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New South Wales Are The 2009 CLT20 Champions

	New South Wales innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	DA Warner	c Mohammed b Bravo	19	16	4	0	118.75
	4.3 good catch by Mohammed at backward point! Warner gets a leading edge, trying to turn one off leg stump to the on side but is done for bounce and gets squared up, the ball flies to Mohammed's right and he takes a good diving catch 32/2
	PJ Hughes	b Rampaul	3	5	0	0	60.00
	3.1 cleaned up! Terrible shot across the line, a real ugly shot to one that just isn't short enough to pull and pays the price, backing away to expose everything and middle and leg are gone 24/1
	SM Katich*	c Barath b Bravo	16	14	0	2	114.28
	6.5 soft dismissal there, Katich gets back and just chips the ball to mid-off 45/3
	MC Henriques	c S Ganga b Pollard	4	7	0	0	57.14
	7.2 and Pollard strikes! Wasn't a good ball, short and there to be hit but Henriques swings it straight to the man out at deep square leg 47/4
	BJ Rohrer	c S Ganga b Mohammed	16	12	1	1	133.33
	10.1 and first ball he strikes! What do you know! Bad ball, short and there to be taken on but Rohrer loses a hand off the bat and pulls it over the infield out to Ganga in the deep, and immediately Mohammed lies down and does his alligator role and ends with a namaskar pose, what an entertainer he is! 75/5
	SPD Smith	c Simmons b S Ganga	33	26	2	1	126.92
	17.3 well held, Simmons! Smith shuffles around in his crease and pulls out the reverse sweep to one tossed up generously, he makes good enough contact but Simmons, running in from deep cover, dives forward and cups a good low catch 132/7
	DLR Smith†	b Rampaul	3	3	0	0	100.00
	11.2 bowled em! Good ball, fuller in length, cuts back in off the seam, Smith looks to chop it down to third man but is late on the stroke and the ball nips back off stump 83/6
	B Lee	c Perkins b Rampaul	48	31	1	5	154.83
	19.6 two in two and thats the end of Lee! Rampaul goes full with the angle, doesn't exactly land it right but Lee slashes it out to Perkins at deep cover, who juggles it 159/9
	NM Hauritz	run out (†Ramdin/Rampaul)	10	6	1	0	166.66
	19.5 Rampaul to Lee, good use of the short ball to bring Lee to his knees, he ducks away and takes his eyes off it, Ramdin collects and throws back to Rampaul in a flash, Hauritz it on the lookout for a go but Lee doesn't move and the bowler does the rest 159/8
	SR Clark	not out	0	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(lb 5, w 2)	7
	Total	(9 wickets; 20 overs)	159	(7.95 runs per over

Trinidad & Tobago innings (target: 160 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	WKD Perkins	b Lee	0	2	0	0	0.00
	0.2 bowled em! Lee! Perkins goes all over the place, exposing all the stumps and looking to hit over the covers but Lee goes full and straight and splays the stumps 1/1
	A Barath	c †DLR Smith b SPD Smith	14	6	2	1	233.33
	1.6 edged and taken! Short and wide, skids on quickly, Barath reaches out to cut and gets a thin under edge that the wicketkeeper snaps up, c Smith b Smith and Barath goes 21/2
	LMP Simmons	c & b Lee	4	7	1	0	57.14
	2.2 well taken, champ! Its Lee's evening! What a catch! Simmons goes back to make room but hammers the ball but back to the bowler's right and Lee makes no mistake 21/3
	D Ganga*	c Warner b SPD Smith	19	20	1	1	95.00
	9.6 can you believe it! Ganga gets a short and wide ball and slaps it straight to Warner at point! 68/5
	DJ Bravo	b Bollinger	17	13	2	1	130.76
	5.3 played on! The short angle does for Bravo, standing back in expectation of this ball but pushing at it loosely and dragging it back on the base of his stumps 45/4
	D Ramdin†	c SPD Smith b Clark	16	23	1	0	69.56
	13.1 good catch at gully! Ramdin likes playing this shot and he perishes to it as well, just not getting the steer wide of Steven Smith who dives forward and holds on 93/6
	KA Pollard	c Lee b Hauritz	26	15	0	3	173.33
	14.6 and he's gone! Is that the match? Hauritz flights it up more, Pollard again goes for that big shot down the ground but mistimes it, its up in the air for some time and when it comes down its into Lee's calm palms in front of the ropes at long-on 113/8
	S Ganga	c Henriques b Hauritz	5	7	0	0	71.42
	14.4 and Ganga swings a full toss out to a sliding Henriques at deep midwicket! 107/7
	ND Stewart	c Henriques b Clark	4	3	1	0	133.33
	15.4 good catch, goooood catch! Its Henriques running behind and to his left from midwicket, keeping his eyes on that mistimed slog across the line, takes the ball and falls over but doesn't let it slip out 118/9
	D Mohammed	c Hughes b Clark	1	2	0	0	50.00
	15.5 all over, NSW have won the Champions League! Mohammed backs away and slices it over cover and Hughes runs in and takes it low to the grass 118/10
	R Rampaul	not out	0	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(lb 5, w 4, nb 3)	12
	Total	(all out; 15.5 overs)	118	(7.45 runs per over)

Clash Of the Titans - The Big Final

Trinidad & Tobago Vs New South Wales Blues

23 OCT Starts 20;00 Hrs IST

Everyone excited and ready to watch the finals.And what a final its going to be. Trinidad and Tobago and New south wales are the best two teams in the tournament so far and they are both a deserving finalists.

