Beating IPL sides is always good, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-McKenzie-c2094 – Cricket News Update
Experienced Highveld http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians and Chennai Super Kings, in the ongoing Champions League T20 tournament, underway in South Africa since October 9, 2012.
While speaking to media reporters after his side’s six wicket win over CSK, McKenzie said that beating IPL sides has always been good and morale boosting, adding that the successive wins over the formidable IPL outfits have made the Lions a force to reckon with in the ongoing Twenty20 league.
“It's always good to beat the IPL sides or any side for that matter,” said McKenzie on Tuesday. “All the teams that are here are the champions in their own countries. So, we knew every game's going to be a tough game. People have taken us in (after the two wins) and there's a lot of support for us,” the prolific middle-order batsman added further.
After crushing the defending champions Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in their opening CLT20 match on Sunday, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028 led relatively less experienced Lions outfit got the better of the 2010 champs Chennai Super Kings here in Cape Town last night, and are now in a very good position to make it to the tournament semi-finals.
The Lions produced a fairly impressive performance on Tuesday, as their young batsmen, with little or no international experience, chased down CSK’s challenging 158 for six against a quality pace attack featuring the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613, and that too in the seam friendly conditions.
“The two Aussies in CSK (Bollinger and Hilfenhaus) bowled incredibly well against us up front,” said the right-hander during a post-match media interaction. “We've seen in this tournament so far that losing early wickets in first six overs is critical...we managed to get over the line. All credit to the boys; they all came good,” he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gulam-Bodi-c1512 against Chennai last night.
The Lions will next play 2011-12 Big Bash League Champions, Sydney Sixers, on Thursday, October 18, 2012.
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