Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors - IPL 5 - Punjab prevail by grabbing first win – Live Cricket Scores and Update
Pune Warriors 115 (19/20 ov) v Kings XI Punjab 116/3 (17.4/20 ov) - Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Mohali, April 12: On Thursday, Kings XI Punjab registered their first win in the ongoing edition of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.
After losing their first two game of the season, Punjab were bogged down in the tournament and needed a win to lift their spirits.
Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 was aware of this fact and was rooting for his team to change their fortunes before ending the tournament on the lowest ebb.
However, the side responded well as they hampered Pune on a low total after inviting them to bat as the Warriors faltered after posting 115 runs on the board in 19 overs.
With a small total on the board, Punjab were not going to mess this one and had their sight on the victory.
However, things almost went awry when they lost their first wicket with nothing on the board as opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-Dinda-c1098 on the first delivery of the match.
Gilchrist and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SE-Marsh-c2470 then took over, as they headed towards the required target with zeal and confidence.
The duo hammered a partnership of 50 runs before Gilly found his way off the field after posting an innings of 21 runs off 17 deliveries.
It was then the unstoppable innings of 64 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362 that helped Punjab prevail by posting 116 runs for the loss of three wickets in 17.4 overs.
Earlier after winning the toss, Pune were put into bat by Punjab, in a bid to get a small target while batting second.
Pune were pinned down early on, as they lost their first wicket with only 13 runs on the board, however, more was yet to come as pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mascarenhas-c912, annihilated the batting side by dismissing five batsmen for 25 runs in four hours.
This performance earned the bowler the Player of the Match award, and while speaking in the post match ceremony, the bowler told, “This is the first time I got a surface like this in India. I love playing in the IPL, the crowds are passionate. We had two losses, but hopefully we play really well in the next few matches.”
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