Match No 27: Bangalore Brigadiers Urban vs Bijapur Bulls at Bangalore on 28.09.10: Bangalore Brigadiers Urban won by 49 runs

The last match of the league fixture for Brigadiers brought some smiles to the team as it garnered its winning points at the cost of Bijapur Bulls.

Brigadiers who had the first tenancy of the pitch put on 91 runs for the first wicket through its openers – S Ibrez and D Chougule, Another useful stand between D Chougule and NA Kashyap 48 runs for the fifth wicket ensured them to post a match winning total of 184 for 5 in its 20 overs.

S Ibrez {29}, D Chougule {61}, VP Narayanan {20}, NA Kashyap {34 not out} with their contributions with the willow were the contributors to Brigadiers’ total. DV Anish {2 for 27} was the most successful bowler for Bulls.

Chasing 185 for a win, Bulls lost its way and were all out for 135. Bulls became the fourth team in the competition to be dismissed all out. STR Binny’s valiant 44 and DT Patil’s 22 went in vain. TK Ananth {3 for 22} and VP Naryan {3 for 26} were the wreckers-in-chief.

Summarised scores : Bangalore Brigadiers Urban 184 for 5 in 20.0 overs {D Chougule 61, S Ibrez 49, NA Kashyap 34 not out, VP Narayanan 26, DV Anish 2 for 27} won against Bijapur Bulls 135 in 18.2 overs {STR Binny 44, DT Patil 22, TK Ananth 3 for 22, VP Narayanan 3 for 26} by 49 runs

Match No 26 : Mysore Maharaajas vs Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds at Bangalore on 28.09.10: Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds won by six wickets

Diamonds beat Maharajas by six wickets to finish the tournament with eleven points.

Put into bat, Mysore team managed to total 122 for 9 in its 20 overs and failed to defend it. Its innings was built around the useful contributions from C Raghu {25} and skipper CJ William {37 not out}. C Raghu opened the innings in the place of out of form KB Pawan who batted lower down the order. Controlled and disciplined bowling by skipper SB Joshi {2 for 17} and DC Rajesh {2 for 30} restricted Mysore’s total.

Diamonds reached the target losing four wickets. Opening batsman PU Deshpande was amongst runs again by scoring 51 not out while MA Agarwal made 27. The openers added 49 runs for the first wicket in 7.2 overs. PU Deshpande forged useful stand of 22 runs with YKT Goud for the third wicket and 28 runs with BN Bharath for the fourth wicket which hastened Diamond’s victory. C Raghavendra bowled well for the losers to bag 2 for 19

Summarised scores : Mysore Mahaarajas 122 for 9 in 20.0 overs {CJ William 37 not out, C Raghu 25, SB Joshi 2 for 17, DC Rajesh 2 for 30} lost to Shamanoor Davanagere Diamonds 124 for 4 {PU Deshpande 51 not out, MA Agarwal 27, C Raghavendra 2 for 19} by six wickets

Match No 25 : Belgavi Panthers vs Mangalore United at Bangalore on 27.09.10 : Match abandoned :

Mangalore United won the toss and inserted the opposition. Belgavi Panthers had made 43 for 4 in 10.4 reovers when the rain halted play. The match had to be abandoned, as the rains did not relent. Panthers’ opener MK Pandey remained not out on 20. J Arunkumar {06}, KS Ponnappa {zero}, BMV Uthappa {04}, R Vinay Kumar {04} were the batsmen dismissed. S Hoover was not out on 07.

