First Semi Finals : New South Wales Blues vs Victorian Bushrangers at Delhi on 21.10.09 : New South Wales won by 79 runs

New South Wales won this game by 79 runs providing the eleventh occasion of a match won by runs margin in the tournament. New South Wales winning the game by 79 runs provide the fitth occasion of a team winning the game by 50 plus runs margin and represents the second highest margin victory by runs registered by a team in the tournament. The highest victory margin by runs is credited to Royal Challnegers Bangalore when it won the game by 80 runs against Otago Volts at Bangalore on 12.10.09.

No	Winner	By		Runs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	RCB	By	080	Runs	Otago	B’lore	12.10.09
2	NSW	By	079	Runs	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09
3	Cobras	By	054	Runs	Otago	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
4	NSW	by	053	Runs	Eagles	Delhi	09.10.09
5	Delhi	By	050	Runs	Wayamba	Delhi	11.10.09
6	Tri-Tob	By	044	Runs	Somerset	B’lore	12.10.09
7	NSW	By	035	Runs	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
8	Delhi	By	030	runs	Cobras	Delhi	20.10.09
9	Tri-Tob	By	024	Runs	Eagles	Hyd’bad	18.10.09
10	Wayamba	By	015	Runs	Victoria	Delhi	13.10.09
11	Tri-Tob	By	003	Runs	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09

New South Wales won the toss and batted first to win the game providing the eighth occasion of a team winning the game after it had won the toss. New South Wales has won the game on three occasions when it had won the toss and elected to bat first – a record for most win in such category.

No	Winner	V	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	NSW	V	Eagles	Delhi	09.10.09
2	NSW	V	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
3	Delhi	V	Wayamba	Delhi	11.10.09
4	Tri-Tob	V	Somerset	B’lore	12.10.09
5	RCB	V	Otago	B’lore	12.10.09
6	Wayamaba	V	Victoria	Delhi	13.10.09
7	Tri-Tob	V	Eagles	Hyd’bad	18.10.09
8	NSW	V	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09

With DA Warner winning the Man of the Match Award in this game, New South Wales cricketers has won four MoM awards in the tournament. The other team to win the MoM Awards on four occasion is Trinidad & Tobago

No	Winner	V	Team	Venue	Date	MOM
1	NSW	V	Eagles	Delhi	09.10.09	Katich
2	NSW	V	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09	Henriques
3	NSW	V	Somerset	Hyd’bad	18.10.09	Clark
4	NSW	V	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09	Warner
1	Tri-Tob	V	Somerset	B’lore	12.10.09	SGanga
2	Tri-Tob	V	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09	DJBravo
3	Tri-Tob	V	NSW	Hyd’bad	16.10.09	Pollard
4	Tri-Tob	V	Eagles	Hyd’bad	18.10.09	Barath

DA Warner and SM Katich were dismissed run out in this game which takes the number of run outs in the tournament to 33.

DA Warner became the sixth opening batsman to be dismissed run out in the tournament. The complete list read thus

No	Batsman	Runs	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	McLaren	11	Eagles	NSW	Delhi	09.10.09
2	McCullum	21	Otago	Cobras	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
3	Warner	14	NSW	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
4	Sehwag	66	Delhi	Wayamba	Delhi	11.10.09
5	Brand	29	Cobras	Victoria	B’lore	17.10.09
6	Warner	48	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09

DA Warner remains the only opening batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in the tournament. The other occasion was against Susses at Delhi on 11.10.09

No	Batsman	Runs	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Warner	14	NSW	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
2	Warner	48	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09

DA Warner becomes the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in the tournament. The others are D Ganga of Trinidad & Tobago. KRD Karthik of Delhi Daredevils and NT Broom of Otago Volts.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	DGanga	00	Tri-Tob	Decccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
2	DGanga	32	Tri-Tob	NSW	Hyd’bad	16.10.09
1	Warner	14	NSW	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
2	Warner	48	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09
1	Karthik	06	Delhi	Victoria	Delhi	09.10.09
2	Karthik	23	Delhi	Cobras	Delhi	19.10.09
1	Broom	05	Otago	Cobras	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
2	Broom	07	Otago	RCB	B’lore	12.10.09

DA Warner and SM Katich were dismissed run out in this game in New South Wales innings providinf the fourth occasion of two batsmen dismissed run out in an innings.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	McLaren	11	Eagles	NSW	Delhi	09.10.09
2	Baiiley	08	Eagles	NSW	Delhi	09.10.09
1	Heldreth	00	Somerset	Tri-Tob	B’lore	12.10.09
2	Thomas	09	Somerset	Tri-Tob	B’lore	12.10.09
1	DGanga	00	Tri-Tob	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
2	DJBravo	11	Tri-Tob	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
1	Warner	48	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09
2	Katich	26	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09

SM Katich’s run out in this game provides the fourth occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the tournament. Other captains are CD Cumming of Otago Volts and D Ganga of Trinidad & Tobago {twice}

No	Captains	Runs	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Cumming	18	Otago	Cobras	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
2	DGanga	00	Tri-Tob	Decccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
3	DGanga	32	Tri-Tob	NSW	Hyd’bad	16.10.09
4	Katich	26	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09

CJ Mckay of Victoria and MC Henriques of New South Wales captured 3 for 27 and 3 for 23 respectively in this game which swelled the number of occasions of a bowler capturing three or more wickets to 22 in the tournament.

