What a commanding win for the Kings. They have chased the total down in just seven overs without losing a wicket. The only time they came to lose the wicket was when young Riazul Islam celebrated a clean-bowled on a free-hit.
The Kipro Tigers ought to be disappointed. They gave themselves a competitive chance with a par score in the first innings. The Kings responded with full alpha by changing their batting order and sending two big hitters together at the top and that's what they did.
With 14 sixes and nine fours between them, Sharma and Kumar didn't give the bowling side as much as a whiff in the second innings. Everything in their arc was sent out and the Kipro Tigers' pace proved to be just a bit too slow and spin just a bit too toothless for them.
7
overs
137/0score
6
0
1wd
4
6
1
6
runs
Gurdeep Sharma*
54(20)
Rajinder Kumar
72(23)
Malik Nouman
0/38
6.6 Malik Nouman to Gurdip Sharma, SEALS IT WITH A SIX, short of a length delivery and Gurdip rocks back and smashes that one over long-on, brings up his FIFTY and the NAPA KINGS ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTERFINALS
6.5 Malik Nouman to Rajinder Kumar, short of a length at the batter, nudged into the leg-side for a single
6.4 Malik Nouman to Rajinder Kumar, SIX MORE, dropped short and Rajinder was not going to miss out, hammers the pull over square leg for yet another maximum
6.3 Malik Nouman to Rajinder Kumar, ALL THE LUCK RUNNING THE NAPA KINGS WAY, angled across the batter and Rajinder swipes across the line, gets a thick outside edge that goes over short third man for FOUR
6.3 Malik Nouman to Rajinder Kumar, drifts down the leg side this time, WIDE called
6.2 Malik Nouman to Rajinder Kumar, no run
6.1 Malik Nouman to Rajinder Kumar, BANG, pitched up in the slot and Rajinder can do no wrong here, huge SIX over long-on
Malik Nouman [1-0-16-0] comes back
Who could have imagined that this game would be close to an end in the SEVENTH over? Kipro Tigers have just ruined their excellent first innings. The Kings have stood true to their name and made it look so easy.
6
overs
107/0score
0
2nb
0
1wd
1wd
1wd
0
1
4
runs
Gurdeep Sharma*
42(18)
Rajinder Kumar
55(18)
Riazul Islam
0/10
5.6 Riazul Islam to Gurdip Sharma, SIX MORE, drops it short and Gurdip hammers the pull over square leg, absolute carnage from the batters
5.5 Riazul Islam to Gurdip Sharma, fuller and drifting in, swung away through the leg side for a boundary
5.4 Riazul Islam to Rajinder Kumar, fuller and outside off, punched to deep cover for a single
5.3 Riazul Islam to Rajinder Kumar, no run
5.3 Riazul Islam to Rajinder Kumar, ANOTHER WIDE
5.3 Riazul Islam to Rajinder Kumar, WIDE
5.2 Riazul Islam to Rajinder Kumar, bowls him on the free hit, celebrates but that is quite funny to be honest
5.2 Riazul Islam to Gurdip Sharma, lofted towards long-on, the fielder did not see it and collects it on the bounce, would not have mattered through as it is a NO BALL