Lions subdue Amla's roar

May 07, 2017

Pradeep Sangwan made the new ball talk as he took out Martin Guptill in the first over of the match•AFP

Shaun Marsh, too, brought out fine shots from his repertoire and added 125 runs with Amla for the second wicket•AFP

Glenn Maxwell and Amla gave the side a late push, propelling the hosts to 189•BCCI

The openers' 91-run stand put Lions on course •BCCI

Kings XI's sloppiness on the field compounded their woes; Smith was dropped twice in his 39-ball 74•BCCI

After Raina and Aaron Finch fell quickly towards the close, Karthik steered Lions home with an unbeaten 35•BCCI

Hashim Amla exuded confidence from the start, finding the boundary easily•AFP

While Marsh fell soon after notching up his fifty...•BCCI

Dwayne Smith set the tone for Gujarat Lions' chase with an array of lusty blows•BCCI

Sandeep Sharma got into a heated argument with the umpire after a contentious no-ball call•BCCI

By the time Guptill held on to a skier to send Smith back, Lions had raced away to 120 in 11.2 overs•BCCI

...Amla clobbered five sixes and eight fours enroute to his second century of the season•BCCI

Ishan Kishan was solid in his supporting role, which helped Lions establish a base •AFP

Even though Maxwell tried to calm Sandeep down, the Kings XI captain, too, appeared discontented with the umpire's decision•AFP

Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina kept the scoreboard ticking with some ingenious strokeplay•BCCI