James Faulkner credits Rajasthan’s win in IPL eliminator to Brad Hodge – Cricket news
Rajasthan Royals’ ace pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
“Brad Hodge pretty much sealed it for us. His innings was unbelievable,” said Faulkner while speaking to the tournament’s official website IPL.com after the match. “I have, at the other end, myself been playing domestic cricket against him but it is good
to be at the same end this time,” added the Australian left-arm medium pacer, who shared a match-winning, unbeaten stand of 33 runs with Hodge.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184, the 38-year-old Victoria batsman, played a pugnacious knock of 54 not out off just 29 balls to power the Royals to a thrilling 4 runs win with four balls to spare, to qualify for the second Qualifier of the Indian T20 League, where they will
play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians.
Chasing a middling target of 133 to win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals were struggling at 102 for 6 in the 16th over when Faulkner joined Hodge at the crease. Hodge was playing on 36 (19 balls) and the Royals needed 31 more runs to win from 25 balls. The Aussie pacer,
after taking three balls to adjust, opened his account by hitting Thisara Perera for a four on the fourth ball of the 17th over. The duo went on to share an unbeaten stand of 33 runs to take the side home on the second ball of the final over and proceed to
the IPL-VI Qualifier.
“It was just a matter of getting bat on ball. I didn't get off to the best start on my first three. After I struck my first boundary my confidence grew a little bit but it was all about getting Hodgey on strike. At the end of the day he hit over the fence
two times in a row and we won the game so it was a good feeling,” added Faulkner, the second highest wicket taker of the tournament with 27 scalps from 15 matches, trailing table topper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 by just one wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 and Co will now play Mumbai Indians in the second Qualifier at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday and winner of the match will face off Chennai Super Kings in the Grand Finale a day later.
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