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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Batsman Valthaty powers Punjab against Chennai

Kings XI Punjab batsman Paul Valthaty celebrates after scoring a century during a IPL Twenty20 compare in between Chennai Superkings as well as Kings XI Punjab during a Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) lane in Mohali. KingsXI Punjab kick Chennai Superkings by 6 wickets.
©AFP – Manan Vatsyayana

MOHALI, India (AFP) – Unheralded Paul Valthaty crushed an dominant 120 off 63 balls as Kings XI Punjab repelled fortifying champions Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in a Indian Premier League upon Wednesday.

Valthaty, 27, clobbered nineteen fours as well as dual sixes in a overwhelming renew to assistance Punjab renovate an commanding 189-run aim with 5 balls to gangling for their initial win in dual matches.

A warn graduation to a opening slot, Valthaty single-handedly fashioned a top successful run-chase in a ongoing Twenty20 tournament.

Dinesh Karthik brought off a winning runs with a six, most to a pleasure of Adam Gilchrist’s team, disorder underneath a complicated better to Pune in their opening match.

Opener Murali Vijay progressing struck a excellent 74 off 43 balls to assistance Chennai strike a detriment of dual wickets off a initial dual balls of a innings.

Vijay additionally common a 122-run partnership for a third wicket with Subramaniam Badrinath who remained not out upon 66 with 8 fours, after Punjab won a toss as well as inaugurated to field.

Fast bowler Praveen Kumar gave Punjab a undiluted begin when he had in-form opening batsman Anirudha Srikkanth trapped leg prior to as well as Suresh Raina held during midwicket a subsequent ball.

But Vijay as well as Badrinath brought a innings behind upon a lane with a brew of charge as well as counsel as well as set a theatre for a late assualt by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Dhoni crushed 4 fours as well as dual sixes to measure 43 runs off twenty balls as his mother Sakshi cheered from a stands.

Brief scores:

Chennai Super Kings 188-4 in twenty overs (M. Vijay 74, S. Badrinath 66, M.S. Dhoni 43; P. Kumar 2-37) mislaid to Kings XI Punjab 193-4 in 19.1 overs (P. Valthaty 120 not out) by 6 wickets.

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