We are not scared of KKR, says Somerset skipper Alfonso Thomas – Cricket News Update
The Somerset skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alfonso-Thomas-c991, has said that they are not intimidated by the presence of world class players in the Kolkata Knight Riders’ camp.
The County side, after sending Auckland Aces back home with a second successive defeat in the Champions League T20 Qualifiers, are all set to face off a formidable KKR in their second match of the round.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 skipper said that after defeating the Kiwis they are looking forward to Wednesday’s game against Kolkata Knight Riders, adding that they are not scared of the strapping IPL side.
"...looking forward to KKR match,” said Thomas while talking to the media reporters after his side’s four wicket win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 Aces on Tuesday night."
"We are not scared of KKR even though they have world class players. I don't think we can be intimidated by KKR. We will go into the game as underdogs," the Somerset captain added further.
The 34-year-old South African medium-pacer praised his side for keeping nerves in the nail-biter against Kiwis. He was all praise for Hildreth-Snell duo for their match winning 61-run partnership for the 6th wicket.
While chasing a gettable target of 126 runs, the Sabers were struggling at 54 for 4 in the 10th over before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Snell-c2580 buckled down 61 runs to take the side home in a thrilling last ball win.
The Sabers were just a run away from the victory when Hildreth fell short of the crease on the penultimate ball of the match to leave the side on one run from one ball. Thomas took the single off the last ball to give the side a win.
Tonight’s clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium will be the last match of Pool A.
The winning side would automatically move to the main stage of the multi-million tournament, while the losing team would have to contest with the rest of the teams on the points table to confirm a berth in the Group stage.
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