Trinidad and Tobago haven't lost a single game in the tournament and in other words New South Wales have their only defeat at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago.New South Wales was dominating that game for 3/4th of the match until a match winning knock from Kieron Pollard snatched victory out of nowhere.Someone has to produce a championship winning performance to win it for their team.

This is a game that needs a individual brilliance to make one team come on top of the other.

My Pick:T&T Not Just because I would love to see an west indian team win the championship but because they are playing the best cricket in the tournament.

Star:D Bravo

Champions League Semi Finals

21 OCT Bushrangers v NSW Blues Delhi 20:00
22 OCT T&T v Cape Cobras Hyderabad 20:00

Champions League Will Be Pinnacle Of T20

Its refreshing to see that Champions League cricket is not like champions league of football. Where as the same five or six teams dominate the finals.In the last four years atleast two EPL teams have qualified for the last four making its dominance felt but the power of the english clubs have made FIFA look at the league in a different way. Dominance of any kind for a long period of time may lead to loss of interest for the fans.If what you expect and what conspires are the same?, where is the thrill of sport in it?. Sport is not a bollywood flick where the heroes win all the time

Okay I predicted wrong and my ricky whoever you are predicted right. You had said T&T to the semifinals.I did think they had a good side but never predicted entering the last four. What a tournament this has been. As I had predicted IPL teams did do well. But I expected atleast delhi to qualify for the Knock out stage but it wasnt to be.In the end the daredevils are blaming the pitch.No cricket match is won or lost just because of one mistake or an advantage, both the teams used the same pitch and the better team that played better cricket won.That should be the fair assessment of the league so far.

Trinidad & Tobago

Everyone's happy that a side from Caribbean is winning and winning big.This side has shown us all and to the cricket administrators back home what we are missing without the West Indian flavour in Cricket.The sheer passion with which the entire team ran towards Pollard when he smashed a six of Henriques to finish the game off.The attitude,the passion and the efforts that the guys have shown on the field of play have got them through to the semi-finals.They played with such flair even the locals were cheering for them though they beat the home team deccan chargers.This is the best thing that has happened for cricket in a long time.For most of the people who love the game and not the TRP's CLT20 is a success just for giving a stage for a teams like T&T.

Cape Cobras

Bang Bang Bang..J.P.Duminy sets the chinnaswamy stadium alive in what I think is the best innings of the tournament considering the situation the cobras where in,They haven't been the bookies or my favourite for the semi's but they are here.South African teams have been known for their fielding but these guys where on a different path on the first game dropping many sitters. They need to improve their fielding a bit and play fearless cricket as they have done so far now that the pressures on them in Semi's

New South Wales

They were the bookies favourite and mine too. They were strong paper with 8 Intl Players and where on the field too.They looked the champions side until a carribean hurricane hit them.In a bliztreig they looked helpless, without ideas and far from the champions. Kieron Pollard played the "The Ace" game, a match winner needs to produce an Ace game NSW are beatable.Even RF admits that pressure affects his game. Building pressure and clinching the right moments is all the opposition should think about.Reputations should be forgotten.

League Stage Match Day 2

Somerset CCC vs. Diamond Eagles
Hyderabad | 16:00 IST

Trinidad and Tobago vs. NSW Blues
Hyderabad | 20:00 IST

Victorians March To Victory Against RCB

Victorian Bushrangers showed why Australia has remained the single most dominant side in world cricket for the past decade.They play good consistent cricket regardless of the conditions or the performance of one individual.Royal Challengers knew the conditions like the back of their hand, had the overwhelming crowd support and had a man with 600 test wicket as the captain.

The match started with some brilliance from a future star in the making Manish Pandey made to open in the place of Jacques Kallis, he played with style and grace seldom seen in T20.Royal Challengers innings was up and running like a gazelle.As the pace was taken of the ball things started happening for Victorian Bushrangers.The Royal Challengers scored 72 runs in the first ten overs but their batting in the last ten overs was so bad that they scored 55 runs, for the loss of just four wickets.

Royal Challengers didnt have an finisher to guide the innings.Openers Quiney and Brad Hodge, had to just put their head down and concentrate.They were far too experienced to do anything other than that.They batted sensibly while the Royal Challengers bowlers started to try different things.As they began to experiment wayward deliveries and extras began to hurt their cause more.Brad Hodge and Rob Quiney were out in very quick secession but by then most of the damage had done.They reached the target with 4 overs to spare.


