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Mumbai Indians complete dream run with title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a night of mediocre cricket, Mumbai Indians kept their surprise run going to win the biggest prize, in financial terms, in non-international cricket

Repeat of IPL semi-final for big payday

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the final of CLT20 2011, between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mumbai Indians win big moments and the semi-final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mumbai Indians have refused to go away again

Thomas unconcerned by Chepauk pitch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset and Mumbai Indians have come close to silverware in recent years without managing to go all the way. For one of them, that trend will continue

RCB rip through second consecutive 200-plus target

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Warner tonight became the first man to score back-to-back Twenty20 centuries, but even more incredibly the Royal Challengers Bangalore became the first team to chase down 200-plus scores in consecutive matches

Unlikely semi-finalists look to add to their stories

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the second semi-final of CLT20, between Mumbai Indians and Somerset

'Recovered' Suryakumar Yadav returns to Mumbai Indians squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Suryakumar Yadav has been permitted to return to the Mumbai Indians squad ahead of the Champions League T20 semi-finals after having originally been withdrawn due to injury

Warner, Watson the major threats - Vettori

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daniel Vettori hopes Royal Challengers Bangalore can carry forward their momentum from the group phase and win their first trophy

Bowlers hope for survival in Twenty20 fantasy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the first semi-final of CLT20, between Royal Challengers Bangalore and New South Wales

'The best T20 match of my life' - Kohli

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virat Kohli played his finest Twenty20 innings but it was the little-known Arun Karthik who delivered the knockout blow

Thomas' penultimate over knocks Warriors out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the second day in a row, the 19th over of the chase proved pivotal to a South African team being knocked out of the Champions League Twenty20

Last-ball six takes RCB into semis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arun Karthik produced the six most important runs of his 15-match Twenty20 career off the last ball of the CLT20 league phase to propel Royal Challengers Bangalore past South Australia Redbacks in a game that had everything except for a Super Over finish

Somerset secure semi-final berth

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alfonso Thomas bowled two strangling spells for Somerset to ensure they beat Warriors and qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20

Somerset must win to progress

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Most of the matches at the end of the group stages are knockouts and this one between Somerset and Warriors is no different

Warner-led NSW crush CSK en route to semi-final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Warner shook the Chepauk pitch out of its death-like slumber through a mix of clean straight hitting, including a six out of the stadium, and audacious switch-hits, one of them a pull for a six over extra cover

RCB and South Australia vie for last semi-final spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and South Australia

Cooper keeps T&T alive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevon Cooper's 25 off 11 balls saw Trinidad and Tobago beat the Cape Cobras and stay alive in the Champions League T20

We're no one-man team - Vettori

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daniel Vettori, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, is not concerned that the side is becoming a one-man team

New South Wales face must-win game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between Chennai Super Kings and New South Wales

Gayle leads RCB to massive win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Gayle played the sort of innings only he can to give Royal Challengers Bangalore the sort of win they desperately needed to keep their Champions League Twenty20 campaign alive

Cobras aim to seal semi-final spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between Cape Cobras and Trinidad & Tobago

Must-win contest for Royal Challengers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Somerset

T&T stay alive with win at CSK's fortress

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trinidad & Tobago stayed alive in the tournament by beating Chennai Super Kings in their fortress, at their own game of choking oppositions out on a slow and low Chepauk track

New South Wales win low-scoring game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

New South Wales overcame a top-order scare to beat Mumbai Indians and keep control over their progress in the tournament

T&T look for first win, CSK to stay in contention

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between Chennai Super Kings and Trinidad & Tobago

Can NSW ride on Super Over success?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 match between Mumbai Indians and New South Wales

Bangalore rain causes another abandonment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Bangalore rain continue to mar what's been, for the most part, an exciting Champions League Twenty20

Knight Riders stay alive with big win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kolkata Knight Riders stayed alive in the tournament with a show of desperation in the field, accuracy with the ball, and aggression with the bat

Win or bust for Kolkata Knight Riders

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Kolkata Knight Riders v Warriors CLT20 match

Washout after Mumbai make 176

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two men at different ends of the Twenty20 spectrum powered Mumbai Indians to their best batting performance in the tournament after which heavy rain wiped out the match

Reinforced Somerset aim for second win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League match between Somerset and South Australia Redbacks in Bangalore

Gambhir re-discovers touch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not only did Gautam Gambhir's half century propel Kolkata Knight Riders to a campaign-saving win, it was also his first noteworthy innings since a concussion cut short his tour of England

Mumbai Indians look to seal semi-final spot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League match between Mumbai Indians and Cape Cobras in Bangalore

Kallis and Gambhir keep Knight Riders alive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back to inflict a comprehensive defeat on Royal Challengers Bangalore and keep their own hopes alive in the Champions League

