Andrew Gale: We were 15-20 runs short – Cricket News Update
After his side’s four-wicket defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in a Champions League T20 Group B fixture, at Kingsmead in Durban, Yorkshire’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Gale-c1039 said his side was 15 to 20 runs short of a par score.
“I thought we were 15-20 runs short,” said the Yorkshire opener at the post-match presentation ceremony after the four-wicket defeat against CSK, on Monday. “When we started to get some momentum we kept losing wickets, and we were sloppy in the field as
well,” he added further.
The Carnegies, after having qualified for the main tournament from Pool 2, finished the high-profile Twenty20 league winless. They lost their tournament opener against Sydney Sixers comprehensively by eight wickets. After a washed fixture against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820
Indians at Newlands in Cape Town, the county side received a five-wicket thrashing from the local outfit, Highveld http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808.
In their fourth and final CLT20 fixture against the 2010 champions, at Durban last night, the Carnegies could manage a middling 140 for 6, courtesy Gary Ballance’s valiant 58 off 38. The IPL side chased down the gettable target quite comfortably, with four
wickets and six balls to spare, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Subramaniam-Badrinath-c91587 leading from the front scoring 47 runs from 38 balls.
Badrinath was later named as the Man of the Match. “The ball wasn't coming on. So, we decided to take our time, had a couple of partnerships and that's what got us home. Once you take your time, you can play your shots. We were unlucky in a couple of close
games - 10 runs either side. But we'll come back stronger next year,” said the Chennai middle-order batsman after the post-match presentation ceremony.
The four-wicket defeat against Chennai ended http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 (CA), and Cricket
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 (CSA).
“Loved playing in the Champions League, thanks to the messages we got from our supporters,” said the Yorkshire skipper, who guided the side to the Friends Life T20 tournament’s Finals Day this summer.
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