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Punjab on a roll
David Miller smashed a 34-ball 46 under pressure and Parvinder Awana scalped three wickets as Kings XI Punjab notched up a four-wicket victory over Barbados Trident in the Oppo Champions League twenty20 here onSaturday.
Mohali: David Miller smashed a 34-ball 46 under pressure and Parvinder Awana scalped three wickets as Kings XI Punjab notched up a four-wicket victory over Barbados Trident in the Oppo Champions League twenty20 here onSaturday.
Put into bat, Barbados posted a challenging 174 for six, riding on twin half-centuries by Dilshan Munaweera (50) and Raymon Reifer (60) in their stipulated 20 overs.
Punjab then managed to held on to their nerves despite losing wickets to eventually earn a hard-fought victory, their second win in as many matches in the tournament.
Needing 25 off the last two overs with four wickets in hand, Miller and No. 8 Akshar Patel (23) scored 47 runs off 19 balls to take their team home.
Chasing 175 to win, Punjab were off to a good start with openers Virender Sehwag (31) and Manan Vohra (27) sharing 41 runs in 22 balls but the latter was dismissed by Ravi Rampaul in the fourth over.
Sehwag and newman Wriddhiman Saha then added another 35 runs before the wicket-keeper batsman was sent back into the pavillion by James Franklin in the eight over.
Glenn Maxwell (16) then joined Sehwag and the Australian soon started his innings with a boundary. However his stay was short lived as after hitting three fours in eight balls he was caught by Ashley Nurse off Rampaul in the 10th over.
In the 12th over, Sehwag too was back into the pavillion while George Bailey and Perera also fell cheaply.
Stranded on the other side, David Miller and Akshar Patel, then turned out to be an unlikely hero as he blasted three fours and a six in the 19th over as Punjab amassed 20 runs.
Brief Score: Barbados Tridents: 174 for 6 (Raymon Reifer 60, Dilshan Munaweera 50; Parvinder Awana 3/46). Kings XI Punjab: 178 for 6(DA Miller 46 no, V Sehwag 31, Ravi Rampaul 2/50, Jeevan Mendis 2/18)
