Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Pune Warriors in IPL clash
PW 118/7 20 overs KKR 119/3 16.4 overs
Kolkata Knight Riders further improved their chances of making it to the last four of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season four as they thumped the luckless debutants Pune Warriors in a match played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
It was an impressive show by the team that has finally played to its potential in its fourth stint in the cash rich league. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419, who gave away only 28 runs
in his 4-over stint.
The wickets were picked by Yusuf Pathan and Shakib Ul Hasan, who tied the batsmen with their control over line and length as the opposition batsmen tried their best to wrestle back the initiative.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, the Warriors captain, was the only batsman to offer some semblance of resistance for his team. The left-hander top scored with 24 runs, while another left hander, the veteran Sourav Ganguly contributed 18 runs for the Warriors.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lakshmipathy-Balaji-c72130 took 2 wickets in the only over he bowled, to restrict the Warriors towards the end of the innings.
In reply, the Knight Riders eased towards the target despite losing two early wickets. The captain of the team, Gautam Gambhir was in flowing form and struck a match winning half century to propel his team towards the target.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manoj-Tiwary-c1890 scored a run a ball 24, he helped his captain who was controlling the chase from the other end. Tiwary’s demise brought the big hitting Yusuf Pathan to the crease. Pathan hit 29 off 25 balls, his innings was studded with 3 fours and 1 six before
he fell to Wayne Parnell.
The chase was duly completed in the 17th over of the innings, the Knight Riders lost a mere 3 wickets as they recorded a highly impressive win given the circumstances. The victory is set to help them further in their surge towards the last four
of the tournament.
Wayne Parnell with 1/27 in 4 overs was the best Warriors bowler of the night.
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