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* Home * News * Skipper Smith praises Pune bowlers PUNE, MAY 14 (IANS) RISING PUNE SUPERGIANT SKIPPER STEVE SMITH PRAISED HIS BOWLERS WHO DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN RESTRICTING KINGS XI PUNJAB
TO A MEAGRE 73 IN AN INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) MATCH HERE ON Pune, May 14 (IANS) Rising Pune Supergiant skipper Steve Smith praised his bowlers who did a fantastic job in restricting Kings
XI Punjab to a meagre 73 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Sunday. The Pune victory came off a superb performance by their bowlers which was later complemented by their
top-rung batsmen to overhaul the meagre 74-run target set by a hapless Punjab. Shardul Thakur scalped three wickets for 19 runs while Jaidev Unadkat, Adam Zampa and Daniel Christian took two
wickets each. “It was a nice day. The bowlers did a terrific job. Shardul was outstanding, Unadkat again was outstanding,” Smith said after the match. Commenting on the toss which was a
major factor in Sunday’s tie, Smith said: “I was fortunate to win the toss, the ball was stopping. It was an easy decision today, the wicket was sticky.” Jaidev Unadkat, who was adjudged Man
of the Match for his superb bowling performance, said: “It has been brilliant. We have done all that we have planned in the team meeting. The execution has been brilliant. It has been
helping me personally as well.” Unadkat scalped two important wickets — of opener Martin Guptill on the very first ball of the innings and then Swapnil Singh in the 14th over. The
25-year-old pacer also ran out middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan. _This is published unedited from the IANS feed._ ALSO READ: