Alagappan Muthu

Sub-editor, ESPNcricinfo

Hot Spot gets the cold shoulder

Plays of the day from the second ODI between South Africa and New Zealand in Mount Maunganui

24-Oct-2014•Alagappan Muthu

South Africa take series with Amla century

Hashim Amla's 16th ODI century served as the fulcrum to another resolute South African batting performance that set up a series win over New Zealand

23-Oct-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Upbeat West Indies hunt for consistency

West Indies have won 18 and lost 20 games in the last two years. Following an all-round performance in Kochi, they will be looking to work on their consistency

10-Oct-2014•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Pakistan batting in need of stability

Pakistan's batsmen have looked rusty and their shot selection has been poor. They will need to rally quickly against an Australia side not shy of aggression

09-Oct-2014•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Batting: CSK's one discipline to rule them all

Chennai Super Kings had won three finals out of six before this. They were hungry for a fourth title, and they bulldozed their way there with the help of a consistently powerful batting line-up, led by Suresh Raina

05-Oct-2014•Alagappan Muthu at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Awana's almost unseen hat-trick

Plays of the day from the second semi-final of the Champions League T20, between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings

02-Oct-2014•Alagappan Muthu

Bravo, bowlers smother Kings XI

Kings XI Punjab were bowled out for the eighth time as Chennai Super Kings wrapped up a 65-run drubbing to reach the CLT20 final courtesy a Dwayne Bravo half-century and a ruthless bowling performance

02-Oct-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Kings XI, Super Kings resume batting rivalry

Two batting line-ups with impressive firepower take aim at each other in the Champions League semi-final, but Kings XI lead Super Kings 3-0 in 2014

01-Oct-2014•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

The Chinnaswamy turns yellow

The Chinnaswamy stadium spent the entire Dolphins-Lahore Lions match waiting to see Chennai Super Kings. But Robbie Frylinck made the wait worthwhile. So did MS Dhoni

28-Sep-2014•Alagappan Muthu in Bangalore

Jonathan Carter's untimely celebration

Plays of the day from the Champions League T20 match between Barbados Tridents and Cape Cobras in Mohali

26-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Cape Cobras stay alive with Super Over win

Sybrand Engelbrecht led Cape Cobras past a Jonathan Carter century to keep his side's hopes of a semi-final spot alive in the Champions League, after a narrow Super Over win

26-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

A visual aid and a ballet dancer

Plays of the Day from the Group A match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Perth Scorchers in Hyderabad

24-Sep-2014•Alagappan Muthu

Suryakumar cameo pushes KKR to semi-finals

Kolkata Knight Riders clung on to a three-wicket victory over Perth Scorchers, led by Sunil Narine's four wickets and a Suryakumar Yadav cameo, to make the semi-final of the CLT20

24-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Opposite day rules

Plays of the day from the Champions League match between Cape Cobras and Hobart Hurricanes in Hyderabad

21-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Blizzard onslaught stuns Cape Cobras

A match that had slowly been tipping into the Cape Cobras' hands was wrested away and Hurricanes hurtled to victory with one over to spare

21-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Drop once, catch later

Plays of the day from the Champions League match between Kings XI Punjab and Barbados Tridents in Mohali

20-Sep-2014•Alagappan Muthu

Miller, Akshar ace Kings XI chase

The Kings XI Punjab production line of batsmen was under threat of being shortcircuited again. But Akshar Patel strode in at No. 8 and clobbered 20 runs off the penultimate over to script a second successive victory in Mohali

20-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Low-profile champions seek spotlight

Perth Scorchers and Dolphins did not dominate their local T20 tournaments and do not boast the star power of their IPL counterparts, but they both function better than the sum of their parts

19-Sep-2014•The Preview by Alagappan Muthu

Nervous bowlers, and triple chances

Plays of the Day from the CLT20 qualifier match between Lahore Lions and Northern Knights in Raipur

14-Sep-2014•Alagappan Muthu

Southee and Boult demolish Lions

Tim Southee and Trent Boult shared five wickets between them to force Lahore Lions to 19 for 5 while chasing 171. The rest was simply a blur of pink as Northern Knights hurtled to a crushing 72-run victory.

14-Sep-2014•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

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