Salt show
Opener Phil Salt scored a blazing 47-ball 89 not out in Kolkata Knight Riders' eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
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Dazzling knock
Salt smashed 14 fours and three sixes in his whirlwind knock as Kolkata won with 4.2 overs to spare. The hosts finished on 162-2 in 15.4 overs, replying to Lucknow’s 161-7 and clocked up its fourth win in five games this season.
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Campaign derails for LSG
It was a second consecutive loss for the Super Giants who are now fifth with six points from as many games.
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Salt mania
Salt’s second half-century of the season powered Kolkata’s chase from the very start, despite losing in-form Sunil Narine cheaply. Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan provided an earl double breakthrough but it didn’t impede Salt, who helped Kolkata to a powerful start of 42-2 in 3.1 overs.
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A solid stand
Salt and skipper Shreyas Iyer (38*) then put on 120 runs for the unbroken third wicket off only 76 balls. Salt reached 50 off 26, including eight fours and two sixes, and then accelerated even more.
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Highest IPL score for Salt
He took another 39 runs off the next 21 balls, with six fours and a six, en-route to his highest IPL score. Salt’s previous best was 87 for Delhi Capitals last season. The keeper-batter had come into the Kolkata squad to replace compatriot Jason Roy, who had pulled out of the tournament for personal reasons.
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Another par score
Earlier, Lucknow was restricted to yet another sub-par score on an even batting surface at the Eden Gardens. Nicholas Pooran top scored with 45 off 32, including four sixes, after Lucknow was down to 111-5 in 14.4 overs at one stage.
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Starc shines
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc, the most expensive player in the IPL, finally found some bowling rhythm and finished with 3-28 in four overs.
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Rahul disappoints with the bat
Starc's spell had prevented Lucknow from making a solid start, down to 39-2 in 4.4 overs. Skipper Lokesh Rahul scored 39 off 27 balls, with three fours and two sixes, but couldn’t help relaunch Lucknow’s innings.
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