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Irfan Pathan (Winning Captain): "It was a brilliant win. If not for Diwesh Pathania, we would have lost this game. It's important to give opportunities to the youngsters like him.
On this pitch, playing on the offside was tough, and I think Dilshan Munaweera bowled really well (against the right-handers). He is a brilliant cricketer; he is quite underrated. If they had left-handers in the middle, we would have operated with Yusuf (Pathan). We had our matchups right."
Kevin O' Brien (Legend of the Match): "Yes, watched yesterday's game on TV. Was not a free scoring game and pitch. Changed tactics and Irfan told to take the game deep and see how it goes. Thankfully, it works.
Yes, it was not a good pitch to bat and had to really work hard.
Yes, Pathi and Cooper bowled really well out there. The spinners bowled really well again and happy to win this game."
Legend of the Match: Kevin O' Brien.
Time for the presentations.
Ian Bell (Losing Captain): "It was a tight game. I guess we gave too many extras. We played brilliant games in this tournament, but today, we gave too many runs and made errors.
If you ask me to be brutally honest, both teams are very strong. This track was tough for batting, but (being former Test cricketers) we should have gone over the line.
We will look to get over the line in the next game and hopefully qualify for the knockouts. We will take one game at a time."
6:43 PM IST and Local Time: That's it. Konark Suryas Odisha have held their nerves to win the game by 5 runs in this low scoring thriller in Jammu. They have played the big moments better and deserve the win in the end.
Chasing 128 for the win, the Capitals never really got going. The openers fell cheaply without contributing much to the scorecard. Ian Bell the captain just about got to double figures. But it was Bharat Chipli who played a lone hand with 61* off 48 balls. But the others around him did not do much and that is why they end with 122/7 in 20 overs. 16 extras given by the fielding side.
All the bowlers of Konark Suryas Odisha bowled well and kept things tight. A wicket apiece for Diwesh Pathania, Kevon Cooper, Shahbaz Nadeem, Pravin Tambe, KP Appanna, and Yusuf Pathan. They did well to keep the score down and win the game in the end.
Earlier in the game, Konark Suryas Odisha batted first as they were inserted into bat first. They lost their openers Richard Levi and Jesse Ryder early. It was Kevin O'Brien who stood up and scored a brilliant 55* off 46 balls. Dilshan Munaweera gave him support and scored 33 off 44balls. Yusuf Pathan scored 12 off 13 balls. 20 extras given by the fielding side as Suryas ended with 127/4 in 20 overs.
Iqbal Abdulla was the pick of the bowlers for India Capitals with figures of 3/16 in 4 overs. A wicket also to Dhawal Kulkarni as the rest of the bowlers remained wicketless.
So, a win by 5 runs pushes Konark Suryas Odisha to second in the points table. India Capitals are now in third place. Stay tuned for the presentations.
OVER 20
India Capitals
122/7
Dhruv Jatinbhai Raval
6(7)
Bharat Chipli
61(48)
Diwesh Pathania
1-22(4.0)
19.6 D Pathania to Raval
4 Raval smacks it away to deep square leg for a boundary, but Konark Suryas Odisha goes over the line in this clash. Pathania bowls a fuller length ball on the middle and off, Raval swings it in the leg side for a boundary. Odisha win this game by 5 runs.
A crucial dot ball and this seals the game for Odisha.
19.5 D Pathania to Raval
0 Slower ball outside off, Raval swings but misses to dispatch this fuller length delivery. Odisha can't lose it now, at least mathematically.
Just a single and Chipli is off strike. 10 needed off 2 balls.
19.4 D Pathania to B Chipli
1 Length ball around off, Chipli goes to slog it in the offside but skews off the edge to covers for a run.
Bharat Chipli connects this time. Keeps his side in the game. 11 runs needed off 3 balls.
19.3 D Pathania to B Chipli
6 Bharat Chipli connects and connects as he has hit a meaty blow over long-on. Pathania overpitches the ball around off, Chipli gets underneath the ball and slogs it away over the bowler's head for a sixer.
A crucial dot ball. 17 needed off 4 balls.
19.2 D Pathania to B Chipli
0 Slower one and Chipli fails to read it. Length ball, Chipli swings at it but misses and the ball sneaks over the off-peg.
A single to get off strike. 17 needed off 5 balls with Chipli back on strike.