Gautam Gambhir defends expensive http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lakshmipathy-Balaji-c72130
Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, has defended his pace bowler, Lakshmipathy Balaji, who went for 23 runs in the last over against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The match was
played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, on Sunday, May 22, 2011.
The visitors required 21 runs to win off the last over and Balaji was unable to defend it. He was smashed for four consecutive fours off the first four deliveries and then gave a single off the fifth. MI needed four to win off the last ball and Balaji gifted
a full-toss to the batsman, who smashed the ball out of the park for a six.
The right-handed medium-pacer gave away 51 runs in his three-over spell and only managed to take one wicket of the explosive West Indian, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754.
However, Gambhir said that such things were a part of the game. He stated, “It happens in cricket. Bala tried his best. This is what happens in T20 cricket; it’s just one of those bad days. Sometimes you have to bowl to your field, sometimes you have to
bowl smartly. Bala http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Willey-c81951 come back strongly.”
Overall, it was a wonderful game of cricket and both teams were pleased with the outcome. MI skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sachin-Ramesh-Tendulkar-c87800, was pleased to get back to the winning ways and said, “It was a wonderful match. Our team batted well, great finish by Rayudu and Franklin.
It was important to regain our momentum. Anything is possible in this game; it's a tricky game. If the bowler doesn't get it right and the batsman is lucky, that's what can happen.”
The Kiwi all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Edward-Charles-Franklin-c65626, was named as Player-of-the-Match, following his unbeaten knock of 45 runs from just 23 deliveries. He smashed five fours, four of them coming in the last over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ambati-Rayudu-c1007, also played a crucial role in his team’s success, adding 17 runs to the total off just six balls. He had to face the last delivery, which he hit for a massive six.
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