Chennai Super Kings beat Warriors to win CLT20
Chennai Super Kings defeated the Warriors in the final of the Champions League T20 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg to lift the prestigious trophy. The CLT20 is a tournament played some of the best cricket
clubs in the world and is in its second year. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823 Blues had won the tournament last year but had failed to qualify for the Champions League T20 this year.
The Warriors won the toss and decided to bat first. This was on expected lines given the stage and the occasion, and the decision seemed to be vindicated when the captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davy-Jacobs-c1343 continued his batting
form to get the Warriors to 39 runs in four overs without loss.
However, it was the loss of one wicket that changed the complexion of the game. Ashwell Prince, Jacobs’ opening partner in the tournament was bowled off a swinging full delivery, and Jacobs followed soon
after in the next over bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228.
Colin Ingram, who had been earlier selected to the South African squad for the first time in his career, was joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Kreusch-c1751, but the pair found the going tough against the spinners. The duo was
involved in a 28-run stand for the third wicket, but it took them five overs to get there. By the time the side had lost another three quick wickets, the Warriors were 82/5 in 13.5 overs and were staring down the barrel.
In the end, barring an 18-ball 25 from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Thyssen-c1291, none of the others got much with the bat, and the side ended on a poor 128/7 in the 20 overs.
It was a relatively easy target fo the Super Kings and the duo of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Vijay-c78035 and Michael Hussey got off to a good, solid start. The two did not go after the bowling, but with the asking rate at only around
six per over the side, they weren't expected to either. Both got to their half-centuries, and then captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 scored a quick-fire 17 to guide the side to a win by eight wickets and with an over to spare.
Vijay was named the man of the match for his half century.
The Warriors and Chennai Super Kings had played one game in the league stage before this. Chennai had needed to win that game to qualify for the semi-finals, and in a close encounter had overcome the Warriors
by 10 runs. In the semi-finals, Chennai Super Kings had routed the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match and the Warriors defeated the favourites, South Australian Redbacks to march to the final.
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