Auckland v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 – Champions League Twenty20 (Qualifying Pool 1) – Live Score and Match Update – Carberry holds firm as Mahmood and Hira strike early
While Hampshire opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-McDonald-c1042 Hira, and Hampshire found themselves restricted to 83
for 5 by the end of the 15th over of their innings, during their Qualifying Pool 1 match in the Champions League Twenty20, currently being played at the SuperSport Park at Centurion today on October 10.
With the Auckland Aces having claimed a comfortable win over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions yesterday, the match provides the team an opportunity to secure their qualification for the main CLT20 event which begins on October 13. For Hampshire, however, who are making
their CLT20 debut, the match presents a must-win tie, if they are to have a hope of moving forward in the competition.
Auckland won the toss and elected to field first on what is expected to be a damp surface, with the recent rain at Centurion likely to have interrupted the preparation of the pitch. The Aces went into the game with an unchanged side, while Hampshire will
be led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 in today’s XI.
Carberry (39*) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jimmy-Adams-c1696 on duck.
Pakistani T20 specialist Shahid Afridi was next up to bat, coming into the tournament after a disappointing showing for this country in the recently wrapped-up http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. However, the all-rounder was unable to redeem his performances,
and found himself dismissed on duck by Mahmood in the sixth over, leaving Hampshire at 28 for 3.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sean-Ervine-c2471 (16) provided the team some much-needed stability, setting up a 36-run stand with Carberry. However, Ronnie Hira (3-0-23-2) intervened to send Ervine packing in the 12th over, and followed it up with the wicket of Maxwell (11) in the
14th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Liam-Dawson-c1840 (3*) was the next batsman to step up to the crease, which he is currently occupying with Carberry, and Hampshire, at 83 for 5 by the end of the 15th over, will be hoping for a steady partnership which might propel them to a fighting
total by the end of 20 overs.
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