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2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20

2nd SEMI-FINAL

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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore

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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES' INNINGS
Code:
0.1  Shane Watson to Phillip Hughes, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
0.2  Shane Watson to Phillip Hughes, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
0.3  Shane Watson to David Warner, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
0.4  Shane Watson to David Warner, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
0.5  Shane Watson to David Warner, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 
0.6  Shane Watson to Phillip Hughes, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!

P. Hughes                        b Watson
Runs : 1       Balls : 3         S/R : 33.3333


End of over 1
New South Wales Blues    8/1 (RR : 8)
Simon Katich     0 (0b)
David Warner     7 (3b)
Shane Watson    1-0-8-1


1.1  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, No shot offered.  (0) 
1.2  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
1.3  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
1.4  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 
1.5  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6) 
1.6  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 


End of over 2
New South Wales Blues    20/1 (RR : 10)
David Warner     19 (9b)
Simon Katich     0 (0b)
Sohail Tanvir    1-0-12-0


2.1  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
2.2  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
2.3  Shane Watson to David Warner, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
2.4  Shane Watson to David Warner, Byes, just a single.  (1) 
2.5  Shane Watson to David Warner, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
2.6  Shane Watson to David Warner, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 


End of over 3
New South Wales Blues    28/1 (RR : 9.33)
David Warner     25 (12b)
Simon Katich     1 (2b)
Shane Watson    2-0-15-1


3.1  Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos!  (3) 
3.2  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
3.3  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
3.4  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 
3.5  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Driven for four!  (4) 
3.6  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 4
New South Wales Blues    41/1 (RR : 10.2)
David Warner     35 (17b)
Simon Katich     4 (3b)
Sohail Tanvir    2-0-25-0


4.1  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
4.2  Shane Watson to David Warner, That's a single.  (1) 
4.3  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs!  (6) 
4.4  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
4.5  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
4.6  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 5
New South Wales Blues    51/1 (RR : 10.2)
Simon Katich     13 (8b)
David Warner     36 (18b)
Shane Watson    3-0-25-1


5.1  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
5.2  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 
5.3  Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see!   (6) 
5.4  Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
5.5  Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
5.6  Sohail Tanvir to David Warner, Missed a straight ball. He missed a straight ball. The stumps are broken, his ego even more so.

D. Warner                          b Tanvir
Runs : 39       Balls : 21         S/R : 185.7


End of over 6
New South Wales Blues    63/2 (RR : 10.5)
Steven Smith     0 (0b)
Simon Katich     22 (11b)
Sohail Tanvir    3-0-37-1


6.1  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
6.2  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
6.3  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
6.4  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
6.5  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
6.6  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 


End of over 7
New South Wales Blues    76/2 (RR : 10.9)
Steven Smith     12 (5b)
Simon Katich     23 (12b)
Munaf Patel    1-0-13-0


7.1  Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
7.2  Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
7.3  Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
7.4  Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.5  Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
7.6  Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 


End of over 8
New South Wales Blues    82/2 (RR : 10.2)
Simon Katich     28 (16b)
Steven Smith     13 (7b)
Yusuf Pathan    1-0-6-0


8.1  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
8.2  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.3  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Driven for four!  (4) 
8.4  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
8.5  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
8.6  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 


End of over 9
New South Wales Blues    90/2 (RR : 10)
Steven Smith     21 (13b)
Simon Katich     28 (16b)
Munaf Patel    2-0-21-0


9.1  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
9.2  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Wide, no run.  (1) 
9.2  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
9.3  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
9.4  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
9.5  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.6  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 10
New South Wales Blues    100/2 (RR : 10)
Steven Smith     29 (19b)
Simon Katich     29 (17b)
Siddharth Trivedi    1-0-10-0


10.1  Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
10.2  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
10.3  Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
10.4  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
10.5  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.6  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 11
New South Wales Blues    107/2 (RR : 9.73)
Steven Smith     34 (23b)
Simon Katich     31 (19b)
Shane Warne    1-0-7-0


11.1  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2) 
11.2  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
11.3  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
11.4  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
11.5  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
11.6  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 12
New South Wales Blues    117/2 (RR : 9.75)
Simon Katich     41 (25b)
Steven Smith     34 (23b)
Munaf Patel    3-0-31-0


12.1  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
12.2  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
12.3  Siddharth Trivedi to Steven Smith, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
12.4  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 
12.5  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
12.6  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 


End of over 13
New South Wales Blues    130/2 (RR : 10)
Simon Katich     49 (28b)
Steven Smith     39 (26b)
Siddharth Trivedi    2-0-23-0


13.1  Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
13.2  Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
13.3  Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
13.4  Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
13.5  Yusuf Pathan to Steven Smith, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
13.6  Yusuf Pathan to Simon Katich, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 14
New South Wales Blues    133/2 (RR : 9.5)
Simon Katich     50 (30b)
Steven Smith     41 (30b)
Yusuf Pathan    2-0-9-0


14.1  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4) 
14.2  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
14.3  Munaf Patel to Steven Smith, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run!  (3) 
14.4  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
14.5  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
14.6  Munaf Patel to Simon Katich, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 15
New South Wales Blues    144/2 (RR : 9.6)
Simon Katich     52 (33b)
Steven Smith     50 (33b)
Munaf Patel    4-0-42-0


15.1  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
15.2  Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
15.3  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
15.4  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, One more to the total.  (1) 
15.5  Shane Warne to Simon Katich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
15.6  Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 


End of over 16
New South Wales Blues    148/2 (RR : 9.25)
Steven Smith     52 (36b)
Simon Katich     54 (36b)
Shane Warne    2-0-11-0


16.1  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Very well bowled.  (0) 
16.2  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
16.3  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
16.4  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.5  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, No shot offered.  (0) 
16.6  Siddharth Trivedi to Simon Katich, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 


End of over 17
New South Wales Blues    148/2 (RR : 8.71)
Simon Katich     54 (42b)
Steven Smith     52 (36b)
Siddharth Trivedi    3-1-23-0


17.1  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
17.2  Shane Warne to Steven Smith, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!

S. Smith                           b Warne
Runs : 52       Balls : 38         S/R : 136.8

17.3  Shane Warne to Moises Henriques, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.

M. Henriques    run out            (N Patel)
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0

17.4  Shane Warne to Brad Haddin, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!

B. Haddin                          b Warne
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0

17.5  Shane Warne to Steve O'Keefe, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
17.6  Shane Warne to Simon Katich, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 


End of over 18
New South Wales Blues    150/5 (RR : 8.33)
Steve O'Keefe     1 (1b)
Simon Katich     55 (43b)
Shane Warne    3-0-13-2


18.1  Sohail Tanvir to Simon Katich, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
18.2  Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
18.3  Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Very well bowled.  (0) 
18.4  Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
18.5  Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
18.6  Sohail Tanvir to Steve O'Keefe, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 


End of over 19
New South Wales Blues    154/5 (RR : 8.11)
Simon Katich     56 (44b)
Steve O'Keefe     4 (6b)
Sohail Tanvir    4-0-41-1


19.1  Shane Watson to Steve O'Keefe, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!

S. O'Keefe      c Warne            b Watson
Runs : 4        Balls : 7          S/R : 57.14

19.2  Shane Watson to Brett Lee, One more to the total.  (1) 
19.3  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 
19.4  Shane Watson to Simon Katich, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!

S. Katich       lbw                b Watson
Runs : 58       Balls : 46         S/R : 126.1

19.5  Shane Watson to Stuart Clark, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
19.6  Shane Watson to Stuart Clark, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 


End of over 20
New South Wales Blues    157/7 (RR : 7.85)
Stuart Clark     0 (2b)
Brett Lee     1 (1b)
Shane Watson    4-0-28-2



New South Wales Blues    157/7 (RR : 7.85)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
New South Wales Blues Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Phillip Hughes                         b Watson          1    3   0   0   33.3
David Warner                           b Tanvir         39   21   3   1  185.7
Simon Katich           lbw             b Watson         58   46   2   2  126.1
Steven Smith                           b Warne          52   38   7   0  136.8
Moises Henriques       run out         (N Patel)         0    1   0   0    0.0
Brad Haddin                            b Warne           0    1   0   0    0.0
Steve O'Keefe          c Warne         b Watson          4    7   0   0   57.1
Brett Lee                              not out           1    1   0   0  100.0
Stuart Clark                           not out           0    2   0   0    0.0
Doug Bollinger                                    
Nathan Bracken                                    

Total: 157/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.85

Extras : 2    No Balls : 0       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 1
Code:
Rajasthan Royals Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Shane Watson                         4.0           0      28        3   7.00
Yusuf Pathan                         2.0           0       9        0   4.50
Sohail Tanvir                        4.0           0      41        1  10.25
Shane Warne                          3.0           0      13        2   4.33
Munaf Patel                          4.0           0      42        0  10.50
Siddharth Trivedi                    3.0           1      23        0   7.67

Total: 157/7                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.85

Extras : 2    No Balls : 0       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 1
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New South Wales Blues finish with a modest at best 157-run total. Their most-prolific batsman, Phillip Hughes was dismissed for only a single, and left the New South Wales Blues in a bit of a predicament. They did, however, find resurgence because of all the star-power they have in their batting line.
Simon Katich and Steven Smith scored fifties, and pushed the New South Wales Blues to a competitive total. If it hadn't been for these two men, things could've gotten a lot worse for the New South Wales Blues.
Rajasthan Royals had a pretty inconsistent bowling card, with their two Australian players being the best thing about it. Sohail Tanvir and Munaf Patel were smacked for quite some runs, whereas Shane Warne and Shane Watson seemed utterly impervious at times.
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RAJASTHAN ROYALS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1  Brett Lee to Kamran Akmal, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
0.2  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
0.3  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
0.4  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
0.5  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
0.6  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 


End of over 1
Rajasthan Royals    2/0 (RR : 2)    Required RR(8.16)
Kamran Akmal     1 (1b)
Shane Watson     1 (5b)
Brett Lee    1-0-2-0


1.1  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
1.2  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
1.3  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, No shot offered.  (0) 
1.4  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
1.5  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
1.6  Stuart Clark to Kamran Akmal, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!

K. Akmal                         b Clark
Runs : 1       Balls : 2         S/R : 50


End of over 2
Rajasthan Royals    5/1 (RR : 2.5)    Required RR(8.44)
Yusuf Pathan     0 (0b)
Shane Watson     4 (10b)
Stuart Clark    1-0-3-1


2.1  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
2.2  Brett Lee to Yusuf Pathan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
2.3  Brett Lee to Yusuf Pathan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
2.4  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
2.5  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
2.6  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 


End of over 3
Rajasthan Royals    8/1 (RR : 2.67)    Required RR(8.76)
Yusuf Pathan     1 (2b)
Shane Watson     6 (14b)
Brett Lee    2-0-5-0


3.1  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2) 
3.2  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
3.3  Stuart Clark to Yusuf Pathan, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
3.4  Stuart Clark to Yusuf Pathan, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
3.5  Stuart Clark to Yusuf Pathan, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out!

Y. Pathan      lbw               b Clark
Runs : 1       Balls : 5         S/R : 20

3.6  Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 4
Rajasthan Royals    13/2 (RR : 3.25)    Required RR(9)
Mohammad Kaif     2 (1b)
Shane Watson     9 (16b)
Stuart Clark    2-0-8-2


4.1  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
4.2  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
4.3  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
4.4  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
4.5  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
4.6  Brett Lee to Shane Watson, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2) 


End of over 5
Rajasthan Royals    19/2 (RR : 3.8)    Required RR(9.2)
Shane Watson     15 (22b)
Mohammad Kaif     2 (1b)
Brett Lee    3-0-11-0


5.1  Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
5.2  Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Driven for four!  (4) 
5.3  Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
5.4  Stuart Clark to Shane Watson, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.

S. Watson       lbw                b Clark
Runs : 15       Balls : 23         S/R : 65.22

5.5  Stuart Clark to Mahesh Rawat, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
5.6  Stuart Clark to Mohammad Kaif, Easy single.  (1) 


End of over 6
Rajasthan Royals    26/3 (RR : 4.33)    Required RR(9.36)
Mahesh Rawat     1 (1b)
Mohammad Kaif     8 (5b)
Stuart Clark    3-0-15-3


6.1  Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
6.2  Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
6.3  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
6.4  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
6.5  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
6.6  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 


End of over 7
Rajasthan Royals    36/3 (RR : 5.14)    Required RR(9.31)
Mohammad Kaif     11 (7b)
Mahesh Rawat     8 (5b)
Steve O'Keefe    1-0-10-0


7.1  Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
7.2  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
7.3  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
7.4  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
7.5  Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four.  (4) 
7.6  Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 


End of over 8
Rajasthan Royals    47/3 (RR : 5.88)    Required RR(9.17)
Mohammad Kaif     14 (10b)
Mahesh Rawat     16 (8b)
Nathan Bracken    1-0-11-0


8.1  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
8.2  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
8.3  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
8.4  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
8.5  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
8.6  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 9
Rajasthan Royals    53/3 (RR : 5.89)    Required RR(9.45)
Mahesh Rawat     22 (14b)
Mohammad Kaif     14 (10b)
Doug Bollinger    1-0-6-0


9.1  Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
9.2  Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, One more to the total.  (1) 
9.3  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
9.4  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
9.5  Steve O'Keefe to Mohammad Kaif, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
9.6  Steve O'Keefe to Mahesh Rawat, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 


End of over 10
Rajasthan Royals    61/3 (RR : 6.1)    Required RR(9.6)
Mohammad Kaif     16 (13b)
Mahesh Rawat     28 (17b)
Steve O'Keefe    2-0-18-0


10.1  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
10.2  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
10.3  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
10.4  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
10.5  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
10.6  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 11
Rajasthan Royals    69/3 (RR : 6.27)    Required RR(9.78)
Mahesh Rawat     35 (21b)
Mohammad Kaif     17 (15b)
Doug Bollinger    2-0-14-0


11.1  Moises Henriques to Mohammad Kaif, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
11.2  Moises Henriques to Mohammad Kaif, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 
11.3  Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
11.4  Moises Henriques to Mohammad Kaif, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
11.5  Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
11.6  Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 12
Rajasthan Royals    76/3 (RR : 6.33)    Required RR(10.1)
Mahesh Rawat     38 (24b)
Mohammad Kaif     21 (18b)
Moises Henriques    1-0-7-0


12.1  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4) 
12.2  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
12.3  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.4  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3) 
12.5  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
12.6  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 13
Rajasthan Royals    87/3 (RR : 6.69)    Required RR(10)
Mahesh Rawat     40 (26b)
Mohammad Kaif     30 (22b)
Doug Bollinger    3-0-25-0


13.1  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 
13.2  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
13.3  Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Wide, no run.  (1) 
13.3  Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
13.4  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
13.5  Nathan Bracken to Mahesh Rawat, Easy single.  (1) 
13.6  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 


End of over 14
Rajasthan Royals    95/3 (RR : 6.79)    Required RR(10.3)
Mahesh Rawat     42 (29b)
Mohammad Kaif     35 (26b)
Nathan Bracken    2-0-19-0


14.1  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
14.2  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
14.3  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
14.4  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
14.5  Doug Bollinger to Mohammad Kaif, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
14.6  Doug Bollinger to Mahesh Rawat, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 


End of over 15
Rajasthan Royals    100/3 (RR : 6.67)    Required RR(11.4)
Mahesh Rawat     44 (30b)
Mohammad Kaif     38 (31b)
Doug Bollinger    4-0-30-0


15.1  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
15.2  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
15.3  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 
15.4  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
15.5  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
15.6  Nathan Bracken to Mohammad Kaif, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!

