CLT20 : H Davids shines in Cape Cobra's triumph
Super Eights League : Match Number 16 : Cape Cobras vs Victorian Bushrangers at Bangalore on 17.10.09 : Cape Cobras won by eight wickets
This match produced the first occasion of both the openers dismissed for zeroes. RJ Quiney and BJ Hodge failed to open their accounts in this game.
This game also witnessed the first occasion of a batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match. RJ Quiney was the batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match when he was caught by Philander of Zondeki for zero.
It was the first occasion in the tournament that two wickets fell in the first over of an innings. RJ Quiney was dismissed by the first ball of the match, while BJ Hodge was dismissed by the third ball of the match
Zondeki earned the distinction of becoming the first bowler in the tournament to capture the wicket of the first ball of the match and also the distinction of claiming two wickets in the first over of the match.
CL White was making his 50th T20 appearance in this game. He made 24 with the willow in this game. BJ Hodge {72} and DJ Hussey {82} are the other cricketers with 50 plus T20 appearances in the playing elveven of Victorian Bushrangers in today’s game
The following are the five occasions when wickets have fallen in the first over of the innigs
| No | Batsmen | Wkt | Over | Score | |
| Team | Vs | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 1 | 0.6 | 05 | |
| Cobras | Vs | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 | |
| 2 | Rossouw | 1 | 0.6 | 02 | |
| Eagles | Vs | NSW | Delhi | 09.10.09 | |
| 3 | EC Joyce | 1 | 0.3 | 01 | |
| Sussex | Vs | NSW | Delhi | 09.10.09 | |
| 4 | RJ Quiney | 1 | 0.1 | 00 | |
| Victoria | Vs | Cobras | B’lore | 16.10.09 | |
| 5 | BJ Hodge | 2 | 0.3 | 00 | |
| Victoria | Vs | Cobras | B’lore | 16.10.09 |
DJ Hussey hit a six in this game taking his total tally of sixes to 96 in his T20 career which is a record for most sixes by a batsman in this history of T20 games.
H Davids scored 69 not out in this game which represents the 18th fifty in the tournament and also the eight unbeaten fifty by a batsman in the tournament.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Taylor | 53* | RCB | Cobras | B’lore | 08.10.09 |
| 2 | Duminy | 99* | Cobras | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 |
| 3 | Puttick | 104* | Cobras | Otago | Hyd’bad | 10.10.09 |
| 4 | Hughes | 62* | NSW | Sussex | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
| 5 | Henriques | 51* | NSW | Sussex | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
| 6 | Kallis | 73* | RCB | Otago | B’lore | 12.10.09 |
| 7 | Pollard | 54* | Tri-Tob | NSW | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 |
| 8 | Davids | 69* | Cobras | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
H David’s 69 not out in this game represent the third unbeaten fifty by a Cape Cobra batsman in the tournament. The other two batsmen are JP Duminy and AG Putick.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Duminy | 99* | Cobras | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 |
| 2 | Puttick | 104* | Cobras | Otago | Hyd’bad | 10.10.09 |
| 3 | Davids | 69* | Cobras | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
H David’s 69 not out in this game also represent the third fifty by a Cape Cobra batsman in the tournament.
H David’s 69 not out in this game represent the second occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number three. SM Katich’s 53 for New South Wales against Eagles at Delhi on 09.10.09 is the other fifty scored by a batsman batting at number three. H David’s 69 not out represent the highest individual score by a batsman in the tournament by a batsman batting at number three.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | H Davids | 69* | Cobras | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
| 2 | SM Katich | 53 | NSW | Eagles | Delhi | 09.10.09 |
Victoria had won the toss and batted first and lost the game providing the seventh occasion of a team losing the game after it had won the toss and batted first
| No | Winner | V | Team | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Cobras | v | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 |
| 2 | Victoria | v | Delhi | Delhi | 09.10.09 |
| 3 | Eagles | V | Sussex | Delhi | 13.10.09 |
| 4 | Victoria | V | RCB | B’lore | 15.10.09 |
| 5 | Eagles | V | Somerset | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 |
| 6 | Tri-Tob | V | NSW | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 |
| 7 | Cobras | V | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
H Davids and JP Duminy added 88 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 21st occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in the tournament. This stand also represents sixth occasion of a fifty plus run stand for the third wicket in the tournament.
H Davids and JP Duminy added 88 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by Cape Cobra batsmen in the tournament.
H Davids and JP Duminy added 88 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a unfinished fifty plus runs partnership in the tournament.
