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226.08  Brad Hodge’s strike-rate in the match. In terms of strike-rate, there have been only three better performances for Rajasthan Royals in an innings of 50 or more. ( Also Read:  Rajasthan Royals vs Otago Volts, M18 - Report: CLT20-2013 ) 200  Number of T20 matches played by Brad Hodge. He became fourth player to reach the 200-game mark, after Albie Morkel (242), David Hussey (221) and Kieron Pollard (214). (Also Read:  Ajinkya Rahane: I Wanted To Stay Till The End ) 66  Number of balls bowled by Pravin Tambe in the tournament without conceding a six. 23  Number of balls taken by Brad Hodge to race to his 50 – fastest by a Rajasthan Royals batsman in CLT20. Sanju Samson held the previous record with his 41-ball 50 against Mumbai Indians at Jaipur on Sep 21. 12  out of 12 – Rajasthan Royals’ win record at home this year. They won all 8 IPL games and all 4 CLT20 games held in Jaipur in 2013. 4  Number of wickets lost by...

The Rajasthan Royals proved just why the Sawai Mansingh Stadium is considered their fortress. Despite being rocked in the middle of what should have been a regulation run-chase, the Royals, riding on the back of contrasting half-centuries from Ajinkya Rahane and Brad Hodge, defeated the Otago Volts by four wickets. The result means the Royals are through to the semi-finals, while the Volts will have to await the result of the Mumbai Indians’ match against Perth Scorchers to learn their fate. (Also Read:  Rajasthan Royals vs Otago Volts, M18 - Stats Highlights: CLT20-2013 ) After holding the visitors down to a modest 139, the Royals were off to a brisk start with Rahane and Rahul Dravid adding 49 runs in 6.3 overs. The partnership was broken when Dravid attempted to square-cut the left-arm spinner Nick Beard, but was brilliantly caught by Nathan McCullum at point. (Also Read:  Ajinkya Rahane: I Wanted To Stay Till The End ) The Volts bowlers continued to make inro...

242 for four was Otago Volts’ total – the highest in CLT20. This eclipses Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 215/8 against South Australia at Bangalore in 2011. (Also Read:  Otago Volts vs Perth Scorchers, M8 - Report: CLT20-2013 ) 128 Runs added by Neil Broom and Ryan ten Doeschate – highest fourth wicket partnership in CLT20. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 100 between Central Districts’ Jammie How and K Noema-Barnett, against the Warriors at Port Elizabeth in 2010. 117 Broom’s score – third highest in a CLT20 match, after David Warner’s 135* for New South Wales (against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai in 2011) and 123* (against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru also in 2011). 93 Runs scored by Otago Volts in the final five overs of their innings – a new CLT20 record. South Australia had made 86 runs against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in 2011. 51 Number of balls taken by Neil Broom to score his ton – fastest in CLT20. D...

A swashbuckling century from opener Neil Broom powered the Otago Volts to a commanding 62-run victory over the Perth Scorchers in Match 8 of the Karbonn Smart CLT20 2013. On a smashing pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, the Volts, powered by Broom’s unbeaten 117 posted 242 – the highest total in the Champions League T20 – and then restricted their opponents to 180. (Also Read:  Otago Volts vs Perth Scorchers, M8 - Stats Highlights: CLT20-2013 ) After asking the Volts to bat first, the Scorchers made the right moves early on. Joel Paris, getting his first piece of action in Twenty20 cricket, dismissed Hamish Rutherford and Brendon McCullum with his first two deliveries, in the third over of the innings. However, post that, Broom started the fireworks by cracking two boundaries in Paris’ second over. Derek de Boorder joined in the act, picking up four boundaries in the next couple of overs as the Volts progressed to a respectable 43, before the fielding rest...

Weather came in the way of cricket for the second time on the day when the match between the Mumbai Indians and Otago Volts - Match 5 of the Karbonn Smart CLT20 2013 - was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Both teams split points from the match and had to be content with two points each. (Read:  Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, M1 - Report: CLT20-2013 ) The four points in this match were more crucial for the Mumbai Indians, given they had lost to the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural match of the season. The IPL champions sit bottom of the table in Group A and with just two more matches remaining, the pressure will be on MI to win both of them – as convincingly as possible – to give them a chance of progressing to the knockouts. (Also Read:  MI Dinesh Karthik: Hope to make CLT20 Special for Sachin ) The Otago Volts meanwhile had their 13-match winning streak halted abruptly. The team from New Zealand looked very convincing in each of their three wins in t...