A superb all-round performance from Andre Russell helped Kolkata Knight Riders to an easy four-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday night.
Russell, the West Indies international, took two Punjab wickets for 39 runs in his four-over spell with his medium pace before rescuing his side with the bat as he hit 66 runs from just 36 balls as Kolkata won with 13 balls to spare at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Kolkata won the toss and captain Gautam Gambhir opted to bat first. It was a decision that paid off as his bowlers accounted for the top order with just 27 runs on the board. It took a brilliant 60 from George Bailey, Gambhir’s opposite number, for Punjab to climb out of the hole they had dug themselves into.
The target of 156 seemed to be a stiff for Kolkata as they lost half their side for just 60. That was when Russell stepped out and took the match away from the home team. The right-hander received good support from fellow all-rounder Yusuf Pathan who remained unbeaten on 28.
Kolkata are now third in the IPL table.
JP Duminy starts up Delhi Daredevils and Nathan Coulter-Nile finishes it for win
Earlier in the day, Nathan Coulter-Nile took the ball in the final over on Saturday needing to keep Sunrisers Hyderabad from scoring nine runs to let Delhi Daredevils hold on for a win.
He kept them to six.
Coulter-Nile (1-26 in four overs) took a wicket in the over and ran out Asish Reddy as Delhi topped Hyderabad by four runs for their second successive win after losing their opening two matches in the Indian Premier League.
It was the third loss in four matches for Sunrisers, who saw Karn Sharma (19) caught out by Angelo Mathews on the final ball needing four runs for at least a draw.
Coulter-Nile merely provided the assist in the final over, however, for a man-of-the-match performance from JP Duminy.
Duminy took four wickets for just 17 runs in only three overs, crucially dropping David Warner (28) caught and bowled, Shikhar Dhawan (18) and Eoin Morgan (1) bowled and Ravi Bopara (41) caught out, as well as catching out Naman Ojha (12) from an Imran Tahir delivery.
Batting first Delhi built their innings on a 78-run second-wicket partnership between Duminy (54) and Shreyas Iyer (60). Duminy then combined for a 39-run third-wicket stand with Yuvraj Singh before he played a shot into his own stumps on a Dale Steyn delivery.
Angelo Mathews (15) and Kedar Jadhav (19) pushed Delhi to 167-4. Steyn (1-27 in four overs) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-21 in four) were efficient in their spells leading the Hyderabad attack but wickets proved tough to come by.
Sunrisers began well in response, with Dhawan and Warner combining for 50 runs on the first wicket before Duminy felled Dhawan.
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Torque 600Nm @ 6,500rpm
Fuel economy, combined 15.7L / 100km (est)
SPECS
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Transmission: eight-speed automatic
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Torque: 530Nm
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- Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
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- By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
- Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
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Roll of Honour
Who has won what so far in the West Asia rugby season?
Western Clubs Champions League
Winners: Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Runners up: Bahrain
Dubai Rugby Sevens
Winners: Dubai Exiles
Runners up: Jebel Ali Dragons
West Asia Premiership
Winners: Jebel Ali Dragons
Runners up: Abu Dhabi Harlequins
UAE Premiership Cup
Winners: Abu Dhabi Harlequins
Runners up: Dubai Exiles
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Friday
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5pm, Bahrain (6pm UAE time), Bahrain v Dubai Exiles
West Asia Trophy final
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Friday, April 13
UAE Premiership final
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Key changes
Commission caps
For life insurance products with a savings component, Peter Hodgins of Clyde & Co said different caps apply to the saving and protection elements:
• For the saving component, a cap of 4.5 per cent of the annualised premium per year (which may not exceed 90 per cent of the annualised premium over the policy term).
• On the protection component, there is a cap of 10 per cent of the annualised premium per year (which may not exceed 160 per cent of the annualised premium over the policy term).
• Indemnity commission, the amount of commission that can be advanced to a product salesperson, can be 50 per cent of the annualised premium for the first year or 50 per cent of the total commissions on the policy calculated.
• The remaining commission after deduction of the indemnity commission is paid equally over the premium payment term.
• For pure protection products, which only offer a life insurance component, the maximum commission will be 10 per cent of the annualised premium multiplied by the length of the policy in years.
Disclosure
Customers must now be provided with a full illustration of the product they are buying to ensure they understand the potential returns on savings products as well as the effects of any charges. There is also a “free-look” period of 30 days, where insurers must provide a full refund if the buyer wishes to cancel the policy.
“The illustration should provide for at least two scenarios to illustrate the performance of the product,” said Mr Hodgins. “All illustrations are required to be signed by the customer.”
Another illustration must outline surrender charges to ensure they understand the costs of exiting a fixed-term product early.
Illustrations must also be kept updatedand insurers must provide information on the top five investment funds available annually, including at least five years' performance data.
“This may be segregated based on the risk appetite of the customer (in which case, the top five funds for each segment must be provided),” said Mr Hodgins.
Product providers must also disclose the ratio of protection benefit to savings benefits. If a protection benefit ratio is less than 10 per cent "the product must carry a warning stating that it has limited or no protection benefit" Mr Hodgins added.