Victorian Bushrangers are almost assured of an place in the semifinal while royal challengers would be hoping for a big win when they face Delhi in Bangalore on Saturday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	MK Pandey	c & b McDonald	39	28	7	0	139.28
	8.3 caught and bowled! Pandey was too early on the shot, the ball didn't come on quickly enough, and his attempt at hitting down the ground lobbed up on the off side for McDonald to take an easy catch 60/2
	RV Uthappa	b McKay	13	12	2	0	108.33
	4.4 bowled off the inside edge! McKay hits a good length outside off stump, Uthappa does not move his feet and pushes at the ball, it cannons into the stump off the bat 39/1
	R Dravid	lbw b McDonald	33	35	3	1	94.28
	15.6 lbw!! McDonald cuts another ball sharply into the right-hander, Dravid moves across while trying to flick, he misses, gets hit on the pad, and sets off for the leg bye, only to see the umpire raise his finger. Jerling was the umpire and replays show the ball might have been missing leg stump 99/5
	V Kohli	c Blizzard b McDonald	6	8	0	0	75.00
	10.6 caught! McDonald dropped a bit short and Kohli went for the pull, he hit it flatter than he would have liked and the fielder at wide long-on moved to his right to hold a well-judged catch, the fielder was Aiden Blizzard 76/3
	LRPL Taylor	lbw b McDonald	2	7	0	0	28.57
	12.2 lbw! Taylor walked right across his stumps to play on the leg side, McDonald bowled a full and straight ball and hit him plumb in front, massive boost for Victoria ... 79/4
	MV Boucher†	c Blizzard b McKay	5	12	0	0	41.66
	17.4 caught at long-off! Boucher swung hard at one that didn't come on to the bat, he hit it powerfully but didn't get enough elevation or distance. Blizzard held the catch on the boundary 104/6
	B Akhil	not out	18	13	2	0	138.46
	RE van der Merwe	not out	3	6	0	0	50.00
	Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 1)	8
	Total	(6 wickets; 20 overs)	127	(6.35 runs per over)

	Victoria innings (target: 128 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	RJ Quiney	c Dravid b Steyn	29	33	4	0	87.87
	11.5 caught! Quiney tries to hit through the line down the ground but the length is good from Steyn and the batsmen holes out to mid-off where Dravid takes a well-judged catch 95/2
	BJ Hodge	b Akhil	25	20	5	0	125.00
	6.3 knocked him over! Akhil cuts the ball from a good length into the right-hander, Hodge stays rooted to his crease and plays across the line, he misses and the leg stump gets flattened, relief for Bangalore 48/1
	AC Blizzard	st †Boucher b van der Merwe	21	20	3	0	105.00
	12.3 stumped! Blizzard comes out of his crease and swipes at the ball, trying to hit through the leg side. van der Merwe slows it down outside off stump and beats the batsman, leaving Boucher to do the rest 97/3
	DJ Hussey	not out	31	15	2	3	206.66
	CL White*	not out	6	7	0	0	85.71
	Extras	(b 4, lb 7, w 10)	21
	Total	(3 wickets; 15.5 overs)	133	(8.40 runs per over)

League Stage Match Day 1

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Victorian Bushrangers
Bangalore | 20:00 IST

The first match of the second round of the Champions League features Royal Challengers Bangalore, who finished second in Group C, and Victoria, the runners-up of Group D.

Somerset and T&T Qualify To The Next stage

Somerset reached the second phase of the Champions League as the Deccan Chargers went down by three runs to Trinidad and Tobago.Deccan have never won a single match in their home ground and they were desperate for a win but they were against an inspired T&T side.Trinidad & Tobago was put in to bat by Gilchrist but they didnt get the start they were hoping for in a big game, Fidel Edwards was erratic despite trapping opener Lendl Simmons plumb in front in his second over. R.P.Singh had some control over the proceedings but he was not picking up any wickets as the attacking bowlers. Deccan were playing only three front line bowlers as they packed their side with batsmen.So Fidel and R.P.Singh becasme all the more crucial.

Off-spinner Suman got Darren Bravo in his very first over with a caught and bowled. Two balls later in the same over, Trinidad captain Darren Ganga was stranded trying to take a single as Symonds from mid-off threw down the stumps at the non-striker’s end.But some big hitting from pollard and part-timers from deccan meant T&T were let off the hook.Bowlers win you any game, in any format of the game. Deccan skipper Adam Gilchrist then struck a blistering 51 off 36 balls, while Venugopal Rao made 30 lower down the order,With eight runs needed off the last over from Dwayne Bravo, Tirumalasetty Suman took a single to give the strike to R.P. Singh who picked up a brace, then faced a dot ball before being bowled.

Then Fidel Edwards was run out by Bravo on his follow-through. This left Suman with the task of scoring five runs off the last ball but managed only to hit it to long-off for a single.

	Trinidad & Tobago innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	LMP Simmons	lbw b Edwards	7	7	1	0	100.00
	2.1 plumb! Short of a good length on middle, rocked back to work it square, missed, it appeared to hold its line and caught him in line, easy decision for Harper 19/1
	WKD Perkins	lbw b Edwards	38	32	6	0	118.75
	11.4 Plumb! And the ball rolls down to the ropes after brushing his pads. Bowled full on middle and off, walked across to flick it fine, missed and was caught in line again, second lbw for Edwards 83/4
	DM Bravo	c & b Suman	14	17	3	0	82.35
	5.4 caught and bowled again, couldn't restrain himself, bowled full on the off and his eyes lit up, drove it uppishly and hard but didn't get the desired elevation, hit it straight back to Suman who pouched it easily 53/2
	D Ganga*	run out (Symonds)	0	2	0	0	0.00
	5.6 from Suman, run-out, brilliant fielding from Symonds at mid-off who charges in and throws down the stumps at the bowler's end in one motion, Ganga goes for a duck 53/3
	DJ Bravo	run out (Suman)	11	19	0	0	57.89
	13.1 from Singh, run-out, dropped by Suman, and he records a direct hit at the bowler's end, full outside off, square-driven hard, straight to point, he spills it but recovers well to throw down the stumps to find Bravo short of his ground as he attempts a single 92/5
	D Ramdin†	st †Gilchrist b Symonds	15	16	1	0	93.75
	16.4 stumped, low full toss outside off, walked across to drive it past midwicket, he missed and so did Gilchrist, deflected off his glove onto the stumps before Ramdin could get back in time 125/6
	KA Pollard	b Edwards	31	14	1	4	221.42
	17.6 yorker and timber! Hurled it into the blockhole on middle and leg, tried to drive it straight, missed and the leg stump was knocked out 135/7
	S Ganga	not out	13	11	1	0	118.18
	D Mohammed	not out	2	5	0	0	40.00
	Extras	(lb 8, w 6, nb 4)	18
	Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	149	(7.45 runs per over)