D Sequeria {2 for 09} and UB Patel {2 for 08} shared the wickets that fell in Panther’s innings

Both the teams shared a point each from this no result game

Summarised scores : Belgavi Panthers 43 for 4 in 10.4 overs {MK Pandey 20 not out, D Sequeria 2 for 9, UB Patel 2 for 8} shared a point each with Mangalore United as the match was abandoned due to rain

Match No 24: Bangalore Brigadiers Urban vs Malnad Gladiators at Bangalore on 27.09.10 : Malnad Gladiators won by 21 runs on VJD Method

In another curtailed game in which each side has 13 overs, Malnad Gladiators were put into bat after losing the toss. They posted 109 for 4 thanks to the valuable contributions from Kunal Kapoor {21}, Sanjay Kumar {17}, Raju R Bhatkal {27 not out} and Ganesh Satish {26}. Two useful partnerships in Malnad’s innings contributed to the total – Openers Kunal Kapoor and Sanjay Kumar added 52 runs for the first wicket: Raju Bhatkal and Ganesh Satish added 47 runs for the third wicket. TK Ananth captured two wickets conceding six runs for Brigadiers.

Brigadiers found the versatile K Gowhtam too hot to handle and were bundled out for 89 in 12 overs. Only two batsmen – R Samarth {19} and NA Kashyap {17} – reached the double figures. Gowtham {4 for 16}, KP Rohan {2 for 15}, SK Moinuddin {2 for 13} were the wrekcers-in-chief.

Malnad Gladiators had the services of A Mithun and RV Uthappa led Brigadiers. Both these cricketers were playing their first match of KPL. Both were members of Royal Challengers Bangalore in CLT20 2010 Championship in South Africa.

Summarised scores : Malnad Gladiators 109 for 4 in 13 overs {Kunal Kapoor 21, Raju R Bhatal 27 not out, Ganesh Satish 26, TK Ananth 2 for 06} won against Bangalore Brigadiers Urban 89 all out {R Samarth 19, NA Kashyap 17, K Gowtham 4 for 16, KP Rohan 2 for 15, SK Moinuddin 2 for 13} by 21 runs under VJD Method

Match No 23 : Bijapur Bulls vs Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds at Bangalore on 26.09.10 : Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds won by four wickets

Diamonds won this game with two balls to spare chasing a formidable target of 174 set by Bulls who batted first. Bulls innings was centered round useful contributions from RB Kane {25}, MR Beerala {36} DT Patil {27}, STR Binny {13} and J Shetty {51}. Openers RB Kane and MR Beerala added 59 runs for the first wicket. J Shetty’s 51 runs came in 29 balls and contained six fours and two sixes. DC
Rajesh with 3 for 37 was amongst the wickets for Diamonds. YKT Goud had a good day with leather as he had a bag of 2 for 30

Diamonds chased the target with out much ado – thanks to a MA Agarwal {29}, PU Deshpande {52} and V Bharat Kumar {40}. There were two fifty plus runs partnerships in Diamonds’ innings – 62 runs for the second wicket between PU Deshpande and YKT Goud : 56 runs for the fifth wicket between V Bharat Kumar and CM Gautham – which was also a contributory factor to Diamond’s win.

PU Deshpande’s 52 came in 32 balls with five fours and a six. V Bharat Kumar’s 40 was compiled in 29 balls and contained three fours and three sixes. N Mulky {2 for 29} and STR Binny {2 for 29} were amongst the wicket for the losers

Summarised scores : Bijapur Bulls 174 for 8 in 20.0 overs {J Shetty 51. MR Beerala 36, DC Rajesh 3 for 37, YKT Goud 2 for 30} lost to Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 178 for 6 in 19.3 overs {PU Deshpande 52, V Bharat Kumar 40, N Mulky 2 for 29, STR Binny 2 for 29} by four wickets

Match No 22: Mysore Maharaajas vs Bangalore Provident Rural at Bangalore on 26.09.10: Bangalore Provident Rural won by five wickets

The match was curtailed to 17.0 overs a side due to the overnight rain and soggy condition of the outfield.

Put into bat, Mysore Maharaajas totalled 130 for 6 thanks to the contributions of HT Sudhir Rao {41} and Nitin Bille {39}. Mysore lost its first wicket with just one run the board, but its innings was propped up by 53 runs partnership for the second wicket between HT Sudhir Rao and N Bille. Mysore could not pace the innings and stroke freely as they wanted to, may be due to slowness of outfield which was damp due to the heavy downpour on the previous evening.