M. Kaif         lbw                b Bracken
Runs : 52       Balls : 37         S/R : 140.5


End of over 16
Rajasthan Royals    114/4 (RR : 7.12)    Required RR(10.8)
Niraj Patel     0 (0b)
Mahesh Rawat     44 (30b)
Nathan Bracken    3-0-33-1


16.1  Moises Henriques to Mahesh Rawat, That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!

M. Rawat        lbw                b Henriques
Runs : 44       Balls : 31         S/R : 141.9

16.2  Moises Henriques to Swapnil Asnodkar, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 
16.3  Moises Henriques to Swapnil Asnodkar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
16.4  Moises Henriques to Niraj Patel, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6) 
16.5  Moises Henriques to Niraj Patel, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
16.6  Moises Henriques to Swapnil Asnodkar, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!

S. Asnodkar                    c & b Henriques
Runs : 5        Balls : 3          S/R : 166.7


End of over 17
Rajasthan Royals    126/6 (RR : 7.41)    Required RR(10.3)
Sohail Tanvir     0 (0b)
Niraj Patel     7 (2b)
Moises Henriques    2-0-19-2


17.1  Nathan Bracken to Niraj Patel, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!

N. Patel        lbw                b Bracken
Runs : 7        Balls : 3          S/R : 233.3

17.2  Nathan Bracken to Shane Warne, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
17.3  Nathan Bracken to Shane Warne, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
17.4  Nathan Bracken to Sohail Tanvir, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4) 
17.5  Nathan Bracken to Sohail Tanvir, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2) 
17.6  Nathan Bracken to Sohail Tanvir, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 


End of over 18
Rajasthan Royals    133/7 (RR : 7.39)    Required RR(12)
Sohail Tanvir     6 (3b)
Shane Warne     1 (2b)
Nathan Bracken    4-0-40-2


18.1  Stuart Clark to Shane Warne, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
18.2  Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
18.3  Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6) 
18.4  Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
18.5  Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
18.6  Stuart Clark to Sohail Tanvir, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 19
Rajasthan Royals    142/7 (RR : 7.47)    Required RR(15)
Sohail Tanvir     12 (8b)
Shane Warne     4 (3b)
Stuart Clark    4-0-24-3


19.1  Brett Lee to Shane Warne, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
19.2  Brett Lee to Shane Warne, Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.

S. Warne        run out            (Lee)
Runs : 4        Balls : 5          S/R : 80

19.3  Brett Lee to Munaf Patel, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
19.4  Brett Lee to Munaf Patel, Ah, great ball. It bounced more than the batsman expected it to, causing him to check his shot at the last moment and lob the ball into the air for an easy catch.

M. Patel        c Henriques        b Lee
Runs : 0        Balls : 2          S/R : 0

19.5  Brett Lee to Siddharth Trivedi, No shot offered.  (0) 
19.6  Brett Lee to Siddharth Trivedi, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 


End of over 20
Rajasthan Royals    145/9 (RR : 7.25)
Sohail Tanvir     12 (8b)
Siddharth Trivedi     3 (2b)
Brett Lee    4-0-14-1



Rajasthan Royals    145/9 (RR : 7.25)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
Rajasthan Royals Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Kamran Akmal                           b Clark           1    2   0   0   50.0
Shane Watson           lbw             b Clark          15   23   0   0   65.2
Yusuf Pathan           lbw             b Clark           1    5   0   0   20.0
Mohammad Kaif          lbw             b Bracken        52   37   5   0  140.5
Mahesh Rawat           lbw             b Henriques      44   31   5   0  141.9
Niraj Patel            lbw             b Bracken         7    3   0   1  233.3
Swapnil Asnodkar                   c & b Henriques       5    3   1   0  166.7
Sohail Tanvir                          not out          12    8   1   1  150.0
Shane Warne            run out         (Lee)             4    5   0   0   80.0
Munaf Patel            c Henriques     b Lee             0    2   0   0    0.0
Siddharth Trivedi                      not out           3    2   0   0  150.0

Total: 145/9                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.25

Extras : 1    No Balls : 0       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
Code:
New South Wales Blues Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Moises Henriques                     2.0           0      19        2   9.50
Steve O'Keefe                        2.0           0      18        0   9.00
Brett Lee                            4.0           0      14        1   3.50
Stuart Clark                         4.0           0      24        3   6.00
Doug Bollinger                       4.0           0      30        0   7.50
Nathan Bracken                       4.0           0      40        2  10.00

Total: 145/9                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.25

Extras : 1    No Balls : 0       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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Oh, so close! Rajasthan Royals falls short by a narrow 12-run margin. New South Wales Blues managed to defend a 157-run target on this batsmen-friendly wicket.
Mohammad Kaif and Mahesh Rawat were the only two rays of light in this Rajasthan Royals' innings, plagued by darkness. Their efforts were insufficient though, as Nathan Bracken and Moises Henriques dismissed the two aforementioned batsmen, just before they snatched the game away from New South Wales Blues.
Stuart Clark, dismissed the entire top-order on his own, and bowled a brilliant penultimate over. Brett Lee quite easily defended 16 runs off the final over, whilst bowling to the tailenders. Moises Henriques struck twice to dismiss Mahesh Rawat and Swapnil Asnodkar towards the end of the innings to dismantle the Rajasthan Royals' hopes and dreams of playing the final.

Code:
New South Wales Blues   157/7 in 20.0 overs. 
Rajasthan Royals        145/9 in 20.0 overs. 

New South Wales Blues won by 12 runs

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2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20

THE FINAL

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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES vs CAPE COBRAS
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES' INNINGS
Code:
0.1  Claude Henderson to Phillip Hughes, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
0.2  Claude Henderson to David Warner, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four.  (4) 
0.3  Claude Henderson to David Warner, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
0.4  Claude Henderson to David Warner, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4) 
0.5  Claude Henderson to David Warner, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4) 
0.6  Claude Henderson to David Warner, Wide, no run.  (1) 
0.6  Claude Henderson to David Warner, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 


End of over 1
New South Wales Blues    20/0 (RR : 20)
David Warner     18 (6b)
Phillip Hughes     1 (1b)
Claude Henderson    1-0-20-0
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Claude Henderson bowls an expensive first over to David Warner. New South Wales Blues are off to a flyer!
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Code:
1.1  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
1.2  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
1.3  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Wide, no run.  (1) 
1.3  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs!  (6) 
1.4  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Driven for four!  (4) 
1.5  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
1.6  Monde Zondeki to Phillip Hughes, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.

P. Hughes       c Gibbs            b Zondeki
Runs : 15       Balls : 8          S/R : 187.5


End of over 2
New South Wales Blues    35/1 (RR : 17.5)
Simon Katich     0 (0b)
David Warner     18 (6b)
Monde Zondeki    1-0-15-1
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After conceding 15 runs off the first 5 deliveries of the over, Monde Zondeki makes a brilliant comeback and dismisses Phillip Hughes.
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2.1  Charl Langeveldt to David Warner, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
2.2  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
2.3  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
2.4  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
2.5  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
2.6  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 


End of over 3
New South Wales Blues    46/1 (RR : 15.3)
Simon Katich     10 (5b)
David Warner     19 (7b)
Charl Langeveldt    1-0-11-0


3.1  Rory Kleinveldt to David Warner, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy!  (3) 
3.2  Rory Kleinveldt to Simon Katich, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming!  (4) 
3.3  Rory Kleinveldt to Simon Katich, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
3.4  Rory Kleinveldt to David Warner, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
3.5  Rory Kleinveldt to Simon Katich, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2) 
3.6  Rory Kleinveldt to Simon Katich, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 4
New South Wales Blues    57/1 (RR : 14.2)
Simon Katich     17 (9b)
David Warner     23 (9b)
Rory Kleinveldt    1-0-11-0
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The fall of that wicket hasn't slowed the New South Wales Blues down. David Warner and now, Simon Katich are milking the bowlers!
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Code:
4.1  Charl Langeveldt to David Warner, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
4.2  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time.  (6) 
4.3  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
4.4  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
4.5  Charl Langeveldt to Simon Katich, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
4.6  Charl Langeveldt to David Warner, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 


End of over 5
New South Wales Blues    67/1 (RR : 13.4)
David Warner     24 (11b)
Simon Katich     26 (13b)
Charl Langeveldt    2-0-21-0


5.1  Rory Kleinveldt to Simon Katich, Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.

S. Katich                          b Kleinveldt
Runs : 26       Balls : 14         S/R : 185.7
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Wicket for the Cape Cobras! Rory Kleinveldt provides a bit of breathing space by picking up the wicket of Simon Katich.
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Code:
5.2  Rory Kleinveldt to Steven Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
5.3  Rory Kleinveldt to Steven Smith, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens?  (4) 
5.4  Rory Kleinveldt to Steven Smith, That's a single.  (1) 
5.5  Rory Kleinveldt to David Warner, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
5.6  Rory Kleinveldt to David Warner, No shot offered.  (0) 


End of over 6
New South Wales Blues    74/2 (RR : 12.3)
David Warner     26 (13b)
Steven Smith     5 (3b)
Rory Kleinveldt    2-0-18-1


6.1  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
6.2  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
6.3  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
6.4  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
6.5  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
6.6  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 


End of over 7
New South Wales Blues    76/2 (RR : 10.9)
Steven Smith     7 (9b)
David Warner     26 (13b)
Claude Henderson    2-0-22-0


7.1  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
7.2  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
7.3  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
7.4  Vernon Philander to David Warner, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
7.5  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0) 
7.6  Vernon Philander to David Warner, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 


End of over 8
New South Wales Blues    84/2 (RR : 10.5)
David Warner     33 (18b)
Steven Smith     8 (10b)
Vernon Philander    1-0-8-0
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The dismissal of Simon Katich might've brought the New South Wales Blues' run rate down a bit, but David Warner is still striking the ball quite effortlessly.
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Code:
8.1  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
8.2  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
8.3  Claude Henderson to David Warner, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
8.4  Claude Henderson to David Warner, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
8.5  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
8.6  Claude Henderson to Steven Smith, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 


End of over 9
New South Wales Blues    96/2 (RR : 10.7)
Steven Smith     15 (14b)
David Warner     38 (20b)
Claude Henderson    3-0-34-0


9.1  JP Duminy to David Warner, Chipped down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
9.2  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
9.3  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, Driven for four! (4) 
9.4  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, One more to the total.  (1) 
9.5  JP Duminy to David Warner, Easy single.  (1) 
9.6  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 10
New South Wales Blues    103/2 (RR : 10.3)
Steven Smith     20 (18b)
David Warner     40 (22b)
JP Duminy    1-0-7-0


10.1  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
10.2  Vernon Philander to David Warner, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
10.3  Vernon Philander to David Warner, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
10.4  Vernon Philander to David Warner, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
10.5  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Driven for four!  (4)
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Brilliantly struck for four, and that boundary will bring up David Warner's fifty. What a knock he's played! 52 off just 27 balls.
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Code:
10.6  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 


End of over 11
New South Wales Blues    116/2 (RR : 10.5)
Steven Smith     20 (18b)
David Warner     53 (28b)
Vernon Philander    2-0-21-0


11.1  Monde Zondeki to David Warner, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
11.2  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
11.3  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
11.4  Monde Zondeki to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 
11.5  Monde Zondeki to David Warner, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
11.6  Monde Zondeki to David Warner, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 12
New South Wales Blues    124/2 (RR : 10.3)
David Warner     58 (32b)
Steven Smith     23 (20b)
Monde Zondeki    2-0-23-1


12.1  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
12.2  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here.  (3) 
12.3  JP Duminy to David Warner, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2) 
12.4  JP Duminy to David Warner, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.5  JP Duminy to David Warner, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
12.6  JP Duminy to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 13
New South Wales Blues    133/2 (RR : 10.2)
David Warner     62 (36b)
Steven Smith     28 (22b)
JP Duminy    2-0-16-0
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Steven Smith has held one end safe, while David Warner has pummelled the Cape Cobras' bowlers for runs from the other end.
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Code:
13.1  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 
13.2  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
13.3  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
13.4  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
13.5  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
13.6  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 


End of over 14
New South Wales Blues    142/2 (RR : 10.1)
David Warner     64 (37b)
Steven Smith     35 (27b)
Vernon Philander    3-0-30-0


14.1  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
14.2  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
14.3  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
14.4  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
14.5  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
14.6  Monde Zondeki to Steven Smith, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 


