The penultimate round- robin match of the ICL 20-20 domestic tournament featured the resurgent Mumbai Champs take on the spirited Royal Bengal Tigers at the Lahari Resorts ground Hyderabad. In a match dominated by the bowlers, saw that Tigers scamper home to a four wicket victory, helped by a fighting lower middle order knock of 28 runs from the bat of Ali Hamid Zaidi. Zaidi’s knock won him the man of the match award.
Earlier in the day Jadhav won the toss and elected to bat. Quick dismissals of the in form Jadhav & Morris at the top of the innings saw the Champs in a bother at 2/30 in the 6th over. With the exception of Narsinha, none of the Champs batters contributed to the batting cause resulting in the Champs fold their innings at a paltry 116/6 in their allotted 20 overs. For the Tigers Tarafdar, Ahmid & Shibsagar scalped two wickets each.
The Tiger’s reply to the modest target started on a disastrous note, with pacer Burkul sending the experienced Deep Dasgupta back to the Tigers dug out in the 2nd over. Quick dismissal of Gavaskar, followed by the scalping of Jhunjhunwala & SG Das by prodigal Champs’ leggie Sridhar Iyer, had the Tigers in deep trouble at 5/63 in the 13th over.
However a fighting 27 run partnership between Zaidi & Mihir Diwakar paved way for the Tigers to scamper home on the penultimate ball of the match by four wickets.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Mumbai Champs, triumphant in "trans -metro" battle against Delhi Giants.
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.
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.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Lions maul Rockets by 5 wickets to move towards final spot
The Eighteenth match of the ICL 20 -20 domestic tournament featured the formidable Chandigarh Lions take on Ahmedabad Rockets at the Lahari resorts ground Hyderabad. In the end it was the Lions from Punjab who came out tops with a 5 wicket victory, keeping their chances of a berth in the finals alive. The star for the Lions was south paw TP Singh who scored a match winning fifty runs, including six boundaries & one six.
Earlier in the day Sriram won the toss and elected to bat on a good bating surface. A solid 59 run, opening wicket partnership between Dholpure & Sriram put the Rockets in the drivers’ seat. The successive fall of both the openers in the eight over; especially the run out of skipper Sriram put the Lions right back in contention.
The Rockets middle order saw both Sodhi (21 runs) & Jain (17 runs) get off to a start but their wickets in the 14th & 15ht over prevented the Rockets’ from taking advantage of a solid start. In the end the Rockets folded their innings at 133/8 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Lions chase was powered by a cracking half century from TP Singh who built a solid 44 run partnership for the second wicket in company of Gaurav Gupta. A solid skipper’s unbeaten knock of 34 runs by Dinesh Mongia, saw the Lions romp home to a five wicket victory, taking them to their fourth win of the tournament and frontrunners for a berth in the final.
Earlier in the day Sriram won the toss and elected to bat on a good bating surface. A solid 59 run, opening wicket partnership between Dholpure & Sriram put the Rockets in the drivers’ seat. The successive fall of both the openers in the eight over; especially the run out of skipper Sriram put the Lions right back in contention.
The Rockets middle order saw both Sodhi (21 runs) & Jain (17 runs) get off to a start but their wickets in the 14th & 15ht over prevented the Rockets’ from taking advantage of a solid start. In the end the Rockets folded their innings at 133/8 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Lions chase was powered by a cracking half century from TP Singh who built a solid 44 run partnership for the second wicket in company of Gaurav Gupta. A solid skipper’s unbeaten knock of 34 runs by Dinesh Mongia, saw the Lions romp home to a five wicket victory, taking them to their fourth win of the tournament and frontrunners for a berth in the final.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Chennai Superstars Vs Hyderabad Heroes
The seventeenth match of the ICL 20 -20 domestic tournament featured favorites Chennai Superstars take on their arch rivals & hosts Hyderabad Heroes at the Lahari resorts ground Hyderabad. The much anticipated match between the two champion teams saw the Heroes emerge victorious by a comprehensive margin of 7 wickets, largely helped by a fine seam bowling performance from K Sahabuddin & PK Reddy.
Earlier in the day Sathish won the toss and elected to bat with a new opening combination of Hariesh & himself. It proved to be a fatal move with the impressive Sahabuddin picking up both the openers cheaply in his first spell. Reddy proved to be an able bowling partner following up the wickets of Badani & Sarvanan to leave the Superstars in serious trouble at 4/9 in the fourth over.
