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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Loss in second close game devastating: Hopkins

Hyderabad, September twenty-one (IANS) Gareth Hopkins, losing captain of a Auckland Aces who were separated from a Champions League Twenty20 after they went down to Somerset here Tuesday, termed a detriment as ‘devastating’.

The Auckland group mislaid to Somerset by 4 wickets in a stirring last-ball finish in a Pool B subordinate compare during a Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here.

Opting to bat first, Auckland Aces roving upon Lou Vincent’s dominant 47 done 125. Somerset completed a aim in a final round after James Hildreth done 34 whilst Steve Snell remained dominant upon 34.

‘The detriment in a second tighten diversion is devastating. This is a second unbroken better in a final over of a game. And it was really disappointing. 126 runs were not sufficient as well as a batsmen struggled,’ Hopkins said.

Somerset skipper Alfonso Thomas praised a consequential 61-run partnership in between Hildreth as well as Snell which took Somerset home to a stirring win.

Thomas, who took a singular off a final round to give a group a win, pronounced a group was seeking brazen to a compare opposite Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

‘We have been happy with this victory, as well as have been seeking brazen to KKR match. We have been not frightened of KKR even yet they have universe category players. you do not consider you can be intimidated by KKR. We will go in to a diversion as underdogs,’ Thomas said.

Loss in second tighten diversion devastating: Hopkins

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