	Deccan Chargers innings (target: 150 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	AC Gilchrist*†	c Pollard b Simmons	51	36	6	2	141.66
	11.5 brilliant catch by Pollard in the deep! Short outside off, goes for the pull, connects, strikes it flat and Pollard, running to his left from deep midwicket, dives full stretch to pluck an outstanding catch 85/4
	VVS Laxman	lbw b DJ Bravo	4	6	1	0	66.66
	1.6 kept a little low and rapped him on the pads in front, short on the off and nipped back in, went for the pull, missed and was struck on the back pad, replays show he was struck marginally outside the line of the off stump 15/1
	Abhinav Kumar	c †Ramdin b DJ Bravo	1	3	0	0	33.33
	3.1 Abhinav's been sent back, a hint of movement away from the batsman after pitching, teasing line just outside off stump, played at it off the front foot, got a thick edge straight to the keeper 23/2
	A Symonds	run out (Simmons/†Ramdin)	2	4	0	0	50.00
	4.3 Rampaul to Gilchrist, run-out, Symonds goes, worked away to Mohammed at short fine, he misfields and concedes a single, they think of a second but Gilchrist responds too late in sending back Symonds and he's well short of his ground as Mohammed throws in and Ramdin takes off the bails 30/3
	RG Sharma	c DJ Bravo b Badree	25	24	3	0	104.16
	12.1 gone! Rohit goes, tossed up outside off, ends up slicing it straight to Dwayne Bravo at point 86/5
	SB Styris	run out (D Ganga/†Ramdin)	14	13	1	0	107.69
	16.4 from Simmons, run-out, slower one, dabbed it in front of extra cover, rushed through for a single but Rao sent him back, there wasn't a single there, Styris had covered too much ground and by the time he could turn back, the keeper had taken off the bails 125/6
	Y Venugopal Rao	c †Ramdin b Rampaul	30	19	2	2	157.89
	17.6 gone! Edged and taken, pitched up outside off from round the wicket, went for the drive, got a thick edge straight to Ramdin 137/7
	TL Suman	not out	9	10	1	0	90.00
	RP Singh	b DJ Bravo	5	5	0	0	100.00
	19.4 bowled'im! Full and straight on leg stump, RP's made room, he swings, misses and the leg stump is knocked back 145/8
	FH Edwards	run out (DJ Bravo)	0	1	0	0	0.00
	19.5 from DJ Bravo, run-out, bowled full on the off, dragged it back to the bowler, Bravo fields, they attempt a hopeless run, he goes to the bowler's end and takes off the bails to send Edwards back 145/9
	PP Ojha	not out	0	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(lb 1, w 3, nb 1)	5
	Total	(9 wickets; 20 overs)	146	(7.30 runs per over)

League Stage

There will be two leagues, comprising of four teams each.

LEAGUE A LEAGUE B Trinidad and Tobago RCB Somerset CCC Cape Cobras NSW Blues Delhi Daredevils Diamond Eagles Victorian Bushrangers

Day 7 Champions League Fixtures

Deccan Chargers vs. Trinidad & Tobago [ Group A] Hyderabad | 20:00 IST

This the final match of the group stages.It will decide the final eight teams for the next stage of the tournament.If Deccan Chargers lose the game they would be eliminated from the Tournament.If Trinidad and Tobaco win this match they would top the group and carry two extra points into the next stage which might come handy.T&T would need to produce a performance at par with their earlier clash with Somerset.This T&T side has character and would give Deccan Chargers a run for their money.Darren Bravo missed out on the first match expect some Lara lookalike strokes from him.Home support and a team that is desperate to win deccan chargers would be the fancier side to win this match.Andrew Symonds and Others need to get into the grove fast.

Eagles And Victoria Qualify To the Next Stage

Wayamba Elevens Vs Victorian Bushrangers

It is Delhi again and couple of low scoring games again. Apart from Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Kartick no other player has looked like dominating the bowling throughout the championship on feroz shah kotla.Wayamba needed not just a win but a win with a bigger margin to edge Victorian bushrangers out in order to qualify.A Brilliant beginning by Jeevantha Kulatunga and Michael Vandort provided the foundation to Wayamba for posting an above par score. Opener Mahela Udawatte lost his wicket in a bid to increase the runrate but Kulatunga and Vandort steered the innings with a partnership of 81 runs. They batted with intent and the Wayamba camp looked firmly in control until the dismissal of Vandort.The rest couldn't cope with the wicket.Victorian Bushrangers never looked like the were into the chase, seemed contempt with achieving the 85 Runs needed for qualification into the next stage.

