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