If you can’t qualify for playoffs, better knock someone else out, says Pune skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaron-Finch-c881 – Cricket News Update
Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861, one of the weakest teams of the ongoing 2013 Indian Premier League, on Tuesday defeated defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs to end their hopes of making it to the tournament play offs, commencing on May 21, 2013 at the
Feroz Shah Kotla in New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780.
Pune Warriors skipper Aaron Finch was happy to spoil http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 and Co’s party, and reckoned his players did the best they could have done after they were left with no chance of making it to the next stage.
"I think when you get to this stage of the tournament, when you do not have a chance of qualifying, the best you can do is to knock someone else out. Today we did that to Kolkata," said Finch at the post match presentation ceremony after seven-run win over
KKR at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
After being put into bat, the Warriors rode on impressive knocks from Manish Pandey and skipper Aaron Finch to post a competitive total of 170 for 4 from their allotted 20 overs. The Australian top-order batsman missed out on a well deserved half century
by two runs, while Pandey scored 66 runs from 47 balls, smashing eight muscular boundaries and a six. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WD-Parnell-c2787 led Pune attack well complemented the efforts of Finch and Pandey, restricting the star studded Kolkata line-up to 163 for 7.
Despite failing to make it to the next round, Finch expressed satisfaction over his side’s performance in the tournament.
"I think we have been playing good cricket this tournament. I think there are a few inexperienced players in the middle order and even I have been guilty of not playing through," said the Pune skipper.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manish-Pandey-c74183 was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his impressive 66-run knock. While speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Nainital batsman said that they did well against the title holders.
"After 9 losses we have gone through a tough time. We did really well today. We tried our best and we could not do as well as we expected. So this win was important."
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