CL 09, M23: Final: NSW v. T&T: Brett Lee, Boss in Final! NSW wins CL 09!

Brett Lee, was the boss in final! His heroics won the Champions League trophy for New South Wales lead by Simon Katich.

Put into bat, Hughes went for 3. Warner took most of the strike and gave just 4 deliveries to Hughes in 3 overs. Trying to maintain the run rate, he played across and lost his stumps.

Warner followed him to the pavilion in the next over for just 19. Katich scored just 16 and Henriques 4. S Smith alone made good contribution at the top with 33. New South Wales were 75 for 5 in 10.1 overs.

Wicket Keeper D Smith was bowled by Rampual for 3 which gave T&T a good chance to restrict the NSW. Brett Lee joined S Smith when the score was 83 for 6 in 11.2 overs.

Brett Lee took charge and played marvellous shots along the ground and also over the ropes. He cleared the rope 5 times and hit only one four. Both Smith and Lee took on Simmons and scored 23 from his 2 overs.

Rampual was the pick of the bowler with 3 for 20 in his 4. Dwyne Bravo also picked 2 wickets.

Chasing 160, the safe bet was in favor of T&T. They have chased above 170 couple of times, including 171 against NSW in their league encounter.

But, Brett Lee had a different story to write. He had Perkins stumps dislocated. He moved and tried to hit it over covers and missed straight delivery.

In the 2nd over, Barath hit two fours and a six in the first 3 balls. He chased a wide delivery only to get a thin under edge and give a simple catch to D Smith. That was a poor shot as 15 runs have already come out of that over.

Lee took a wonderful return catch to dismiss dangerous Simmons for just 4. T&T were 21 for 3 in 2.2 overs.

The Bravo-Ganga pair, which won the Semi Final against Cape Cobras steadied the innings. They did not want to lose another wicket. They managed to add 24 more runs to the total. When it was going good, Bravo tried to push the ball loosely but ended up dragging it to the stumps. Big break through from Bollinger.

Ganga was caught in the last ball of the 10th over for 19. T&T were struggling at half-way mark. They needed one more big innings from Pollard.

T&T needed 92 from 60 balls. As exected Pollard damaged the NSW bowling attack. He hit huge sixes sending the ball to 2nd tier.

Ramdin was caught at point trying to steer to third man. S Ganga and Pollard got out in the same over. Pollard hit two sixes of Harutiz. In the last ball of the over, going for the third six, he mistimed it an ballooned it long on. Brett Lee was in picture once again taking a good catch to relieve the New South Wales team and their supporters.

Stuart Clark dismissed Stewart and Mohammed in the next over. This is the first time T&T were dismissed in less than 20 overs.

NSW clinched the first edition of the Champions League, thanks to all-round performance from Brett Lee--48 from 31 balls with 1 four and 5 sixes; 2 for 10 in 2 overs; and took 2 catches.

He was awarded both man of the match and also the series.

Scoreboard:

Match # 23, Final
Date: Friday Oct 23, 2009
Teams: NSW v. T&T
Captains: S Katich and D Ganga
Toss: T&T, decided to field
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: NSW won by 41 runs and win the final
Points: NSW Won the Champions Trophy 2009
Man of the Match: Brett Lee off NSW
Man of the Series: Brett Lee off NSW

New South Wales Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Warner	c Mohammed b Bravo	19	16	4	0
P Hughes	b Rampaul	3	5	0	0
S Katich	c Barath b Bravo	16	14	0	2
M Henriques	c S Ganga b Pollard	4	7	0	0
B Rohrer	c S Ganga b Mohammed	16	12	1	1
S Smith	c Simmons b S Ganga	33	26	2	1
D Smith	b Rampaul	3	3	0	0
B Lee	c Perkins b Rampaul	48	31	1	5
N Hauritz	run out (Ramdin/Rampaul)	10	6	1	0
S Clark	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 2)	7	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 20 overs	159	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (Hughes, 3.1 ov), 2-32 (Warner, 4.3 ov), 3-45 (Katich, 6.5 ov), 4-47 (Henriques, 7.2 ov), 5-75 (Rohrer, 10.1 ov), 6-83 (DLR Smith, 11.2 ov), 7-132 (SPD Smith, 17.3 ov), 8-159 (Hauritz, 19.5 ov), 9-159 (Lee, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Ganga	4	0	29	1
R Rampaul	4	0	20	3
DJ Bravo	3	0	27	2
K Pollard	3	0	27	1
D Mohammed	3	0	19	1
L Simmons	2	0	23	0
N Stewart	1	0	9	0

Trinad & Tobago Innings: (160 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
W Perkins	b B Lee	0	2	0	0
A Barath	c D Smith b S Smith	14	6	2	1
L Simmons	c & b B Lee	4	7	1	0
D Ganga	c Warner b S Smith	19	20	1	1
DJ Bravo	b Bollinger	17	13	2	1
D Ramdin	c S Smith b S Clark	16	23	1	0
K Pollard	c B Lee b Hauritz	26	15	0	3
S Ganga	c Henriques b Hauritz	5	7	0	0
N Stewart	c Henriques b S Clark	4	3	1	0
D Mohammed	c Hughes b S Clark	1	2	0	0
R Rampaul	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 4, nb 3)	12	-	-	-
Total	all out in 15.5 overs	118	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Perkins, 0.2 ov), 2-21 (Barath, 1.6 ov), 3-21 (Simmons, 2.2 ov), 4-45 (Bravo, 5.3 ov), 5-68 (D Ganga, 9.6 ov), 6-93 (Ramdin, 13.1 ov), 7-107 (S Ganga, 14.4 ov), 8-113 (Pollard, 14.6 ov), 9-118 (Stewart, 15.4 ov), 10-118 (Mohammed, 15.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	2	0	10	2
S SmithN Hauritz4	0	32	2
D Bollinger	4	0	27	1
S Clark	3.5	0	21	3
N Hauritz	2	0	23	2

CL 09, M22: SF 2: T&T v. CC: Bravo takes T&T to Final!

What a brilliant innings from Dwayne Bravo? A match-winning preformance at a crucial stage which took Trinad and Tobago to the final. T&T will play against New South Wales on Friday.

Chasing a stiff target of 176, the start was good with Perkins and Barath adding 53 in 5 overs. Perkins got run out for 20. It was a peculiar run out! Barath played the ball to point, the direct hit from Puttick knocked the stumps and rebound. Perkins went for a run but Baranth stood his ground. He was half the way. The ball was easily passed on to Lee and he takes the stump with the ball.

Barath was trapped leg before off Duminy for 29, adding just 5 runs with Simmons. No big contribution came from the first top 3 batsmen.

Simmons got out for 20 when the score was 85 in 10 overs. One should say that Simmons did not utilize the chances given to him by Cape Cobra fielder Davis. He dropped two chances--one was a sitter on 11, and hard chance on 14. Kleinveldt did not make the same mistake when offered the chance. He grabbed a straight catch at deep midwicket off Ontong.

T&T needed 91 in 65 balls with Bravo joining the party with Skipper Ganga. Bravo was dropped on 17 by Ontong at long on off Duminy. The drop catch turned the match and took it away from Cape Cobras.

Bravo then went on to score unbetaen 58 in just 34 balls which had 4 fours and 3 sixes. Ganga was on 44 not out and built a good winning partnership of 93 runs in 55 balls as T&T won with 4 balls remaining.

Earlier, Bravo picked was smashed in his 3 overs for 46 runs. He was the costly bowlers and Cape Cobras picked him very well. Bravo took a revenge and should be a happy man.