'Injured' Suryakumar Yadav scores unbeaten 182

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Suryakumar Yadav, the batsman who was omitted from the Mumbai Indians squad for the Champions League T20 on account of injury, has scored an unbeaten 182 in an under-22 tournament in Mumbai on Thursday

Was banking on Rampaul's experience - Daren Ganga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daren Ganga, the Trinidad & Tobago captain, was banking on Ravi Rampaul's experience to restrict New South Wales in the Super Over in Chennai

Kohli not taking the Knight Riders lightly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virat Kohli has urged his team to put aside the injury-enforced departure of AB de Villiers and get their Champions League T20 campaign on track after the opening defeat to Warriors

Tough task for misfiring Knight Riders

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore

Bravo blasts Chennai Super Kings to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chennai Super Kings got their title defence back on track with a chase that covered the spectrum from blue to yellow and all the colours in between against Cape Cobras

Henriques masterminds unlikely NSW win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On a sluggish track built to suck all skill out of cricket, Moises Henqirues found plenty of it to help New South Wales first to an improbable tie and then a win through the Super Over

Injured de Villiers out of Champions League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the Champions League Twenty20 after fracturing a finger on his left hand

Defending champions face stiff test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League match between Chennai Super Kings and Cape Cobras in Chennai

New South Wales meet familiar rivals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League match between New South Wales and Trinidad and Tobago in Chennai

Ferguson blasts South Australia to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Callum Ferguson helped South Australia earn their first points of the tournament and heal their damaged net run-rate to a certain extent

South Australia to persist with three spinners

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Though South Australia Redbacks' three spinners conceded 69 runs for no wicket in eight overs against the Warriors, they are planning to play the same combination against Kolkata Knight Riders

Injured Jacobs out of Nokia Champions League T20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Davy Jacobs, Mumbai Indians' South African wicketkeeper, has injured himself during a training session and will miss the rest of the Champions League Twenty20

Mumbai Indians outlast T&T in heart-stopper

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having started their campaign with victory in a game they had no business winning, Mumbai Indians nearly accomplished the opposite before pipping a blundering Trindad & Tobago off the last ball

Knight Riders and South Australia seek quick turnaround

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 game between Kolkata Knight Riders and South Australia Redbacks

Too many spinners spoil the plot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Spinner played a crucial role in South Australia's Big Bash triumph but the tactic backfired against Warriors

van der Merwe leads Somerset to tight win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jacques Kallis showed technical prowess, Yusuf Pathan great power, but the pugnacious Roelof van der Merwe mastered the slow and low track the best to help Somerset chase a daunting 162

T&T come up against old homeboy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo previews the Champions League match between Mumbai Indians and Trinidad&Tobago in Bangalore

Smuts leads Warriors to big win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A dominant performance by the Warriors helped them win their second match in three days, this one a composed and clinical victory over South Australia

Fielding the key against Warriors - Klinger

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Klinger has said his South Australia side are well-prepared and expect to reach the latter stages of the Champions League Twenty20

Warriors need improvement despite winning start

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between South Australia and Warriors in Hyderabad

KKR face Somerset in rematch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the CLT20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset in Hyderabad

Cummins should work on his variety - Gibbs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

While Patrick Cummins has the pace, he needs to work on his variety to be more effective in the game's shorter formats, Herschelle Gibbs has said

Malinga's cameo outdoes Hussey's hard work

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is not raining, it is absolutely pouring for MS Dhoni

Cobras cruise to big victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cape Cobras completed a clinical win over New South Wales in a contest that failed to capture the same imagination in the same way the tournament opener did on Friday

Sloppy fielding cost us - Vettori

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daniel Vettori has put down the narrow defeat at the hands of the Warriors in the opening game of the Champions League Twenty20 to "sloppy fielding" and "poor execution"

Warriors seal thrilling last-ball win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Warriors lower-order batsmen kept swinging their first balls for boundaries to make sure the comeback from Ashwell Prince and Johan Botha was not wasted

Tough opener for Mumbai's foreigners

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Chepauk

New South Wales and Cobras could provide tournament pace

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This tournament has so far been about slow tracks, and even slower bowlers slowing things further down. With this match, that state of affairs could change

Bangalore's batting v Warriors' bowling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the opening match of the Champions League Twenty20 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Warriors

Mumbai allowed to field five overseas players

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mumbai Indians have been permitted to field five overseas players in their team during their Champions League Twenty20 games

Chandimal has the composure for Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even during his consecutive half-centuries for Ruhuna in the Champions League Twenty20, he has shown that he prefers playing orthodox shots better suited to the longer format

Kolkata lose, but qualify alongside Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset out-fielded and out-bowled Kolkata Knight Riders to push them to the brink of elimination, but an ice-cool Ryan ten Doeschate hauled them alongside their opponents into the main draw of the Champions League

Ruhuna win dramatically, left with outside chance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leicestershire and Ruhuna jostled, pulled, tugged, stepped on each other's toes to try to make it to the train first, but both might have just missed it