CJ Mckay of Victoria and MC Henriques of New South Wales captured 3 for 27 and 3 for 23 respectively in this game providing the fourth occasion of rival bowerls a bowler capturing three or more wickets in the tournament.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Phillips	3	31	Somerset	Deccan	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
2	RPSingh	3	23	Deccan	Somerset	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
1	Willoughby	3	35	Somerset	Tri-Tob	B’lore	12.10.09
2	DJBravo	4	23	Tri-Tob	Somerset	B’lore	12.10.09
1	Edwards	3	32	Deccan	Tri-Tob	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
2	DJBravo	3	24	Tri-Tob	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
1	McKay	3	27	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
2	Henriques	3	11	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09

CJ McKay and MC Henriques with their 3 for 27 and 3 for 11 in this game became the fourth and fifth bowlers to capture three plus wickets on two or more occasions in the tournament. The complete list is furnished below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Clark	3	12	NSW	Eagles	Delhi	09.10.09
2	Clark	3	15	NSW	Somerset	Hyd’bad	18.10.09
1	Nannes	4	24	Delhi	Wayamba	Delhi	11.10.09
2	Nannes	3	19	Delhi	Cobras	Delhi	19.10.09
1	McKay	3	17	Victoria	Delhi	Delhi	09.10.09
2	McKay	3	27	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
1	Henriques	3	23	NSW	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
2	Henriques	3	11	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09
1	DJBravo	4	23	Tri-Tob	Somerset	B’lore	12.10.09
2	DJBravo	3	24	Tri-Tob	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
3	DJBravo	3	31	Tri-Tob	NSW	Hyd’bad	14.10.09

CJ Mckay’s 3 for 27 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a bowler’s three wickets performance going in vain in the tournament. The five occasions are listed below

No	Bowlers	M	R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	RPSingh	3	23	Deccan	Somerset	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
2	Willoughby	3	35	Somerset	Tri-Tob	B’lore	12.10.09
3	Harwood	3	14	Victora	Wayamba	Delhi	13.10.09
4	Edwards	3	32	Deccan	Tri-Tob	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
5	McKay	3	27	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

MC Henriques of New South Wales achieved the most economical figures for a bowler who has captured exact three wickets in the tournament. He retuned with identical figures of 4.0-0-11-3 in this game. The previous best figures in this category of statistics were credited to SR Clark, his team mate who had figures of 4.0-0-12-3 against Eagles at Delhi on 09.10.09

SM Harwood was dismissed stumped in this game providing the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in the tournament.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team 1	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Kohli	17	RCB	Cobras	B’lore	08.10.09
2	Elgar	02	Eagles	NSW	Delhi	09.10.09
3	HBrown	13	Sussex	NSW	Delhi	11.10.09
4	Karthik	61	Delhi	Wayambas	Delhi	11.10.09
5	Ramdin	15	Tri-Tob	Deccan	Hyd’bad	14.10.09
6	Blizzard	21	Victoria	RCB	B’lore	15.10.09
7	Harwood	10	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

RJ Quiney, BJ Hodge and JM Holland were dismissed for zeroes in this game which swelled the number of zeroes to 28 in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of three batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in the tournament.

No	Batsman	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Gibbs	Cobras	Delhi	Delhi	19.10.09
2	Henderson	Cobras	Delhi	Delhi	19.10.09
3	Zondeki	Cobras	Delhi	Delhi	19.10.09
1	Quiney	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
2	Hodge	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
3	Holland	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

RJ Quiney and BJ Hogdge became the eight and ninth opening batsmen to score ducks in the tournament.

No	Batsman	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Gibbs	Cobras	RCB	B’lore	08.10.09
2	Quiney	Victoria	Wayamba	Delhi	13.10.09
3	Joyce	Sussex	NSW	Delhi	11.10.09
4	Quiney	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
5	Hodge	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
6	Gambhir	Delhi	Cobras	Delhi	19.10.09
7	Gibbs	Cobras	Delhi	Delhi	19.10.09
8	Quiney	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
9	Hodge	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

RJ Quiney and BJ Hodge remain the only pair of opening batsmen to be dismissed for zeroes on two occasions.

No	Batsman	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Quiney	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
2	Hodge	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
1	Quiney	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
2	Hodge	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

RJ Quieny with zero in this game became the only opening batsman in the tournament to score zeroes on three occasions.