For Cape Cobras, Gibbs scored runs, for a change. His 42 came in 27 balls with 5 fours and a six. He hit 4 fours in single over from Bravo.

It was Duminy, who took charge of the innings and made a wonderful 61. He picked the spots very well and hit 3 huge sixes and also 4 fours.

Simmons was the most economical bowler picking 2 wickets in 3 overs giving away 17 runs.

Scoreboard:

Match # 21, Semi Final 2
Date: Thursday Oct 22, 2009
Teams: Trinad and Tobago v. Cape Cobras
Captains: A Puttick and D Ganga
Toss: Cape Cobras, decided to field
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: Trinad and Tobago won by 6 wickets with 4 balls remaining
Points: Trinad and Tobago qualify for Final
Man of the Match: DJ Bravo off Trinad and Tobago

Cape Cobras Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Puttick	b S Ganga	10	13	1	0
H Gibbs	b Pollard	42	27	5	1
H Davids	c & b Mohammed	7	7	1	0
J Duminy	not out	61	40	4	3
R Kleinveldt	c Pollard b Simmons	21	16	0	2
J Ontong	c Stewart b Simmons	7	7	0	0
V Philander	not out	13	10	0	1
Extras	(lb 4, w 10)	14	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	175	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-30 (Puttick, 4.1 ov), 2-57 (Davids, 6.4 ov), 3-82 (Gibbs, 9.1 ov), 4-116 (Kleinveldt, 13.1 ov), 5-130 (Ontong, 15.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Ganga	4	0	28	1
R Rampaul	3	0	19	0
DJ Bravo	3	0	46	0
D Mohammed	3	0	27	1
K Pollard	3	0	24	1
N Stewart	1	0	10	0
L Simmons	3	0	17	2

Trinad & Tobago Innings: (194 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
W Perkins	run out (Ontong/Kleinveldt)	20	16	4	0
A Barath	lbw b Duminy	29	16	4	2
L Simmons	c Kleinveldt b Ontong	20	20	0	1
D Ganga	not out	44	31	1	2
DJ Bravo	not out	58	34	4	3
Extras	(w 6, nb 1)	7	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 19.2 overs	178	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-53 (Perkins, 4.6 ov), 2-58 (Barath, 6.1 ov), 3-85 (Simmons, 10.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
C Langeveldt	4	0	27	0
M Zondeki	2	0	30	0
R Kleinveldt	2.2	0	31	0
C Henderson	4	0	32	0
J Duminy	4	0	30	1
J Ontong	2	0	14	1
V Philander	1	0	14	0

CL 09, M21: SF 1: NSW v. Vic: New South Wales Cruise to Finals Easily!

Scoreboard:

Match # 21, Semi Final 1
Date: Wednesday Oct 21, 2009
Teams: NSW v. Victoria
Captains: S Katich and C White
Toss: New South Wales, decided to bat
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: NSW won by 79 runs and qualify for final
Points: NSW qualify for Final
Man of the Match: D Warner off NSW

New South Wales Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
P Hughes	b McKay	35	28	4	1
D Warner	run out (McDonald/Wade)	48	25	7	2
D Smith	b McDonald	20	19	3	0
S Katich	run out (D Hussey/Wade)	26	18	2	1
M Henriques	b Harwood	12	13	0	0
B Rohrer	c Quiney b McKay	19	11	2	0
S Smith	c White b McKay	2	4	0	0
B Lee	not out	0	1	0	0
N Hauritz	not out	1	1	0	0
Extras	(b 3, lb 3)	6	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	169	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-62 (Warner, 6.5 ov), 2-90 (Hughes, 9.4 ov), 3-121 (DLR Smith, 13.6 ov), 4-134 (Katich, 15.3 ov), 5-158 (Henriques, 18.3 ov), 6-163 (SPD Smith, 19.2 ov), 7-167 (Rohrer, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Harwood	4	0	23	1
P Siddle	4	0	43	0
C McKay	4	0	27	3
B Hodge	1	0	10	0
J Holland	3	0	34	0
A McDonald	4	0	26	1

Victoria Innings: (170 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Quiney	b Hauritz	0	5	0	0
B Hodge	lbw b Hauritz	0	5	0	0
A Blizzard	c Katich b Lee	5	6	1	0
D Hussey	c Katich b Henriques	16	17	0	1
C White	c S Smith b Henriques	11	23	1	0
A McDonald	b Bollinger	9	17	0	0
M Wade	not out	23	29	0	1
C McKay	c Katich b Henriques	8	6	1	0
S Harwood	st D Smith b S Smith	10	8	1	0
J Holland	b Lee	0	2	0	0
P Siddle	not out	1	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)	7	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 20 overs	90	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Quiney, 1.3 ov), 2-2 (Hodge, 1.5 ov), 3-6 (Blizzard, 2.5 ov), 4-32 (Hussey, 8.1 ov), 5-39 (White, 10.4 ov), 6-54 (McDonald, 13.4 ov), 7-68 (McKay, 15.6 ov), 8-87 (Harwood, 18.5 ov), 9-88 (Holland, 19.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	4	1	15	2
N Hauritz	4	0	25	2
D Bollinger	4	0	14	1
S Clark	4	0	17	0
M Henriques	3	0	11	3
S Smith	1	0	4	1

CL 09, M20: League B: DD v. CC: Bowlers Give Consolation Win for DD!

In the final league stage match, DD finally tasted win, but it does not matter to them as they are already out of the tournament along with Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers.

Put into bat, Delhi made 114. Dilshan was bowled for 1 and then his partner-skipper Gambhir was also bowled but for a duck.

Other young players like Nagar and Salvi were given chance in this match. Sehwag was rested.

OA Shah gave DD some respect by scoring unbeaten 39 in 38 balls. Delhi's only six came from his bat. Without his contribution, Delhi would have been bundled for less than 100.

Chasing 115 is an easy task, especially for a team like Cape Cobras, who have already qualified for Semi Finals.

But the DD bowlers had different script. Gibbs once again failed and recorded his second duck in this tournament. He was trapped plumb in front of the wicket off Dilshan. Gambhir's tactic of opening the bowling with Dilshan paid-off.

Skipper Puttick was bowled by Nannes for 6. Davis and Duminy revived the innings with a 27-run partnership for the third wicket. The direct hit by Sangwan from point sent Davids to pavilion--turning point.

Wickets fell frequently and another turning point was the wicket of Duminy. Kleinveldt was caught by Shah off Mishra. Two deliveries later, Duminy trying to poke at the ball, it sneaks through between bat and pad and knocked the stumps. Delhi was back in the game and they have seen light at the end of the tunnel.

Nannes picked 3 wickets, Nagar, Mishra, and Dilshan picked 2 each and dismissed Cape Cobras for 84. This is the first time that Cape Cobras have lost all the 10 wickets in this edition of CL. Also, so far, they have registered most ducks in the innings--Gibbs, Henderson, Zondeki.

