Auckland v Kolkata Knight Riders - Champions League Twenty20 - Group A – Auckland prevail against KKR – Live Score and Update
Kolkata Knight Riders 137/6 (20/20 ov) v Auckland 139/3 (17.4/20 ov) - Auckland won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Auckland are on a roll in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 where they registered a seven-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday, at Newlands, Cape Town.
While Kolkata got off to a flier, they just could not maintain the momentum and crumbled under pressure against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766’s impressive batting and bowling.
Hopkins, the Auckland skipper, impressed by his side’s emphatic victory, said, “Bowlers are picked to do a job so I back them. We do have part timers, but didn't need them today. We got off to a good start with the bat and we left it to the master Mahmood to finish it off as well as he does.”
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 seems to have hit his best form and is in the running for the player of the series, but in this game, the all-rounder was named as the Player of the Match for taking three wickets and then hammering a match-winning knock of 51 runs.
“We bowled really well as a unit. We prepared really well, two weeks before the tournament and it's paid off. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 and Louie started off really well and I was able to finish off. Hopefully I can keep my form going,” said Mahmood.
Requiring 138 to win in 20 overs, Auckland openers MJ Guptill and L Vincent staggered a stand of 37 before Vincent was removed by Narine on 30.
It was then time for Mahmood to join the party and together with Guptill he took the score to 76 before KKR struck for the second time when Balaji dismissed the Auckland opener on 25.
AK Kitchen was then the next man to come in and he bolstered an innings of 24 before getting trapped in front of stumps by Narine. At the time of this wicket, Auckland had amassed 117 and were en route to an imminent victory.
With Mahmood unbeaten and C de Grandhomme standing on nine, Auckland reached the target in 17.4 overs.
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