End of over 15
New South Wales Blues    145/2 (RR : 9.67)
David Warner     64 (37b)
Steven Smith     38 (33b)
Monde Zondeki    3-0-26-1


15.1  JP Duminy to Steven Smith, That's a single.  (1) 
15.2  JP Duminy to David Warner, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0) 
15.3  JP Duminy to David Warner, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
15.4  JP Duminy to David Warner, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
15.5  JP Duminy to David Warner, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
15.6  JP Duminy to David Warner, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 


End of over 16
New South Wales Blues    149/2 (RR : 9.31)
Steven Smith     39 (34b)
David Warner     67 (42b)
JP Duminy    3-0-20-0


16.1  Vernon Philander to David Warner, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
16.2  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
16.3  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
16.4  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
16.5  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
16.6  Vernon Philander to Steven Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 17
New South Wales Blues    150/2 (RR : 8.82)
Steven Smith     39 (39b)
David Warner     68 (43b)
Vernon Philander    4-0-31-0
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Just a single off the 17th over, from Vernon Philander. Fantastic bowling, backed up incredibly by Justin Ontong's field placement.
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Code:
17.1  JP Duminy to David Warner, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
17.2  JP Duminy to David Warner, Wide, no run.  (1) 
17.2  JP Duminy to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 
17.3  JP Duminy to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 
17.4  JP Duminy to David Warner, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 
17.5  JP Duminy to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 
17.6  JP Duminy to David Warner, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4) 


End of over 18
New South Wales Blues    157/2 (RR : 8.72)
David Warner     74 (49b)
Steven Smith     39 (39b)
JP Duminy    4-0-27-0


18.1  Charl Langeveldt to Steven Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
18.2  Charl Langeveldt to Steven Smith, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 
18.3  Charl Langeveldt to Steven Smith, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
18.4  Charl Langeveldt to Steven Smith, Going, going, gone!  (6)
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What a wonderful shot from Steven Smith! Just flicks it off the pads with incredible wrist-work for a six, to reach his fifty.
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Code:
18.5  Charl Langeveldt to Steven Smith, Wide, no run.  (1) 
18.5  Charl Langeveldt to Steven Smith, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1) 
18.6  Charl Langeveldt to David Warner, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 19
New South Wales Blues    173/2 (RR : 9.11)
David Warner     74 (50b)
Steven Smith     54 (45b)
Charl Langeveldt    3-0-37-0


19.1  Rory Kleinveldt to Steven Smith, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.

S. Smith        lbw                b Kleinveldt
Runs : 54       Balls : 46         S/R : 117.4
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This wicket isn't going to undo the damage already done by Steven Smith, but it's nice for Rory Kleinveldt to have another wicket to his name.
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Code:
19.2  Rory Kleinveldt to Moises Henriques, Wide, no run.  (1) 
19.2  Rory Kleinveldt to Moises Henriques, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming!  (4) 
19.3  Rory Kleinveldt to Moises Henriques, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2) 
19.4  Rory Kleinveldt to Moises Henriques, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
19.5  Rory Kleinveldt to Moises Henriques, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
19.6  Rory Kleinveldt to David Warner, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 


End of over 20
New South Wales Blues    183/3 (RR : 9.15)
David Warner     76 (51b)
Moises Henriques     7 (4b)
Rory Kleinveldt    3-0-28-2



New South Wales Blues    183/3 (RR : 9.15)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
New South Wales Blues Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Phillip Hughes         c Gibbs         b Zondeki        15    8   2   1  187.5
David Warner                           not out          76   51   9   0  149.0
Simon Katich                           b Kleinveldt     26   14   2   1  185.7
Steven Smith           lbw             b Kleinveldt     54   46   3   1  117.4
Moises Henriques                       not out           7    4   1   0  175.0
Brad Haddin                                       
Steve O'Keefe                                     
Brett Lee                                         
Stuart Clark                                      
Doug Bollinger                                    
Nathan Bracken                                    

Total: 183/3                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 5    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
Code:
Cape Cobras Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
JP Duminy                            4.0           0      27        0   6.75
Rory Kleinveldt                      3.0           0      28        2   9.33
Vernon Philander                     4.0           0      31        0   7.75
Claude Henderson                     3.0           0      34        0  11.33
Charl Langeveldt                     3.0           0      37        0  12.33
Monde Zondeki                        3.0           0      26        1   8.67

Total: 183/3                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.15

Extras : 5    No Balls : 0       Wides : 5    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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That ends the innings for the New South Wales Blues. They've stacked-up a massive 183-run total, courtesy of David Warner's brilliance.
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CAPE COBRAS NEED 184 RUNS TO WIN FROM 20.0 OVERS @ 9.20 RUNS PER OVER

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CAPE COBRAS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1  Stuart Clark to Graeme Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
0.2  Stuart Clark to Graeme Smith, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4) 
0.3  Stuart Clark to Graeme Smith, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
0.4  Stuart Clark to Graeme Smith, That's a single.  (1) 
0.5  Stuart Clark to Herschelle Gibbs, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
0.6  Stuart Clark to Herschelle Gibbs, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 


End of over 1
Cape Cobras    11/0 (RR : 11)    Required RR(9.05)
Herschelle Gibbs     4 (2b)
Graeme Smith     7 (4b)
Stuart Clark    1-0-11-0


1.1  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
1.2  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 
1.3  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, No shot offered.  (0) 
1.4  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
1.5  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
1.6  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 


End of over 2
Cape Cobras    21/0 (RR : 10.5)    Required RR(9)
Graeme Smith     17 (10b)
Herschelle Gibbs     4 (2b)
Brett Lee    1-0-10-0
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Graeme Smith is out to score runs, whilst Herschelle Gibbs is playing steadily, and cautiously to make sure the wickets don't tumble.
Code:
2.1  Stuart Clark to Herschelle Gibbs, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
2.2  Stuart Clark to Herschelle Gibbs, No shot offered.  (0) 
2.3  Stuart Clark to Herschelle Gibbs, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.

H. Gibbs        lbw                b Clark
Runs : 4        Balls : 5          S/R : 80
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Oh, big wicket! Herschelle Gibbs was deceived completely by the movement of that ball. Cape Cobras lose their first!
Code:
2.4  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, Good running, two runs.  (2) 
2.5  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
2.6  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 


End of over 3
Cape Cobras    23/1 (RR : 7.67)    Required RR(9.41)
JP Duminy     2 (3b)
Graeme Smith     17 (10b)
Stuart Clark    2-0-13-1


3.1  Nathan Bracken to Graeme Smith, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there!  (4) 
3.2  Nathan Bracken to Graeme Smith, Easy single.  (1) 
3.3  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
3.4  Nathan Bracken to Graeme Smith, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2) 
3.5  Nathan Bracken to Graeme Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
3.6  Nathan Bracken to Graeme Smith, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs!  (6) 


End of over 4
Cape Cobras    39/1 (RR : 9.75)    Required RR(9)
Graeme Smith     32 (15b)
JP Duminy     3 (4b)
Nathan Bracken    1-0-16-0


4.1  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2) 
4.2  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
4.3  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
4.4  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
4.5  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
4.6  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 5
Cape Cobras    47/1 (RR : 9.4)    Required RR(9.07)
JP Duminy     11 (10b)
Graeme Smith     32 (15b)
Stuart Clark    3-0-21-1


5.1  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
5.2  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2) 
5.3  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4) 
5.4  Brett Lee to Graeme Smith, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1) 
5.5  Brett Lee to JP Duminy, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
5.6  Brett Lee to JP Duminy, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 


End of over 6
Cape Cobras    57/1 (RR : 9.5)    Required RR(9)
Graeme Smith     39 (19b)
JP Duminy     14 (12b)
Brett Lee    2-0-20-0
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At the end of the 6th, the Cape Cobras are cruising to the total. Graeme Smith is playing absolutely flawlessly.
Code:
6.1  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4) 
6.2  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0) 
6.3  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
6.4  Moises Henriques to Graeme Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
6.5  Moises Henriques to Graeme Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0) 
6.6  Moises Henriques to Graeme Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 


End of over 7
Cape Cobras    64/1 (RR : 9.14)    Required RR(9.15)
Graeme Smith     41 (22b)
JP Duminy     19 (15b)
Moises Henriques    1-0-7-0


7.1  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
7.2  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2) 
7.3  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
7.4  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
7.5  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Very well bowled.  (0) 
7.6  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 


End of over 8
Cape Cobras    71/1 (RR : 8.88)    Required RR(9.33)
Graeme Smith     46 (26b)
JP Duminy     21 (17b)
Doug Bollinger    1-0-7-0


8.1  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.2  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Very well bowled.  (0) 
8.3  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens?  (4) 
8.4  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
8.5  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
8.6  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 


End of over 9
Cape Cobras    80/1 (RR : 8.89)    Required RR(9.36)
Graeme Smith     48 (27b)
JP Duminy     28 (22b)
Steve O'Keefe    1-0-9-0


9.1  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
9.2  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.3  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2) 
9.4  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Easy single.  (1) 
9.5  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
9.6  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 


End of over 10
Cape Cobras    85/1 (RR : 8.5)    Required RR(9.8)
Graeme Smith     50 (29b)
JP Duminy     31 (26b)
Doug Bollinger    2-0-12-0
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Dropped! Graeme Smith has been dropped on 48! Only time will tell how much that's going to cost Simon Katich and his team.
Code:
10.1  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
10.2  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 
10.3  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.4  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Great stop! Saved a run there he did!  (3) 
10.5  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Driven for four!  (4) 
10.6  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2) 


End of over 11
Cape Cobras    96/1 (RR : 8.73)    Required RR(9.67)
Graeme Smith     56 (31b)
JP Duminy     36 (30b)
Steve O'Keefe    2-0-20-0


11.1  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
11.2  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4) 
11.3  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement.  (3) 
11.4  Moises Henriques to Graeme Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
11.5  Moises Henriques to Graeme Smith, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1) 
11.6  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 


End of over 12
Cape Cobras    106/1 (RR : 8.83)    Required RR(9.62)
JP Duminy     45 (34b)
Graeme Smith     57 (33b)
Moises Henriques    2-0-17-0
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JP Duminy has increased his scoring-rate as well, and so, the required run-rate isn't much higher than the current run-rate.
Code:
12.1  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2) 
12.2  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
12.3  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
12.4  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
12.5  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
12.6  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 


End of over 13
Cape Cobras    117/1 (RR : 9)    Required RR(9.43)
JP Duminy     45 (34b)
Graeme Smith     68 (39b)
Steve O'Keefe    3-0-31-0


13.1  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
13.2  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
13.4  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
13.5  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
13.6  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 


End of over 14
Cape Cobras    122/1 (RR : 8.71)    Required RR(10.2)
JP Duminy     47 (36b)
Graeme Smith     71 (43b)
Doug Bollinger    3-0-17-0
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JP Duminy and Graeme Smith's 101-run partnership for the 2nd wicket has led to them needing 62 runs off 36 balls, now.
Code:
14.1  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0) 
14.2  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0) 
14.3  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 
14.4  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2) 
14.5  Steve O'Keefe to Graeme Smith, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1) 
14.6  Steve O'Keefe to JP Duminy, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 


End of over 15
Cape Cobras    130/1 (RR : 8.67)    Required RR(10.6)
Graeme Smith     78 (48b)
JP Duminy     48 (37b)
Steve O'Keefe    4-0-39-0


15.1  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1) 
15.2  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4) 
15.3  Doug Bollinger to Graeme Smith, Bowled!

G. Smith                           b Bollinger
Runs : 82       Balls : 50         S/R : 164
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Doug Bollinger strikes, and the New South Wales Blues have a ray of hope! Graeme Smith is dismissed after a belligerent 82.
Code:
15.4  Doug Bollinger to Justin Ontong, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
15.5  Doug Bollinger to Justin Ontong, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
15.6  Doug Bollinger to JP Duminy, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 16
Cape Cobras    138/2 (RR : 8.62)    Required RR(11.2)
JP Duminy     49 (39b)
Justin Ontong     3 (2b)
Doug Bollinger    4-0-25-1


16.1  Nathan Bracken to Justin Ontong, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1) 
16.2  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6) 
16.3  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
16.4  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6) 
16.5  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2) 
16.6  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Wide, no run.  (1) 
16.6  Nathan Bracken to JP Duminy, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 


End of over 17
Cape Cobras    155/2 (RR : 9.12)    Required RR(9.33)
Justin Ontong     4 (3b)
JP Duminy     64 (45b)
Nathan Bracken    2-0-33-0
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A massive over for the Cape Cobras! JP Duminy scores 17 runs off Nathan Bracken's 17th over, changing the equation completely.
Code:
17.1  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
17.2  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Short and pulled away for a single  (2) 
17.3  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Splendid shot for four!  (4) 
17.4  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Wide, no run.  (1) 
17.4  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4) 
17.5  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0) 
17.6  Moises Henriques to JP Duminy, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4) 


End of over 18
Cape Cobras    172/2 (RR : 9.56)    Required RR(5.5)
JP Duminy     80 (52b)
Justin Ontong     4 (3b)
Moises Henriques    3-0-34-0
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A terrible over for the New South Wales Blues! Moises Henriques has been smashed all over the park, by JP Duminy.

Code:
18.1  Stuart Clark to Justin Ontong, No shot offered.  (0) 
18.2  Stuart Clark to Justin Ontong, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
18.3  Stuart Clark to Justin Ontong, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
18.4  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
18.5  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
18.6  Stuart Clark to JP Duminy, Very well bowled.  (0) 


End of over 19
Cape Cobras    175/2 (RR : 9.21)    Required RR(8)
JP Duminy     80 (55b)
Justin Ontong     7 (6b)
Stuart Clark    4-0-24-1
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Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable! Stuart Clark has bowled one of the most sensational penultimate overs you'll ever see! Just 3 runs off it!
Code:
19.1  Brett Lee to Justin Ontong, Brilliant ball, and a sharp catch. Nothing the batsman could do there!

