Pune Warriors India pulled off a comprehensive win

PUNE: Pune Warriors India pulled off a comprehensive win against a struggling Kings XI Punjab on Sunday in the presence of Thousands of spectators present in the new Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in the outskirts of Pune.

Pune warriors made a competitive total of 166 for teh loss of 6 wickets. The main contribution came from Samuels and Uthappa.Harmeet Singh of Punjab took 3 wickets for 24 runs in just 3.2 overs.

Punjab does not able to start well. They lose their openers early with Adam Gilchrist making on only 6 runs. In the end Bipul Sharma played a good cameo of 35 runs but it all goes in vain. Almost all the bowlers of Pune bowl superbly.

For his brilliant performance the man of the Match was awarded to MN Samuels of Pune Warriors.

Ganguly: “We bowled well and also batted well towards the end. The late onslaught took us to 160 plus but it was certainly a 150 pitch. The crowd were fantastic and it has been the case in the IPL. Still a long way to go in the tournament.”

Gilchrist: ” We gave away 30 runs too many and ten minutes of madness toward the end of our bowling and bad calls towards the start of our batting cost us the game. We need to train hard and turn it around. We can go through a form slump in this kind of long tournament and our prime purpose is to arrest it and make a comeback.”

Samuels: “The crowd were really good, it has been good playing with Pune Warriors. The ball was skidding on and we got an imposing total on board. We need to play hard cricket and that was what was discussed in the team meeting. First time we have had this atmosphere and it can’t get any better than this.”