http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918’s blitz gives Kings XI Punjab the upper hand against Royal Challengers Bangalore: IPL News
KXI 232/2 20 overs
A magnificent exhibition of power-packed batting by legendary Australian wicketkeeper batsman, Adam Gilchrist, has given the Kings XI Punjab a perfect platform of defeating the top of the table Bangalore team, in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match being played at Dharamsala.
Gilchrist was given tremendous support by fellow Australian, the left-handed Shaun Marsh, as the two pulverized the bowling attack of the best placed team in the richest cricket league in the world. Batting first, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 team made great use of the pace and bounce in the track to set a herculean challenge for their rivals.
Kings XI Punjab were rocked early on with the demise of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Valthaty-c2170, their success story of the tournament to date. The right-hander however, gave his team a flying start with 20 off only 17 balls, before falling in the 4th over of the innings.
From there on in it was the Gilchrist-Marsh show at Dharamsala as the two explosive batsmen complimented each other brilliantly.
The two set a new world record for partnerships in the shortest format of the game. They eased past the mark of 186 runs between fellow Australians, Justin Langer and Cameron http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 in 2006.
At the start it was all Gilchrist. The left-hander made full use of anything slightly off target as he slammed one boundary after another. The player motored on towards his 100, and the landmark arrived in the last over of the innings.
Gilchrist belted 9 sixes and 8 fours in his innings of 106 that came off 55 balls only.
He was sent packing in the last over after a stand worth 206 runs in only 96 balls; Marsh on the other hand remained unbeaten on 79 scored off 49 balls. His innings was studded with 7 fours and 5 sixes.
Bangalore, who received a severe battering in their innings, would have to come out all guns blazing if they are to overhaul this massive target.
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