Indian Cricket Team Updates

100 Percent – Kings XI Punjab’s win-percentage in this edition – four out of four. They became fifth side to win all league matches in a single edition after Trinidad & Tobago in 2009 (3 matches), South Australia in 2010 (4 matches), Sydney Sixers in 2012 (4 matches) and Rajasthan Royals in 2013 (4 matches).  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M17 - KINGS XI PUNJAB V CAPE COBRAS ) 90 Percent – Kings XI Punjab’s win-percentage this year while chasing a target – only one loss in 10 chases. 8 Number of wickets lost by Cape Cobras in 34 balls while adding a mere 30 runs – from 105 for two in 13th over to 135 all out in 19th over! 7 Number of boundaries Thisara Perera conceded in 8 balls during his spell. 4 Number of wide balls sent down by Kings XI Punjab’s bowlers in the four games- least for any side in this edition of CLT20. source: clt20.com

The Kings XI Punjab maintained their hundred percent win record in the Oppo CLT20 2014 after they defeated Cape Cobras by seven wickets in their final group stage match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. After their bowlers did a very good job of dismissing the Cape Cobras for 135, the KXIP batsmen went about their job of knocking off the required runs without too much fuss, taking the team past the finish line in the 19th over. (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M17 - KINGS XI PUNJAB V CAPE COBRAS ) Facing an asking rate of 6.80, Kings XI Punjab needed just one good partnership to push themselves in the driver’s seat. And that partnership came upfront as openers Manan Vohra and Virender Sehwag added 41 in 5.2 overs. Just like he did against the Northern Knights on Friday, Vohra was once again the aggressor in the partnershi p, scoring 23 runs off 15 balls, which included four boundaries. Though Vohra was dismissed in the sixth over, the platform had already been set f...

174 Barbados Tridents’ total. They had made an identical total in their first game (against Kings XI Punjab).  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M12 - CAPE COBRAS V BARBADOS TRIDENTS ) 111 Runs scored by Jonathan Carter – second hundred in this edition after Kane Williamson’s 101* for Northern Knights against Cape Cobras at Raipur.  68 Number of balls faced by Carter. In the entire history of CLT20 only one batsman has faced more balls in a match- David Warner – 69- while scoring an unbeaten 135 for New South Wales against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai in 2011 (Warner also faced 68 balls scoring an unbeaten 123 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in the same edition). 26 Runs scored by Richard Levi off one over from Jason Holder (third of the innings). The sequence – 0,6,6,4,4,6. This was the most expensive over of this edition. 5 Number of matches that went in to Super Over in CLT20 – first such instance in this edition. 1 Hashim Amla became first batsm...

In a rollercoaster of a match at the Punjab Cricket Association in Mohali, the Cape Cobras outclassed the Barbados Tridents in an Oppo CLT20 2014 contest that was decided by means of a Super Over. That, after the Cape Cobras, who were at one point coasting in pursuit of 175, suffered a mid-innings stutter and finished their allotted 20 overs at 174 for 5 – just as many as the Barbados Tridents had scored earlier in the evening.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M12 - CAPE COBRAS V BARBADOS TRIDENTS ) Ravi Rampaul was superb in the Super Over, in which the Cape Cobras batsmen – Richard Levi and Dane Vilas – could only score 11 runs. In reply, the Barbados Tridents batsmen – Dilshan Munaweera and Jonathan Carter – managed only 10 runs against Engelbrecht’s off-breaks. The Cape Cobras looked like they would run away with the four points when openers Richard Levi and Hashim Amla blitzed to 50 in 3.5 overs. Levi, who holds the record for the fastest century in T20 Internationals, was ...

0 No chasing side had ever won a match in CLT20 history by scoring 45 runs in last three overs (18-20). Hobart Hurricanes did so with one over to spare!  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M6 - CAPE COBRAS V HOBART HURRICANES ) 2 It was only the second time in 12 matches (including qualifiers) in this edition of CLT20  that a toss winning captain elected to bat first. 8 Number of bowlers used by Cape Cobras. There has been only one instance in CLT20 history where a side made use of more bowlers. Deccan Chargers had nine bowlers rolling their arms against Somerset at Hyderabad in 2009 (Mumbai Indians also used eight bowlers against Lions at Johannesburg in 2010 edition. 62 Runs scored by Cape Cobras in the powerplay overs – most by any side in this edition of CLT20. 70 Hashim Amla bowled for the first time in his T20 career while playing his 70th match. source: clt20.com

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...

7 Number of centuries scored in CLT20 history. Two of them have been made by New Zealand batsmen.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M3 - CAPE COBRAS V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) 31 Number of dot-balls in Northern Knights innings. There has been only one better performance in entire history of CLT20 where a side batted for full 20 overs. Leicestershire had 30 dot-balls in their innings against Ruhuna at Hyderabad in 2011. 48 Number of balls taken by Kane Williamson to reach his century – fastest in CLT20 history. Neil Broom had taken 51 balls to reach three-figure mark while playing for Otago Volts against Perth Scorchers in 2013. 101 Kane Williamson’s score – highest by a Northern Knights’ batsman. Peter McGlashan held the previous record with 94 against Wellington in 2006. 120 Number of matches Kumar Dharmasena has officiated in- most by any umpire in T20 cricket. He went past England’s Jeremy Lloyd’s tally of 119 matches. 140 Runs added by Anton Devcich and Kane Williamson - s...

Kane Williamson’s maiden Twenty20 century – the fastest in the Champions League T20 - was the highlight of the Northern Knights’ resounding victory over Cape Cobras at the Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. After posting 206 for 5 – the first 200-plus total of the Oppo CLT20 2014, and before showers brought an abrupt end to the run-chase, the Knights had reduced their opponents to 44 for 2, enough to give them a 33-run win, arrived at by using the Duckworth/Lewis method of calculating targets for interrupted matches.  ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M3 – CAPE COBRAS V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) Williamson, who should have been run out even before he had faced a delivery, ensured he made the most of Lady Luck smiling at him. There were times when he wasn’t too convincing, with the ball beating the outside edge of his bat or finding the edge, but falling in vacant areas or teasing the fielders. When he tried to bludgeon, the timing went awry. But when he chose to cares...

Cape Cobras announced final squads for the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 tournament, to be played in India from 13 September to 4 October 2014. Coach: Paul Adams | Captain: Justin Ontong | CLT20 Best: 2009 Semis Cape Cobras CLT20 2014 Squad: Justin Ontong (captain) Hashim Amla Justin Kemp Rory Kleinveldt Charl Langeveldt Richard Levi Aviwe Mgijima Robin Peterson Vernon Philander Dane Piedt Zakhele Qwabe Omphile Ramela Stiaan Van Zyl Dane Vilas Sybrand Engelbrecht Cape Cobras CLT20 2014 Support Staff: Coach: Paul Adams Assistant Coach: Salieg Nackerdien Team Manager: Clifford Dodgen Physiotherapist: Shane Jabaar Fitness Trainer: Dieter Swanepoel Angelo Carolissen Andre Odendaal Beresford Williams Statistics CLT20 GAMES 9 WIN 4 LOSE 4 YEAR BY YEAR BREAKDOWN 2011: L NR L W 2009: L L W W W Top Performers MOST RUNS JP Duminy [276 Runs] MOST WICKETS JP Duminy [8 Wickets] MOST CA...