HT Sudhir Rao’s 41 came in 32 deliveries with five fours. N Bille hit four fours and a six in his 39, which came in 35 deliveries. A Jagan {2 for 41} and AU Shetty {2 for 11} shone with the leather for Provident

Provident has a comfortable chase as its reliable openers – MK Manjunath and VST Naidu gave them an opening stand of 49 runs. They lost two more wickets in the space of seven runs, but found a batsmen in Amit Verma who was willing to stay at the crease. Provident cruised to the victory with Amit Verma making an useful 30. With B Akhil he added 46 runs for the fourth wicket. Amit Verma departed at 106, but AA Joshi and Rahul R Bhatkal with an unfinished stand of 38 runs for the sixth wicket ensured a five wicket for Provident. CJ Williams with 2 for 28 shared the honours with the leather for the Mysore team

Summarised scores : Mysore Maharajaas 130 for 6 in 17,0 overs {HTS Rao 41, N Bille 39, A Jagan 2 for 41, AU Shetty 2 for 11} lost to Bangalore Provident Rural 134 for 5 {Amit Verma 30, CJ William 2 for 28} by five wickets

CLT20 2010 has been just completed with Chennai Super Kings being the worthy champions. Crickick.com provides it s viewers top five batsmen and top six bowlers who have excelled in the competition

Most runs in the tournament
No	Batsmen	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	MVijay	CSK	6	6	0	294	73	49.00	0	3	0	28	10
2	DJJacobs	Warriors	6	6	0	286	74	47.66	0	3	0	40	8
3	MKlinger	SouAus	5	5	1	226	78	56.50	0	3	0	21	10
4	SKRaina	CSK	6	6	1	203	94*	40.60	0	2	0	13	12
5	CJFerguson	SouAus	5	5	1	200	71	50.00	0	2	0	21	4

No	Player	Team	M	O	M	R	W	Ave	BBI	4	5
1	RAshwin	CSK	6	23.2	0	152	13	11.69	4/18	1	0
2	MMuralitharan	CSK	6	23.1	0	132	12	11.00	3/16	0	0
3	DTChristian	SouAus	5	18.5	0	155	9	17.22	4/23	1	0
4	DEBollinger	CSK	6	22.1	0	156	9	17.33	3/27	0	0
5	SWTait	SouAus	4	16.0	0	124	8	15.50	3/36	0	0
6	JTheron	Warriors	6	24.0	0	169	8	21.12	3/22	0	0

Chennai Super Kings batting averages
Batsmen	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
MVijay	6	6	0	294	73	49.00	0	3	0	28	10
MSDhoni	6	5	3	91	31*	45.50	0	0	0	9	2
MEKHussey	4	4	1	132	51*	44.00	0	2	0	9	1
SKRaina	6	6	1	203	94*	40.60	0	2	0	13	12
JAMorkel	4	3	2	40	26*	40.00	0	0	0	3	2
SBadrinath	6	3	1	55	52*	27.50	0	1	0	4	2
SAnirudha	6	4	1	51	42	17.00	0	0	0	5	1
JMKemp	2	2	1	12	12*	12.00	0	0	1	0	1
MLHayden	2	2	0	10	10	5.00	0	0	1	1	0
RAshwin	6	2	2	5	4*	–	0	0	0	1	0
LBalaji	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DEBollinger	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SBJakati	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
MMuralitharan	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Chennai Super Kings bowling averages
Bowlers	M	I	O	M	R	W	BBI	Ave	4	5	Ct	St
MMuralitharan	6	6	23.1	0	132	12	3/16	11.00	0	0	4	0
SKRaina	6	2	6.0	0	38	5	4/26	7.60	1	0	4	0
LBalaji	5	5	16.0	1	104	5	3/20	20.80	0	0	0	0
RAshwin	6	6	23.2	0	152	13	4/18	11.69	1	0	2	0
JAMorkel	4	4	13.0	0	86	6	3/22	14.33	0	0	2	0
SBJakati	1	1	4.0	0	27	1	1/27	27.00	0	0	0	0
JMKemp	2	2	4.0	0	27	0	–	–	0	0	3	0
DEBollinger	6	6	22.1	0	156	9	3/27	17.33	0	0	1	0
SAnirudha	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	0
SBadrinath	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
MSDhoni	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	6
MLHayden	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
MEKHussey	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
MVijay	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0

