Morgan the difference says Adam Gilchrist – Cricket News Update
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707’s knock as the difference between the two sides after they suffered a six-wicket defeat against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Punjab franchise were on course to inflict another defeat to the struggling opponents but were halted by the defiance of Morgan, who smashed 42 off 26 to take the side home with 10 balls to spare.
Having opted to bat first, Kings XI started aggressively and posted 45 in the first six overs. However, they were halted after that, despite the top six managing double figures. The eventual target of 150 seemed good initially after KKR lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815 on successive deliveries in the second over of the run-chase.
However, Manvinder Bisla and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harmeet-Singh-c1533. With the tie hanging in the balance, Morgan stepped up to put the game in his side’s favour. The English left-hander hit
three fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 161.53, making easy of the slow bowlers on a difficult Kolkata track.
He was eventually dismissed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 in the 18th over but by then victory was all but sealed, with Bisla making the finishing runs to remain unbeaten on 51.
Despite the loss, Gilchrist was adamant that a target of 150 was always defendable.
"Great breakthroughs early and we were right in the hunt all the way through," Gilchrist said. "Jacques and Manvinder Bisla did very well to steady the ship. Bisla took his early let-off and played a nice and controlled innings. Morgan was the difference
in the end in their batting and obviously Jacques had a great game with both bat and ball. I must say if I were to believe you guys [media], Jacques wasn't even turning up today."
"I thought 150 was pretty competitive," he added. "If you get greedy, you might get 10 more. In the end, it wouldn't have mattered with the way Morgan played."
Kings XI will be hoping to return to winning ways when they travel to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 to take on Mumbai Indians in their next fixture, slated for April 29.
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