Narine’s 15-ball half-ton matches IPL record
NEW DELHI – West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine equalled an Indian Premier League record as he strike a whirlwind half-century off only 15 balls to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to a large win over struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Narine crushed a 17-ball 54 — including 6 fours and 4 sixes — as Kolkata reached a 159-run aim in 15.1 overs to win by 6 wickets late on Sunday.
Narine and Australian Chris Lynn put together a 105-run opening partnership in a initial 6 overs of Sunday’s game. Lynn indispensable 22 balls to make his 50 during Bangalore’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
He was outdone by Narine who, notwithstanding being improved famous for his off-spin bowling, matched Yusuf Pathan’s 15-ball half-ton for Kolkata in 2014.
“I’m astounded too. Lynn only pronounced keep your eyes on a ball, keep focused and pitch during it. we try to keep it simple,” Narine said.
“I’ll hopefully get used to a expectations though it unequivocally was a group effort. Umesh’s (Umesh Yadav) wickets early generally were pivotal and I’m grateful for it,” combined Narine.
Bangalore’s batting again faltered with big-hitter Chris Gayle, who fell for a golden steep in his 100th IPL game, skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers handling only 15 runs between them.
Australia’s Travis Head strike an dominant 47-ball 75 to take Bangalore to 158-6 in 20 overs. Kolkata paceman Yadav took 3 wickets while man-of-the-match Narine bagged two.
Gautam Gambhir-led Kolkata distortion second in a eight-team table, with bottom-placed Bangalore already out of a play-off competition in a cash-rich league.-AFP
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