Definitely wasn't expecting something like this," Narine, who was adjudged Man of the Match for his all-round show, said post-match at the presentation ceremony. Narine's 17-ball 54 was complemented by 2-29 with the ball from his four overs which helped Kolkata restrict Bangalore to 158 for 6. Chris Lynn was Narine's foil, the fit-again Australian dasher scoring a 22-ball 50. Narine has been opening the batting since Lynn injured his shoulder in a match against Mumbai Indians. On taking the important wicket of AB de Villiers, Narine said: "That wicket was key (AB de Villiers) and pulled them back a bit so I'm happy.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2017 15:56 UTC