Pune Warriors end barren-run with win over Kings XI Punjab: IPL-News
KXI 119/8 20 OVERS PW 120/5 17.1 OVERS
Pune Warriors who were enduring a wretched run in their maiden Indian Premier League fourth season finally had something to cheer about as they topple Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 in a match played between the woodenspooners of the table.
Batting first KXIP outfit failed to make an impression on a sluggish wicket in their home ground in Mohali, the captain of the team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918 who has looked off colour for most part of the series failed once again.
The left-handed batsman perished after making 3 runs only, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Valthaty-c2170 and Shaun Marsh than resurrected the innings for the KXIP, the two-stroked some fine boundaries as they brought their team back in the eyes to the delight of the local fans. However their joy was short lived as the two perished within a few minutes. Valthaty scored 23 while Marsh made 32 off 28 balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Marsh-c1974. The last few batsmen were also disappointing as they fell in quick succession to derail the batting effort.
For the PW, Wayne Parnell returned highly impressive figures of 2/12 of his 4 overs.
In reply the PW struggled at certain stages of their innings yet the low asking rate meant that they remained in control of the chase. The skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 played a pivotal part in taking the team over the line with a swashbuckling 35 off only 15 balls. The southpaw’s innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srivastava-c90841 impressed the most with the ball snaring 2 scalps for 20 runs.
The chase was completed off the first ball of the 18th over, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Sharma-c83352 who bowled exceedingly well along with Parnell was named Man of the Match. He took 2 wickets for 17 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
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