http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 - Summary
The Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 had the chance to leapfrog over the Kochi Tuskers Kerala with a win as both sides met each other at the Holkar Cricket Stadium for the 57th match of the Indian Premier League’s fourth season.
A win for Punjab would also keep their hopes of qualifying for the coveted semi-final stage, while the Tuskers were hoping to end their miserable home form that had cost them on regular occasions. The stadium was packed and the fans were in a buoyant mood
as both captains made their way onto the pitch for the toss.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 that put
his side in a commanding position after 9 overs.
McCullum fell for 32 runs as Bipul Sharma trapped the Kochi Tuskers batsman leg before wicket with a nippy delivery. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238 could not keep up the blistering pace set by the opening pair and struggled his way to 17 runs before Chawla had him out
leg before wicket. The home fans had more to moan about when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 lasted only six deliveries before he fell to Sharma on four runs.
Jayawardene, on the other hand, was in devastating form as he raced his way to 76 runs from 52 deliveries before being run out on the last delivery of the over. Bipul Sharma was the pick of the bowlers who put in a brave effort and restricted the Kochi Tuskers
Kerala to a 178 run total while, at one stage, it seemed that 200 runs was a possibility.
Adam Gilchrist and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Valthaty-c2170 did not give the Kings XI the start they wanted as they fell to the star of the Kochi Tuskers’ bowling attack, RP Singh. Valthaty was bowled by Singh in the third over and Gilchrist followed in the fifth as the crowd celebrated
each wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SE-Marsh-c2470 and Dinesh Karthik turned those smiles into frowns and replaced anticipation for a win with increasing levels of anxiety as they embarked on a 111 run partnership that lasted until the 15th over, before Karthik’s blitz of an innings
came to an end on 69 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 then sent the ball flying into a near depressed crowd on the second last delivery of the 19th over to win the match for the Kings XI
Punjab and keep their hopes of finishing in the top-four alive.
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