J. Ontong       c Bracken          b Lee
Runs : 7        Balls : 7          S/R : 100
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Wicket first ball! Brett Lee disallows JP Duminy the opportunity to gain strike. Most importantly, tho, it's a dot ball.
Code:
19.2  Brett Lee to Rory Kleinveldt, Ah, great ball. It bounced more than the batsman expected it to, causing him to check his shot at the last moment and lob the ball into the air for an easy catch.

R. Kleinveldt   c Haddin           b Lee
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0
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Another wicket! Another dot! Brett Lee, once again, showcases his experience and skills at the death overs. JP Duminy does not look happy.

Code:
19.3  Brett Lee to Henry Davids, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.

H. Davids                          b Lee
Runs : 0        Balls : 1          S/R : 0
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Hat trick! Brett Lee has gotten a hat trick! Sensational comeback from the New South Wales from a position where it seemed done and dusted for them.
Code:
19.4  Brett Lee to Vernon Philander, Very well bowled.  (0) 
19.5  Brett Lee to Vernon Philander, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
19.6  Brett Lee to JP Duminy, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six!  (6)
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A six off the last delivery from the bat of JP Duminy, and it will not matter!
Code:
End of over 20
Cape Cobras    182/5 (RR : 9.10)
JP Duminy     86 (56b)
Vernon Philander     1 (2b)
Brett Lee    3-0-27-3



Cape Cobras    182/5 (RR : 9.10)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
Cape Cobras Innings

Player                                                   R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Graeme Smith                           b Bollinger      82   50   7   1  164.0
Herschelle Gibbs       lbw             b Clark           4    5   0   0   80.0
JP Duminy                              not out          86   56   7   3  153.6
Justin Ontong          c Bracken       b Lee             7    7   0   0  100.0
Rory Kleinveldt        c Haddin        b Lee             0    1   0   0    0.0
Henry Davids                           b Lee             0    1   0   0    0.0
Vernon Philander                       not out           1    2   0   0   50.0
Andrew Puttick                                    
Claude Henderson                                  
Charl Langeveldt                                  
Monde Zondeki                                     

Total: 182/5                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.10

Extras : 2    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
Code:
New South Wales Blues Bowling

Players                               O            M       R        W   E/R
Moises Henriques                     3.0           0      34        0  11.33
Steve O'Keefe                        4.0           0      39        0   9.75
Brett Lee                            3.0           0      27        3   9.00
Stuart Clark                         4.0           0      24        1   6.00
Doug Bollinger                       4.0           0      25        1   6.25
Nathan Bracken                       2.0           0      33        0  16.50

Total: 182/5                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.10

Extras : 2    No Balls : 0       Wides : 2    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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Brett Lee has done it! New South Wales Blues have done it! They make the narrowest escape possible, to become champions!

Code:
New South Wales Blues   183/3 in 20.0 overs. 
Cape Cobras             182/5 in 20.0 overs. 

New South Wales Blues won by 1 run

Man of the match: Brett Lee (New South Wales Blues)
Code:
Player of the tournament: JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)

Leading run-scorer: JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)

Leading wicket-taker: Brett Lee (New South Wales Blues)
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JP Duminy has been declared the Player of the Tournament for his performances with both, the ball and especially the bat.
Brett Lee is the Man of the Match for his breathtaking hat trick, and is also given the leading-wicket taker award.
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NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES WIN THE 2009 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20
 
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Whatttt ! What a brilliant final :clap Smith and Warner gave us a more than defendable total , but Smith & Duminy threatened to take the game away from us. And what a thrilling last over, wickets, hatrick, six! O what a game! Compliments for another brilliant edition of the Champions league 20/20 @Na Maloom Afraad , great stuff :cheers Another win for us as a duo @Till Valhalla :cheers Thanks @Ashutosh. and @AliB for a thrilling final!
 

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20 2009

OVERALL RANKINGS

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R
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TEAM
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REPRESENTING
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LEAGUE
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APPEARANCE
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:goldo:
| | - NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES -- | | - :aus: Australia| | - 2008/09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | | - 1st| |

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:slvo:
| | - CAPE COBRAS| | - :saf: South Africa| | - 2008/09 Standard Bank Pro20 Series | | - 1st| |

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:bro:
| | - RAJASTHAN ROYALS| | - :ind: India| | - 2008 DLF Indian Premier League | | - 1st| |

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4th
| | - MIDDLESEX PANTHERS| | - :eng: England| | - 2008 Twenty20 Cup | | - 1st| |

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5th
| | - WAYAMBA ELEVENS| | - :sri: Sri Lanka| | - 2008/09 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament | | - 2nd| |

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6th
| | - OTAGO VOLTS| | - :nz: New Zealand -- | | - 2008/09 HRV Cup | | - 1st| |

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7th
| | - SIALKOT STALLIONS| | - :pak: Pakistan| | - 2009 RBS Twenty-20 Cup | | - 4th| |

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8th
| | - ▉ HAGUE CRICKET CLUB| | - :ned: Netherlands| | - 2008 Insinger de Beaufort Twenty20 Cup | | - 1st| |

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9th
| | - GREENOCK CRICKET CLUB| | - :sco: Scotland| | - 2009 Murgitroyd Twenty20 | | - 1st| |

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-10th-
| | - ONTARIO CRICKET CLUB| | - :can: Canada| | - 2008/09 Scotiabank National Twenty20 Championship -- | | - 1st| |

SEASON AWARDS

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AWARD
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RECIPIENT
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TEAM
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| - PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT -- | | - :saf: JP Duminy| | - :saf: Cape Cobras|

| - LEADING RUN-SCORER| | - :saf: JP Duminy -- | | - :saf: Cape Cobras|

| - LEADING WICKET-TAKER| | - :aus: Brett Lee| | - :aus: New South Wales Blues -- | |

SUMMARY

The 2009 edition of the Champions League Twenty20 was the sixth iteration of the tournament. It was played in India for the first time since its inception in 2004.
It featured ten teams - two less than the previous season. The ten participants were split into two pools of five, with only the top-two making it to the finals.
Chennai and Ahmedabad only played hosts to the pool games, whereas Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata played hosts to the finals as well as the pool games.
With the last-mentioned city getting to host the grand finale. In Mumbai, the Brabourne Stadium was used instead of the more-popular Wankhede Stadium.

The hometeam, Rajasthan Royals competed as well after having won the inaugural Indian Premier League. They were poised as one of the favourites to win this season.
Wayamba Elevens returned for the second successive time, and the Sialkot Stallions returned for their fourth successive time to participate in this season.
Champions of the previous year's Champions League; Trinidad & Tobago could not qualify for the event as there was no twenty20 competition held in the Caribbean.
This was also the first time a Canadian club participated in the Champions League Twenty20. The name of said Canadian cricket club was; Ontario Cricket Club.

There were three player clashes this season. Not the first time the teams playing in the Champions League have had players in their squads that clash with other teams.
Brendon McCullum was contracted by the New South Wales Blues as well as the Otago Volts. Being a local to the latter team, he was retained by them with no hesitation.
Rajasthan Royals had to give up two players from their squad. Luckily for them, they had players on standby from their already oversized Indian Premier League squad.
Dimitri Mascarenhas was given to the Otago Volts for being an overseas player signed by another team that already had enough overseas players, i.e. the Rajasthan Royals.
And the Cape Cobras were able to grab hold of their star opener, Graeme Smith from the Rajasthan Royals. As he was obviously a local player to the Cape Cobras.

The tournament was won by New South Wales Blues, who defeated the Cape Cobras in the final to lift the trophy. The match was played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Cape Cobras remained unbeaten throughout the pool stage, and finished at the top. They defeated the Middlesex Panthers in the semi-final, and quite convincingly so.
New South Wales Blues finished first in their pool, having lost only one game. That loss came from the Middlesex Panthers. They played the hometeam in the semi-final.
Obviously, the hometeam being Rajasthan Royals. New South Wales Blues beat the Rajasthan Royals by a narrow 12-run margin to play the Cape Cobras in the final.
After having set a 184-run target for the Cape Cobras, New South Wales Blues' Brett Lee successfully defended 9 runs by picking up a hat trick in the final over to win.

Brett Lee's sensational hat trick in the last over of the final was not the only tremendous individual performance this edition of the Champions League saw.
Just before the final, JP Duminy powered the Cape Cobras with an unbeaten 100* off 63 deliveries to push his team over the edge against the Middlesex Panthers.
Shane Warne, the captain of the Rajasthan Royals bagged a 5-wicket haul in a single over. Otago Volts' batsmen had no answer to his wrist-spin and collapsed instantly.
Middlesex Panthers' Irish-import, Tim Murtagh bowled an amazing spell of fast-bowling and registered the first 5-wicket haul of the season, and only the second overall.

At the end of the season, JP Duminy of the Cape Cobras finished with the most runs. He scored 312 runs at an astounding average of 78.00, which included a hundred.
He was an asset with the ball, as well. He picked 7 wickets at an economy of 6.85, but unfortunately, his heroics weren't enough to lead his team to championship win.
He was, however, adjudged as the Player of the Tournament for his incredible all-round excellence, which lasted throughout the entire edition of the Champions League.
Brett Lee, with 15 scalps to his name, was the leading wicket-taker this edition. He was a key factor in New South Wales Blues' triumphant Champions League campaign.


TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT

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PLAYER
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FROM
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RUNS
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WKTS
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HIS
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BBI
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-:bat:-
| | - :aus: Phillip Hughes| | - Blues| |
274
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| | - 73| |
-
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:bat:
| | - :aus: David Warner| | - Blues - | |
267
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-
| | - 76*| |
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:bat:
| | - :saf: Graeme Smith| | - Cobras| |
260
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-
| | - 86| |
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:bat:
| | - :aus: Simon Katich| | - Blues| |
214
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| | - 73| |
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:ar:
| | - :saf: JP Duminy| | - Cobras| |
312
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7
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2/14
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:ar:
| | - :aus: Shane Watson| | - Royals| |
193
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10
| | - 79| |
3/28
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:wk:
| | - :saf: Andrew Puttick - | | - Cobras - | |
69
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-
| | - 49*| |
-(4c/1s)-
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:bwl:
| | - :aus: Stuart Clark| | - Blues| |
26
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12
| | - 26| |
4/29
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:bwl:
| | - :saf: Rory Kleinveldt| | - Cobras| |
14
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11
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2/23
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9
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11
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5/6
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3
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15
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3/14
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MATCHES OF THE TOURNAMENT

14th Pool Match, Middlesex Panthers vs Sialkot Stallions - Sialkot Stallions won by 6 wickets (without a ball to spare)
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

The pool-toppers, the Middlesex Panthers played the Sialkot Stallions in a game, which was a must-win situation for the Sialkot Stallions if they were to stay in alive.
Middlesex Panthers needed this win to assure their place in the semi-finals, and the Sialkot Stallions needed it to avoid elimination from the tournament.
On the batsmen-friendly wicket of the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, it was no surprise that the winners of the toss, the Middlesex Panthers, would opt to bat first.

This was Andrew Strauss' first match in the tournament. He was brought in place of Billy Godleman, and asked to open the innings alongside Ed Joyce.
He was dismissed on the 4th ball of the first over by Naved Arif. This was not the debut he would've wanted. An early blow left the Middlesex Panthers in tatters.
Dawid Malan and Ed Joyce retaliated by scoring quick runs during the power play, but their progress was brought to a halt by Naved Arif, who claimed his 2nd wicket.
Ed Joyce was dismissed in the very next over by Kashif Daud, who, had gone for plenty of runs in the 3.0 overs he had bowled. His spell came to an end with a wicket.

Owais Shah and Eoin Morgan were the two batsmen at the crease, and they were left with the heavy task of having to salvage the innings, and finish with a big score.
They did, just that. Eoin Morgan and Owais Shah added a 98-run partnership for the 4th wicket. Owais Shah also reached his fifty in the midst of all this.
However, Eoin Morgan was dismissed five runs short of his fifty in the 17th over, and thus, the partnership came to its end, courtesy of Salman Ali's fast-bowling.

But, the incomer, Tyron Henderson didn't let the fall of Eoin Morgan's wicket derail the Middlesex Panthers' innings, instead, he used it as fuel for a fiery knock.
He played a blitzy cameo, scoring 24 runs off just 16 deliveries to close out the Middlesex Panthers' innings. In the end, they finished with a massive 182-run total.
Owais Shah was the anchorman for the Middlesex Panthers' innings, he remained unbeaten on 64 off 43 deliveries. Naved Arif had the best bowling figures, of 2/29.

Sialkot Stallions started their 183-run chase swiftly, with Imran Nazir and Kamran Younis, their openers adding 38 runs in the first 5.0 overs of the innings.
The partnership was brought to its end in the 6th over, by Dirk Nannes, who dismissed Kamran Younis. He scored only 15 runs off 11 deliveries before getting out.
Imran Nazir was joined by his skipper Shoaib Malik. This was undoubtedly the best pairing the Sialkot Stallions could've asked for in a situation like this.

Imran Nazir kept batting the way he was batting before the dismissal of Kamran Younis, and achieved a fifty. He brought it up on the last delivery of the 10th over.
After seeing Imran Nazir bring up his fifty, and looking like he had been well-set, Shoaib Malik, the skipper, accelerated and moved towards his own fifty.
Shoaib Malik brought up his fifty in the 16th over, when his team was cruising and looking like they'd win without any sort of troubles. He reached 50 in just 31 balls.
In the next over, i.e. the 17th, Imran Nazir was stumped after a poor shot selection, and the Middlesex Panthers found the breakthrough they were looking for.

In came Shahid Yousuf, who, after wildly missing his first delivery, struck the next two for a four and a six, respectively. The over was brought to its end.
With 18 balls left, and 37 more runs needed, Shoaib Malik played premeditated shots and scored 11 runs off the 18th over, which was bowled by Tim Murtagh.
Unfortunately for Shoaib Malik, though, was the fact that Shahid Yousuf was dismissed on the last ball of that 18th over, and most importantly, a ball was wasted.

