and the emotions can go really to a low level," said Adam Gilchrist.
The captain scored 106 runs off 55 balls, a blistering ton including eight fours and nine sixes. His onslaught ended when he was caught by Chris Gayle off the bowling of Charl Langeveldt.
Marsh contributed perfectly with an unbeaten 79 off 49 balls, including seven four and five sixes.
Bangalore’s batting line-up completely failed. None of their batsman could even score a fifty. Gayle, who was expected to meet the challenge with his big-hitting, was dismissed for a duck, caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Ryan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harris-c61739.
His dismissal was a great blow for Bangalore and they never really recovered from it. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 was the only batsmen to score 34 runs off 27 balls, while none other could even score a twenty.
Bangalore failed to face the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 bowling attack and were all out on 121 runs. The defeat was Bangalore’s first after Gayle’s inclusion in the squad.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424, who just took over the captaincy of his side after Daniel Vettori was rested due to injury, said that his team was not disappointed with the loss and are preparing to give a better performance in the rest of the matches.
Bangalore are still leading the IPL standing with eight wins, out of their 13 matches played so far, while Punjab are placed at the fifth spot with fourteen points.
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