Indian Cricket Team Updates

The Faisalabad Wolves gave their fans something to cheer about after they defeated the Kandurata Maroons in their final appearance in the Karbonn Smart CLT20 2013 Qualifiers. After posting a modest 146/6, they restricted the Maroons to 136/7 to register a thrilling 10-run victory at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. (Also Read:  Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Faisalabad Wolves: Q4 - Match Report ) After being put in to bat, the Faisalabad Wolves innings followed a pattern that has become synonymous with Pakistan cricket in recent times. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq played a lone hand and stole the show yet again; the 39-year-old, who has been in supreme form in recent times, walked out to bat after his team lost two wickets with just 20 runs on the board. And when he left the field after his team had batted out their allotted 20 overs, he had guided the score to 146. (Also Read:  Otago Volts vs Kandurata Maroons: Q3 - Match Report ) Soon after Misbah walked in, the Wolves lost Ammar M...

The Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed their progression to the main draw of the Karbonn Smart CLT20 2013 after they registered their second win in the Qualifiers. This victory ensures the Sunrisers a top-two finish in the Qualifiers. After restricting the Faisalabad Wolves to a modest 127, the Sunrisers had little difficulty in the run-chase; the IPL franchise got past the finish line in the 18th over and registered a convincing seven-wicket victory. Despite being faced with a modest asking rate of 6.40, the Sunrisers opening pair of Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan came out with an aggressive attitude. Both batsmen picked up boundaries regularly, and the team raced to 51 at the end of six overs. Both batsmen were having little difficulty in the middle and looked good for the long haul. But Patel’s stay in the middle came to an end when he pulled Ehsan Adil to short midwicket. He made 23 from 21 and was associated in a 68-run stand with his skipper. Dhawan, however, broug...

A measured innings by Brendon McCullum steered the Otago Volts to a convincing eight-wicket victory over the Faisalabad Wolves in the opening match of the Karbonn Smart CLT20 2013 Qualifiers. After restricting the Wolves to 139/8, the Volts knocked off the required runs in 17.5 overs to take a step closer to booking a place in the main draw of the tournament. The Volts innings began on a poor note as they lost opener Neil Broom off the second ball of the run-chase. But they snatched back the initiative through Hamish Rutherford’s cameo; the 24-year-old left-hander struck three sixes and a boundary as he raced to 25 off 12 balls, before miscuing a Saeed Ajmal delivery to be caught at midwicket. Rutherford dominated the 41-run stand with skipper McCullum. Meanwhile, McCullum paced his innings brilliantly; he scored 29 from his first 35 balls to set a solid platform. And just as the required run-rate breached the eight-run mark, he opened his shoulders. Offered a life on 41,...