	Wayamba innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	HGJM Kulatunga	c McDonald b McKay	41	39	3	2	105.12
	14.6 easily done, lands on a good length on the off, walks across and chips it straight down long-on's throat 88/3
	ML Udawatte	lbw b Siddle	1	4	0	0	25.00
	1.6 plumb! Round the wicket and bowled full on middle, Udawatte's eyes lit up, went for a big swing over midwicket, missed and was struck in line. 4/1
	MG Vandort	b McKay	42	44	3	1	95.45
	14.1 bowled'im! Full on leg stump, was in the slot, tried to swing through the line, missed, was a touch too quick and the stumps were knocked back 85/2
	DPMD Jayawardene†	c Blizzard b McDonald	3	6	0	0	50.00
	17.1 big wicket! The slower one does the trick again, full outside off, makes room and tries to clear long-on, hits it extremely high, didn't get much timing on it, Blizzard waited ages for it to come down but took it comfortably in the end at long-on 99/6
	J Mubarak*	b Harwood	10	7	2	0	142.85
	16.3 timber! Short of a good length on the off, held its line, made room and tried to swing it over midwicket, kept a little low, he missed and the stumps were sent cartwheeling towards the keeper 99/4
	KS Lokuarachchi	b Harwood	0	3	0	0	0.00
	16.6 a beautiful slow legcutter, the batsman was already through with his shot by the time the ball got to him, deceived completely by the lack of pace and the off stump was knocked back 99/5
	NLTC Perera	c Quiney b McDonald	6	2	0	1	300.00
	17.3 the wickets are falling in a hurry now, short outside off, swats it straight into the palms of Quiney at long-on 105/7
	MF Maharoof	b Harwood	1	5	0	0	20.00
	18.4 it gets worse, three for Harwood, the slower one again, short and was into the attempted swing too early, missed and was castled 108/8
	HMRKB Herath	run out (McKay/†Wade)	3	3	0	0	100.00
	18.6 from Harwood, run-out, short of a length on the off, cut down to third man, runs back hard for the second but the throw is accurate and the keeper takes off the bails in time to find Herath short of his ground, McKay the fielder there 110/9
	UWMBCA Welegedara	not out	7	5	1	0	140.00
	BAW Mendis	not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
	Extras	(lb 3)	3
	Total	(9 wickets; 20 overs)	118	(5.90 runs per over)

Victoria innings (target: 119 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	RJ Quiney	c & b Welegedara	0	3	0	0	0.00
	0.3 superb catch! Threw himself to his left and plucked it out inches from the ground as Quiney drove it hard straight back towards him, just the start Wayamba wanted 0/1
	BJ Hodge	not out	44	52	2	1	84.61
	AC Blizzard	c Mendis b Welegedara	6	7	1	0	85.71
	4.2 gone! Bowled it full on the off and he went at it hard, trying to clear mid-off but couldn't connect well, it struck the toe end of the bat and lobbed straight to mid-off at the edge of the circle 17/2
	DJ Hussey	b Maharoof	7	22	0	0	31.81
	10.6 got him! Bowled it short at 130.7 kmph, went for the pull, he was frustrated, tried to play it through midwicket, got an inside edge onto the stumps 45/3
	CL White*	c Perera b Mendis	11	20	0	1	55.00
	15.4 tossed it up on middle, tries to clear long-off, it was pitched up, but he didn't get hold of it, got plenty of elevation and Perera did a good job running in from long-off 68/4
	AB McDonald	not out	27	16	4	1	168.75
	Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 1)	8
	Total	(4 wickets; 20 overs)	103	(5.15 runs per over)

Eagles v Sussex

Low Scoring matches can be the most thrilling,if you had watched yesterdays match between sussex and eagles you wouldn't bet against it either.Sussex sharks looked to char less about the wicket and started playing their shots from the start.Instead of looking to time the ball sussex batsmen tried to muscle them to boundary, which makes it even harder to manuvre the ball on the low and slow pitches.Sussex with Ed Joyce and Joe Gatting chipping in with some useful scores reached 119 in the end. Eagles started their innings expectionally well aided by some luck they were 72 for no loss.Rilee Rossouw was playing a little gem of an innings his highest T20 score.He may be only 20 years of age but showed a lot of maturity during the start of the innings but when it mattered ended up falling the same trap of trying to hit the ball than time it as the ball got older.Piyush Chawla and Hamilton were spinning the sharks back into the game.The boundaries began to dry up and even with only 4 fielders inside the circle the eagles found it difficult to score even singles.Yasir Arafat was given the responsibility of bowling the last over of the innings with eagles needing 12 runs to win.The Stars were with Eagles when the fourth ball of the over went for four with an out faithful french cut.With 5 runs needed of 2 balls
Yasir bowled a dot ball right on the money.Eagles needed 5 runs to win from 1 ball,Arafat drops it on a length, Ryan Mclaren clubbed it to the wide long-on boundary. The match ended in a tie.It was the first tie of CLT20.It's an Eliminator to decide who goes through, what a thriller. Each team nominates three batsmen and one bowler, if they lose two wickets the innings (of six balls) is considered over.Eagles were batting first in eliminator over with Rossouw and Mclaren managing to get 9 runs with yasirr arafat bowling the over.Dwayne smith and Luke wright were the batting pair for Sussex sharks and CJ de Villiers the bowler.The first two balls of the final over enough for CJ de Villiers to seal the victory for Eagles by cleaning up both Smith and Brown.Sussex lost 2 wickets without scoring there by making Eagles go through to the next round.Eagles lost only one wicket for 9 runs in their super eliminator over.

