Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Harvey	run out (Aziz)	3	4	-	0	0	75.00

Ganapathi Vignesh	c Patel b Sodhi	38	29	-	2	3	131.03

J Hariesh	run out (Goodwin)	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Russel Arnold	c †Campbell b Sodhi	46	38	-	4	1	121.05

Rajamani Jesuraj	run out (Goodwin)	4	4	-	1	0	100.00

Rajagopal Sathish (c)	not out	27	20	-	2	1	135.00
Vasanth Saravanan	not out	0	0	-	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 9, w 8)	17
Total	16 Ov (RR: 8.43)	135/5
Did not bat: Nantie Hayward, Hemanth Kumar †, Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad, Shabbir Ahmed
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Ian Harvey, 0.5 ov), 2-5 (J Hariesh, 1.1 ov), 3-72 (Ganapathi Vignesh, 8.1 ov), 4-82 (Rajamani Jesuraj, 9.2 ov), 5-130 (Russel Arnold, 15.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jason Gillespie	2	0	7	0	3.50	7	0	0	0	0
Rakesh Patel	2	0	12	0	6.00	8	0	0	3	0
Kunal Lal	3	0	31	0	10.33	4	2	2	0	0
Heath Streak	2	0	18	0	9.00	5	2	1	0	0
Reetinder Sodhi	3	0	25	2	8.33	7	3	1	0	0
8.1 to G Vignesh, fuller outside the off-stump, Vignesh charges down the wicket and looks to strike it over sweeper cover. He mistimes it and finds the fielder. 72/3 15.3 to RP Arnold, Straighter and fuller this time, Arnold attempts a similar shot, gets a top-edge and the keeper Campbell takes a brilliant catch running to his right. 130/5
Sumit Kalia	3	0	24	0	8.00	6	1	1	1	0
Sridharan Sriram	1	0	9	0	9.00	1	1	0	0	0

Ahmedabad Rockets (T: 143 runs from 16 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Campbell †	c Harvey b Jesuraj	5	11	-	0	0	45.45

Parvez Aziz	c †Hemanth Kumar b Shabbir Ahmed	2	3	-	0	0	66.66

Damien Martyn (c)	c Hariesh b Jesuraj	52	38	-	7	1	136.84

Reetinder Sodhi	run out (Hayward/†Hemanth Kumar)	23	16	-	3	0	143.75

Heath Streak	c Sathish b Harvey	3	4	-	0	0	75.00

Murray Goodwin	c Syed Mohammad b Shabbir Ahmed	14	15	-	2	0	93.33

Sridharan Sriram	c Saravanan b Harvey	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Sumit Kalia	c Syed Mohammad b Shabbir Ahmed	1	2	-	0	0	50.00

Jason Gillespie	not out	1	2	-	0	0	50.00
Kunal Lal	not out	1	4	-	0	0	25.00
Extras	(lb 3, w 2)	5
Total	16 Ov (RR: 6.68)	107/8
Did not bat: Rakesh Patel
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Parvez Aziz, 0.6 ov), 2-13 (Ryan Campbell, 3.2 ov), 3-84 (Reetinder Sodhi, 11.1 ov), 4-85 (Damien Martyn, 11.3 ov), 5-100 (Heath Streak, 13.1 ov), 6-101 (Sridharan Sriram, 13.4 ov), 7-105 (Sumit Kalia, 14.5 ov), 8-105 (Murray Goodwin, 14.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shabbir Ahmed	4	0	20	3	5.00	13	2	0	2	0
0.6 to P Aziz, outside the off stump, Aziz comes down the wicket and manages to get the faintest of the edges to first slip. 3/1 14.5 to S Kalia, straight on the leg stump, Kala gives himself some room and lofts it inside out straight down deep extra cover's throat. 105/7 14.6 to MW Goodwin, another wicket! Goodwin heaves the short ball down to fine leg. Wickets off consecutive deliveries here and Ahmedabad slide. 105/8
Rajamani Jesuraj	3	0	13	2	4.33	8	1	0	0	0
3.2 to RJ Campbell, short on the middle stump, Campbell pulls it but gets a top edge, which carries to midwicket and Harvey does the rest. 13/2 11.3 to DR Martyn, Martyn goes! Straight on the middle stump, Martyn tries to clear the mid-wicket fielder but Haresh just about hangs on to take a catch that could well prove decisive. 85/4
Ganapathi Vignesh	2	0	23	0	11.50	1	4	0	0	0
Nantie Hayward	2	0	24	0	12.00	2	4	0	0	0
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad	2	0	17	0	8.50	4	1	1	0	0
Ian Harvey	3	0	7	2	2.33	11	0	0	0	0
13.1 to HH Streak, Harvey bowls a full toss on middle, Streak hits it well over the bowler's head but Sathish, the long off fielder, covers good ground to take a running catch.. 100/5 13.4 to S Sriram, slightly shorter outside off this time, Sriram flicks it a little too well to find a perfectly placed Saravanan at the long leg boundary. He timed that one better than he would have liked. 101/6

Match Flow

Chennai Superstars innings
Chennai Superstars: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (34 balls), Extras 15
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (G Vignesh 24, RP Arnold 12, Ex 14)
Chennai Superstars: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (77 balls), Extras 16
Innings Break: Chennai Superstars - 135/5 in 16.0 overs (R Sathish 27, SV Saravanan 0)

Match Details

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Toss	Ahmedabad Rockets, elected to field first
Series	ICL 20-20 Indian Championship
Season	2008/09
Player Of The Match	Russel Arnold
Hours of play (local time)	19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.50, Interval 20.50-21.10, Second Session 21.10-22.20
Match days	14 October 2008 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	David Orchard Shakeel Khan
TV Umpire	Keith Smith
Match Referee	Ajit Wadekar
Points	Chennai Superstars 2, Ahmedabad Rockets 0

Match Coverage

Powerful Chennai start as favourites

Chennai prove too good for Ahmedabad

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ahmedabad Innings

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Shabbir Ahmed	4	20	3	5
R Jesuraj	3	13	2	4.33
G Vignesh	2	23	0	11.5
M Hayward	2	24	0	12
J Syed Mohammad	2	17	0	8.5
IJ Harvey	3	7	2	2.33

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