Quick wickets of Syed Mohammed, Naidu & Vasudevan had the Superstars all but buried and out at 7/41 in the 10th over.
A late repair act by Hemanth Kumar & Vignesh who came up with a 34 run partnership for the 8th wicket brought some respectability to the Chennai total. A fighting 22 from the bat of Kumaran; involved in a crucial 23 run partnership with Jesuraj for the last wicket saw the Superstars fold their innings at a dismal 123 for nine in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply the Heroes lost their in form opener Vinay Kumar early leaving the Heroes in a bit of a bother at 1/6 in the 2nd over.
A cracking half century from the bat of the prodigal Rayudu ably supported by Nag in a 44 run partnership for the second wicket put the Heroes in a commanding position. In the end a solid 22 from captain Binny, saw the Heroes romp home to a seven wicket victory, in turn causing the biggest upset of the tournament.
Earlier in the day Sathish won the toss and elected to bat with a new opening combination of Hariesh & himself. It proved to be a fatal move with the impressive Sahabuddin picking up both the openers cheaply in his first spell. Reddy proved to be an able bowling partner following up the wickets of Badani & Sarvanan to leave the Superstars in serious trouble at 4/9 in the fourth over.
Quick wickets of Syed Mohammed, Naidu & Vasudevan had the Superstars all but buried and out at 7/41 in the 10th over.
A late repair act by Hemanth Kumar & Vignesh who came up with a 34 run partnership for the 8th wicket brought some respectability to the Chennai total. A fighting 22 from the bat of Kumaran; involved in a crucial 23 run partnership with Jesuraj for the last wicket saw the Superstars fold their innings at a dismal 123 for nine in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply the Heroes lost their in form opener Vinay Kumar early leaving the Heroes in a bit of a bother at 1/6 in the 2nd over.
A cracking half century from the bat of the prodigal Rayudu ably supported by Nag in a 44 run partnership for the second wicket put the Heroes in a commanding position. In the end a solid 22 from captain Binny, saw the Heroes romp home to a seven wicket victory, in turn causing the biggest upset of the tournament.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Mumbai Champs Vs Ahmedabad Rockets
The sixteenth match of the ICL 20- 20 domestic tournament featured the Ahmedabad Rockets take on the Mumbai Champs at the Lahari resorts ground Hyderabad. Champs led by opener Dheeraj Jadhav registered their first win of the tournament, beating the Rockets by 13 runs.
Earlier in the day S.Sriram won the toss and elected to field. For the Champs their inform openers Paul & Morris got off to a good start scoring 43 runs for the first wicket. Morris who has emerged as the most successful batsman for the Champs in this tournament fired a match winning 69 off 62 balls including five fours & three mighty sixes, justifiably winning the man of the match award.
A solid 20, late in the innings from south-paw captain Dheeraj Jadhav saw the Champs set the Rockets a competitive target of 141 runs. The most successful bowler for the Rockets was rookie Kunal Lal who finished his spell at 2/27 in his allotted four overs.
The Rockets’ chase saw opener Sachin Dholpure get off to a good start scoring 28 off 20 balls , however the fall of his wicket in the fifth over gave the Champs the upper hand. With cheap dismissals of the other recognized Rockets batsmen, saw them in deep trouble at 88/6 in the 14th over. The chief architect of the Champs bowling performance was left arm spinner Avinash Yadav, picking up three important wickets in his allotted four overs.
The only other significant batting contribution from the Rockets’ line up came in the form of Pallav Vora’s fighting 20 off 15 balls.
In the end the Rockets feel short of the target by 13 runs helping the Champs register their first win of the tournament.
Earlier in the day S.Sriram won the toss and elected to field. For the Champs their inform openers Paul & Morris got off to a good start scoring 43 runs for the first wicket. Morris who has emerged as the most successful batsman for the Champs in this tournament fired a match winning 69 off 62 balls including five fours & three mighty sixes, justifiably winning the man of the match award.
A solid 20, late in the innings from south-paw captain Dheeraj Jadhav saw the Champs set the Rockets a competitive target of 141 runs. The most successful bowler for the Rockets was rookie Kunal Lal who finished his spell at 2/27 in his allotted four overs.
The Rockets’ chase saw opener Sachin Dholpure get off to a good start scoring 28 off 20 balls , however the fall of his wicket in the fifth over gave the Champs the upper hand. With cheap dismissals of the other recognized Rockets batsmen, saw them in deep trouble at 88/6 in the 14th over. The chief architect of the Champs bowling performance was left arm spinner Avinash Yadav, picking up three important wickets in his allotted four overs.