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partner1 | Partner2 |
| Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | 5th | 65* | LRPL Taylor | MK Pandey |
| RCB | Cobras | B’lore | 08.10.09 | |
| 2 | 5th | 54* | AG Puttick | JL Ontong |
| RCB | Cobras | B’lore | 08.10.09 | |
| 3 | 3rd | 90* | PJ Hughes | MC Henriques |
| NSW | Sussex | Delhi | 11.10.09 | |
| 4 | 3rd | 54* | JH Kallis | LRPL Taylor |
| RCB | Otago | B’lore | 12.10.09 | |
| 5 | 7th | 53* | KA Pollard | S Ganga |
| Tri-Tob | NSW | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 | |
| 6 | 3rd | 88* | H Davids | JP Duminy |
| Cobras | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
RJ Quiney collected his fifth duck while BJ Hodge his second duck of their T20 careers.
RJ Quiney collected his first ball duck in this game providing the ninth occasion of a batsman collecting his first ball duck in the tournament
| No | Batsman | Team1 | Vs | Team2 | Venue | Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | Cobras | Vs | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 |
| 2 | B Lee | NSW | Vs | Eagles | Delhi | 09.10.09 |
| 3 | EC Joyce | Sussex | Vs | NSW | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
| 4 | J Mubarak | Wayamba | Vs | Delhi | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | Tri-Tob | Vs | Somerset | B’lore | 12.10.09 |
| 6 | DMohammad | Tri-Tob | Vs | Somerset | B’lore | 12.10.09 |
| 7 | Edwards | Deccan | Vs | Tri-Tob | Hyd’bad | 14.10.09 |
| 8 | Suppaiah | Somerset | Vs | Eagles | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 |
| 9 | RJ Quiney | Victoria | Vs | Cobras | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
RJ Quiney became the third opening batsman to collect the first ball duck in the tournament. HH Gibbs of Cape Cobras and ED Joyce of Sussex are the other two batsmen to suffer the ignominy
| No | Pos | Batsman | Team1 | Vs | Team2 | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | HH Gibbs | Cobras | Vs | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 |
| 9 | 1 | RJ Quiney | Victoria | Vs | Cobras | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
| 3 | 2 | EC Joyce | Sussex | Vs | NSW | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
H Davids was awarded the Man of the Match for his performance in this game. He became the third Cape Cobra batsman to get the Man of the Match Award.
Cape Cobras, Trinidad & Tobago and Victoria are the three teams in the tournament to get the Man of the Match awards on three occasions. SM Harwood of Victoria remains the only cricketer in the tournament to be awarded MoM when his team was on a losing side.
| No | Winner | Opposition | Venue | Date | MOM |
| 1 | Cobras | RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 | Duminy |
| 2 | Cobras | Otago | Hyd’bad | 10.10.09 | Putick |
| 3 | Cobras | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 | Davids |
| 1 | Tri-Tob | Somerset | B’lore | 12.10.09 | SGanga |
| 2 | Tri-Tob | Deccan | Hyd’bad | 14.10.09 | DJBravo |
| 3 | Tri-Tob | NSW | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 | Pollard |
| 1 | Victoria | Delhi | Delhi | 09.10.09 | Mckay |
| 2 | Wayamaba | Victoria | Delhi | 13.10.09 | Harwood |
| 3 | Victoria | RCB | B’lore | 15.10.09 | McDonald |
D Brand was run out in this game providing the 28th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the tournament.
D Brand became the third wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in the tournament.
| No | Wktkeeper | Score | Team1 | Vs | Team2 | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Karthik | 06 | Delhi | Vs | Victoria | Delhi | 09.10.09 |
| 2 | Ramdin | 23 | Tri-Tob | Vs | NSW | Hyd’bad | 16.10.09 |
| 3 | Brand | 29 | Cobras | Vs | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |
D Brand became the fifth opening batsman to be dismissed run out in the tournament. All the five occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Score | Team1 | Vs | Team2 | Venue | Date |
| 1 | McLaren | 11 | Eagles | Vs | NSW | Delhi | 09.10.09 |
| 2 | McCullum | 21 | Otago | Vs | Cobras | Hyd’bad | 10.10.09 |
| 3 | Warner | 14 | NSW | Vs | Sussex | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
| 4 | Sehwag | 66 | Delhi | Vs | Wayamba | Delhi | 11.10.09 |
| 5 | Brand | 29 | Cobras | Vs | Victoria | B’lore | 17.10.09 |