Indian Cricket Team Updates

The final Group Stage contest of the Oppo CLT20 2014 turned out to a thrilling contest, as the Barbados Tridents defeated the Northern Knights by six wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After putting the opposition in, the Caribbean side did well to restrict their Kiwi opponents to 135 for 8 in their allotted 19 overs and then chased the runs down with two balls to spare. The six-wicket win was the Barbados Tridents’ only win in the competition, while the Northern Knights finished their CLT20 campaign with four wins and three defeats (including the three wins in the Qualifiers).  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M19 - PERTH SCORCHERS V LAHORE LIONS ) Set a target of 138 – worked out using the Duckworth & Lewis method – the Barbados Tridents had contributions all-round, before James Franklin finished it off in style. Openers Dilshan Munaweera (20) and Raymon Reifer (15) persevered against some testing bowling by Tim Southee and Trent Boult to provide a platform; the first wi...

124 Lahore Lions’ total – lowest by any side in this edition of CLT20 playing its full quota of 20 overs.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M19 - PERTH SCORCHERS V LAHORE LIONS ) 78 Total which Lahore Lions required to restrict Perth Scorchers to in order to qualify for the semi-finals. 63 Mitchell Marsh’s score- second highest by a captain in this edition. The highest has also come from Perth Scorchers when Adam Voges scored an unbeaten 71 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Hyderabad on September 24. 47 Balls taken by Saad Nasim for his fifty – slowest in this edition by any batsman. 19 Number of dot balls bowled by Mohammed Hafeez in the match. In CLT20 history only one bowler has bowled more dot balls in a match – 20 by Samuel Badree for Trinidad & Tobago against Leicestershire at Hyderabad in 2011. 2.00 Mohammed Hafeez’s economy in the match – best for any bowler in this edition. 2 Lahore Lions total at the fall of third wicket – lowest score in CLT20 history for any t...

Mitchell Marsh came to Perth Scorchers' rescue on Tuesday as they beat Lahore Lions by three wickets in the Oppo Champions League Twenty20.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M19 - PERTH SCORCHERS V LAHORE LIONS ) The 22-year-old stand-in captain struck 63 not out off 38 deliveries as the Scorchers recovered from 62-7 to chase down 125. Thereby, the Lions' chances of making the last four were ended and the Chennai Super Kings qualified for the semis. Marsh combined with veteran Brad Hogg (28no off 19) for a match-winning 68-run eighth-wicket stand, with the Scorchers earlier slumping to 40 for 6 in their chasing of Lahore Lions’ 6-124. In the end, the Lions’ low score allowed Perth to get home, with the Scorchers attack, led by the impressive Joel Paris (3-22) and Marsh (2-12), who reduced the Pakistani outfit to 4-11 inside the first four overs. Saad Nasim (69 not out off 55 balls) led the revival for Lahore, who needed a significant win to reach the CLT20 semi-finals, before the...

2 Number of Indian bowlers to take 150 wickets in T20 cricket. R Ashwin joined Amit Mishra in doing so. 5 MS Dhoni became fifth Indian to aggregate 4000 runs in T20 cricket, joining the ranks with Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M15 - PERTH SCORCHERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 27 Runs conceded by Yasir Arafat in the 19th over of Chennai Super Kings innings – most expensive over in this edition of CLT20. Jason Holder and Aizaz Cheema had conceded 26 runs in one over. 86 Runs scored by Chennai Super Kings batsmen in last six overs. They had scored only 69 in first 14 overs! 155 Chennai Super Kings’ total – lowest total successfully defended by an Indian side in a 20-over IPL / CLT20 match at Bengaluru. source: clt20.com

The Chennai Super Kings took one step closer to progressing to the semi-finals of the Oppo CLT20 2014 after they defeated the Perth Scorchers by 13 runs in their final group stage match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Despite starting poorly, CSK recovered through a rearguard partnership between skipper MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja to set a competitive target, and then bowled and fielded with a high degree of intensity to restrict the Scorchers to 142 for 7.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M15 - PERTH SCORCHERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) Earlier in the evening, a stunning rescue-from-the-dumps kind of an association between Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni powered the Chennai Super Kings, who were put in to bat, to a respectable 155. On a sticky surface where the spinners got plenty of purchase, where the ball kept low many a times and didn’t offer the batsmen too much pace, CSK – courtesy some poor shot selection - found themselves in a miserable situation at 82 for 5 head...

