Indian Cricket Team Updates

100 Runs added by Aiden Blizzard and Shoaib Malik – highest third wicket partnership in this edition of CLT20.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M9 - HOBART HURRICANES V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) 92 Northern Knights’ total – lowest for any side in this edition of CLT20. 58 Runs scored by Scott Styris and Tim Southee. All other 9 Northern Knights batsmen could score only 26. 55 Number of dot balls consumed by Northern Knights batsmen out of 100 balls they faced. 15 Runs scored by Northern Knights in the powerplay- the lowest in CLT20 history. Wayamba had made 16 for one against Victoria at Delhi in 2009. 5 Northern Knights’ score at the fall of third wicket – second lowest in CLT20 history. Kolkata Knight Riders were three down for 3 against Delhi Daredevils in 2012. 2 Number of players to complete the allround double of 4000 runs and 100 wickets in T20s. Scott Styris followed Kieron Pollard in doing so.  source: clt20.com

The Hobart Hurricanes laid their claim for a place in the semi-final of the Oppo CLT20 2014 after they defeated the Northern Knights by a humongous margin of 86 runs at the Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. After posting 178 runs on the board, the Hurricanes bowlers came out all guns firing and skittled out their Kiwi opponents for 92, in the process enhancing their net run rate sufficiently to give them a place at the top of the standings.  ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M9 - HOBART HURRICANES V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) After being put in to bat, the Hobart Hurricanes recovered from a slow start to post a commanding total of 178, thanks in main to superbly paced innings from Aiden Blizzard and Shoaib Malik. Some disciplined bowling from the Northern Knights bowlers saw the Hurricanes crawl to 29 for 1 before the field restrictions were eased; the usually aggressive Ben Dunk was the only casualty in that period of play. Hurricanes skipper Tim Paine was the first ...

A superbly paced half-century from Aiden Blizzard was the highlight of the Hobart Hurricanes’ six-wicket win over Cape Cobras in the sixth match of the Oppo CLT20 2014. The platform for the chase of 185 was set by opener Ben Dunk’s half-century, before Blizzard timed the acceleration perfectly to take his team home in 19 overs.  ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M6 - CAPE COBRAS V HOBART HURRICANES ) Facing an asking rate of 9.25 runs per over, the Hurricanes got off to a flying start with opener Dunk living up to his reputation of being a very dangerous batsman. The left-hander got the run-chase going with a square-driven boundary off the first ball. He was relentless in his quest for quick runs and was on the look-out for boundaries. He singled out left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for some special treatment, picking four boundaries in the fourth over of the chase. By the time the openers were separated in the fifth over - when Tim Paine was dismissed for 7 – the Hurricanes had 5...