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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...

3 Number of IPL teams to qualify for the semi-finals of CLT20 2013 – Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. This is the first time 3 IPL teams have reached the semi-finals in one edition of CLT20. (Also Read:  Perth Scorchers vs Mumbai Indians, M19 - Report: CLT20-2013 ) 11.40 Mumbai Indians’ run-rate in the match – second best by any team in CLT20 after Otago Volts’ 12.10 also against Perth Scorchers at Jaipur on Sep 25. 19 Number of batsmen to score a fifty on their CLT20 debut. Sam Whiteman is the third batsman to do so this year after Sanju Samson and Hilton Cartwright. 23 Number of balls taken by Rohit Sharma to race to his fifty – fastest half-century by a Mumbai Indians batsman in CLT20. Kieron Pollard held the previous record with 26-ball fifty against Guyana at Durban in 2010. 40 Mumbai Indians won the match with 40 balls to spare – biggest win for any team in CLT20 2013 in terms of balls to spare. Chennai Super Kings had beaten Br...

The Mumbai Indians faced a stiff equation to displace the Otago Volts from second place in Group A and progress into the semi-finals. They needed a special performance from one of their players, and that match-winning knock came from skipper Rohit Sharma. Needing to score 150 in 14.2 overs to join the Rajasthan Royals in the semi-finals, the Mumbai Indians – powered by Sharma’s 51 – sailed past the finish line in 13.2 overs to register an emphatic six-wicket victory. (Also Read:  Perth Scorchers vs Mumbai Indians, M19 - Report: CLT20-2013 ) Though the Mumbai Indians lost Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn Maxwell cheaply, Dwayne Smith ensured his team had the momentum in the run-chase; he smashed five boundaries and three sixes before a spectacular catch by Jason Behrendorff cut short his innings at 48. Sharma, who walked out at 34/2, was a picture of intent from the word go; he hit his second and third deliveries for a six and a four respectively. Despite losing the company ...

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...