	Sussex innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	CD Nash	c Mpitsang b du Preez	7	10	1	0	70.00
	3.6 Nash follows Wright back to the pavilion, looking to clear mid-on, he doesn't get enough behind the stroke after dancing down the track, Mpitsang takes it at head height 29/2
	LJ Wright	b de Villiers	19	12	1	2	158.33
	2.4 Wright is gone, he had been looking to hit straight so far this over, perhaps because of the long-on he looks to swipe this towards midwicket, he misses, the ball knocks over offstump 23/1
	RJ Hamilton-Brown	c & b de Villiers	6	5	1	0	120.00
	4.3 this is a day for great caught-and-bowled catches, superb take from du Preez, Hamilton-Brown has to go, a mistimed cross-batted shot goes low towards the bowler, who has to change direction in his follow-through and takes it to his right inches from the ground 33/3
	EC Joyce	run out (de Villiers/R McLaren)	21	34	1	0	61.76
	18.1 from R McLaren, Joyce's innings has come to an end, again he backed away towards leg, again he could only punch it to mid-on, where de Villiers klatches onto the ball and throws it to the bowler, who takes off the bails with Joyce well out, no third umpire needed 102/6
	DR Smith	b Mpitsang	9	15	1	0	60.00
	8.1 Mpitsang gets a big breakthrough, Dwayne Smith is gone, he was looking to swing that to cow corner, gets a thin inside-edge and the ball deflects onto the stumps 49/4
	MH Yardy*	b Bailey	12	14	2	0	85.71
	12.4 Bailey gets a wicket in his first over, Yardy is bowled as he tries to cut a ball that is very close to offstump, chopped onto the stumps 73/5
	JS Gatting	c R McLaren b du Preez	25	22	1	1	113.63
	19.1 Gatting holes out, looks to smash that one into the crowd behind long-on, but can only find Ryan McLaren there 113/7
	PP Chawla	not out	9	7	1	0	128.57
	Yasir Arafat	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 5, lb 4, w 1)	10
	Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	119	(5.95 runs per over)

	Eagles innings (target: 120 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	RR Rossouw	c †Hodd b Hamilton-Brown	65	62	7	2	104.83
	18.4 Sussex continue to believe, Riley Rossouw is gone, mishitting the ball after charging out, it swirls high and to his right, the keeper calls for it and takes the catch 106/4
	AP McLaren	lbw b Chawla	16	28	1	0	57.14
	11.1 this time McLaren is gone, he misses another attempted sweep, and is struck in front of middle 72/1
	MN van Wyk†	c Joyce b Chawla	2	7	0	0	28.57
	13.3 van Wyk is gone, is there a South African choke here? he swings a length ball down the throat of long-off 79/2
	HH Dippenaar*	b Hamilton-Brown	7	7	1	0	100.00
	16.2 Dippenaar is bowled, he was down the track looking to heave that to the leg side, misses and the middle stump is knocked back 93/3
	R McLaren	not out	14	13	2	0	107.69
	D du Preez	not out	3	3	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 7, lb 2, w 3)	12
	Total	(4 wickets; 20 overs)	119	(5.95 runs per over)

Day 6 Champions League Fixtures

Victorian Bushrangers vs. Wayamba Elevens [Group D]
Delhi | 16:00 IST

Its a do or die match for wayamba. After their dismal performance against he Delhi daredevils they would be looking to stay in CLT20.They need to play really well to beat bushrangers who looked in good form.Delhi might be helpful for the Srilankan side if only their spinners can exploit the condition,Mendis needs to play his part as the more experienced spinner in the team.Victoria starts as the favoutire but Wayamba has the players who can pull of an victory. Wayamba Wins. Star Player:A.Mendis

Diamond Eagles vs. Sussex Sharks [ Group B]
Delhi | 20:00 IST

In this group ‘B’ match, Sussex Sharks find themselves in a do-or-die situation with Diamond Eagles.They lost their first match with New South Wales.Nothing less than a win would keep both the sides in the tournament.Sussex would be looking for West Indian Dwayne Smith to show some of his form during their Pro20 season to give them the edge. Sussex Sharks Wins. Start Player:Yasir Arafat

Royal Challengers Bangalore and T&T have easy wins.

Somerset v Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago was starting their campaign in CLT20, While somerset has already won its game against Deccan Chargers.T&T decided to bat first amd they batted with zeal.Their star performers Dwayne and Darren Bravo missed out on the big score but the rest of the guys chipped in with good partnerships. Dinesh Ramdin made sure that T&T reaches 150.Somerset where hoping that their experienced opening pair can guide the innings and give them a solid state. But Dwayne Bravo had other plans, he squared up Trescothick to find the edge while Langer (15) pulled off-spinner Sherwin Ganga straight to William Perkins at square-leg.Suddenly two of the most experienced players in the somerset squad were back in the hut,making Somerset lose their way in the middle overs with no one to give the innings some momentum they kept lagging behind the required run rate.Zander de Bruyn (43 n.o., 38b, 3x4, 1x6) played well to take somerset to 106.

