Published: Sep 26, 2014, 10:55 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 26, 2014, 10:55 PM (IST)
Sep 26, 2014
Daniel Flynn and BJ Watling were left with picking up the pieces after losing Kane Williamson and Anton Devcich in successive overs. Karanveer Singh inflicted further damage by trapping the captain leg-before. The dismissal was well set up by Karanveer after the Punjab spinner’s loop and flight had Flynn in a tangle before the fourth wicket fell for the New Zealanders.
Kane Williamson and Anton Devcich were looking in fine touch and Williamson in particular was always going to be a threat given his class and pedigree and Devcich was playing some unorthodox shots but the result was the same as runs were coming thick and fast for the Knights. Devcich was playing some spanking shots as he grew in confidence and slammed a cracking six of Thisara Perera to the fine leg boundary. The Williamson tried a one-legged flick to fine-leg and could on;y nick it to keeper Wriddhiman Saha.
After the early wicket of Daniel Harris, the batsmen were beginning to find the bowling all the more harder to be taken for boundaries. Parvinder Awana, who can be guilty over overpitching was fine with his line. Then Kane Williamson broke free and smacked Anureet Singh for a terrific six down the ground.
Parvinder Awana started proceedings for Kings XI Punjab and in Northern Knights were looking to get off to a decent start given the task at hand in chasing such a huge total. Daniel Harris was sent up the order ahead of Anton Devcich and two cracking fours was followed by a nick to the keeper off a decent delivery in the ‘corridor’ outside off-stump as Wriddhiman Saha took a safe catch behind the stumps.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) yet again made full use of the home conditions as the Northern Knights bowlers were smashed to every corner of the Mohali stadium in the 13th match of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20), with Manan Vohra leading from the front with a blazing knock of 65 from just 32 balls. Vohra was well supported by senior partner Virender Sehwag (52) and good cameo from David Miller lower down the order as the home team posted a humungous 214 for five, after being sent to bat.
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