Gilchrist rues dropped catches of Bisla and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 – Cricket News Update
After facing a six wicket defeat at the hands of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 rued dropped chances. The tourists gave Manvinder Bisla and Eoin Morgan early reprieves which proved to be costly in the end, with the former scoring an unbeaten half century while the latter playing a whirlwind knock of 42 runs off just 26 balls.
Chasing a middling target of 150 to win, the hosts were 76 for 3 in the 11th over, before prolific English batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mandeep-Singh-c74122 in the second over of Kolkata innings when he had just opened his account, while Bhargav Bhatt dropped a sitter off Morgan when he was on 29. The duo capitalized on the chances offered by the opposition fielders sharing a crucial stand of 76 runs for the fourth wicket stand, to take the hosts from a precarious situation (76 for 3) to a comfortable position 148 for 3.
Gilchrist, speaking at the post-match press conference, said that 150 was a pretty much decent target but proved to be insufficient in the end due to some dropped catches from them as well as the good performances from Bisla (51 not out), Morgan (42 off 26) and Kallis (37 off 33). The Punjab skipper further said that Eoin Morgan's blazing 42 made the difference
"We were on even terms for the longest time but Morgan came in and changed everything. He is a wonderful player and had a great day, 150 was a good target to set. But Bisla batted beautifully, as did Jacques. It was still game on till Morgan came in and took it away from us," said Gilchrist after the six wicket defeat.
"We didn't help ourselves with those dropped catches. Both Bisla and Morgan made us pay. I am happy with our overall performance, but the misses did prove costly. We have to take those chances if we want to perform consistently," the former Aussie wicketkeeper batsman went on to add.
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