Scoreboard:

Match # 20, League B
Date: Monday Oct 19, 2009
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v. Cape Cobras
Captains: G Gambhir and A Puttick
Toss: Cape Cobras, decided to field
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 30 runs
Points: Delhi Daredevils 2; Cape Cobras 0
Man of the Match: OA Shah off Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Daredevils Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Dilshan	b Kleinveldt	1	5	0	0
G Gambhir	b Kleinveldt	0	4	0	0
M Tiwari	b Henderson	19	21	1	0
D Karthik	run out (Puttick/Canning)	23	24	3	0
OA Shah	not out	39	38	2	1
Y Nagar	c Henderson b Ontong	10	18	0	0
R Bhatia	b Ontong	0	1	0	0
A Mishra	not out	8	9	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 10)	14	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	114	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Dilshan, 1.2 ov), 2-4 (Gambhir, 1.4 ov), 3-44 (Tiwary, 8.5 ov), 4-46 (Karthik, 9.4 ov), 5-80 (Nagar, 16.2 ov), 6-87 (Bhatia, 16.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Zondeki	4	0	13	0
R Kleinveldt	4	0	31	2
F Plaatjies	4	0	13	0
C Henderson	4	0	19	1
J Duminy	1	0	9	0
J Ontong	1	0	8	2
V Philander	2	0	17	0

Cape Cobras Innings: (115 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Puttick	b Nannes	6	7	1	0
H Gibbs	lbw b Dilshan	0	1	0	0
H Davids	run out (Sangwan)	22	29	1	1
J Duminy	b Mishra	14	20	2	0
R KleinveldtJ Ontongc Shah b Mishra	8	9	0	1
J Ontong	b Dilshan	9	13	1	0
V Phillander	c Dilshan b Nagar	12	16	0	0
R Canning	b Nannes	3	6	0	0
C Henderson	b Nannes	0	1	0	0
M Zondeki	c Dilshan b Nagar	0	1	0	0
F Plaatjies	not out	0	8	0	0
Extras	(lb 6, w 4)	10	-	-	-
Total	all out in 18.3 overs	84	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (Gibbs, 0.2 ov), 2-17 (Puttick, 3.6 ov), 3-44 (Davids, 8.2 ov), 4-57 (Kleinveldt, 10.4 ov), 5-57 (Duminy, 10.6 ov), 6-72 (Ontong, 14.3 ov), 7-78 (Canning, 15.5 ov), 8-78 (Henderson, 15.6 ov), 9-79 (Zondeki, 16.2 ov), 10-84 (Philander, 18.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Dilshan	4	0	16	2
D Nannes	4	0	19	3
R Bhatia	2	0	11	0
A Mishra	4	0	19	2
P Sangwan	2	0	4	0
Y Nagar	2.3	0	9	2

CL 09, M19: League A: T&T v. Eag: T&T Qualifes for Semi, Eagles Out!

In a thrilling last League A match, Barath of T&T gave a wonderful start to his team. The opening partnership of 66 between Perkins (35) and Barath (63) set the tone for the match.

Perkins hit a four and a six in the first over bowled by Mpitsang. He did not leave him in his second over as well as he it a six and a four. Barath opened up his shoulder and hit a six in the last ball. Mpitsang conceeded 28 runs in his 2 overs.

Perkins and Barath displayed fire work during this Diwali season with fours and sixes. Perkins had 3 fours and 3 sixes to his account while Barath, playing his first T20 international game, had 4 each to his innings. He scored 63 from 41 balls and Perkins took 25 balls for his 35. At the end of the powerplay of 6 overs, T&T were 64 for no loss.

Simmons contributed 40 from his bat consuming 25 deliveries. At the end of 10 overs, T&T were 96 for 1. deVilliers over changed the momentum and gave confidence to the batsmen. His 3rd over, 14th of the innings went for 20 runs including a six and 3 fours. At the end of 18 overs, T&T were 177 for 4.

Towards the end, it was Steward who hit 3 sixes and 3 fours in his 11-ball innings in which he scored 33. He hit 3 sixes and 2 fours in du Preez's over, 19th of the innings. This over added 27 to the total and helped T&T to cross 200 and also put highest score in this edition of CL.

To qualify, Eagles should reach 214 in 14.2 overs--86 balls. It is never an easy task and if happens, it is a miracle. Though Eagles fought well, the miracle did not happen.

At the end of powerplay, Eagles were 77 for 2. Though Wyk and Rossouw were hitting fours and sixes, they could not maintain it till the end. Wyk was trapped lbw after hitting 3 continuous fours.

Rossouw made 44 from 19 with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Skipper Dippenaar made 33 but all these were not enough for Eagles. At 14.2 overs, they were 132 for 3. Even if they had won this game, it wouldn't matter to T&T as they have already qualified on better net run rate along with NSW.

Eagles ended their innings at 189 short by 24 runs.

Scoreboard:

Match # 19, League A
Date: Sunday Oct 18, 2009
Teams: Trinad & Tobago v. Eagles
Captains: D Ganga and H Dippenaar
Toss: T&T, decided to bat
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: T&T won by 24 runs
Points: Trinad & Tobago 2; Eagles 0
Man of the Match: A Barath off Trinad & Tobago

Trinad & Tobago Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
W Perkins	b Tshabalala	35	25	3	3
A Barath	b du Preez	63	41	4	4
L Simmons	b R McLaren	40	25	6	1
K Pollard	c Kruger b Bailey	23	13	1	2
N Stewart	not out	33	11	3	3
DJ Bravo	not out	9	6	1	0
Extras	(b 4, w 5, nb 1)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 20 overs	213	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-66 (Perkins, 6.4 ov), 2-142 (Simmons, 14.2 ov), 3-159 (Barath, 16.3 ov), 4-175 (Pollard, 17.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Mpitsang	2	0	28	0
C deVilliers	3	0	36	0
D du Preez	4	0	54	1
R McLaren	4	0	29	1
T Tshabalala	2	0	23	1
R Bailey	3	0	24	1
A Kruger	2	0	15	0

Eagles Innings: (214 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M van Wyk	lbw b S Ganga	25	14	4	1
R Rossouw	c Pollard b Simmons	44	19	5	3
A McLaren	lbw b S Ganga	9	4	2	0
D du Preez	c Simmons b Pollard	35	41	1	2
H Dippenaar	c Ramdin b Pollard	33	19	4	1
R Bailey	not out	21	13	3	0
R McLaren	not out	12	11	2	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 1)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 20 overs	189	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-54 (van Wyk, 3.6 ov), 2-77 (AP McLaren, 5.4 ov), 3-81 (Rossouw, 6.3 ov), 4-139 (Dippenaar, 14.5 ov), 5-156 (du Preez, 16.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
R Rampaul	3	0	30	0
DJ Bravo	4	0	39	0
S Ganga	3	0	25	2
L Simmons	2	0	23	1
D Mohammed	2	0	14	0
K Pollard	3	0	25	2
N Stewart	3	0	27	0

CL 09, M18: League A: NSW v. Som: Somerset meekly surrenders to NSW!

In a no importance match for Somerset, they surrendered to NSW bowling attack. Put into bat, Somerset made just 111. Stuart Clark picked 3 wickets giving away 15 runs in his 4 overs.

Though it is not important for Somerset, it is not the same for NSW. A crucial two points will confirm their birth to semi finals.

They utilized the opportunity, attacked and restricted the Somerset. Chasing 112 is easy for a team like NSW. Warner fired fours and sixes from his bat. He scored 40 in just 16 balls which had 6 boundaries and sixes.

New South Wales reached the target losing 4 wickets and in just 11.5 overs. If Eagles beat T&T with better run rate, then there will be a tied position. The semi final birth will be based on the result of T&T v. Eagles.