	Trinidad & Tobago innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	LMP Simmons	c Thomas b Phillips	22	19	4	0	115.78
	4.5 it had to end sometime, the way they were going! Simmons makes room and slashes hard at a short of a length ball outside off stump, he slices it in the air and straight to Thomas on the third-man boundary, simple catch and the first wicket goes with the score on 43 43/1
	WKD Perkins	b Willoughby	20	11	3	1	181.81
	5.1 and he's struck right away! He bowled a full and straight ball, Perkins should have played straight but he tried to work the ball on the leg side and missed, the ball crashed into middle stump 49/2
	DM Bravo	c & b Willoughby	9	3	0	1	300.00
	5.6 caught and bowled! Or is it? What's going on? Bravo hit the ball hard towards Willoughby's right, the bowler stuck out his right hand and plucked an excellent reflex catch on his follow through, there were no celebrations though from the bowler but it's certainly out, Bravo eventually made his way off the ground 59/3
	D Ganga*	b Waller	23	18	1	1	127.77
	10.6 bowled! Ganga moved back and tried to pull, his left leg was outside leg stump and I think the ball bounced off it on to his stumps, yes it did, it hit his left thigh and deflected on to the stumps 90/5
	DJ Bravo	c Suppiah b Waller	0	1	0	0	0.00
	6.2 Bravo's gone too! Waller delivers a flighted delivery outside off stump, Bravo reaches out for it and tries to drive through cover, his foot is far from the pitch of the ball and he ends up edging straight to Suppiah at short third man, T&T are unravelling here 60/4
	D Ramdin†	b Thomas	39	39	2	0	100.00
	19.4 bowled him! Ramdin moves across his stumps and tries to flick a full ball from outside off, the ball cannons off the inside edge on to off stump 149/8
	KA Pollard	c Suppiah b Willoughby	12	14	1	0	85.71
	15.4 Pollard's caught! He got a full toss outside off stump and tried to pull it but ended up slicing it high in the air to Suppiah at point, Pollard's not walking because he thinks it might be a no-ball for height but he's been given his marching orders by the umpire 121/6
	R Rampaul	b Thomas	2	5	0	0	40.00
	17.3 Rampaul stayed in his crease and tried to pull a ball that was much too full, he missed and Thomas hit middle stump, T&T's batsmen have gone down swinging today ... 128/7
	S Ganga	not out	18	8	2	1	225.00
	D Mohammed	run out (Thomas)	0	1	0	0	0.00
	19.5 from Thomas, Mohammed's run out! He digs out a terrific yorker straight back to the bowler and sets off for a run. He wanted to give Ganga the strike but there was not even the remotest hope of a run, Thomas picks up the ball and ambles to the striker's end and runs out Mohammed 149/9
	S Badree	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(w 4)	4
	Total	(9 wickets; 20 overs)	150	(7.50 runs per over)

Somerset innings (target: 151 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	ME Trescothick	c †Ramdin b DJ Bravo	3	5	0	0	60.00
	1.5 edged and caught! Bravo pitched the ball on a good length and slanted it across the left-hander, Trescothick didn't move his feet while having a poke outside off and edged it to Ramdin who took a comfortable catch 13/1
	JL Langer*	c Perkins b S Ganga	15	22	2	0	68.18
	5.6 caught! Somerset are slipping! Ganga bowls a flatter one and the length is a bit short, Langer pulls it firmly but hits it straight to the fielder Perkins at square leg, the set batsman is gone and T&T are well and truly on top here 28/3
	C Kieswetter†	c DM Bravo b DJ Bravo	4	9	1	0	44.44
	4.6 caught Bravo, bowled Bravo. Kieswetter gives Dwayne the charge and tries to swat him over mid-off, he gets no elevation and the ball lands in younger brother Darren's hands, T&T are taking control here, two wickets and the run-rate is pretty low 26/2
	Z de Bruyn	not out	43	39	3	1	110.25
	AV Suppiah	b Mohammed	6	12	0	0	50.00
	11.1 bowled him! Somerset needed to accelerate and Suppiah charged Mohammed, trying to hit him over midwicket, he was beaten by the flight and turn and the ball hit middle and leg 52/4
	PD Trego	c DM Bravo b Mohammed	6	11	1	0	54.54
	13.6 what a celebration that is from Mohammed! He does a flip, thumps his chest and does a bit of a jig as well, and all because Trego's attempted reverse sweep landed in Darren Bravo's hands at point 69/5
	C Hildreth	run out (Mohammed/†Ramdin)	0	2	0	0	0.00
	14.2 from Pollard, Somerset are spiralling towards defeat! Hildreth pushed the ball towards point and set off for a non-existant single, he was sent back by de Bruyn and had no chance to make his ground, Mohammed's throw was accurate and Ramdin whipped off the bails, no third umpire needed 69/6
	BJ Phillips	c Simmons b S Ganga	5	5	1	0	100.00
	15.1 Phillips has holed out! He lofted the ball high towards wide long -on, Simmons covered good ground from deep midwicket and held a well-judged catch while on the move 74/7
	AC Thomas	run out (D Ganga/†Ramdin)	9	6	1	0	150.00
	17.4 S Ganga to de Bruyn, another run out! de Bruyn hits the ball hard to cover and sets off, Thomas is running to the keeper's end - the danger end - and is caught short by the throw 96/8
	MTC Waller	b DJ Bravo	1	7	0	0	14.28
	19.4 Waller tries that cheeky chip shot again by moving outside off stump, he misses again and this time he loses off stump 106/9
	CM Willoughby	b DJ Bravo	0	2	0	0	0.00
	19.6 and that is that! Bravo hits the top of the stumps after Willoughby swings wildly and misses, he takes off on a celebratory run and his team-mates rush towards him 106/10
	Extras	(lb 7, w 7)	14
	Total	(all out; 20 overs)	106	(5.30 runs per over)

