Champions League Twenty20 Qualifiers – Comprehensive Analysis – Part 2
The qualifying tournament of the Champions League Twenty20 kicked off in style with the game between Ruhuna and Trinidad & Tobago at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in India on Monday, September 19, 2011.
The West Indian club managed to win the match by five wickets and seven balls remaining in the end.
There was another game between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Auckland scheduled to be played at the same venue on the same evening. The former team had the advantage of being the hosts, as they represented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 from the cash rich Indian Premier League
(IPL).
However, both teams played equally competitive cricket and the spectators, who turned out in quite a lot of numbers to support KKR, saw a nail biting finish in the end.
It was the home team which ended up being victorious by just two runs. They had scored 121 runs for the loss of six wickets after opting to bat on a slow pitch. Wicketkeeper batsman Manvinder Bisla top scored the innings with 45 runs at the top of the order.
Auckland fought hard, but fell short of the total by just two runs in the end. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lou-Vincent-c73143 played really well for his 40-run knock, but failed to guide his side to victory.
KKR were without their regular skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 took charge and did a decent job for the franchise.
The Proteas player won the toss and had no hesitation in his mind to bat first. He knew that batting second would be hard on the slowing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 pitch.
The start for the home team was a splendid one, as openers Kallis and Bisla put on a solid half-century partnership for the first wicket. They collected 73 runs in quick time before the latter got out.
The flamboyant keeper batsman scored 45 runs off just 32 balls, striking seven fours and one massive six. His wicket put some pressure on the IPL franchise, as the run-rate became a touch slower.
Hard hitting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815 struggled to bat in his natural style due to the slowness of the track. The ball did not come onto the bat with an even pace, which restricted the flamboyant batsman’s innings to 12 runs off 17 deliveries.
Kallis was well set, but failed to bat until the end of the innings. He was dismissed after contributing 33 runs to the total off 35 balls.
Wickets kept on tumbling in the KKR innings, as the team lost six batsmen for 106 runs on the board.
Even after getting off to a flying start, the hosts only ended up with 121 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Mills-c1781 was the pick of the bowlers, as he dismissed two batsmen in the match for 24 runs.
In reply, the club from New Zealand struggled to keep the runs flowing throughout the innings. Vincent batted brilliantly for his 40 runs, but was run-out at a crucial stage of the innings. This was the turning point of the match, as the visitors were restricted
to 119 runs for the loss of six wickets in their outing.
Pathan might have been unable to do the trick with the bat, but he turned the game around with his two wickets in one over.
This concluded the day one of the tournamenhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 with KKR and T&T winning their respective matches.
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