Scoreboard:

Match # 18, League A
Date: Sunday Oct 18, 2009
Teams: New South Wales v. Somerset
Captains: S Katich and J Langer
Toss: New South Wales, decided to field
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: New South Wales won by 6 wickets with 49 balls remaining
Points: New South Wales 2; Somerset 0
Man of the Match: S Clark off New South Wales

Somerset Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C Kieswetter	c Katich b S Clark	13	19	2	0
J Langer	c Hauritz b S Clark	5	11	1	0
A Suppiah	run out (Warner)	8	8	1	0
J Hildreth	c Bollinger b S Clark	6	6	1	0
P Trego	c Hughes b Hauritz	3	7	0	0
Z de Bruyn	b Henriques	23	32	2	0
O Banks	b B Lee	15	18	1	0
W Durston	not out	20	13	2	1
J Butler	not out	6	8	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 6, nb 2)	12	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	111	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (Kieswetter, 4.2 ov), 2-24 (Langer, 4.4 ov), 3-39 (Hildreth, 6.5 ov), 4-39 (Suppiah, 6.6 ov), 5-44 (Trego, 9.1 ov), 6-81 (Banks, 16.2 ov), 7-85 (de Bruyn, 17.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	4	0	15	1
D Bollinger	4	0	33	0
S Clark	4	0	15	3
M Henriques	3	0	20	1
N Hauritz	3	0	14	1
S Smith	2	0	10	0

New South Wales Innings: (112 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Warner	c Butler b Banks	40	16	6	2
P Hughes	c Durston b de Bruyn	18	22	3	0
D Smith	c Suppiah b de Bruyn	20	12	4	0
S Katich	not out	18	11	4	0
M Henriques	c Kieswetter b Willoughby	8	5	2	0
S Smith	not out	5	6	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)	3	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 11.5 overs	112	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-56 (Warner, 4.4 ov), 2-78 (Hughes, 8.1 ov), 3-78 (DLR Smith, 8.2 ov), 4-88 (Henriques, 9.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
C Willoughby	3	0	30	1
A Thomas	3.5	1	19	0
O Banks	2	0	28	1
P Trego	1	0	15	0
Z de Bruyn	2	0	19	2

CL 09, M17: Leage B: RC v. DD: Taylor Stiches Perfectly for RC: All IPL teams Shown Exit Door!

With Royal Challengers already not qualified for semi final spot, Delhi's encounter against them was crucial for Delhi. A win for Delhi would have given them a chance to compete for the last four spot. But, their rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore devasted their hopes with a convincing win by 8 wickets with almost 5 overs remaining.

Put into bat, Delhi's skipper once again failed and that too in a crucial do-or-die match. He managed only 11 and struggled to find the form. He consumed 18 balls for his 11 runs. But, his partner and ex-captain Sehwag was in firing mood. He hit 6 fours and a six in his 29 ball innings. His usual cuts and lofted shots boosted the run rate. He was finally caught by Pandey off Merwe for 47.

Sehwag's innings, no one crossed 20 runs. Kumble picked 3 wickets. He was severely punished in the last match against Victoria. But, he proved his class in this match and was the pick of the bowler.

Chasing 139, Delhi had some hope when they dismissed the dangerous Uthappa for just 9. Another hard hitter Pandey pulled his muscle and had to go. He his request for a runner was turned down and he could not continue.

Dravid adn Taylor added 93 for the 2nd wicket in which Dravid scored 32. Though he was not included in the ODI team, he showed his class and proved that he is still capable of playing international ODI cricket.

The man for RC was Taylor. He scored his second fifty of this tournament. This fifty earned his team a consolation win as the result does not have any impact for Bangalore team for the semi final spot as they have alreday missed it.

Taylor's unbeaten 65 came in 38 balls which had 6 fours and 4 sixes. Kohli accompanied him till end and was not out on 24.

Scoreboard:

Match # 17, League B
Date: Saturday Oct 17, 2009
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v. Delhi Daredevils
Captains: A Kumble and G Gambhir
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, decided to field
Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets with 29 balls remaining
Points: Royal Challengers 2; Delhi Daredevils 0
Man of the Match: LRPL Taylor off Royal Challengers Bangalore

Delhi Daredevils Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Gambhir	c Boucher b Steyn	11	18	2	0
V Sehwag	c Pandey b Merwe	47	29	6	1
T Dilshan	c & b Kumble	20	22	0	0
D Karthik	lbw b Kumble	2	4	0	0
OA Shah	c B Kumar b Kumble	17	17	1	0
M Tiwari	c Pandey b P Kumar	11	17	0	0
R Bhatia	not out	16	13	1	0
Extras	(b 3, lb 5, w 6)	14	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	138	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-48 (Gambhir, 5.4 ov), 2-77 (Sehwag, 9.2 ov), 3-81 (Karthik, 10.3 ov), 4-91 (Dilshan, 12.6 ov), 5-114 (Shah, 16.2 ov), 6-138 (Tiwary, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	4	0	24	1
P Kumar	4	0	35	1
B Kumar	4	0	31	0
Merwe	4	0	20	1
A Kumble	3	0	20	3

Bangalore Royal Challengers Innings: (139 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M Pandey	retired hurt	3	8	0	0
R Uthappa	c Mishra b Nannes	9	9	1	0
R Dravid	not out	32	26	3	1
LRPL Taylor	b Nannes	65	38	6	4
V Kohli	not out	24	10	5	0
Extras	(w 6)	6	-	-	-
Total	for 2 wkts in 15.1 overs	139	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-7* (Pandey, retired not out), 1-15 (Uthappa, 3.3 ov), 2-108 (Taylor, 13.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Nehra	3.1	0	23	0
D Nannes	4	0	19	2
G McGrath	2	0	25	0
A Mishra	4	0	59	0
R Bhatia	2	0	13	0

CL 09, M16: League B: CC v. Vic: Davis Makes it Easy for Cape Cobras

In a delayed start match due to security reasons, Davis made it easy for Cape Cobras. The match was reduced to 17 overs a side as there was a security alert in the Bangalore Chinnaswamy Stadium.

A cricketer from one of the Indian states, Jammu and Kashmir, was said to have carrying a bag of explosives. He was taken for further questioning but no evidence was found against him.

Deciding to bat, Victoria made 125. A strange record happened in the innings when both the openers were dismissed for duck. Quiney was caught on the very first ball and two balls later, Hodge dragged one inside. This really put the Victorians on the back foot. Blizzard and David Hussey made some runs and took the score to 27 in 3.5 overs. Blizzard was caught and then David Hussey got out for 19 when the score was 59 in the 10th over.

Wade made some quick runs and that took Victoria to 125. Wade scored 18 off 10 balls with 3 fours.

Chasing 126 in 17 overs, skipper Puttick went early for 4. Davis joined Brand played cautiously and kept the scoreboard moving. Brand was run out with a direct hit from McKay. Davis and Duminy played well and took their side towards the target.

Davis scored 69 in 54 balls including 7 fours and 2 sixes. Duminy contributed 18 from 23 balls. These two added 88 runs in 69 balls.

Davos was chosen for the man of the match for his match winning unbeaten 69.

Scoreboard:

Match # 16, League B
Date: Saturday Oct 17, 2009
Teams: Cape Cobras v. Victoria
Captains: A Puttick and C White
Toss: Victoria, decided to bat
Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Result: Cape Cobras won by 8 wickets with 6 balls remaining
Points: Cape Cobras 2; Victoria 0
Man of the Match: H Davis off Cape Cobras

Victoria Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Quiney	c Philander b Zondeki	0	1	0	0
B Hodge	b Zondeki	0	2	0	0
A Blizzard	c van Zyl b Kleinveldt	22	16	4	0
D Hussey	c Kleinveldt b Duminy	19	22	1	1
C White	c Ontong b Philander	24	30	2	0
A McDonald	not out	29	22	2	0
M Wade	not out	18	10	3	0
Extras	(lb 3, w 9, nb 1)	13	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 17 overs	125	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Quiney, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Hodge, 0.3 ov), 3-27 (Blizzard, 3.5 ov), 4-59 (Hussey, 9.2 ov), 5-94 (White, 13.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Zondeki	4	0	21	2
R Kleinveldt	3	0	27	1
C Henderson	4	0	19	0
J Duminy	3	0	34	1
V Philander	2	0	12	1
S Engelbrecht	1	0	9	0

Cape Cobras Innings: (126 to win in 17 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Puttick	c Mcdonald b Siddle	4	4	1	0
D Brand	run out (McKay)	29	15	5	1
H Davids	not out	69	54	7	2
J Duminy	not out	18	23	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 5)	9	-	-	-
Total	for 2 wkts in 16 overs	129	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-11 (Puttick, 1.1 ov), 2-41 (Brand, 4.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Harwood	3	0	38	0
P Siddle	4	0	19	1
C McKay	4	0	26	0
J Holland	2	0	20	0
A McDonald	3	0	22	0

CL 09, M15: Leage A: T&T v. NSW: Pollard Cyclone Swept Away NSW!

