The nineteenth match in the ICL 20 -20 domestic tournament featured the highly anticipated trans- metro battle between the Mumbai Champs & the Delhi Giants. In the end it was the resurgent Mumbai side, marshaled by new skipper Dheeraj Jadhav that came out tops by a comprehensive margin of 32 runs. It was the tall 6foot 3 inch Champs' leg spinner Sridhar Iyer, engineering the victory with his sparkling 18 run ( off only 5 balls) & three wicket spell.
Earlier in the day Giants skipper JP Yadav won the toss and invited the Champs to take first strike. Champs lost their inform opener Morris early in the first over leaving the Mumbai side in a bit of a bother at 1/3 in the first over. However a sparkling knock of 54 runs from the talented Dheeraj Jadhav; coming into the tournament from a successful stint in the English domestic tournament saw the Champs come back right into the match.
Solid middle order contributions from Narsinha ( 20 runs ) & Khirid ( 28 runs ); followed by a late onslaught from Sridhar Iyer whose five ball innings delivered 18 runs including two fours & one six, helped the Champs set the Giants a competitive target of 158 runs.
In reply both the Giants openers (Bali 34 runs & Mishra 26runs) came up with solid contributions putting the Giants on target for the chase. However the quick dismissals of the Giants batting backbone, Abbas Ali & skipper JP Yadav created a lethal blow for the Giants chase. A quick polishing act by the towering leg spinner Iyer followed his brilliant batting cameo with a match winning spell of 3/5. This solid display helped Champs register their second straight win of the tournament by a comprehensive margin of 32 runs.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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