This is how Chennai Super Kings reached the finals of CLT20 2010 and won it by getting better of Warriors with a resounding victory by eight wickets at Johannesburg on 26.09.10

1	3rd Match. Group A:
	Central Districts v CSK at Durban – 11.09.10
	CSK won by 57 runs
	CSK 151/04 (20/20 ov)
	Central Districts 094/10 (18.1/20 ov)
2	9th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Wayamba at Centurion – 15.09.10
	CSK won by 97 runs
	CSK 200/03 (20/20 ov)
	Wayamba 103/10 (17.1/20 ov)
3	13th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Victoria at P Elizabeth – 18.09.10
	Match tied (Victoria won the one-over eliminator)
	CSK 162/06 (20/20 ov)
	Victoria 162/10 (20/20 ov)
4	20th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Warriors at P Elizabeth – 22.09.10
	CSK won by 10 runs
	CSK 136/06 (20/20 ov)
	Warriors 126/08 (20/20 ov)
5	1st semi-final
	CSK v RCB at Durban – Sep 24, 2010
	CSK won by 52 runs (D/L method)
	CSK 174/04 (17/17 ov)
	RCB 123/10 (16.2/17 ov)
6	Final:
	Warriors v CSK at Johannesburg – Sep 26, 2010
	CSK won by 8 wickets
	Warriors 128/07 (20/20 ov)
	CSK 132/02 (19/20 ov)

Chennai Super Kings won the Champions League T20 2010 by beating Warriors by eight wickets at Johannesburg on 26.09.10.

Chennai Super Kings playing for the first time in the tournament by virtue of winning the second IPL, had both batting and bowling records to its credit on its way to its win CLT20 2010

It had eight occasions of batsmen scoring fifties – most by any team in the tournament. The batsmen who made CSK to own this record are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	SBadrinath	52*	CSK	Cent Dists	Durban	11.09.10
2	M Vijay	68	CSK	Wayamba	Centurion	15.09.10
3	SK Raina	87	CSK	Wayamba	Centurion	15.09.10
4	M Vijay	73	CSK	Victoria	PElizabeth	18.09.10
5	MEKHussey	50	CSK	Warriors	PElizabeth	22.09.10
6	SK Raina	94*	CSK	RCB	Durban	23.09.10
7	M Vijay	58	CSK	Warriors	Jo’burg	25.09.10
8	MEKHussey	51*	CSK	Warriors	Jo’burg	25.09.10

M Vijay scored three fifties, while SK Raina and MEK Hussey came up with two fifties

On the bowling front too, CSK owned the record with seven occasions of bowlers capturing three or more wickets – the most for a team in the tournament. The bowlers who made CSK to own this record are listed below

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	L Balaji	3	20	CSK	Cent Dists	Durban	11.09.10
2	JA Morkel	3	22	CSK	Wayamba	Centurion	15.09.10
3	R Ashwin	4	18	CSK	Wayamba	Centurion	15.09.10
4	SK Raina	4	26	CSK	Victoria	PElizabeth	18.09.10
5	R Ashwin	3	24	CSK	Warriors	PElizabeth	22.09.10
6	DE Bollinger	3	27	CSK	RCB	Durban	24.09.10
7	MMuralitharan	3	16	CSK	Warriors	Jo’bug	26.09.10

R Ashwin and SK Raina were the two bowlers to capture four wickets, while R Ashwin captured three plus wickets on two occasions