What an innings by Pollard? He completely took away the match from New South Wales' hand. Chasing a tough target of 171 against a bowling attack of 3 international bowlers--Brett Lee, Hauritz and Stuart Clark, T&T were not the favorites.

The three wickets in a span of 4 runs put NSW in the driver seat. Ganga and DM Bravo added 47 for the 4th wicket. Ganga made 32 but poor running decision cost his wicket. The ball wrapped on his leg and there was an appeal for leg before. Ganga wanted a single but Bravo was not interested. Before Ganga made a come back, Roher was quick and struk the stumps.

Ramdin joined Bravo and put a 14 runs before Bravo also lost his wicket through a second run out. The poor calling on the second run gave a crucial wicket to NSW.

T&T needed 80 runs in 7 overs. Pollard and Ramdin tried to improvise the run rate but a good throw by Lee from deep extra cover provided another wicket to NSW. Ramdin need to learn how to run. He reached the crease but his bat was on the air.

T&T needed 51 runs in the last 4 overs with 4 wickets in hand. Henriques's over to Pollard changed the equation. He went for 27 runs in one over, the highest run scored in an over in the Champions League.

He started with a wide and then followed by two fours and two sixes in the first four balls. He did not score a run in the 5th ball but the last ball went for a six.

None of the shots were mistimed or edged. All of the hits were perfectly timed and sixes were huge.

24 from 18 balls. Brett Lee went for 8 runs including a boundary by Pollard, but this one was edged to third-man boundary.

16 from 2 overs, but Pollard needed just 3 deliveries from Henriques. Going for 27 runs in the previous over, the bowler wuld have lost the confidence. He was given the ball again. First one was a four and the next two were sixes which also brought Pollard's unimaginable fifty, in record 18 balls. T&T did not lose a match still in this edition of CL.

Earlier, the start for NSW was a record partnership of 121 runs, the first 100-runs partnership for the 1st wicket in this edition of Champions League.

Hughes made 83 in 64 balls with 11 fours and a six while his partner Warner made 63 in 41 with 5 fours and 3 sixes. These two batsmen set the tone for NSW innings as they put 121 in 92 balls.

Rampual went for 38 in 3 overs, but DJ Bravo picked 3 wickets for 31 in his 4 overs.

Scoreboard:

Match # 15, League A
Date: Friday Oct 16, 2009
Teams: T&T v. NSW
Captains: D Ganga and S Katich
Toss: New South Wales, decided to bat
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: T&T won by 4 wickets with 9 balls remaining
Points: Trinad & Tobago 2; New South Wales 0
Man of the Match: K Pollard off Trinad & Tobago

New South Wales Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
P Hughes	c Pollard b DJ Bravo	83	64	11	1
D Warner	c DJ Bravo b Mohammed	63	41	5	3
M Henriques	c Simmons b DJ Bravo	17	11	1	1
B Rohrer	c Pollard b DJ Bravo	2	3	0	0
S Smith	not out	3	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 20 overs	170	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-121 (Warner, 15.2 ov), 2-164 (Henriques, 19.1 ov), 3-164 (Hughes, 19.2 ov), 4-170 (Rohrer, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
R Rampaul	3	0	38	0
DJ Bravo	4	0	31	3
S Ganga	4	0	17	0
D Mohammed	4	0	26	1
L Simmons	4	0	33	0
S Badree	1	0	24	0

Trinad & Tobago Innings: (171 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
L Simmons	lbw b Bollinger	3	6	0	0
W Perkins	c Hauritz b B Lee	16	13	2	1
DJ Bravo	c Bollinger b Henriques	1	5	0	0
D Ganga	run out (Rohrer)	32	26	1	2
DM Bravo	run out (Warner/D Smith)	27	24	0	2
D Ramdin	run out (B Lee/D Smith)	23	13	3	1
K Pollard	not out	54	18	5	5
S Ganga	not out	4	7	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 1)	11	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 18.3 overs	171	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-26 (Perkins, 2.5 ov), 2-26 (Simmons, 3.1 ov), 3-30 (DJ Bravo, 4.2 ov), 4-77 (D Ganga, 11.1 ov), 5-91 (DM Bravo, 12.6 ov), 6-118 (Ramdin, 15.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	3	0	17	1
D Bollinger	4	0	22	1
M Henriques	3.3	0	46	1
N Hauritz	2	0	22	0
S Clark	4	0	27	0
S Smith	2	0	27	0

CL 09, M14: League A: Eag v. Som: deVilliers Storms Somerset!

deVilliers picked 4 wickets for Eagles and set the platform for their victory. Deciding to bat first, Somerset did not had a good start. deVilliers picked the first 3 wickets and put Somerset on the back foot. Kieswetter was trapped leg before for 8 and so Suppiah for first ball duck, and de Bruyn for 2. Durston came to the rescue with his wonderful 57 off 32 balls which had 10 fours. It really helped his team to put a fighting 132 on the board.

Durston's innings went in vain as Somerset bowlers were not able to restrict Eagles batsmen within 133. Opener van Wyk made 47 and Bailey made 29 which helped the team to ease through the chase.

Scoreboard:

Match # 14, League A
Date: Friday Oct 16, 2009
Teams: Eagles v. Somerset
Captains: H Dippenaar and J Langer
Toss: Somerset, decided to bat
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: Eagles won by 5 wickets with 8 balls remaining
Points: Eagles 2; Somerset 0
Man of the Match: C deVilliers off Eagles

Somerset Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C Kieswetter	lbw b deVilliers	8	9	2	0
J Langer	b Tshabalala	12	14	2	0
A Suppiah	lbw b deVilliers	0	1	0	0
Z de Bruyn	c A McLaren b deVilliers	2	8	0	0
J Hildreth	c Rossouw b Coetzee	31	40	2	0
P Trego	c & b Kruger	6	11	0	0
W Durston	c R McLaren b deVilliers	57	32	10	0
B Phillips	c A McLaren b Coetzee	0	4	0	0
A Thomas	not out	1	1	0	0
M Waller	not out	0	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 10, w 3, nb 2)	15	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 20 overs	132	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-11 (Kieswetter, 1.4 ov), 2-12 (Suppiah, 1.5 ov), 3-18 (de Bruyn, 3.4 ov), 4-40 (Langer, 6.1 ov), 5-52 (Trego, 8.6 ov), 6-129 (Durston, 18.2 ov), 7-131 (Phillips, 19.1 ov), 8-131 (Hildreth, 19.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J Coetzee	4	0	24	3
C deVilliers	4	2	17	4
S van Schalkwyk	1	0	9	0
R McLaren	4	0	31	0
T Tshabalala	3	0	18	1
A Kruger	3	0	14	1
R Bailey	1	0	9	0

Eagles Innings: (133 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M van Wyk	c Kieswetter b Thomas	47	41	4	1
R Rossouw	c Thomas b Willoughby	13	8	1	1
A McLaren	c Durston b Willoughby	13	14	3	0
H Dippenaar	c Durston b Waller	18	19	2	0
R Bailey	c Waller b Thomas	29	24	4	0
R McLaren	not out	4	5	1	0
A Kruger	not out	0	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 1)	9	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 18.4 overs	133	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-16 (Rossouw, 1.6 ov), 2-46 (AP McLaren, 5.3 ov), 3-77 (Dippenaar, 11.1 ov), 4-126 (van Wyk, 16.5 ov), 5-132 (Bailey, 18.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Thomas	3.4	0	20	2
C Willoughby	4	0	29	2
B Phillips	4	0	22	0
M Waller	4	0	28	1
P Trego	3	0	26	0

CL 09, M13: League B: Vic v. RC: McDonald Stars in Victoria's Victory!

