Kolkata [India], : Following the win over Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the Indian Premier League , Kolkata Knight Riders opener and ‘Participant of the Match’ Phil Salt stated he “really likes” the Eden Gardens, because the wicket right here is most much like those in England. HT Picture Salt was throughout LSG bowlers as he rained boundaries and sixes throughout KKR’s eight-wicket win over Lucknow on the Eden Gardens. With two wins in two video games, the two-time champions are unbeaten at residence. Unlock unique entry to the story of India’s basic elections, solely on the HT App. Obtain Now! Following the sport, Salt stated in the course of the post-match presentation, “Shreyas was good in the middle and kept me on task. It was good to get another win at home. Before the lights came on, I felt it was a little slower. When they came on, there was a bit more moisture to allow the ball to slide on, so it got a bit better for our innings. In India, this is probably the most similar to home. The ball bounces a bit more and you can aim squarer. I really like the wicket here. I have loved it. We have some great overseas players, and some great coaches. Good to have Shreyas back . GG is back in the fold as well, and I am really enjoying it.” Salt is the ninth-highest run-getter within the match up to now, scoring 191 runs at a mean of 47.75 and a strike charge of 159.16 in 5 matches. He has scored two half-centuries, each at Eden, with the most effective rating of 89*. Coming to the match, KKR opted to area first after profitable the toss. Regardless of skipper KL Rahul’s 39 in 27 balls, with three fours and two sixes, Lucknow was 95/4 in 11.4 overs as he didn’t get a lot help from different batters. A relaxed, composed 29 in 27 balls, with two fours and a six by Ayush Badoni and high quality ending by Nicholas Pooran, who scored 45 in 32 balls, with two fours and 4 sixes, guided LSG to 161/7 in 20 overs. Mitchell Starc got here good for KKR and was the choose of the bowlers. Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy and West Indies pair of Sunil Narine and Andre Russell acquired a wicket every. Within the run-chase, KKR misplaced Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi early. However Phil Salt launched an all-out assault on LSG bowlers, scoring 89* in 47 balls, with 12 fours and three sixes. His 120-run partnership with skipper Shreyas Iyer helped KKR chase down the whole with eight wickets and 26 balls in hand. Salt took residence the ‘Participant of the Match’ award. KKR is within the second spot, with 4 wins and a loss in 5 matches. It provides them a complete of eight factors. LSG is within the fifth spot with three wins and three losses, giving them six factors. This text was generated from an automatic information company feed with out modifications to textual content.
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