Indian Cricket Team Updates

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 ...