10 Number of times Sunil Narine has taken four wickets in a T20 match- most by any bowler, along with Umar Gul and Lasith Malinga (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M10 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) 12 Kolkata Knight Riders have now won 12 matches in a row. Only three other teams have managed a longer winning streak in T20 history. 43 Runs scored by Surya Kumar Yadav- equalled the highest score by an Indian at number seven in CLT20. Kolkata Knight Riders’ Debabrata Das had made an identical score against Titans at Cape Town in 2012. 60 Consecutive matches in which Gautam Gambhir has led Kolkata Knight Riders (since 2011)- longest streak of captaining a side in T20 cricket. Before this match, Gambhir was at level with MS Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings in 59 matches on the trot between 2010 and 2012. 62 Number of wickets taken by Sunil Narine in T20 cricket in 2014. Only one bowler has taken more wickets in a calendar year – Lasith Malinga – 63 in 2012. source: ...

The Kolkata Knight Riders extended their winning streak to 12 matches and firmed up their position at the top of the Group A standings after they defeated the Perth Scorchers by three wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Set to chase 152, KKR lost wickets at regular intervals, before Suryakumar Yadav’s astonishing cameo saved them the blushes.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M10 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) The run-chase began on a disastrous note when KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir sliced a Joel Paris delivery to the man at point. Kallis departed in the following over when he picked the man at short fineleg. The IPL champions were in a dire situation when Robin Uthappa feathered one from Nathan Coulter-Nile into the wicket-keeper’s gloves. Manish Pandey and Ryan ten Doeschate kept the Scorchers bowlers at bay for a period of five overs, adding 30 runs in the process. Manish (24) had to walk back in the eleventh over when he was yorked by Coulter...

2 Number of wickets Joel Paris took in his first over (victims- Morne van Wyk and Cody Chetty). Interestingly, he had also taken two wickets in his first over in CLT20 last year against Otago Volts dismissing Hamish Rutherford and Brendon McCullum off successive deliveries.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M4 – DOLPHINS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) 3 Number of times three batsmen scored 40 (or more) in a team innings in CLT20 history. Perth Scorchers joined Kolkata Knight Riders (v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bengaluru, 2011) and Otago Volts (v Perth Scorchers, Jaipur, 2013) 6 Number of times a chasing side has reached the winning target off the last ball of the match in CLT20 matches (excluding Qualifiers). 16 Runs scored by Perth Scorchers batsmen in the 20th over of their innings – most a chasing side has scored to win in 20th over in CLT20 history. 46 Runs scored by Dolphins in powerplay overs. In CLT20 history only one side has scored more runs in powerplay overs while losing ...

In a sensational contest at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Mitchell Marsh hit a six off the last ball of the match to lead the Perth Scorchers to a thrilling six-wicket win over the Dolphins in Match 4 of the Oppo CLT20 2014. The Dolphins had posted 164-7 batting first, banking on their strength of being able to defend well. After some sensible batting from the Perth Scorchers’ batsmen right through the innings, it needed two spectacular hits from Marsh – off the last final two deliveries – to wrest the match from the grasp of the Dolphins right at the finish line. ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M4 - DOLPHINS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) Marsh, who walked in to bat just before the half-way stage of the run-chase, had scored 27 from 23 balls before the start of the final over, at which stage his team needed 16 runs from six deliveries. Ashton Agar was dismissed off the second ball of the final over when his scoop landed in the hands of short fine-leg. Ashton Turner picked...

Perth Scorchers announced final squads for the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 tournament, to be played in India from 13 September to 4 October 2014. Coach: Justin Langer | Captain: Adam Voges | CLT20 Best: 2012 Group Stage Perth Scorchers CLT20 2014 Squad: Adam Voges (captain) Ashton Agar Yasir Arafat Michael Beer Cameron Bancroft Jason Behrendorff Hilton Cartwright Nathan Coulter-Nile Brad Hogg Simon Mackin Mitchell Marsh Joel Paris Craig Simmons Ashton Turner Sam Whiteman Perth Scorchers CLT20 2014 Support Staff: Warren Andrews Glen Foreman Kade Harvey Nick Jones Justin Langer Adam Griffith Brett Jones Vic Smith Statistics CLT20 GAMES 8 WIN 1 LOSE 5 YEAR BY YEAR BREAKDOWN 2013: L L L NR 2012: W L NR L Top Performers MOST RUNS Simon Katich [146 Runs] MOST WICKETS Michael Beer [6 Wickets] MOST CATCHES Luke Ronchi [5 Catches] MOST SIXES Sam Whiteman [2 Sixes] MOST FOURS...