With 26 runs needed off the last 12 deliveries, Tyron Henderson, bowling the penultimate over, dismissed the well-set Shoaib Malik on the very first ball of the over.
He continued to bowl the rest of the over very well, only up until the last two deliveries, which were smacked for a four and a six, respectively, by Haris Sohail.
Dirk Nannes was given the ball to bowl the final over, and defend 15 runs. He failed to do so, if only because it was Haris Sohail's brilliance in the end.
He single-handedly snatched the game away from the Middlesex Panthers, striking a six off the last delivery, when exactly six runs were required for the win.
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15th Pool Match, Cape Cobras vs Otago Volts - Cape Cobras won by 9 runs
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

This was an all-important pool match played between the Cape Cobras and the Otago Volts, which ultimately became the decider of Otago Volts' fate.
The Cape Cobras won the toss and opted to bat first on a hard, batsman-friendly wicket at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai against the Otago Volts.
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs opened the innings for the Cape Cobras, and Ian Butler bowled the first ball of the match, for the Otago Volts.
Cape Cobras' innings started in a flurry, as the openers added 44 runs very quickly, before, Herschelle Gibbs got dismissed by a scorching delivery from Ian Butler.

The breakthrough provided the Otago Volts some breathing space, but, it was all undone as JP Duminy, the next batsman on the crease, smashed them for runs.
By the 10th over, the Cape Cobras were 99/1 with JP Duminy on an 18-ball 30, and Graeme Smith just six short of his fifty. They were running away with this.
In the 12th over, Graeme Smith completed his fifty, even though, the run rate had been brought down because of two really slow overs from the Otago Volts.

JP Duminy and Graeme Smith continued their assault on the Otago Volts for five more overs, before they both were dismissed in the 18th over, by James McMillan.
Only 8 runs came off the final 12 deliveries, courtesy of James McMillan's timely breakthrough. The Cape Cobras, finished about 20 runs short. They ended on 187/8.
Not only did they lose their way towards the end, and finished considerably short, they also lost 7 wickets within 18 deliveries. Completely collapsing at the end.

Given a 188-run target, the Otago Volts started off very poorly. They lost one of their opener, Hamish Rutherford, in the 2nd over to Charl Langeveldt.
But, the new man in, Neil Broom, played very cautiously, while Brendon McCullum did the hitting from the other end. At the end of the 6th over, they were 78/1.
Brendon McCullum had already reached his fifty by that point. He was on 52* off 22 deliveries, with 7 fours and 2 sixes. He was the main man to get rid of.
Neil Broom and Brendon McCullum continued to milk the Cape Cobras for runs, while none of Justin Ontong's bowling changes seemed to work, and there were many.
Neil Broom brought up his fifty in the 14th over, at the end of which, the Otago Volts needed 57 runs. With 36 balls remaining, and 9 wickets still in hand.

Things took a turn for the worst for the Otago Volts, as the next two overs resulted in only 16 runs. Which was just not enough in the situation that they were in.
And then, JP Duminy struck twice in the 17th over to remove Neil Broom and the dangerous Dimitri Mascarenhas, whilst giving away only 6 runs in said over.
The requirement creeped up to 35 off 18 balls, and they had lost one of their well-set batsman. The next over, bowled by Monde Zondeki, resulted in 12 runs.
But, in the penultimate over, Brendon McCullum was dismissed by Charl Langeveldt, and only 5 runs came. The situation swung in favour of the bowling side.
Rory Kleinveldt successfully defended 18 runs in the final over, and even bagged 2 scalps, providing his team with the win. This loss knocked the Otago Volts out.
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16th Pool Match, Greenock Cricket Club vs Hague Cricket Club - Hague Cricket Club won by 6 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Despite of both the teams in this match having been already knocked out of contention for the finals, the associate representatives produced a thrilling encounter.
Greenock Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bowl first, and the decision payed off big, as Dewald Nel bagged 2 wickets in the very first over of the match.
Dismissing Johann Myburgh after being hit for a six the ball prior, and after that, Feiko Kloppenburg, the captain of Hague Cricket Club. They started very swiftly.
The Kiwi import, Chris Nevin and arguably their best batsman, Tom de Grooth recuperated the innings and launched a much-needed damage-control mission.

The two added a 110-run second wicket partnership, and both of them achieved fifties in the process. The pairing was brought to an end in the 16th over, though.
Sean Weeraratne struck, and dismissed Chris Nevin to end the partnership. Two balls later, he also picked up the wicket of the new batsman, Bob Entrop.
The fall of Chris Nevin's wicket stalled the run rate, a little, and put pressure on Tom de Grooth. Tom de Grooth succumbed to that pressure in the 18th over.
Moneeb Iqbal claimed his wicket, as well as Jacob-Jan Esmeijer's in the very next ball. Hague Cricket Club had a bit of a collapse towards the end of the innings.

The last two overs resulted in only 9 runs, as Hague Cricket Club fell evidently short of what their final total would have been, had they not had a collapse.
Richie Berrington, the captain of Greenock Cricket Club, picked up 3 wickets in the final over. Dismissing Shane Deitz, Mark Jonkman and Edward Sleijffers.
The fall of wickets completely ruined the flow of runs for Hague Cricket Club, leaving them with an underwhelming total of 143/9 at the end of their innings.

Greenock Cricket Club had an unsteady start to their chase, losing their first wicket in only the second over to the skipper of Hague Cricket Club, Feiko Kloppenburg.
Adam Lockhart-Krause and Cameron Borgas tried to recuperate the innings, and they achieved that to some extent, before Feiko Kloppenburg started bowling again.
He picked up two wickets in the 4th over, and the captain of Greenock Cricket Club, Richie Berrington, ran himself out, panicking. Three wickets fell in no time.
Mark Jonkman dismissed Adam Lockhart-Krause in the next over, putting the Greenock Cricket Club in a massive predicament. They were 49/5 at the end of 5.0.

Alex Baum was run out in the next over, in a major mixup, but then, Greenock Cricket Club made one of the most spectacular comebacks, you are ever likely to see.
Moneeb Iqbal and Craig Wright were the batsmen at the crease, and they played cautiously, whilst maintaining the run rate to as much as the required.
They added a 58-run partnership for the seventh wicket, taking the total to 107/6 at the end of the 15th over. Unfortunately, Craig Wright was bowled right after.
Sean Weeraratne couldn't stand up against Jacob-Jan Esmeijer bowling either. He went for a golden duck. At the end of the over, Greenock Cricket Club needed 29.

But, with only 2 wickets at hand, it was going to be no easy task. And it showed, as the well-set batsman, Moneeb Iqbal fell to Maurits Jonkman.
Greenock Cricket Club still managed to score 18 runs off that over, in spite of Moneeb Iqbal's wicket. They were left with an ask of 11 runs from 18 balls.
Greenock Cricket Club only had one wicket though, and it fell! Bernard Loots dismissed Dewald Nel to wrap up the match, and give Hague Cricket Club the win.
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20th Pool Match, Rajasthan Royals vs Cape Cobras - Cape Cobras won by 4 wickets (without a ball to spare)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore

In the last match of the pool stage, Rajasthan Royals took on the Cape Cobras to decide the table-toppers of Pool A. Both teams were unbeaten at this point.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first against the Cape Cobras, on a batsman-friendly wicket, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Banglore.
Claude Henderson was smashed for 16 by Kamran Akmal in the first over, but then, JP Duminy pulled things back for the Cape Cobras by dismissing Shane Watson.
Kamran Akmal continued the onslaught and added more quick runs alongside Yousuf Pathan, but, then the latter was dismissed and their run rate fell, considerably.

In the next over, Charl Langeveldt struck twice and dismissed Niraj Patel and Mohammad Kaif. Rajasthan Royals' score was already propelled by Kamran Akmal.
He achieved his fifty in the 9th over of the game, just off 24 deliveries. He was carrying the innings on his shoulder, well-accompanied by Mahesh Rawat.
Kamran Akmal was doing all the heavy-lifting whilst Mahesh Rawat kept the other end of the wicket safe and secure. Their pairing pushed their team to 138/4.
This pairing was brought to a halt by Vernon Philander, who ripped the stumps out of the ground, bowling to Kamran Akmal, dismissing him for a 44-ball 73.

Ravindra Jadeja, the next man in, and Mahesh Rawat still managed to squeeze 12 runs off the remaining balls from Vernon Philander's over, bringing up the 150.
Rajasthan Royals seemed to have lost their way in the end, by having lost their tail-end wickets for not much runs, but Mahesh Rawat still held his end safe.
Mahesh Rawat played a determined knock and pushed the final total of the team to 187 for 8, only to be dismissed on the last ball of the innings for a 42-ball 49.

Cape Cobras started their 188-run chase off very poorly, as Sohail Tanvir struck twice in the same over and dismissed Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs.
Arguably, Their two best batsmen failed to deliver and succumbed to pressure in a situation that really demanded the best out of them, all because of Sohail Tanvir.
JP Duminy and Justin Ontong rejuvenated the Cape Cobras' innings, by adding a 65-run partnership after having lost their openers quite early in the innings.
Justin Ontong was dismissed, however, by Shane Watson. He edged the ball straight up into the air, and it was taken comfortably by the bowler, himself.

He played a lofty 14-ball 31-run innings, which brought life back into the Cape Cobras' run-chase. Surprisingly Rory Kleinveldt, a bowler, was sent out to bat next.
The decision turned out to be poor, as Rory Kleinveldt was dismissed shortly after. He played only 4 balls, but somehow, that was enough to halt their progress.
Henry Davids came on to bat next, and took the mantle of 'keeping one end safe', whilst JP Duminy did the damage from the other end. They were successful at it.
JP Duminy brought up his 50 in the 10th over, achieving it in only 27 balls. Even though, he had batted beautifully, he still had a long way to go to secure the win.

The two batsmen at the crease played very cautiously, and brought the team's total closer to the target slowly, but steadily. Henry Davids was scoring at run-a-ball.
With 56 runs needed off the last 5.0 overs, Henry Davids and JP Duminy decided to accelerate their scoring rate, and they started taking unnecessary risks.
Shane Warne, being the pro that he is, saw this as an opportunity to strike, and he did exactly that. He dismissed Henry Davids after bowling a tight 3-run over.

JP Duminy, who had been on the crease for quite some time, decided to take charge and lash out at the bowlers, but that turned out to be his swansong.
This act of desperation left a giant hole in Cape Cobras' innings, and gave the Rajasthan Royals a ray of hope, which they quite fancied to capitalise on.
But, it was not to be, as Andrew Puttick, Cape Cobras' No.8 batsman and wicket-keeper, played the best cameo from any position, in the history of the league.
He blasted a 21-ball 49, which led the Cape Cobras to the victory in astonishing fashion. This included scoring 19 runs in the final over against Munaf Patel.
For his heroics, he was awarded the Player of the Match award as the Cape Cobras registered their fourth consecutive win, and finished at the top of the table.
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The Final, New South Wales Blues vs Cape Cobras - New South Wales Blues won by 1 run
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

It could not get any bigger than this! The entire season led up to The Final of the Champions League Twenty20, and what a thriller this game of cricket was!
Played at a jam-packed Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the final saw the undefeated Cape Cobras take on the favourites, New South Wales to decide who lifts the trophy.
The favourites leading up to the start of this tournament, the New South Wales Blues from Australia won the toss and they elected to bat first in the final.

David Warner and Phillip Hughes opened the innings, and Claude Henderson bowled the first over. He was dispatched for 20 runs, by the bat of David Warner.
Monde Zondeki however, retorted to some of the damage inflicted by David Warner. In the second over, he dismissed New South Wales Blues' highest run-scorer.
Phillip Hughes, that is. He fell to Monde Zondeki, after trying to slog-sweep him when clearly, there was a man set in place to take the catch if he mis-hit.

In the next two overs bowled by Charl Langeveldt and Rory Kleinveldt, in that order, went for 11 runs each. Pushing the New South Wales Blues to 57/1 in 4.0 overs.
David Warner and Simon Katich were cruising up until the first ball of the 6th over, where Simon Katich lost his wicket to Rory Kleinveldt via an inside-edge.
The next man to come on to bat was Steven Smith. David Warner and Steven Smith carried the innings throughout the next few overs, whilst scoring steadily.
Cape Cobras' bowlers were looking for a small opening, and they were unable to find it for quite some time. David Warner on the other hand, brought up his fifty.
A 50 off just 27 deliveries became the fuel for New South Wales Blues' engine. He played flawlessly, as Steven Smith accompanied him, and secured one end.

It became extremely difficult for the Cape Cobras' bowlers to find a breakthrough. New South Wales Blues were 150 for the loss of only 2, at the end of the 17th.
David Warner continued to squeeze Cape Cobras' bowlers for runs, and Steven Smith accelerated his scoring rate as well. He brought up his fifty in style, with a six.
On the first ball of the last over, Rory Kleinveldt picked-up the wicket of Steven Smith, but it was of little to no use, as he had already done his job to perfection.
New South Wales Blues finished with 183 for the loss of 3 wickets in their full 20.0, with David Warner being the star and remaining unbeaten on 76* off 51 deliveries.

Cape Cobras began their 184-run chase with a bang! Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs opened the innings, and the aforementioned started off fearsomely.
He smashed Stuart Clark and Brett Lee for 11 and 10-run overs, respectively. On the other end, Herschelle Gibbs lost his wicket to Stuart Clark in the 3rd over.
Luckily for the Cape Cobras, the next man to the crease was JP Duminy, the century-scorer from the last game. Him and Graeme Smith played out the powerplay.

Graeme Smith played brilliantly, and showed resilience and experience. However, he was very lucky to have been dropped on 48, when he skied it straight up.
JP Duminy, who was playing very cautiously and carefully, also accelerated his scoring-rate and started to take some risks to add more runs in quick manner.
The two batsmen brought up hundred runs for their 2nd-wicket partnership in the 14th over, leaving them with a required equation of 62 runs from 36 balls.

