Hussey and Gurkeerat made us pay: Sangakkara – Cricket News Update
Following their 4-wicket defeat at the hands of the Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 and Gurkeerat Singh for having taken the game away
from his team.
“We were poor with the ball at the back end and Huss and the young boy made us pay,” the Lankan batsman said.
The Chargers got off to a good start after they won the toss and chose to bat. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Dhawan-c2392 (71) and Cameron White (who contributed an unbeaten 67) remained the anchors of their team’s innings, and their 96-run partnership propelled their side to 145,
after which the efforts of White and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308 (24) got the visitors up to 190 by the end of 20 overs.
However, the Chargers’ bowlers were unsuccessful in defending the challenging total posted by their batsmen, owing to their inability to contain the rampaging Kings XI. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 (31) and stand-in skipper Hussey (who contributed an unbeaten 65) were
particularly deadly, joining forces for a crucial 44-run stand.
After Mahmood’s dismissal at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Siddharth-Chitnis-c2525 (11). However, by the 18th over, the Kings XI needed 41 runs off 18 deliveries, and their chances
looked slim, but it was the combined efforts of Hussey and youngster Gurkeerat Singh (who scored an impressive 29 off 12 balls) which enabled them to snatch victory away from the Chargers in the end.
The Chargers’ bowlers were powerless in front of the onslaught they faced in the death overs. Steyn bowled the second last over, and claimed two wickets, but his efforts were not enough - the Kings XI plundered a vital 19 off the last over by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manpreet-Gony-c1891.
The defeat had little bearing on the outcome of Chargers’ league campaign, where they still occupy the bottom spot. However, the Kings XI’s victory ensured that they are still very much in the running for a place in the tournament’s playoffs, due to begin
on May 22.
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