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A second successive shoddy display of batting hand Trentino Aquila their second successive defeat of the day. Unlike the previous game, they had absolutely no chance of getting close to the target at any stage of the innings this time. The shots that were played were poor, the lack of application between the wickets cost them, and in the end, they have to travel back home empty handed.
It was a case of choosing your stones - diamond or golden - to go with your ducks early on. While Adeel Ahmed opted for the former - running himself out after belatedly calling for an impossible second run 2 balls into the innings, Ashiq Awais played all around a straight one first ball and saw his stumps rattled. TA lost wickets in pairs in the following over as well, losing Lovepreet Singh, the only man from their top-order who was among the runs in the previous game, as well.
Skipper Ali Saqib Arshad provided a very brief fight after half the side had departed. He struck a couple of sixes before he holed out. The Kings XI utilized their plethora of spin options to the best effect, as they teased the batters into going after them and kept claiming their rewards. It was a convincing, much-needed victory for Kings XI in the end, they climb up to 7th in the points table, thanks to the boost to their Net Run Rate.
Seems like Asghar wanted to bat a little more! He threw his bat away in exasperation after Sadaqat lost his stumps!
9
overs
65/10score
5wd
1
5wd
1
0
0
0
w
runs
Sadaqat Ali*
5(11)
Awais Asghar
1(2)
Ullah Habib
1/12
8.6 Ullah Habib to Sadaqat Ali, OH WELL! BOWLED HIM! KINGS XI GET THEIR WELL DESERVED WIN! Full on off-stump. Sadaqat went for a reverse hit towards third man but missed it completely. The ball then went on to knock the off pole off the ground and flatten it!
Sadaqat Ali b Ullah Habib 5 (10b 0x4 0x6)
8.5 Ullah Habib to Sadaqat Ali, OH! Good length ball around off-stump. This beats the outside edge with a bit of shape away! No run.
8.4 Ullah Habib to Sadaqat Ali, good length ball on off-stump. Defended to short point from the back foot with the vertical bat, no run.
8.3 Ullah Habib to Sadaqat Ali, fuller around off-stump. A big swing and a miss by clearing the front leg! Dot ball.
8.2 Ullah Habib to Awais Asghar, good length ball on middle-and-leg. Clipped around to long-leg from the back foot for one.
8.2 Ullah Habib to Awais Asghar, FIVE WIDES AGAIN! Full down the leg-side. The batter misses the flick, the keeper misses his collection and the ball runs down to fine-leg!
8.1 Ullah Habib to Sadaqat Ali, full on leg-stump. Knocked down to deep mid-wicket for a single this time.
8.1 Ullah Habib to Sadaqat Ali, FIVE WIDES! Full and down the leg-side. It beats everyone to the boundary at fine-leg!
Ullah Habib, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
25 is the required rate in the next couple of overs. A 50-run win will bolster Kings XI's Net Run Rate by a lot. Can they nip out the final wicket now?
8
overs
53/9score
1
0
1
2lb
W
0
runs
Awais Asghar*
0(1)
Sadaqat Ali
4(6)
Kanwaljot Singh
1/10
7.6 Kanwaljot Singh to Awais Asghar, short outside off-stump. The batter leaves it on the back foot to play out a dot ball.
Awais Asghar, RHB, comes to the crease
7.5 Kanwaljot Singh to Gurpreet Singh, CASTLED! Full around leg-and-middle. A massive heave across the line and a beat. The ball knocks the stumps over to end Gurpreet's stay at the crease!
Gurpreet Singh b Kanwaljot Singh 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)
7.4 Kanwaljot Singh to Gurpreet Singh, full on leg-stump. A swing and a miss this time but it clips the pads and runs down to fine-leg for two leg-byes.
7.3 Kanwaljot Singh to Sadaqat Ali, short around off-stump. Pushed away to cover point from the back foot for a single.
7.2 Kanwaljot Singh to Sadaqat Ali, good length ball on off-stump. Defended to the right of the bowler, no run.