New South Wales Blues, desperate for a breakthrough, finally found one when Doug Bollinger dismissed Graeme Smith after his awe-inspiring 82 off 50 balls.
With 46 runs required off the last 24 deliveries, JP Duminy smashed Nathan Bracken's 17th over for 17 runs, narrowing the required equation, and bringing up his 50.

It seemed like the game was in Cape Cobras' hands with the requirement being 29 off 18 balls, with 8 wickets still in hand and a well-set JP Duminy at the crease.
And Moises Henriques' terrible 18th over proved that to have been even more accurate after being smashed all over the park for 17 runs, as well by JP Duminy's bat.
But then, Stuart Clark bowled a tidy penultimate over, giving away only 3 runs, and managing to restrain JP Duminy from retaining the strike for the final over.

JP Duminy not being on-strike for the final over, even with just 9 runs required off the final over with 8 wickets still intact, turned out to be significant point.
Because what followed after can only be described as completely magical moment that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for the New South Wales Blues.
Brett Lee was given the ball to defend 9 runs off the final over by his captain. He started the over off by dismissing Justin Ontong for 7 on the very first ball.
The next ball, Brett Lee claimed the wicket of Rory Kleinveldt, while all JP Duminy could do was watch like a spectator from the non-striker's end.

On the hat-trick ball, he ripped the stumps out of the ground to dismiss Henry Davids and complete his hat-trick. The requirement grew to 9 runs off 3 balls.
Vernon Philander, the next man in, tried to paddle the ball away for a single and get JP Duminy on strike, but missed the ball and it ended up being a dot-ball.
He did get the single on the next ball, which brought JP Duminy on-strike, but it was too late at that point. 8 runs were required off the last delivery.

All Brett Lee had to do was, avoid bowling a wide or a no-ball, and he did that quite easily. And though, the last ball was smashed for a six by JP Duminy.
It still meant, that the New South Wales Blues won the match by pulling off a 1-run win against the Cape Cobras, which can be described as nothing but miraculous.
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STATISTICS' LEADERBOARD

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MOST RUNS
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TEAM
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RUNS
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AVE
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S/R
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HIS
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MOST WICKETS
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TEAM
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WKTS
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AVE
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S/R
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BBI
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| - :saf: JP Duminy| | - :saf: Cobras| |
312
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-78.00-
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-153.69-
| | - 100* - | | - :aus: Brett Lee| | - :aus: Blues| |
15
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11.27
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9.07
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-3/14-
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| - :aus: Phillip Hughes| | - :aus: Blues| |
274
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54.80
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133.00
| | - 73| | - :aus: Stuart Clark| | - :aus: Blues| |
12
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-14.83-
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11.00
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4/29
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| - :aus: David Warner| | - :aus: Blues| |
267
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53.40
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149.16
| | - 76*| | - :aus: Shane Warne| | - :ind: Royals| |
11
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5.72
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4.90
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5/6
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| - :saf: Graeme Smith| | - :saf: Cobras| |
260
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52.00
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151.16
| | - 86| | - :saf: Rory Kleinveldt| | - :saf: Cobras| |
11
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16.54
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-10.90-
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2/23
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| - :aus: Simon Katich| | - :aus: Blues| |
214
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42.80
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163.35
| | - 73| | - :nz: Matt Harvie| | - :nz: Volts| |
10
| |
12.30
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8.40
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3/24
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| - :aus: Shane Watson| | - :ind: Royals| |
193
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38.60
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150.78
| | - 79| | - :aus: Shane Watson| | - :ind: Royals| |
10
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14.00
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10.30
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3/28
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| - :eng: Eoin Morgan| | - :eng: Panthers| |
182
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36.40
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144.44
| | - 62| | - :ned: Feiko Kloppenburg - | | - :ned: Hague| |
9
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12.11
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8.67
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3/20
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| - :eng: Owais Shah| | - :eng: Panthers| |
178
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59.33
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142.40
| | - 64*| | - :pak: Sohail Tanvir| | - :ind: Royals| |
9
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15.22
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10.67
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2/10
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| - :pak: Imran Nazir| | - :pak: Stallions| |
173
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57.67
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137.30
| | - 73*| | - :sco: Sean Weeraratne| | - :sco: Greenock - | |
8
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13.37
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8.25
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3/30
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| - :sri: Mahela Jayawardene - | | - :sri: Wayamba - | |
173
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43.25
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137.30
| | - 68| | - :nz: Ian Butler| | - :nz: Volts| |
8
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15.50
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10.50
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3/21
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HIGHLIGHT REEL

:ire: :bwl: TIM MURTAGH 5/20 (4.0) MIDDLESEX PANTHERS
9th GAME; POOL B - MIDDLESEX PANTHERS vs ONTARIO CRICKET CLUB at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Middlesex Panthers opted to bat first after winning the toss, and set the Ontario Cricket Club a menacing target of 187 to chase down in their full quota.
Tim Murtagh's sensational spell of fast-bowling cracked the moral of Ontario Cricket Club's batsmen, and made them crumble under immense pressure.

He dismissed two batsmen in his very first over, and then claimed two more wickets in his third over. He completed his 5-fer in the final over of the innings.
His early strikes against the Ontario Cricket Club rocked their innings, and pretty much pulled the rug from under them. Thus, ensuring they did not stand a chance.
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:aus: :bwl: SHANE WARNE 5/6 (2.0) RAJASTHAN ROYALS
11th GAME; POOL A - RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs OTAGO VOLTS at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Shane Warne bowled one of the most amazing over, you have ever seen! He dismissed five batsmen in the space of six balls to register a 5-wicket haul.
His 5-wicket over was more than enough to completely dismantle the Otago Volts, who up until that point, were sailing smoothly. They went from 123/5 to 126/10.

The target set for them was below par, and with the batting they had, it was sure to be a one-sided beatdown. And it was. They chased it down comfortably.
In the end, the Rajasthan Royals beat the Otago Volts with 6 wickets and 38 balls to spare, all because of Shane Warne's 5-wicket over which utterly destroyed them.
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:saf: :bat: JP DUMINY 100* (63) CAPE COBRAS
1st SEMI-FINAL - CAPE COBRAS vs MIDDLESEX PANTHERS at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

It was a high-stakes encounter between the unbeaten, Cape Cobras and the formidable Middlesex Panthers, and JP Duminy produced a scintillating performance.
After having already been the pick of the bowlers, with his figures of 2/14 from 3.0 overs during the first innings, he scored a century during the second.
Middlesex Panthers had set the Cape Cobras a 169-run target. JP Duminy's unbeaten 100* off 63 balls, pushed the Cape Cobras across the line, and into the final.

He batted alongside Graeme Smith, who himself, scored a brilliant and unbeaten 70* off 50 deliveries. Their partnership saw the team home, quite comfortably.
This was, by far, the best innings of the tournament, and perhaps, the best in the history of the Champions League. Truly, a match-winning performance.
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:aus: :bwl: BRETT LEE 3/27 (hat trick) NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES
THE FINAL - NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES vs CAPE COBRAS at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

In a match of great importance, and at a moment of the highest of pressures, Brett Lee produced absolute magic, and successfully defended 9 runs off the last over.
This might have been the single most important performance in the history of the highlight reel, because it could not have come at a better time.
Brett Lee was given the ball by his captain to defend 9 runs off the final over, in the Champions League Twenty20 finale. He ended up picking a hat trick.

The well-set batsman, JP Duminy was at the non-striker's end. Brett Lee took full advantage of that, by dismissing Justin Ontong who had only faced 7 balls.
He then picked up the wicket of Rory Kleinveldt, and then Henry Davids to complete his hat trick. JP Duminy at the other end could only watch this annihilation.
With 8 runs required off the last delivery, a last-ball six from the bat of JP Duminy did not matter, and Brett Lee's hat trick won his team the title.
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COMPLETE ARCHIVE

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OWNERS: @AliB/@Ashutosh.
LEAGUE: 2008/09 Standard Bank Pro20 Series
CAPTAIN: :saf: Justin Ontong


:saf: :local: :wkb: Ryan Canning
:saf: :local: :bat: Herschelle Gibbs
:saf: :local: :bat: Graeme Smith

:saf: :local: :wkb: Andrew Puttick
:saf: :local: :bat: Richard Levi
:saf: :local: :bat: Justin Ontong :c:
:saf: :local: :ar: JP Duminy - Right-arm offbreak

:saf: :local: :bat: Henry Davids
:saf: :local: :ar: Stiaan van Zyl
:saf: :local: :ar: Sybrand Engelbrecht

:saf: :local: :ar: Vernon Philander
:saf: :local: :bwl: Rory Kleinveldt
:saf: :local: :bwl: Charl Langeveldt
:saf: :local: :bwl: Monde Zondeki

:saf: :local: :bwl: Claude Henderson

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OWNER: @VC the slogger
LEAGUE: 2009 Murgitroyd Twenty20
CAPTAIN: :sco: Richie Berrington


:sco: :local: :bat: Shailesh Prabhu
:sco: :local: :wkb: Adam Lockhart-Krause
:nz: :os: :bat: Tim McIntosh

:sco: :local: :ar: Richie Berrington :c:
:sco: :local: :bat: Moneeb Iqbal - Right-arm legbreak

:sco: :local: :ar: Keenan Bowers
:sco: :local: :bat: Ryan Begley
:aus: :os: :bat: Cameron Borgas

:sco: :local: :bat: Jonathan Hempsey
:sco: :local: :wk: Alex Baum
:sco: :local: :bat: Christopher Hempsey

:sco: :local: :bwl: Dewald Nel
:sco: :local: :bwl: Craig Wright
:sco: :local: :bwl: Sean Weeraratne

:sco: :local: :bwl: Anthony Judd

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OWNER: @Perfect Square
LEAGUE: 2008 Insinger de Beaufort Twenty20 Cup
CAPTAIN: :ned: Feiko Kloppenburg


:saf: :os: :bat: Johann Myburgh
:ned: :local: :bat: Stephen Myburgh
:nz: :os: :wkb: Chris Nevin

:ned: :local: :bat: Bob Entrop
:ned: :local: :bat: Tom de Grooth - Right-arm offbreak
:ned: :local: :ar: Feiko Kloppenburg :c:
:ned: :local: :bat: Thijs Fischer

:aus: :os: :bat: Shane Deitz
:ned: :local: :bat: Derk Rijkens
:ned: :local: :wk: Jeroen Smits
:ned: :local: :ar: Jacob-Jan Esmeijer

:ned: :local: :bwl: Bernard Loots
:ned: :local: :bwl: Maurits Jonkman
:ned: :local: :bwl: Mark Jonkman

:ned: :local: :bwl: Edward Sleijffers

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OWNER: @Akshay.
LEAGUE: 2008 Twenty20 Cup
CAPTAIN: :ire: Ed Joyce


:eng: :local: :bat: Billy Godleman
:eng: :local: :bat: Ed Smith
:eng: :local: :bat: Andrew Strauss

:ire: :local: :bat: Ed Joyce :c:
:eng: :local: :bat: Owais Shah
:ire: :local: :bat: Eoin Morgan

:eng: :local: :bat: Dan Housego
:eng: :local: :bat: Dawid Malan
:eng: :local: :wk: Ben Scott

:saf: :os: :ar: Tyron Henderson
:ire: :local: :bwl: Tim Murtagh
:aus: :os: :bwl: Dirk Nannes
:eng: :local: :bwl: Steven Finn

:eng: :local: :ar: Shaun Udal
:ind: :os: :bwl: Murali Kartik

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OWNERS: @RUDI/@Till Valhalla
LEAGUE: 2008/09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
CAPTAIN: :aus: Simon Katich


:nz: :os: :wkb: Brendon McCullum
:aus: :local: :bat: Phillip Hughes
:aus: :local: :bat: David Warner

:aus: :local: :bat: Simon Katich :c:
:aus: :local: :ar: Steven Smith

:aus: :local: :ar: Moises Henriques
:aus: :local: :bat: Dominic Thornely - Right-arm medium; offbreak
:aus: :local: :bat: Ben Rohrer

:aus: :local: :wkb: Brad Haddin
:aus: :local: :wkb: Daniel Smith
:aus: :local: :ar: Steve O'Keefe

:aus: :local: :bwl: Brett Lee
:aus: :local: :bwl: Stuart Clark
:aus: :local: :bwl: Doug Bollinger
:aus: :local: :bwl: Nathan Bracken

:aus: :local: :bwl: Nathan Hauritz

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OWNER: @Manish.
LEAGUE: 2008/09 Scotiabank National Twenty20 Championship
CAPTAIN: :can: George Codrington


:can: :local: :wkb: Robert Crosse
:can: :local: :bat: Devin Persaud

:can: :local: :bat: Rizwan Cheema - Right-arm medium
:can: :local: :bat: Zubin Surkari
:can: :local: :ar: George Codrington :c:

:can: :local: :bat: Sandeep Jyoti
:can: :local: :ar: Umar Bhatti

:can: :local: :bat: Nicholas Ifill - Right-arm medium
:can: :local: :ar: Soham Anjaria
:can: :local: :wk: Surendra Seeraj

:can: :local: :bwl: Sanjay Thuraisingam
:can: :local: :bwl: Henry Osinde
:can: :local: :bwl: Ganesh Badrie
:can: :local: :bwl: Eion Katchay
:can: :local: :bwl: Mohsin Mulla

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OWNER: @Naman Thakur
LEAGUE: 2008/09 HRV Cup
CAPTAIN: :nz: Craig Cumming


:nz: :local: :bat: Aaron Redmond
:nz: :local: :wkb: Brendon McCullum
:nz: :local: :bat: Hamish Rutherford

:nz: :local: :bat: Neil Broom
:nz: :local: :bat: Craig Cumming :c:
:nz: :local: :bat: Gregg Todd

:eng: :os: :ar: Dimitri Mascarenhas
:nz: :local: :wk: Derek de Boorder
:nz: :local: :ar: Nathan McCullum

:nz: :local: :bwl: Ian Butler
:nz: :local: :bwl: Warren McSkimming
:nz: :local: :bwl: Neil Wagner
:nz: :local: :bwl: Matt Harvie
:nz: :local: :bwl: James McMillan

