Match No 06 : New South Wales Blues vs Sussex Sharks at Delhi on 11.10.09 : New South Wales won by 35 runs

New South Wales’s DA Warner’s run out for 14 in this game provides the tenth occasion of a batman dismissed run out in CLT20 games played so far. He is the third opening batsman to be dismissed run out. The other two are AP McLaren of Eagles vs NSW at Delhi on 09.10.09 and BB McCullum of Otago vs Cobras at Hyderabad on 10.10.09

With JS Gatting of Sussex also run out in this game, the number of run outs in CLT20 games played so far stands at ten.

PJ Hughes {62*} and MC Henriques {51*} scored half centuries in this game which takes the number of half centuries in CLT20 games played so far to seven.

PJ Hughes {62*} and MC Henriques {51*} scored half centuries in this game providing the second occasion of two batsmen registering half centuries in an innings in CLT20 games played so far. The other occasion was – RV Uthappa {51} and LRPL Taylor {53*} scoring half centuries for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Cape Cobras at Bangalore on 08.10.09.

PJ Hughes {62*} and MC Henriques {51*} scored unbeaten half centuries in this game providing the first occasion of two batsmen registering unbeaten half centuries in an innings in CLT20 games played so far.

PJ Hughes {62*} and MC Henriques {51*} scored unbeaten half centuries in this game providing the fifth occasion of batsmen registering unbeaten half centuries in an innings in CLT20 games played so far. Others are – LRPL Taylor {53* for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Cape Cobras at Bangalore on 08.10.09}, JP Duminy {99* for Cape Cobras vs Royal Challengers Bangalore on 08.10.09} and AG Putick {104* for Cape Cobras vs Otago Volts at Hyderabad on 10.10.09}

PJ Hughes and MC Henriques added 90 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in CLT20 games played so far.

PJ Hughes and MC Henriques added 90 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game providing the second occasion of a ninety plus runs partnership in CLT20 games played so far. The first occasion was – 95 runs partnership for the third wicket between AG Putick and JP Duminy for Cape Cobras vs Otago Volts at Hyderabad on 10.10.09.

EC Joyce was dismissed for zero in this game providing the sixth occasion of a batsman failing to open the account in CLT20 games played so far. He was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to become the third batsman to collect the first ball duck in CLT20 games played so far. The other two batsmen are – HH Gibbs of Cape Cobras vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore on 08.10.09 and B Lee of New South Wales Blues against Diamond Eagles at Delhi on 09.10.09

EC Joyce became the first captain to score a zero and also the first captain to collect the first ball duck in CLT20 games played so far.

With PP Chawla also failing to score in this game, the number of zeroes scored by batsmen in the tournament swelled to seven.

MC Henriques scored 51 not out and captured 3 for 23 in this game and earned the distinction of becoming the first cricketer to perform the all-rounder’s feat of fifty coupled with three wickets in CLT20 games played so far

Sussex’s 95 for 8 in 20.0 overs in this game provides the third occasion of a team scoring less than 100 runs in CLT20 games played so far. The other two occasions are – 91 for 9 in 20.0 overs by Diamond Eagles vs New South Wales Blues at Delhi on 09.10.09 and 98 for 8 by Delhi Daredevils vs Victorian Bushrangers at Delhi on 09.10.09.