The only other significant batting contribution from the Rockets’ line up came in the form of Pallav Vora’s fighting 20 off 15 balls.
In the end the Rockets feel short of the target by 13 runs helping the Champs register their first win of the tournament.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Hyderabad Heroes register first win of the tournament.
The Fourteenth match of the ICL 20-20 domestic Indian championship featured the Mumbai Champs take on hosts Hyderabad Heroes at the Lahari resorts ground Hyderabad. Both teams came into this match deprived of any wins in the tournament, preceding this match. In the end it was the Heroes who registered a comprehensive six wicket victory marshaled by a cracking half century from opener D. Vinay Kumar. Kumar was declared Man of the Match for his brilliant batting display. Kumar scored a quick-fire 66 off just 45 deliveries in a knock that included 6 boundaries and 2 hits over the fence.
Earlier in the day, Stuart Binny won the toss and put the Champs in to bat first. They got off to a rollicking start with their openers Morris(60) & Subhojit Paul (52), scoring the tournament’s first century partnership for the first wicket. However the departure of the openers’ post the fifteenth over saw the quick wickets of Powar & Khirid, putting breaks on the Champs’ batting juggernaut. A late onslaught from dashing south paw Dheeraj Jadhav (21 runs off 15 balls) saw the Champs set the Heroes a competitive target of 157.
In reply the Heroes got off to a good start with Vinay Kumar & P Shashank Nag taking the attack to the Champs’ bowling with a solid 75-run partnership for the opening wicket. Rock-hard, useful contributions from Captain Stuart Binny & prodigious Ambati Rayudu saw the Heroes emerge victorious by a comprehensive six wicket margin. The highlight of the Heroes win was the crackling half century from D. Vinay Kumar.
Earlier in the day, Stuart Binny won the toss and put the Champs in to bat first. They got off to a rollicking start with their openers Morris(60) & Subhojit Paul (52), scoring the tournament’s first century partnership for the first wicket. However the departure of the openers’ post the fifteenth over saw the quick wickets of Powar & Khirid, putting breaks on the Champs’ batting juggernaut. A late onslaught from dashing south paw Dheeraj Jadhav (21 runs off 15 balls) saw the Champs set the Heroes a competitive target of 157.
In reply the Heroes got off to a good start with Vinay Kumar & P Shashank Nag taking the attack to the Champs’ bowling with a solid 75-run partnership for the opening wicket. Rock-hard, useful contributions from Captain Stuart Binny & prodigious Ambati Rayudu saw the Heroes emerge victorious by a comprehensive six wicket margin. The highlight of the Heroes win was the crackling half century from D. Vinay Kumar.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Lions roar to eight wicket win over Hyderabad Heroes.
The 13th match of the ICL 20-20 domestic tournament saw the Chandigarh Lions battle it out with hosts Hyderabad Heroes at the Lahari resorts ground Hyderabad. In the end it was the buoyant side from Punjab that registered its third victory of the tournament, comprehensively defeating a lackluster Heroes’ side by 8 wickets. Dinesh Mongia was declared man of the match for his solid 43 runs & one wicket contribution.
Earlier in the day Binny won the toss and elected to bat. Some sharp fielding from the Lions saw the Heroes struggle at 15/2 in the third over with both openers back in the dugout; falling short of their crease. The Heroes never quite recovered from the initial loss and with the exception of Rayudu’s 24 run knock; none of the other top order batsmen contributed to the Heroes’ batting cause. A late recovery from Sahabuddin & PS Niranjan (47 run partnership for the 6th wicket) saw the Heroes fold their innings at 126/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Lions chase was largely dominated by a solid sixty-six run partnership between the solid south-paw duo of Dinesh Mongia & TP Singh. In the end the Lions romped home to a comfortable eight wicket victory.
Earlier in the day Binny won the toss and elected to bat. Some sharp fielding from the Lions saw the Heroes struggle at 15/2 in the third over with both openers back in the dugout; falling short of their crease. The Heroes never quite recovered from the initial loss and with the exception of Rayudu’s 24 run knock; none of the other top order batsmen contributed to the Heroes’ batting cause. A late recovery from Sahabuddin & PS Niranjan (47 run partnership for the 6th wicket) saw the Heroes fold their innings at 126/7 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Lions chase was largely dominated by a solid sixty-six run partnership between the solid south-paw duo of Dinesh Mongia & TP Singh. In the end the Lions romped home to a comfortable eight wicket victory.
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