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Otago

It was a crunch game for both Otago and RCB.Kumble won the toss and decided to bat first.No surprising as he wants to give the bowlers enough confidence with a huge total. Robin Uthappa made merry on a day were his timing was flawless.Otago Bowlers kept pitching the ball right up to Uthappa,even though he was hitting every ball in his half with sheer power.He was hitting straight through the line of the bowl with very less moment of the deck.Royal Challengers relished a solid start as openers Kallis and Robin Uthappa (42, 31b, 5x4, 2x6) shared a 75-run partnership.Ross Taylor and Virat Kolhi made sure that their bowlers had plenty of runs to bowl at.Otago were up against a huge total and a determined Kumble.The collapse began with Brendon McCullum being caught at mid-on,with their star batsmen gone the Volts began to loss wickets at regular intervals.Otago was bowled out for 108 in 17.5 overs and fittingly Kallis caught the last batsman — Neil Wagner — in the deep.

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	JH Kallis	not out	73	59	4	2	123.72
	RV Uthappa	c Cumming b Redmond	42	31	5	2	135.48
	9.5 Redmond strikes, or has he, Uthappa is done in by the turn, takes the leading edge as he looks to work the ball to the leg side, the ball loops towards short cover, Craig Cumming dives forward to take a great catch, Uthappa is gone, slight confusion as to whether the catch was taken cleanly, the umpire is satisifed 75/1
	V Kohli	c NL McCullum b Wagner	32	19	5	0	168.42
	16.1 Wagner makes amends by getting rid of Kohli, a length ball outside off, Kohli lofts it straight to long-off, the end of a good cameo from Kohli 134/2
	LRPL Taylor	not out	32	11	2	3	290.90
	Extras	(lb 1, w 8)	9
	Total	(2 wickets; 20 overs)	188	(9.40 runs per over)

	Otago innings (target: 189 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	BB McCullum	c Kumble b Kallis	5	11	1	0	45.45
	3.2 Vijay Mallya, the Bangalore owner, pumps his fist as McCullum holes out, the batsman looked to club that to long-on, mishits it and the fielder at mid-on is waiting to end McCullum's innings, what a match Kallis is having 18/1
	AJ Redmond	c Uthappa b Kallis	11	10	1	0	110.00
	3.4 Kallis is on fire here, easy to choose the Man of the Match now, Kallis has got rid of Redmond now, it was a quick short ball, Redmond goes for the pull, it was onto him too early, he can only scoop it to cover 19/2
	HD Rutherford	c Kumble b Kallis	14	10	3	0	140.00
	5.3 How much better can Kallis' day get? He bowls a slower ball and Rutherford lofts it high in the air to Kumble at mid-off, easy catch and Kallis and Bangalore pick up a third wicket 32/3
	NT Broom	run out (†Boucher)	7	11	1	0	63.63
	8.3 from Kumble, Otago lose their fourth, Broom leaves his crease after missing the ball outside off, doesn't realise Boucher has stopped the ball, he takes a couple of steps down the pitch before realising where the ball is, tries to get back but the bails are off 49/4
	CD Cumming*	c Uthappa b Akhil	20	17	2	1	117.64
	14.2 Akhil strikes with his second ball, a shortsih ball just outside off, Cumming lashes it to Uthappa at backward point, more fireworks go off at the Chinnaswamy 90/8
	NL McCullum	lbw b Kumble	8	8	0	0	100.00
	10.2 Kumble strikes, McCullum's got to go, he went for the reverse-sweep, misses the ball and is struck in front of middle 67/5
	AD Mascarenhas	lbw b van der Merwe	3	6	0	0	50.00
	11.3 van der Merwe gets rid of Mascarenhas, another lbw victim, Otago are sinking fast here, that was a poor decision though, it looked to be sailing over the stumps 70/6
	IG Butler	lbw b Kumble	1	2	0	0	50.00
	12.1 another lbw, the quicker one from Kumble, Butler is struck on middle and off, low on the pads, massive appeal and the umpire lifts his finger, no complaints about that decision 75/7
	DC de Boorder†	b Vinay Kumar	16	17	2	0	94.11
	17.2 a slower ball from Vinay gets him a wicket, 104kmh, short of length and heading for offstump, the batsman was through with his shot too early, the off bail is dislodged 106/9
	WC McSkimming	not out	12	13	1	0	92.30
	N Wagner	c Kallis b Vinay Kumar	1	2	0	0	50.00
	17.5 Otago are going home, Bangalore have walloped them by 80 runs, Kallis finishes the match by taking the catch at long-on, another cheap wicket for Vinay 108/10
	Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 2)	10
	Total	(all out; 17.5 overs)	108	(6.05 runs per over)