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Highveld Lions vs Sydney Sixers Final Match Report CLT20-2012: On a fabulous evening in Johannesburg, the Sydney Sixers were crowned the new CLT20 champions. In the title clash at the New Wanderers Stadium, the Sixers defeated the Highveld Lions to take home the magnificent CLT20 trophy and the winner’s cheque of USD 2,500,000. The home team, the Lions, had to be content with the runners-up cheque of USD 1,300,000. On a fantastic pitch at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, the Sydney Sixers put the Highveld Lions in, restricted them to 121 and then cruised past the finish line in 12.3 overs to register a resounding 10-wicket victory. Needing to score at just over six runs an over, the Sixers’ opening pair of Brad Haddin and Michael Lumb started cautiously. But once both batsmen had gauged the conditions and seen off the early burst from the new-ball bowlers, they opened their shoulders and sent the Lions fielders on a leather hunt. Both batsmen were let off...

Highveld Lions vs Sydney Sixers Match 10 Report - CLT20-2012: The Sydney Sixers carried on their impressive run in the Karbonn CLT20 after they beat the Highveld Lions by five wickets at Durban. After restricting the Lions to 137, the visitors knocked off the required runs in 19 overs to register a convincing win. With this victory – their third in three CLT20 matches – the Sixers became the first team to confirm a place in the knock-outs. Chasing a modest 138, the Sixers got off to a cautious start with Michael Lumb and Shane Watson scoring just 11 runs in the first three overs. Watson then opened his shoulders as he would get stuck into Chris Morris; after scoring two boundaries in the 25-year-old pacer’s first over, he dispatched him for two boundaries and a six in his second over. At 59 for no loss in eight overs, the Sixers were in cruise mode. That was when Aaron Phangiso struck twice in his first over to bring his team back into the game; the left-arm sp...