The Kings XI Punjab production line of batsmen was under threat of being shortcircuited again. But Akshar Patel strode in at No. 8 and clobbered 20 runs off the penultimate over to script a second successive victory in Mohali
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Andrew Fidel Fernando
So that wraps up our coverage of another super chase from Kings XI. The battle between the Kings XI batting line up and the Northern Knights' bowling might be one to watch later in the tournament. We have two more CLT20 clashes coming up tomorrow. Join us then. Goodnight.
Sameera Perera is feeling the love for his namesake, and countrymen in general: "Overall, the three Sri Lankans were the best in both teams"
Miller is man of the match: "Only towards the end did it hit one out of the ground. Akshar made it easy and took a lot of pressure off my shoulders. I was lucky up front, getting a few chances, but once I'm in I back myself to hit the boundaries. It's a see-ball-hit-ball type mentality. We've got some great spinners and some quicks. Perera is showing some strength for the team. He can clear the boundary and takes wickets as well."
Bailey: "Long may our chasing record continue. We get off to great starts. Once again we did that and we're thereabouts with the run rate. For a guy like Akshar to come in and hit his first 9 balls for 26 runs is extraordinary. It's a beautiful batting wicket. I was proud of the way we bowled today."
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Sehwag: "No one expected Patel to bat the way he did. The six he hit off Rampaul was amazing. It's a good track to bat on. A little bit slow. A couple of balls spun when Mendis bowled, but overall it was a good T20 wicket."
Emrit: "I thought with two overs to go, we should have had it with 26 runs to defend. Ravi is our most experienced bowler. Another day he will get it right, but it didn't happen today. We had spoken among the kinds of lengths we needed to bowl."
Mohan: "Some one wrote, if Max fails Miller, if then Bailey, if then Perera, Adding Patel to that list"
Some terrific work from Tridents' spinners to pull this game back, but oh boy, what batting from the Kings XI. It's got to be said that the Rampaul over that swung it in the Kings XI direction was a poor one. Still, Patel was good enough to cash in. Emrit, understandably, doesn't look happy.
Saleem: "Slowly and silently Rampaul scores a 50 from non-strikers end."
Holder to bowl the last.
Kings XI Punjab's Akshar Patel said he was happy with the opportunity to show his potential as a batting allrounder during the side's four-wicket win against Barbados Tridents
The Kings XI Punjab production line of batsmen was under threat of being shortcircuited again. But Akshar Patel strode in at No. 8 and clobbered 20 runs off the penultimate over to script a second successive victory in Mohali
Plays of the day from the Champions League match between Kings XI Punjab and Barbados Tridents in Mohali