Pressure on Kolkata against Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 qualifier between Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset in Hyderabad

Snell hopes CLT20 can revive county career

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Snell, who was released by Gloucestershire in 2010, hopes he can show counties what he's got in the Champions League Twenty20

Uphill task for Leicestershire and Ruhuna

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 qualifier between Leicestershire and Ruhuna in Hyderabad

Somerset win thriller to eliminate Auckland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Snell proved the unlikeliest of heroes for Somerset with a game-turning late cameo which ended Auckland's Champions League hopes

Kolkata matches switched to Bangalore, Hyderabad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Heavy rain in Kolkata has forced the Champions League Twenty20 governing council to move the four scheduled matches at Eden Gardens to Hyderabad and Bangalore

Trinidad & Tobago roar into the main draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Winning the Caribbean T20 wasn't enough this time, but former finalists Trinidad & Tobago roared back into the Champions League main draw with a walloping of the England champions Leicestershire

Injured Southee out of Champions League Twenty20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tim Southee, the New Zealand and Chennai Super Kings seamer, will miss the Champions League Twenty20 after suffering a knee injury

Leicestershire stand in T&T's way

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 qualifier between Trinidad & Tobago and Leicestershire in Hyderabad

Warriors gear up for encore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Warriors' captain Johan Botha and coach Piet Botha are out to show that the performances of 2010 weren't a fluke

Jet-lagged Somerset face smarting Auckland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 qualifier between Auckland and Somerset in Hyderabad

Slow bowlers take Kolkata to dramatic win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kolkata Knight Riders edged out Champions League debutants Auckland Aces, successfully defending 121 in the sides' first qualifier

Trinidad & Tobago open with win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trinidad & Tobago took a big stride towards qualifying for the main draw of the Champions League with a hard-fought win over Ruhuna

I hope to take over from Sangakkara - Chandimal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ruhuna's Dinesh Chandimal says the CLT20 is important, keeping in mind the international career he hopes to build

Auckland face weakened Kolkata

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 qualifier between Kolkata Knight Riders and Auckland in Hyderabad

T&T favourites against star-shy Ruhuna

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the Champions League Twenty20 qualifier between Trinidad & Tobago and Ruhuna in Hyderabad

Everyone expects us to go home - Hoggard

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matthew Hoggard says his Leicestershire side are underdogs for the Champions League Twenty20 2011 because they do not have star players

T20 a perfect fit for stylish Caribbean cricket - Ganga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Daren Ganga says Trinidad & Tobago's performances in domestic Twenty20 cricket in the West Indies have inspired many youngsters, but it is still to be seen whether that translates into progress

IPL teams can be disjointed - Berry

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The fact that South Australia play together more regularly than some of the IPL teams will be an advantage for them going in to the Champions League Twenty20, their coach Darren Berry has said

Gayle backs T&T for Champions League success

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Gayle has said he thinks West Indies Twenty20 champions Trinidad and Tobago have the potential to win the Champions League Twenty20

Gambhir to miss Champions League qualifier

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Gautam Gambhir will not play in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 qualifier for Kolkata Knight Riders as he has not recovered sufficiently from the concussion he sustained during India's fourth Test against England

Fit-again Harbhajan raring for return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Harbhajan Singh has recovered from the abdominal strain that kept him out of the second half of the England series and will play in the Champions League T20 later this month

Leicestershire's Twenty20 win eases financial woes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leicestershire's Friends Life t20 win on Saturday and subsequent path to the Champions League Twenty20 will provide a huge boost - especially financially - to the county

Players choose IPL franchises for Champions League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The IPL franchises have emerged as the clear winners when it comes to players deciding between playing for them or their home sides in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20

ECB may ban counties from Champions League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ECB may prevent counties from playing in the Champions League Twenty20 unless payments are made up-front, according to a report in the Telegraph

Khawaja granted India visa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Usman Khawaja, the Australian batsman, has been granted an India visa, allowing him to play for New South Wales if selected for next month's Champion's League Twenty20 in India

Airtel pulls out as Champions League title sponsor

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecom company, has pulled out as title sponsors of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament

Chennai, Mumbai in same group for CLT20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chennai Super Kings, the IPL champions, and Mumbai Indians will be part of the same group in the Champions League Twenty20 starting September this year

Pakistan may protest Champions League exclusion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan are expected to raise the issue of their continued snub from the Champions League Twenty20 at the ICC annual meeting later this month in Hong Kong

'Private' SL tournament is fine for Champions League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The winner of the SLPL is supposed to compete in the 2011 Champions League T20 tournament

Six-team qualifier for Champions League

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Champions League Twenty20, to be held in India from September 23 to October 9, will be preceded by a six-team qualifying stage that will see English teams back in the tournament

SLC rejects Indian board's claim over SLPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka Cricket has rejected the BCCI's claim that the Sri Lanka Premier League is a private-party organised tournament