RC deciding to bat, did not utilize the advantage of winning the toss. Kallis was dropped in this match. IPL Century scorer Pandey opened the innings with Uthappa. They made 39 in 4.4 overs, a good start, before Uthappa was bowled by McKay. Uthappa tried to push the good length ball without moving his feet, the ball took the inside edge and dragged it to the stumps.

Pandey and Dravid built a 21-run partnership. The wickets were falling at regular intervals and no big partnership was built after that except the unbroken 23 runs for the 7th wicket.

Dravid scored 33 and was the only batsman to score a six in Bangalore innings. McDonald picked 4 wickets including a lucky decision against Dravid. Royal Challengers ended with 127 in 20 overs.

The chase was easy for Victoria and they were never under trouble. Poor bowling from the Bangalore team helped Victoria to seal the victory and lead the table with 4 points incuding the 2 brought from the Group Matches.

David Hussey finished the match in style with 3 sixes from Kumble's over. He remained not out on 31 which came off 15 balls including 2 fours and 3 sixes.

With this loss, Royal Challengers Bangalore is almost near the exit gate. Already one Indian Deccan Chargers did not qualify for Super 8. Even if RC beat DD in their last match, they will end with 2.

Victoria has already 4 points and Cape Cobras has 2. If Delhi beat Cape Cobras and lose to Royal Challengers, then Delhi, RC and Cobras will have 2 points each and net run rate will come into play, which can push either Delhi or RC.

Scoreboard:

Match # 13, League B
Date: Thursday Oct 15, 2009
Teams: Victoria v. Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captains: C White and A Kumble
Toss: RC, decided to bat
Venue: Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Result: Victoria won by 7 wickets with 25 balls remaining
Points: Victoria 2; Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Man of the Match: A McDonald off Victoria

Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M Pandey	c & b McDonald	39	28	7	0
R Uthappa	b McKay	13	12	2	0
R Dravid	lbw b McDonald	33	35	2	1
V Kohli	c Blizzard b McDonald	6	8	0	0
LRPL Taylor	lbw b McDonald	2	7	0	0
M Boucher	c Blizzard b McKay	5	12	0	0
B Akhil	not out	18	13	2	0
Merwe	not out	3	6	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 1)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	127	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-39 (Uthappa, 4.4 ov), 2-60 (Pandey, 8.3 ov), 3-76 (Kohli, 10.6 ov), 4-79 (Taylor, 12.2 ov), 5-99 (Dravid, 15.6 ov), 6-104 (Boucher, 17.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Harwood	4	0	28	0
P Siddle	4	0	26	0
C McKay	4	0	26	2
J Holland	4	0	19	0
A McDonald	4	0	21	4

Victoria Innings: (128 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Quiney	c Dravid b Steyn	29	33	4	0
B Hodge	b Akhil	25	20	5	0
A Blizzard	st Boucher b Merwe	21	20	3	0
D Hussey	not out	31	15	2	3
C White	not out	6	7	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, w 10)	21	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 15.5 overs	133	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-48 (Hodge, 6.3 ov), 2-95 (Quiney, 11.5 ov), 3-97 (Blizzard, 12.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Kumble	3.5	0	39	0
P Kumar	2	0	10	0
Steyn	4	0	33	1
B Akhil	3	0	20	1
Merwe	3	0	20	1

Records in Champions League 2009

1st Toss: A Kumble off Royal Challengers Bangalore
1st Ball Faced By: J Kallis off Royal Challengers Bangalore
1st Ball Bowled By: C Langeveldt off Cape Cobras

1st Run: Single, J Kallis off Royal Challengers Bangalore of Langeveldt
1st four: J Kallis off Royal Challengers Bangalore of Langeveldt
1st Six: R Uthappa off Royal Challengers Bangalore of Zondeki

1st Wicket: Langeveldt (Kallis caught Behind)
1st Catch: Canning off Cape Cobras (Kallis Caught Behind)
1st Catch Out Field: Gibbs off Cape Cobras (R Uthappa caught at point)

1st Third Umpire Decison: Uthappa caught at point by Gibbs off Zondeki
1st Run Out: Dravid off Royal Challengers Bangalore by Phillander and Canning
1st Stumping: V Kohli stumped by Canning off Henderson

1st Fifty: R Uthappa off Bangalore Royal Challengers against Cape Cobras--51 in 39 balls (7x4s; 2x6s)
1st Century: A Puttick off Cape Cobras against Otago--104 not out in 62 balls (12x4s; 3x6s)
1st Duck: H Gibbs off Cape Cobras; caught behind by Boucher off Praveen Kumar. 1st ball dismissal

1st Fifty Partnership: 68 runs for 2nd wicket between Uthappa and Dravid off Royal Bangalore Challengers against Cape Cobras
1st Century Partnership: 1st Wicket of 121 runs in 92 balls between P Hughes and D Warner of NSW against T&T

1st team to all out: Otago against Cape Cobras; Otago were all out for 139 in 17.1 overs and lost the match by 54 runs
2nd team to all out: Somerset against Trinad & Tobago; Somerset were all out for 106 in 20 overs and lost the match by 45 runs
3rd team to all out: Otago against Royal Challengers Bangalore; Otago were all out for 108 in 17.5 overs and lost the match by 80 runs
4th team to all out: Cape Cobras against Delhi Daredevils; Cape Cobras were all out for 84 in 18.3 overs and lost the match by 30 runs
5th team to all out: Trinad & Tobago against New South Wales; Trinad & Tobago were all out for 118 in 15.5 overs and lost the Final by 41 runs

1st Mainden Over: Brett Lee off New South Wales against Eagles - 4-1-14-1
1st Team to score less than 100: Delhi Daredevils scored 98 for 8 in 20 overs against Victoria

1st Double Maiden Overs: C deVilliers off Eagles against Somerset - 4-2-17-4

Innings without Sixes: Delhi Daredevils did not score any six against Victoria; DD scored 98 for 8 in 20 overs and lost the game
Innings without Sixes: Sussex did not score any six against New South Wales; Sussex scored 95 for 8 in 20 overs and lost the game
Innings without Sixes: Somerset did not score any six against Eagles; Somerset scored 132 for 8 in 20 overs and lost the game

Last Ball Win: Somerset beat Deccan Chargers Hyderabad in the last ball of the innings; 1 ball, 1 run, 1 wkt in hand; A Thomas scored boundary

1st Tied Match: Eagles v. Sussex, Group B, on Oct. 13, 2009; Sussex-119/7 in 20; Eagles-119/4 in 20; Eagles won in Super Overs by 9 runs
1st Super Over: Eagles beat Sussex in the Super Over by 9 runs. Eagles-9/0 in 1; Sussex-0/2 in 0.2

