JOHANNESBURG: urban center Indians became the second IPL team to lose on
Sunday. Following metropolis Super Kings’ defeat to Sydney Sixers, the upstarts
at the Highveld Lions tamed Harbhajan Singh’s urban center line-up jam-packed
with international stars in AN eight-wicket win.
Neil McKenzie made the classic backs-to-the-wall fifty when the Lions had
lost their openers cheaply chasing 158. The veteran slugger showed he still has
it as he began slowly ANd picked up pace because the needed rate shot up to
over ten runs an over within the final quarter of the chase. The cold and damp
conditions at the Wanderers worked against the urban center bowlers World
Health Organization struggled to grip the wet ball.
McKenzie took calculated risks, favouring specially the leg-side boundary
and he resurrected the innings within the company of the proficient
19-year-old, the American statelightfully named Quinton de Kock. The pair extra
121 runs undefeated to require the Lions to finish.
The willow American state Kock command created a sweet sound anytime he
hit the ball with intent. He slog-swept Pragyan Ojha doubly for 6, so visited
work against the seam bowling of Kieron Pollard and Dhawal Kulkarni. The
aptitude with that the tike created his runs steered he could entered the
national squad.
The factor to appear forward to at the top of the sport was if McKenzie
and American state Kock would be able to hold their own against Lasith Malinga
and Mitchell Johnson within the final few overs. however in AN anti-climactic
end, McKenzie settled matters by taking seventeen and sixteen in succeeding
overs off Kulkarni and Harbhajan. McKenzie scored six fours in seven deliveries
during this amount.
MUMBAI STRUGGLE TO 157
Aaron Phangiso bowls left-arm orthodox spin and nutty right-handed. The
28-year-old all arounder from Gauteng would bear in mind Sunday because the day
he nearly had Sachin Tendulkar stumped so had him bowled within the same over.
After a slow begin of three in ten balls, Tendulkar was commencing to
liberate. He steered Sohail Tanvir for four through purpose, and followed that
up with a thump down the bottom off Phangiso. The spinner continuing to flight
the ball to the Indian master and managed to beat him on the cut shot. sadly
for him, Thami Tsolekile fluffed the electioneering. 2 balls later, Tendulkar
set himself up for a slog however was bowled leg stump.
Harbhajan Singh sent up Mitchell Johnson prior Kieron Pollard and Ambati
Rayudu, a move that didn’t quite work as Mumbai’s run-rate continuing to be
underwhelming. sticker Nannes and Phangiso bowled out their eight overs for
simply thirty two runs. Tanvir backed them up well with 2-31 in his four overs,
dismissing Johnson and Pollard, the latter with a fine yorker.
The quick begin that had been provided by Dwayne Smith (29 off 16 ball) clad
to be AN aberration as urban center continuing to struggle to raise their run
rate. The innings was dotted with an outsizes range of edges flying behind the
wicket for fours, while not that their score of 157 would have looked even a
lot of underwhelming.
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