Hopkins praises ruthless http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321 – Cricket News Update
Gareth Hopkins, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions, which set the tone for his side’s convincing win in the qualifying match of the Champions League T20.
The Kiwi international recorded miserly figures of 4-1-6-2, which ensured that his side restricted their opponents to a lowly 130 before chasing down the target in 17.1 overs. With conditions ideal for seam bowling, Mills and new-ball partner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Bates-c1947
took full advantage and kept things considerably tight in the first five overs, where they conceded a combined 11.
That increased the pressure on the Pakistani contingent, who then kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The lower-middle order contributed somewhat, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Yousuf-c89461 scoring a swift 39, but the eventual target seemed pretty manageable as Mills returned
for his final over to pick up the wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bilawal-Bhatti-c48093.
The chase was swift, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anaru-Kitchen-c1032 sealed a six-wicket victory. This was Auckland’s first win of the CL T20; following the disappointment of last season where they failed
to make the group stage after losing both their qualifying matches by small margins.
Hopkins recognized the efforts of his premier bowler, who provided his side with an early advantage in the game.
"Having a good start is something we target. Kyle Mills prides himself on using that first over to set the momentum," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GJ-Hopkins-c1490, the Auckland captain, said. "But it was also a tricky wicket to bat on, especially with the new ball."
"I was conscious of not giving away any width and bowling on off stump," Mills said after receiving the Player of the Match award. "We built pressure from both ends and they were always on the back foot."
Aces will now take on the other http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 T20 champions, in their last game in Pool 1. A win would guarantee them progress to the tournament proper, where they will meet two IPL teams, along with Big Bash winners Sydney Sixers
and Highveld http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
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