Highest Score: 213 for 4 in 20 overs by T&T against Eagles; T&T won by 24 runs
Lower Score: 84 all out in 18.3 overs by Cape Cobras against Delhi Daredevils; Delhi Daredevils won by 30 runs

Highest Chased Score: Cape Cobras scored 184 for 5 in 19.4 overs chasing the target of 181 set by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Lowest Chased Score: Victoria chased 99 set by Delhi Daredevils; Victoria scored 100 for 3 in 16.4 overs

Highest Margin Win in Runs: Royal Challengers Bangalore (118-2 in 20) beat Otago (108-10 in 17.5) by 80 runs
Lowest Margin Win in Runs: T&T scored 149 for 7 in 20 while Deccan Chargers Hyderbad scored 146 for 9 in 20 runs and lost by 3 runs

Lowest Scored Defended: Wayamba defended 118 for 9 in 20 against Victoria, which ended with 103 for in 20

Highest Patnership for any Wkt: 1st Wicket of 121 runs in 92 balls between P Hughes and D Warner of NSW against T&T

Duck by Openers: R Quiney (Caught by Philander) and B Hodge (Bowled) off Victoria were dismissed for duck in the first over by Zondeki off Cape Cobras with zero on the scoreboard
Duck by Openers: R Quiney (Bowled by Hauritz) and B Hodge (LBW) off Victoria were dismissed for duck in the first over by Hauritz off New South Wales with 1 and 2 on the scoreboard respectively
Most Ducks in an Innings: 3 (H Gibbs, C Henderson, and M Zondeki) off Cape Cobras against Delhi Daredevils in League B Match
Most Ducks in a Match: 5 (G Gambhir and R Bhatia off Delhi Daredevils; H Gibbs, C Henderson, and M Zondeki off Cape Cobras) in League B Match

Champions League 2009: League Schedule

With the group matches over, the teams are gearing up for the league stages. The top two teams from each league will qualify for the semi finals. The first match begins on October 15 and ends October 19.

M#	Date	League	Teams	Venue
13	Thu Oct 15, 09	B	RC v. Vic	Bangalore
14	Fri Oct 16, 09	A	Eag v. Som	Hyderabad
15	Fri Oct 16, 09	A	NSW v. T&T	Hyderabad
16	Sat Oct 17, 09	B	CC v. Vic	Bangalore
17	Sat Oct 17, 09	B	RC v. DD	Bangalore
18	Sun Oct 18, 09	A	NSW v. Som	Hyderabad
19	Sun Oct 18, 09	A	Eag v. T&T	Hyderabad
20	Mon Oct 19, 09	B	CC v. DD	Delhi

CL 09, M12: A: T&T v. DC: DJ Bravo Takes T&T to Last 8! IPL Champions DC Knocked Out!

In the crucial last game of the first round group matches, the IPL champions Deccan Chargers Hyderabad was knocked out of the champions league.

In a thrilling match, Trinad and Tobago beat DC by just 3 runs. Until Gilchrist was in the crease, they're the favories. Even, Symonds could have taken his team to victory but wonderful bowling and fielding by the T&T guys gave them the deserving win.

DJ Bravo picked 3 wicket and also got involved in two run outs and a catch. Earlier, in T&T innings, life was given by Pollard as he hit 4 huge sixes and took the score to 149. He hit 31 off 14 balls with a four and 4 sixes. This changed the pace of the game.

Scoreboard:

Match # 12, Group A
Date: Wednesday Oct 14, 2009
Teams: Trinad & Tobago v. Deccan Chargers Hyderabad
Captains: D Ganga and G Christ
Toss: DC, decided to field
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Result: T&T won by 3 runs
Points: Trinad & Tobago 2; Deccan Chargers 0
Man of the Match: DJ Bravo off Trinad & Tobago

Trinad & Tobago Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
L Simmons	lbw b Edwards	7	7	1	0
W Perkins	lbw b Edwards	38	32	6	0
DM Bravo	c & b Suman	14	17	3	0
D Ganga	run out (Symonds)	0	2	0	0
DJ Bravo	run out (Suman)	11	19	0	0
D Ramdin	st Gilchrist b Symonds	15	16	1	0
K Pollard	b Edwards	31	14	1	4
S Ganga	not out	13	11	1	0
D Mohammed	not out	2	5	0	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 6, nb 4)	18	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	149	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-19 (Simmons, 2.1 ov), 2-53 (DM Bravo, 5.4 ov), 3-53 (D Ganga, 5.6 ov), 4-83 (Perkins, 11.4 ov), 5-92 (DJ Bravo, 13.1 ov), 6-125 (Ramdin, 16.4 ov), 7-135 (Pollard, 17.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
F Edwards	4	0	32	3
RP Singh	4	0	22	0
S Styris	1	0	10	0
T Suman	3	0	24	1
A Symonds	4	0	25	1
P Ojha	4	0	28	0

Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Innings: (150 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Gilchrist	c Pollard b Simmons	51	36	6	2
VVS Laxman	lbw b DJ Bravo	4	6	1	0
T Suman	c Ramdin b DJ Bravo	1	3	0	0
A Symonds	run out (Simmons/Ramdin)	2	4	0	0
R Sharma	c DJ Bravo b Badree	25	24	3	0
S Styris	run out (D Ganga/Ramdin)	14	13	1	0
Y Venugopal Rao	c Ramdin b Rampaul	30	19	2	2
RP Singh	not out	9	10	1	0
F Edwards	b DJ Bravo	5	5	0	0
P Ojha	run out (DJ Bravo)	0	1	0	0
Harmeet Singh	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 3, nb 1)	5	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 20 overs	146	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-15 (Laxman, 1.6 ov), 2-23 (Abhinav Kumar, 3.1 ov), 3-30 (Symonds, 4.3 ov), 4-85 (Gilchrist, 11.5 ov), 5-86 (Sharma, 12.1 ov), 6-125 (Styris, 16.4 ov), 7-137 (Venugopal Rao, 17.6 ov), 8-145 (Singh, 19.4 ov), 9-145 (Edwards, 19.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
R Rampaul	4	0	29	1
DJ Bravo	4	0	24	3
S Ganga	2	0	17	0
K Pollard	1	0	13	0
D Mohammed	3	0	21	0
S Badree	3	0	25	1
L Simmons	3	0	16	1

CL 09, M11: B: Eag v. Sus: Eagles beat Sussex in Super Over Thriller!

What a match? The match of the tournament so far! The team that wins the match qualifies for the super 8. Both the teams scored 119 and the match moved towards super over (one-over elimination).

The rules of the Super Over:

Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler;
If they lose two wickets the innings (of six balls) is considered over;
If it's another tie, the team with most number of sixes in the Eliminator wins;
If that's also equal, it's the team with the most sixes in the match that wins (Sussex has three sixes, Eagles have two).

Super Over:

Eagles batted first with Rossouw and Ryan McLaren. Yasir Arafat, who bowled the 20th over had the ball in hand.

Rossuouw and McLaren scored a single each in the first two balls. Third ball was a dot ball. Rossouw hit a six over long on. Yasir bowled a little wide on the off and got a dot ball. Last ball was a single and Eagles ended with 9 runs.

de Villiers struck with the first two balls and finished the match in favor of Eagles. He had Dwayne Smith clean bowled uprooting his off stump. With just one more wicket in hand, 5 balls, 10 runs needed. Hamilton-Brown was also dismissed the same way--looked like a replay. Eagles qualified for the super 8 by 9 runs.

Scores Tied

Chasing 120, Rossouw took Eagles closer to the target. He scored a wonderful 65 which gave hopes to Eagles. His innings had 7 fours and 2 sixes in 62 balls.

