on the leg stump, whips it off his legs to backward square leg and the game was well over before that final ball was bowled
Warriors vs Kings XI, 8th match at Pune, IPL, Apr 08 2012 - Match Result
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Presentation Ceremony:
Ganguly: "We bowled well and also batted well towards the end. The late onslaught took us to 160 plus but it was certainly a 150 pitch. The crowd were fantastic and it has been the case in the IPL. Still a long way to go in the tournament."
Gilchrist: " We gave away 30 runs too many and ten minutes of madness toward the end of our bowling and bad calls towards the start of our batting cost us the game. We need to train hard and turn it around. We can go through a form slump in this kind of long tournament and our prime purpose is to arrest it and make a comeback."
Marlon Samuels is the Man of the Match for his all round performance.
Samuels: "The crowd were really good, it has been good playing with Pune Warriors. The ball was skidding on and we got an imposing total on board. We need to play hard cricket and that was what was discussed in the team meeting. First time we have had this atmosphere and it can't get any better than this."
Pune wins it's first match on its home turf. Kings XI never got going right from the beginning. Dinda started off well followed by Samuels and Rahul Sharma who spun a web around the Kings XI and never let them off to a flier.
Punjab's dug out have enough to ponder over as their team has been found wanting in all departments of their game.
full toss, biffs it through extra cover and the ball goes racing away to the sweeper cover fence, Bipul sharma is playing his part here, compensating for the mauling he had received off his own bowling
take that, Bipul sharma clubs it high over the bowler's head and it looks a very neat strike on replay
slams it down past the turf to long-on
on the money, digs it out to the off side
Dropped by Samuels himself, tries to go over midwicket but hits it mile high into the air and Samuels gets under it and fluffs an easy chance, drops a sitter
Gone, caught at extra cover! makes room and tries to go over cover but does not get the elevation right and an easy catch to Ganguly
on the middle, Bipul sharma crunches this one to long-on for a one
straight and full, stays in the crease and slams it over the Umpire for a four, that's a clean strike with minimal foot movement
slower one on the stumps, Faulkner makes a room and tries to slap it down the ground but chops it on to his pads
slower one and sprayed it well outside the tram line, called a wide
flat outside off, punches it straight down the ground to long-off for a run
full on the off, slaps it straight to long-off for a single
on the pads, turns it away to deep midwicket where a misfield allows them to go through for a two
flat outside off, looks to go over midwicket but chops it onto his pads
on the legs, hits on the pads and falls on the pitch for no run
on the pads, nudges it off his hips to deep square leg for an easy two
clean strike this time! stays in the crease and mauls it high over the bowler's head for a Dorothy
slogged an outside off delivery over midwicket to wide of long-on for a four
flat and full, driven to long-off for a single
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | |
Toss | Pune Warriors, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2012 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.25, Interval 21.25-21.45, Second Session 21.45-23.05 |
Match days | 8 April 2012 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Pune Warriors 2, Kings XI Punjab 0 |
Over 20 • KXIP 144/8
Warriors won by 22 runs