:nz: :local: :bwl: Mark Craig

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OWNER: @Sinister One
LEAGUE: 2008 DLF Indian Premier League
CAPTAIN: :aus: Shane Warne


:pak: :os: :wkb: Kamran Akmal
:saf: :os: :bat: Graeme Smith

:aus: :os: :bat: Darren Lehmann
:aus: :os: :ar: Shane Watson
:ind: :local: :bat: Mohammad Kaif

:ind: :local: :ar: Yusuf Pathan
:ind: :local: :bat: Swapnil Asnodkar
:ind: :local: :bat: Jaydev Shah

:ind: :local: :wk: Mahesh Rawat
:ind: :local: :bat: Niraj Patel
:ind: :local: :ar: Ravindra Jadeja - Slow left-arm orthodox

:eng: :os: :ar: Dimitri Mascarenhas

:saf: :os: :bwl: Morne Morkel
:ind: :local: :bwl: Munaf Patel
:pak: :os: :ar: Sohail Tanvir
:ind: :local: :bwl: Siddharth Trivedi

:aus: :os: :bwl: Shane Warne :c:

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OWNER: @CerealKiller
LEAGUE: 2009 RBS Twenty-20 Cup
CAPTAIN: :pak: Shoaib Malik


:pak: :local: :bat: Imran Nazir
:pak: :local: :ar: Kamran Younis

:pak: :local: :bat: Shahid Yousuf
:pak: :local: :ar: Shoaib Malik :c:
:pak: :local: :bat: Adeel Malik - Right-arm legbreak

:pak: :local: :bat: Haris Sohail
:pak: :local: :bat: Qaiser Abbas
:pak: :local: :ar: Tahir Mughal
:pak: :local: :wk: Shakeel Ansar

:pak: :local: :wk: Ahmed Butt
:pak: :local: :ar: Salman Ali
:pak: :local: :bwl: Naved Arif
:pak: :local: :bwl: Kashif Daud

:pak: :local: :ar: Mansoor Amjad
:pak: :local: :bwl: Abdur Rehman

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OWNER: @X Factor
LEAGUE: 2008/09 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament
CAPTAIN: :sri: Jehan Mubarak


:sri: :local: :wkb: Sameera de Zoysa
:sri: :local: :bat: Mahela Udawatte

:sri: :local: :bat: Asela Jayasinghe
:sri: :local: :bat: Mahela Jayawardena
:sri: :local: :ar: Jeevantha Kulatunga
:sri: :local: :ar: Jehan Mubarak :c:

:sri: :local: :bat: Shalika Karunanayake
:sri: :local: :wk: Lanka de Silva
:sri: :local: :ar: Thisara Perera
:sri: :local: :ar: Kaushal Lokuarachchi

:sri: :local: :bwl: Chanaka Welegedara
:sri: :local: :ar: Isuru Udana
:sri: :local: :bwl: Farveez Maharoof

:sri: :local: :bwl: Rangana Herath
:sri: :local: :bwl: Ajantha Mendis

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Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Great pitch to bat on, usually favours teams with explosive batsmen.

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Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Normal pitch, equally good for batsmen and bowlers.

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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore
Brilliant, hard track to bat on, but with an outfield that deteriorates quickly.

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M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Generally good for both, batting and bowling.

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Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Batsmen friendly wicket, not much on offer for either fast, or spin bowlers.
POOL A

ROUND 1

1st Game, Rajasthan Royals vs Greenock Cricket Club - Rajasthan Royals won by 63 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

2nd Game, Hague Cricket Club vs Otago Volts - Otago Volts won by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore

ROUND 2

5th Game, Rajasthan Royals vs Hague Cricket Club - Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore

7th Game, Cape Cobras vs Greenock Cricket Club - Cape Cobras won by 12 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

ROUND 3

10th Game, Cape Cobras vs Hague Cricket Club - Cape Cobras won by 33 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

11th Game, Rajasthan Royals vs Otago Volts - Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

ROUND 4

15th Game, Cape Cobras vs Otago Volts - Cape Cobras won by 9 runs
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

16th Game, Greenock Cricket Club vs Hague Cricket Club - Hague Cricket Club won by 6 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

ROUND 5

18th Game, Greenock Cricket Club vs Otago Volts - Otago Volts won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

20th Game, Rajasthan Royals vs Cape Cobras - Cape Cobras won by 4 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore
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POOL B

ROUND 1

3rd Game, New South Wales Blues vs Wayamba Elevens - New South Wales Blues won by 23 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

4th Game, Ontario Cricket Club vs Sialkot Stallions - Sialkot Stallions won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

ROUND 2

6th Game, Ontario Cricket Club vs Wayamba Elevens - Wayamba Elevens won by 17 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

8th Game, Middlesex Panthers vs New South Wales Blues - Middlesex Panthers won by 14 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

ROUND 3

9th Game, Middlesex Panthers vs Ontario Cricket Club - Middlesex Panthers won by 40 runs
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

12th Game, Sialkot Stallions vs Wayamba Elevens - Wayamba Elevens won by 6 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

ROUND 4

13th Game, New South Wales Blues vs Ontario Cricket Club - New South Wales Blues won by 82 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore

14th Game, Middlesex Panthers vs Sialkot Stallions - Sialkot Stallions won by 6 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

ROUND 5

17th Game, New South Wales Blues vs Sialkot Stallions - New South Wales Blues won by 24 runs
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

19th Game, Middlesex Panthers vs Wayamba Elevens - Middlesex Panthers won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
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KNOCKOUTS

SEMI-FINALS

1st Semi-Final, Cape Cobras vs Middlesex Panthers - Cape Cobras won by 9 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

2nd Semi-Final, New South Wales Blues vs Rajasthan Royals - New South Wales Blues won by 12 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Banglore

THE FINAL

The Final, Cape Cobras vs New South Wales Blues - New South Wales Blues won by 1 run
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
POOL A

|
Q
||
TEAM
||PLAYED||WON||LOST||POINTS||NET RUN RATE|

|
:tick:
| | - :saf: CAPE COBRAS| |
4
| |
4
| |
0
| |
12
| |
+0.687
| |

|
:tick:
| | - :ind: RAJASTHAN ROYALS| |
4
| |
3
| |
1
| |
9
| |
+1.842
| |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

|
:x:
| | - :nz: OTAGO VOLTS| |
4
| |
2
| |
2
| |
6
| |
-0.349
| |

|
:x:
| | - :ned: HAGUE CRICKET CLUB| |
4
| |
1
| |
3
| |
3
| |
-0.798
| |

|
-:x:-
| | - :sco: GREENOCK CRICKET CLUB -- | |
4
| |
0
| |
4
| |
0
| |
-1.153
| |

POOL B

|
Q
||
TEAM
||PLAYED||WON||LOST||POINTS||NET RUN RATE|

|
:tick:
| | - :aus: NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES -- | |
4
| |
3
| |
1
| |
9
| |
+1.437
| |

|
:tick:
| | - :eng: MIDDLESEX PANTHERS| |
4
| |
3
| |
1
| |
9
| |
+1.068
| |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

|
:x:
| | - :sri: WAYAMBA ELEVENS| |
4
| |
2
| |
2
| |
6
| |
+0.137
| |

|
:x:
| | - :pak: SIALKOT STALLIONS| |
4
| |
2
| |
2
| |
6
| |
-0.510
| |

|
-:x:-
| | - :can: ONTARIO CRICKET CLUB| |
4
| |
0
| |
4
| |
0
| |
-2.166
| |

Code:
CAPE COBRAS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
JP Duminy          6     6    2  312  100*  78.00  203  153.69    1    3   28   9   0    2    -    0
Graeme Smith       6     6    1  260   86   52.00  172  151.16    0    3   20   5   0    2    -    0
Justin Ontong      6     5    1  165   66   41.25  113  146.01    0    2   13   6   0    1    -    0
Henry Davids       6     5    0  113   47   22.60   93  121.50    0    0    9   1   1    0    -    0
Herschelle Gibbs   6     6    0   79   44   13.17   50  158.00    0    0    7   4   0    3    -    0
Andrew Puttick     6     4    2   69   49*  34.50   37  186.48    0    0    6   3   0    4    1    0
Vernon Philander   6     5    3   25   16*  12.50   18  138.89    0    0    1   2   0    1    -    0
Rory Kleinveldt    6     5    0   14    6    2.80   15   93.33    0    0    1   0   2    2    -    0
Charl Langeveldt   6     2    2   12   11*   N/A     4  300.00    0    0    2   0   0    0    -    0
Claude Henderson   6     2    1    9    9*   1.00    9  100.00    0    0    1   0   1    1    -    0
Monde Zondeki      6     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    1    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Rory Kleinveldt    6     6   20.0    0    182    11     2/23  16.54  9.10  10.90  0   0
Charl Langeveldt   6     6   21.0    0    190     8     2/26  23.75  9.04  15.75  0   0
JP Duminy          6     6   20.0    0    137     7     2/14  19.57  6.85  17.14  0   0
Monde Zondeki      6     6   18.0    0    135     4     2/15  33.75  7.50  27.00  0   0
Claude Henderson   6     6   20.0    0    215     4     2/35  53.75 10.75  30.00  0   0
Vernon Philander   6     6   21.0    0    162     3     2/31  54.00  7.71  42.00  0   0
Code:
GREENOCK CRICKET CLUB

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Tim McIntosh       4     4    0  149   82   37.25  109  136.69    0    1   15   4   0    2    -    1
Cameron Borgas     4     4    0  112   55   28.00   96  116.67    0    1   10   0   0    1    -    0
A. Lockhart-Krause 4     4    0   94   50   23.50   66  142.42    0    1    8   2   0    1    1    0
Moneeb Iqbal       4     4    2   81   42   40.50   47  172.34    0    0    7   4   0    2    -    0
Richie Berrington  4     4    1   52   41   17.33   54   96.29    0    0    3   1   0    1    -    0
Craig Wright       4     2    0   45   33   22.50   40  112.50    0    0    1   2   0    1    -    0
Chris'er Hempsey   3     3    0   28   15    9.33   17  164.70    0    0    2   1   1    1    -    0
Alex Baum          2     2    1   14    7*  14.00    6  233.33    0    0    0   2   0    2    0    0
Anthony Judd       4     2    1   12    6*   6.00    4  300.00    0    0    0   2   0    0    -    0
Dewald Nel         3     2    0   11   11    5.50    9  122.22    0    0    2   0   1    0    -    0
Jonathan Hempsey   1     1    0    5    5    5.00    3  166.67    0    0    1   0   0    0    -    0
Shailesh Prabhu    1     1    0    2    2    2.00    7   28.57    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    0
Keenan Bowers      2     1    0    1    1    1.00    2   50.00    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    0
Sean Weeraratne    4     2    1    0    0*   0.00    1    0.00    0    0    0   0   1    2    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Sean Weeraratne    4     4   11.0    0    107     8     3/30  13.37  9.72   8.25  0   0
Richie Berrington  4     4   14.5    0    136     8     3/27  17.00  9.17  11.12  0   0
Craig Wright       4     4   13.0    0    108     4     3/33  27.00  8.30  19.50  0   0
Moneeb Iqbal       4     4   10.0    0     74     3     2/12  24.67  7.40  20.00  0   0
Dewald Nel         3     3   10.0    0     76     2     2/30  38.00  7.60  30.00  0   0
Anthony Judd       4     4   12.0    0     96     0     0/20   N/A   8.00    -    0   0
Keenan Bowers      2     2    8.0    0     80     0     0/39   N/A  10.00    -    0   0
Code:
HAGUE CRICKET CLUB

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Tom de Grooth      4     4    1  140   55   46.67  110  127.27    0    1   12   1   0    2    -    0
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 4     4    0   86   51   21.50   60  143.33    0    1   10   2   1    1    -    0
Shane Deitz        4     4    0   86   47   21.50   72  119.44    0    0    9   1   0    0    -    0
Chris Nevin        4     4    0   80   56   20.00   56  142.85    0    1    8   3   0    2    0    0
Feiko Kloppenburg  4     4    0   75   58   18.75   65  115.38    0    1    8   1   0    1    -    0
Johann Myburgh     4     4    0   37   14    9.25   31  119.35    0    0    3   1   0    2    -    0
Bob Entrop         2     2    0   36   32   18.00   36  100.00    0    0    4   0   0    1    -    1
Maurits Jonkman    4     3    1   10    4*   5.00   11   90.90    0    0    1   0   0    0    -    0
Mark Jonkman       4     3    1    9    7*   4.50   11   81.81    0    0    1   0   1    0    -    0
Edward Sleijffers  4     3    1    6    4    3.00    4  150.00    0    0    1   0   0    1    -    0
Stephan Myburgh    2     2    0    5    5    2.50    5  100.00    0    0    1   0   1    0    -    0
Bernard Loots      4     3    3    1    1*   N/A     2   50.00    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    1