Rossouw and Ryan McLaren gave a good start with a 72-run partnership for the first wicket in 11.1 overs. Ryan scored just 16 of those while Rossouw touched his 50 (in 39 balls).

Eagles needed 46 in 8 overs with 9 wickets in hand. The collapse started after Wyk was caught by Joyce off Chawla for 2. 39 needed off 6 overs with 8 wickets in hand.

Two overs needed 17. Hamilton-Brown bowled a good tight over which went for 5 runs. The key turning point was the crucial wicket of Rossouw, caught behind.

Last over needed 12 runs, Yasir Arafat had the ball. The first 3 balls went for single. McLaren hit a four through an inner edge which went to a four in fine leg. Nobody can set a field set for the french cut.

Last two balls required 5 runs. Arafat bowled a brilliant yorker on the wide off stump which went to keeper.

One ball, 5 runs, Ryan McLaren was again on strike. The delivery pitched on length was clubbed to the wide-long on boundary. Though for a moment everyone thought that it was a six, it was actually a boundary which forced a tie.

Sussex Innings

Deciding to bat first, Sussex did not utilize the batting conditions. No batsmen could make merry as the highest score was 25 by number 7 batsmen J Gatting. C de Villiers and du Preez picked 2 wickets each. The bowlers maintained it tight and did not allow the batsmen to improvise the scoring rate.

Super 8 Qualification

With this win, Eagles qualified for the super 8. New South Wales already qualifed by winning both their matches convincingly.

Scoreboard:

Match # 11, Group B
Date: Tuesday Oct 13, 2009
Teams: Eagles v. Sussex
Captains: M Yardy and H Dippenaar
Toss: Sussex, decided to bat
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: Eagles won by 9 runs through One-Over Elimination (Super Over)
Points: Eagles 2; Sussex 0
Man of the Match: R Rossouw off Eagles
Additional Information: Since match ended as a tie, super over--one over elimination decided the winner
Eagles batted first and scored 9 for no loss in 1 over
Sussex lost both the wickets in the first two balls and did not score any runs


Sussex Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
C Nash	c Mpitsang b du Preez	7	10	1	0
L Wright	b de Villiers	19	12	1	2
Hamilton-Brown	c & b de Villiers	6	5	1	0
E Joyce	run out (de Villiers/R McLaren)	21	34	1	0
D Smith	b Mpitsang	9	15	1	0
M Yardy	b Bailey	12	14	2	0
J Gatting	c R McLaren b du Preez	25	22	1	1
P Chawla	not out	9	7	1	0
Y Arafat	not out	1	1	0	0
Extras	(b 5, lb 4, w 1)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	119	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-23 (Wright, 2.4 ov), 2-29 (Nash, 3.6 ov), 3-33 (Hamilton-Brown, 4.3 ov), 4-49 (Smith, 8.1 ov), 5-73 (Yardy, 12.4 ov), 6-102 (Joyce, 18.1 ov), 7-113 (Gatting, 19.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Mpitsang	4	0	20	1
D du Preez	4	0	23	2
C deVilliers	4	0	20	2
R McLaren	4	0	26	0
T Tshabalala	2	0	10	0
R Bailey	2	0	11	1

Eagles Innings: (120 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Rossouw	c Hodd b Hamilton-Brown	65	62	7	2
A McLaren	lbw b Chawla	16	28	1	0
M van Wyk	c Joyce b Chawla	2	7	0	0
H Dippenaar	b Hamilton-Brown	7	7	1	0
R McLaren	not out	14	13	2	0
D du Preez	not out	3	3	0	0
Extras	(b 7, lb 2, w 3)	12	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 20 overs	119	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-72 (AP McLaren, 11.1 ov), 2-79 (van Wyk, 13.3 ov), 3-93 (Dippenaar, 16.2 ov), 4-106 (Rossouw, 18.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
L Wright	1	0	8	0
Y Arafat	3	0	28	0
R Kirtley	2	0	13	0
DR Smith	3	0	16	0
M Yardy	4	0	13	0
P Chawla	4	0	17	2
Hamilton-Brown	3	0	15	2

Super 8 Score

Eagles Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Rossouw	not out	8	5	0	1
A McLaren	not out	1	1	0	0
Extras	-	0	-	-	-
Total	for no loss in 1 over	9	-	-	-

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Y Arafat	1	0	9	0

Sussex Innings: (10 to win in 1 over)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Smith	b de Villiers	0	1	0	0
L Wright	not out	0	0	0	0
Hamilton-Brown	b de Villiers	0	1	0	0
Extras	-	0	-	-	-
Total	all out in 0.2 overs	0	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Smith, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Hamilton-Brown, 0.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
C deVilliers	0.2	0	0	2

CL 09, M10: D: Way v. Vic: Victoria enters Super 8 Despite Loss!

The must win for Wayamba from Sri Lanka resulted in their favor but it did not help them to qualify for the next round. A must win with higher net run rate was what needed for Wayamba but they managed only a 15-run win.

Chasing 118, Victoria was able to manage only 103. They could have gone for big runs as they had lots of wickets in hand but could not do so. Hodge scored unbeaten 44 and A McDonald scored 27 not out.

Earlier, Wayamba deciding to bat, scored 118. They lost wickets at regular intervals which made them to go slow on the scoring rate. Harwood picked 3 wickets and also the man of the match.

Scoreboard:

Match # 10, Group D
Date: Tuesday Oct 13, 2009
Teams: Wayamba v. Victoria
Captains: J Mubarak and C White
Toss: Wayamba, decided to bat
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Result: Wayamba won by 15 runs
Points: Wayamba 2; Victoria 0
Man of the Match: S Harwood off Victoria

Wayamba Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
H Kulatunga	c McDonald b McKay	41	39	3	2
M Udawatte	lbw b Siddle	1	4	0	0
M Vandort	b McKay	42	44	3	1
DPMD Jayawardene	c Blizzarard b McDonald	3	6	0	0
J Mubarak	b Harwood	10	7	2	0
K Lokuarachchi	b Harwood	0	3	0	0
N Perara	c Quiney b McDonald	6	2	0	1
M Maharoof	b Harwood	1	5	0	0
H Herath	run out (McKay/Wade)	3	3	0	0
U Welegedara	not out	7	5	1	0
Mendis	not out	1	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 3)	3	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 20 overs	118	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Udawatte, 1.6 ov), 2-85 (Vandort, 14.1 ov), 3-88 (Kulatunga, 14.6 ov), 4-99 (Mubarak, 16.3 ov), 5-99 (Lokuarachchi, 16.6 ov), 6-99 (Jayawardene, 17.1 ov), 7-105 (Perera, 17.3 ov), 8-108 (Maharoof, 18.4 ov), 9-110 (Herath, 18.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
S Harwood	4	0	14	3
P Siddle	4	0	12	1
C McKay	4	0	24	2
A McDonald	4	0	28	2
J Holland	1	0	14	0
B Hodge	2	0	15	0
D Hussey	1	0	8	0

Victoria Innings: (119 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Quiney	c & b Welegedara	0	3	0	0
B Hodge	not out	44	52	2	1
A Blizzard	c Mendis b Welegedara	6	7	1	0
D Hussey	b Maharoof	7	22	0	0
C White	c Perara b Mendis	11	20	0	1
A Mcdonald	not out	27	16	4	1
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 1)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 20 overs	103	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Quiney, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Blizzard, 4.2 ov), 3-45 (Hussey, 10.6 ov), 4-68 (White, 15.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Welegedara	4	0	18	2
Perera	3	0	10	0
Mendis	4	0	21	1
M Maharoof	4	0	19	1
Herath	4	0	10	0
Lokuarachchi	1	0	18	0