No	Batsman	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Quiney	Victoria	Wayamba	Delhi	13.10.09
2	Quiney	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
3	Quiney	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

At the end of this game, three batsmen – HH Gibbs, BJ Hodge and RJ Quiney – have socred two ore more zeroes in the tournament. By coincidence all these three batsmen are opening batsmen.

No	Batsman	Team1	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Gibbs	Cobras	RCB	B’lore	08.10.09
2	Gibbs	Cobras	Delhi	Delhi	19.10.09
1	Hodge	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
2	Hodge	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
1	Quiney	Victoria	Wayamba	Delhi	13.10.09
2	Quiney	Victoria	Cobras	B’lore	17.10.09
3	Quiney	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09

P Siddle conceded 43 runs in this game providing the eleventh occasion of a bowler conceding forty plus runs in the tournament.

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Mishra	0	59	Delhi	RCB	B’lore	17.10.09
2	duPreez	1	54	Eagles	Tri-Tob	Hyd’bad	19.10.09
3	Henriques	1	49	NSW	Tri-Tob	Hyd’bad	16.10.09
4	Butler	1	48	Otago	Cobras	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
5	Klienveldt	0	45	Cobras	RCB	B’lore	08.10.09
6	Wiilouhby	0	44	Somerset	Deccan	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
7	Phillips	1	43	Somerset	Tri-Tob	B’lore	12.10.09
8	Siddle	0	43	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
9	Wagner	1	42	Otago	Cobras	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
10	Butler	0	42	Otago	RCB	B’lore	12.10.09
11	Vinaykumar	1	40	RCB	Cobras	B’lore	08.10.09

P Siddle conceded 43 runs without a wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding forty plus runs without a wicket in the tournament.

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Mishra	0	59	Delhi	RCB	B’lore	17.10.09
2	Klienveldt	0	45	Cobras	RCB	B’lore	08.10.09
3	Wiilouhby	0	44	Somerset	Deccan	Hyd’bad	10.10.09
4	Siddle	0	43	Victoria	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09
5	Butler	0	42	Otago	RCB	B’lore	12.10.09

DA Warner and PJ Hughes added 62 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 28^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in the tournament. This stand also provides the eighth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the tournament.

DA Warner and PJ Hughes with their 62 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game became the only pair to post three 50 plus runs stands in the tournament.

No	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Warner-Hughes	121	NSW	Tri-Tob	Hyd’bad	16.10.09
2	Warner-Hughes	62	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09
3	Warner-Hughes	56	NSW	Somerset	Hyd’bad	18.10.09

DA Warner and PJ Hughes with their 62 runs partnership for the first wicket in this game provides the fifth 50 plus runs stand posted by New South Wales batsmen in the tournament. New South Wales became the second team in the tournament to post five or more 50 plus runs stands in the tournament. Royal Challengers Bangalore is the other team to post six fity plus runs partnership in the tournament – a record for most 50 plus runs stands by a team in the tournament.

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Warner-Hughes	121	1st	NSW	Tri-Tob	Hyd’bad	16.10.09
2	Hughes-Henriques	90*	3rd	NSW	Sussex	Delhi	11.10.09
3	Warner-Katich	79	2nd	NSW	Eagles	Delhi	09.10.09
4	Warner-Hughes	62	1st	NSW	Victoria	Delhi	21.10.09
5	Warner-Hughes	56	1st	NSW	Somerset	Hyd’bad	18.10.09
1	Dravid-Taylor	93	2nd	RCB	Delhi	B’lore	17.10.09
2	Kallis-Uthappa	75	1st	RCB	Otago	B’lore	12.10.09
3	Uthappa-Dravid	68	2nd	RCB	Cobras	B’lore	08.10.09
4	Taylor-Pandey	65*	5th	RCB	Cobras	B’lore	08.10.09
5	Kallis-Kohli	59	2nd	RCB	Otago	B’lore	12.10.09
6	Kallis-Taylor	54*	3rd	RCB	Otago	B’lore	12.10.09

DJ Hussey with a six in this game took his aggregate of T20 sixes to 97 – a record for most sixes by a batsman in T20 games.

Victoria’s 90 for 9 in 20 overs in this game provides the fifth occasion of a team scoring less than 100 runs in te allotted 20 overs or otherwise in the tournament

No	Team	TeamTotal	Overs	Opponent	Venue	Date
01	Eagles	091-09	20.0	Cobras	Delhi	09.10.09
02	Sussex	095-08	20.0	NSW	Delhi	11.10.09
03	Delhi	098-08	20.0	Victoria	Delhi	09.10.09
04	Cobras	084-10	18.3	Delhi	Delhi	19.10.09
05	Victoria	090-09	20.0	NSW	Delhi	21.10.09