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Feiko Kloppenburg  4     4   13.0    0    109     9     3/20  12.11  8.38   8.67  0   0
Mark Jonkman       4     4   13.5    0    158     7     4/31  22.57 11.42  11.85  1   0
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer 4     4   12.0    0     88     3     2/25  29.33  7.33  24.00  0   0
Maurits Jonkman    4     4   12.0    0    111     3     1/23  37.00  9.25  24.00  0   0
Edward Sleijffers  4     4   13.1    0    100     2     1/23  50.00  7.59  39.50  0   0
Bernard Loots      4     4    9.5    0     64     1     1/16  64.00  6.51  59.00  0   0
Code:
MIDDLESEX PANTHERS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Eoin Morgan        5     5    0  182   62   36.40  126  144.44    0    2   16   3   0    0    -    0
Owais Shah         5     5    2  178   64*  59.33  125  142.40    0    2   18   2   0    0    -    0
Dawid Malan        5     5    0  130   79   26.00   83  156.62    0    1   14   2   0    1    -    0
Andrew Strauss     3     3    1  118   67*  59.00   93  126.88    0    1    7   1   0    2    -    0
Ed Joyce           5     5    0  101   66   20.20   78  129.48    0    1    6   4   0    1    -    0
Tyron Henderson    5     4    3   68   26*  63.00   42  161.90    0    0    8   2   0    2    -    0
Shaun Udal         5     3    1   27   14*  13.50   21  128.57    0    0    0   2   0    0    -    0
Tim Murtagh        5     1    1   14   14*   N/A    11  127.27    0    0    2   0   0    1    -    0
Ben Scott          5     2    2    8    6*   N/A     6  133.33    0    0    0   0   0    1    2    0
Billy Godleman     2     2    0    8    8    4.00    5  160.00    0    0    0   1   1    0    -    0
Steven Finn        2     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    2    -    0
Dirk Nannes        3     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    0    -    0
Murali Kartik      5     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    1    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Murali Kartik      5     5   19.0    0    170     8     3/41  21.25  8.94  14.25  0   0
Tim Murtagh        5     5   20.0    0    162     7     5/20  23.14  8.10  17.14  0   1
Tyron Henderson    5     5   20.0    0    188     5     4/33  37.60  9.40  24.00  1   0
Steven Finn        2     2    8.0    0     46     2     2/25  23.00  5.75  24.00  0   0
Shaun Udal         5     5   20.0    0    152     2     1/25  76.00  7.60  60.00  0   0
Dirk Nannes        3     3   12.0    0     99     1     1/35  99.00  8.25  72.00  0   0
Code:
NEW SOUTH WALES BLUES

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Phillip Hughes     6     6    1  274   73   54.80  206  133.00    0    4   27   3   0    3    -    0
David Warner       6     6    1  267   76*  53.40  179  149.16    0    3   25   6   0    1    -    0
Simon Katich       6     6    1  214   73   42.80  131  163.35    0    2    9  12   0    0    -    0
Steven Smith       4     4    0  170   54   42.50  126  134.92    0    2   16   3   0    0    -    0
Brad Haddin        6     5    3   31   23*  15.50   12  258.33    0    0    2   2   1    3    0    0
Stuart Clark       6     2    1   26   26   26.00   10  260.00    0    0    0   3   0    2    -    0
Moises Henriques   5     5    1   22   14    5.50   16  137.50    0    0    2   1   2    1    -    0
Dominic Thornely   2     2    1   21   17*  21.00   16  131.25    0    0    3   0   0    0    -    0
Steve O'Keefe      6     2    1   17   13*  17.00   12  141.67    0    0    0   1   0    1    -    0
Ben Rohrer         1     1    0    7    7    7.00    5  140.00    0    0    0   1   0    1    -    0
Brett Lee          6     2    1    3    2    3.00    4   75.00    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    1
Doug Bollinger     4     1    1    1    1*   N/A     2   50.00    0    0    0   0   0    1    -    0
Nathan Bracken     6     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    5    -    0
Nathan Hauritz     2     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    0    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Brett Lee          6     6   22.4    0    169    15     3/14  11.27  7.45   9.07  0   0
Stuart Clark       6     6   22.0    0    178    12     4/29  14.83  8.09  11.00  1   0
Nathan Bracken     6     6   18.0    0    162     8     3/9   20.25  9.00  13.50  0   0
Doug Bollinger     4     4   15.0    0    103     4     2/18  25.75  6.87  22.50  0   0
Steve O'Keefe      6     6   19.0    0    165     4     2/33  41.25  8.68  28.50  0   0
Moises Henriques   5     5   14.0    0    111     2     2/19  55.50  7.92  42.00  0   0
Nathan Hauritz     2     2    7.0    0     68     1     1/30  68.00  9.71  42.00  0   0
Code:
ONTARIO CRICKET CLUB

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Zubin Surkari      4     4    1  129   67   43.00  111  116.21    0    2    9   3   1    0    -    0
Rizwan Cheema      2     2    1  126   84* 126.00  101  124.75    0    1   11   1   0    0    -    0
Robert Crosse      4     4    0  102   76   25.50   68  150.00    0    1   10   2   0    3    0    0
Nicholas Ifill     4     4    1   72   37   24.00   69  104.34    0    0    4   1   1    0    -    0
Devin Persaud      4     4    0   60   43   15.00   62   96.77    0    0    5   1   1    2    -    0
George Codrington  4     4    0   35   22    8.75   14  250.00    0    0    1   4   2    1    -    0
Soham Anjaria      4     4    2   19    9*   9.50   16  118.75    0    0    2   0   1    0    -    0
S. Thuraisingam    4     2    1   16   13*  16.00   15  106.67    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    0
Henry Osinde       4     2    1    4    3*   4.00    6   66.67    0    0    0   0   0    1    -    0
Umar Bhatti        4     4    0    4    2    1.00    9   44.44    0    0    0   0   1    0    -    0
Mohsin Mulla       4     1    0    2    2    2.00    3   66.67    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    0
Ganesh Badrie      2     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    0    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
S. Thuraisingam    4     4   13.0    0    127     6     2/27  21.17  9.76  13.00  0   0
Henry Osinde       4     4   14.0    0    139     4     2/39  34.75  9.92  21.00  0   0
George Codrington  4     4   11.4    0     92     3     1/17  30.67  7.88  23.33  0   0
Soham Anjaria      4     4   10.0    0     92     3     3/26  30.67  9.20  20.00  0   0
Umar Bhatti        4     4   13.0    0    130     2     1/34  65.00 10.00  39.00  0   0
Mohsin Mulla       4     4    9.0    0     95     1     1/36  95.00 10.56  54.00  0   0
Ganesh Badrie      2     2    6.0    0     43     0     0/14   N/A   7.17    -    0   0
Code:
OTAGO VOLTS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Brendon McCullum   4     4    0  165   80   41.25  108  152.78    0    2   18   4   0    3    0    0
Hamish Rutherford  4     4    1  155   79*  51.67  115  134.78    0    2   15   4   0    2    -    0
D. Mascarenhas     4     4    1   77   39   25.67   62  124.19    0    0    8   0   0    1    -    0
Neil Broom         4     4    0   72   64   18.00   62  116.12    0    1    8   2   1    1    -    0
Nathan McCullum    4     3    0   68   54   22.67   47  144.68    0    1    8   2   0    0    -    0
Craig Cumming      4     4    2   33   15*  16.50   25  132.00    0    0    4   1   0    1    -    0
Aaron Redmond      3     3    1   17    6*   8.50   10  170.00    0    0    1   2   0    0    -    0
Ian Butler         4     3    2    4    3*   4.00    3  133.33    0    0    0   0   1    0    -    0
Derek de Boorder   3     2    0    4    4    2.00    4  100.00    0    0    1   0   1    3    0    0
Neil Wagner        3     1    0    2    2    2.00    1  200.00    0    0    0   0   0    2    -    0
Matt Harvie        4     1    0    0    0    0.00    1    0.00    0    0    0   0   1    1    -    0
Mark Craig         1     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    0    -    0
James McMillan     2     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    1    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Matt Harvie        4     4   14.0    0    123    10     3/24  12.30  8.78   8.40  0   0
Ian Butler         4     4   14.0    0    124     8     3/21  15.50  8.85  10.50  0   0
James McMillan     2     2    8.0    0     63     3     2/38  21.00  7.87  16.00  0   0
Nathan McCullum    4     4   12.0    0     81     3     2/26  27.00  6.75  24.00  0   0
Neil Wagner        3     3    9.2    0     91     2     2/29  45.50  9.75  28.00  0   0
D. Mascarenhas     4     4   10.0    0     97     1     1/33  97.00  9.70  60.00  0   0
Mark Craig         1     1    4.0    0     34     0     0/34   N/A   8.50    -    0   0
Code:
RAJASTHAN ROYALS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Shane Watson       5     5    0  193   79   38.60  128  150.78    0    2   16   7   0    2    -    0
Yusuf Pathan       5     5    1  147   68   36.75   97  151.54    0    2   15   3   1    1    -    0
Mohammad Kaif      5     5    1  112   52   28.00   76  147.36    0    1   10   2   0    2    -    0
Kamran Akmal       5     5    1  105   73   26.25   70  150.00    0    1    6   5   1    0    2    1
Mahesh Rawat       2     2    0   93   49   46.50   73  127.39    0    0    8   2   0    1    0    0
Niraj Patel        5     5    1   63   37*  15.75   41  153.65    0    0    4   2   0    1    -    1
Swapnil Asnodkar   4     4    0   44   20   11.00   23  191.30    0    0    4   2   0    2    -    0
Ravindra Jadeja    4     3    2   24   13*  24.00   16  150.00    0    0    0   2   0    1    -    0
Sohail Tanvir      5     2    1   23   12*  23.00   17  135.29    0    0    1   2   0    0    -    0
Shane Warne        5     2    1    9    5*   9.00    9  100.00    0    0    1   0   0    2    -    0
Siddharth Trivedi  5     1    1    3    3*   N/A     2  150.00    0    0    0   0   0    2    -    0
Munaf Patel        5     2    1    0    0*   0.00    2    0.00    0    0    0   0   1    1    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Shane Warne        5     5    9.0    0     63    11     5/6    5.72  7.00   4.90  0   1
Shane Watson       5     5   17.1    0    140    10     3/28  14.00  8.15  10.30  0   0
Sohail Tanvir      5     5   16.0    0    137     9     2/10  15.22  8.56  10.67  0   0
Yusuf Pathan       5     5   14.0    0     97     3     2/21  32.33  6.92  28.00  0   0
Siddharth Trivedi  5     5   16.0    1    138     2     2/34  69.00  8.62  48.00  0   0
Ravindra Jadeja    4     4    7.0    0     78     1     1/19  78.00 11.14  42.00  0   0
Munaf Patel        5     5   15.0    0    132     1     1/18 132.00  8.80  90.00  0   0
Code:
SIALKOT STALLIONS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Imran Nazir        4     4    1  173   73*  57.67  126  137.30    0    2   13   4   0    1    -    0
Shahid Yousuf      4     4    0  161   53   40.25  131  122.90    0    2   16   1   0    2    -    0
Kamran Younis      4     4    1   97   62*  32.33   67  144.77    0    1   10   0   0    0    -    0
Shoaib Malik       4     4    0   74   62   18.50   52  142.30    0    1   10   0   0    0    -    0
Shakeel Ansar      4     3    2   52   32   52.00   43  120.93    0    0    4   0   0    0    0    0
Haris Sohail       4     4    2   49   24*  24.50   18  272.22    0    0    4   4   0    0    -    0
Naved Arif         4     1    1   19   19*   N/A     6  316.67    0    0    1   2   0    1    -    0
Abdur Rehman       4     1    1   13   13*   N/A    12  108.33    0    0    0   1   0    0    -    0
Salman Ali         4     1    0    9    9    9.00    5  180.00    0    0    2   0   0    0    -    0
Mansoor Amjad      4     1    0    1    1    1.00    2   50.00    0    0    0   0   0    0    -    0
Kashif Daud        4     0    -    -    -    -.-     -    -.-     -    -    -   -   -    1    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Naved Arif         4     4   15.0    0    136     8     3/47  17.00  9.07  11.25  0   0
Kashif Daud        4     4   15.0    0    151     4     2/34  37.75 10.07  22.50  0   0
Mansoor Amjad      4     4    9.0    0     81     3     2/30  27.00  9.00  18.00  0   0
Shoaib Malik       4     4   11.0    0     85     2     2/30  42.50  7.72  33.00  0   0
Salman Ali         4     4   11.0    0    112     2     1/21  56.00 10.18  33.00  0   0
Abdur Rehman       4     4   14.0    0    113     2     2/23  56.50  8.07  42.00  0   0
Code:
WAYAMBA ELEVENS

BATTING & FIELDING

Player            Mat  Inns  NO  Runs  HS    Avg    BF    S/R   100s  50s  4s  6s  0s   Ct.  St.  Ro.
Mahela Jayawardene 4     4    0  173   68   43.25  126  137.30    0    2   12   7   0    0    -    0
Mahela Udawatte    4     4    0  110   69   27.50   63  174.60    0    1   11   4   0    1    -    0
J. Kulatunga       4     4    0   84   45   21.00   59  142.37    0    0    7   3   1    0    -    0
Jehan Mubarak      4     4    1   66   52*  22.00   45  146.67    0    1    7   2   1    0    -    0
Sameera de Zoysa   4     4    0   65   55   16.25   56  116.07    0    1    6   0   0    2    0    0
Lanka de Silva     4     4    2   58   37*  29.00   36  161.11    0    0    7   1   1    2    2    0
Isuru Udana        4     3    1   42   37   21.00   33  127.27    0    0    5   0   0    0    -    0
Thisara Perera     4     3    1   25   18   12.50   15  166.67    0    0    3   1   0    2    -    0
Chanaka Welegedara 4     2    0   10    6    5.00    7  142.85    0    0    1   0   0    0    -    0
Rangana Herath     4     2    2    6    4*   N/A     2  300.00    0    0    1   0   0    0    -    0
Ajantha Mendis     4     1    0    0    0    0.00    1    0.00    0    0    0   0   1    1    -    0

BOWLING

Player            Mat  Inns  Overs  Mdns  Runs  Wkts    BBI    Avg   Econ   S/R  4w  5w
Isuru Udana        4     4   15.0    1     93     4     2/23  23.25  6.20  22.50  0   0
Rangana Herath     4     4   10.0    0     98     4     2/27  24.50  9.80  15.00  0   0
Thisara Perera     4     4   12.0    0    111     4     1/18  27.75  9.25  18.00  0   0
Ajantha Mendis     4     4   13.0    0     94     2     2/20  47.00  7.23  39.00  0   0
Chanaka Welegedara 4     4    9.4    0     79     1     1/21  79.00  8.16  58.00  0   0
Jehan Mubarak      4     4    9.0    0     89     1     1/24  89.00  9.89  54.00  0   0
J. Kulatunga       4     4    8.0    0     87     0     0/20   N/A  10.87    -    0   0
 
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