short of a length ball, outside off. The left-hander steers it down to third man to signal T&T's progress into hte semi-finals.
CSK vs Trinidad & T, 20th Match, Group B at Delhi, Oct 02 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
20th Match, Group B, Delhi, October 02, 2013, Champions League Twenty20
(15.1/20 ov, T:119) 119/2
Trinidad & T won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
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So the semi-final line up has been inked. Do stick around to check up on our match report and We've already got our plays of the day up. Have a gander at that. And we hope you'll join us on October 4 when the first semi-final between Royals and Super Kings will be upon us. Until then this is Alagappan Muthu saying sayonara
Denesh Ramdin says winning the toss was important and then Hussey's wicket added weight. Rampaul bowled very well and Simmons also chipped in. All the guys are keen that we're into the semi-final and we'll plan well. This pitch is going to suit our bowlers. It was almost the perfect game, but we are still searching for it. There was some good catches, high catches. Mumbai are a great team, we'll be coming up against Kieran Pollard and Dwayne Smith and it's going to be great.
Lendl Simmons is the man of the match. It was important that we set the foundation. It was a small total, so we needed to get ourselves set and not play too many shots. Yes, I had a couple of unfortunate dismissals but I'm confident I can change things around. The pitch was a little low and slow. The ball didn't come onto the bat as much and it was supposed to turn, but there wasn't too much there. Evin Lewis always gets off to a quick start and that always helps
MS Dhoni says the batting was not good enough. After the eighth over, the pitch began to slow down and CSK lost momentum and wickets. It was going to be a tough ask for the bowlers to defend such a low score. If they'd made 135, then the opposition would have to worry about what might happen if they lose some early wickets. He continues saying the match at Jaipur would be an interesting one, seeing that Royals have never lost there this year and with CSK's seamers getting a little out of the pitch at Ranchi
Evin Lewis said T&T were looking to be positive. The pitch did slow down in the middle and they were thankful for limiting Chennai to a modest score. And having come all the way over, he wants to do well in the semi-final and win the trophy for his country
10.37pm So, there we have it. Trinidad and Tobago pip Chennai Super Kings from the top of the table in Group B, which means T&T will play Mumbai in Delhi and CSK travel to Jaipur where Rajasthan Royals will be waiting. This is Chennai's biggest defeat ever in CLT20, courtesy some brilliant bowling and Simmons' half-century. It wasn't the prettiest innings, it wasn't the most fluent. but it got the job done.
Sathish: "Shocking performance from CSK !! A team known for its character was totally characterless tonight. Not even a fight."
15.1
1
Dwayne Bravo to Darren Bravo, 1 run
end of over 158 runs • 1 wicket
T&T: 118/2CRR: 7.86 • RRR: 0.20
Darren Bravo10 (13b 1x4)
Yannick Ottley1 (1b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-24-1
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-7-0
14.6
1
Ashwin to Darren Bravo, 1 run
a little room offered and Bravo goes back and uses it to push it to cover
14.5
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Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run
leg break again from Ashwin, but this one is tossed up. Bravo was beaten, but he adjusts well enough to keep it out
14.4
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Ashwin to Darren Bravo, no run
tossed up on off stump and Bravo dabs it to point
14.3
1
Ashwin to Ottley, 1 run
that turns the other way and the new man Yannick Ottley reads it off the pitch and pushes it to cover
14.2
W
Ashwin to Simmons, OUT
and he gets out to a half-tracker! Leg break from Ashwin and it is short and Simmons sets himself up for a pull shot, but he only powers it straight into the hands of deep midwicket
Lendl Simmons c Sharma b Ashwin 63 (41b 5x4 4x6 51m) SR: 153.65
14.1
6
Ashwin to Simmons, SIX runs
Pause and deliver again, but that doesn't put him in any trouble as he gets so far forward and whacks it straight over long-off for a flat six
end of over 147 runs
T&T: 110/1CRR: 7.85 • RRR: 1.50
Darren Bravo9 (10b 1x4)
Lendl Simmons57 (39b 5x4 3x6)
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-7-0
Suresh Raina 4-0-16-1
13.6
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Dwayne Bravo to Darren Bravo, no run
good length ball outside off that seamed away a little and Lil Bravo is beaten whilst attempting to drive on the up.
13.5
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Dwayne Bravo to Darren Bravo, no run
goes for the short one again, and he gets the direction decently as Bravo has to go back and blocks
13.4
1
Dwayne Bravo to Simmons, 1 run
slower ball stymies his timing as he nearly swung off his feet. It was short and with Simmons making room with every ball he plays, looked to cut, but gets a thick bottom edge as the ball goes off to point
13.3
1
Dwayne Bravo to Darren Bravo, 1 run
angles his bat to dab the back of a length ball outside off to third man
Around the wicket to his brother
13.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Simmons, 1 run
same kind of foot work from the batsman as he powers this length ball on leg off to long-on
13.1
4
Dwayne Bravo to Simmons, FOUR runs
and he's smacked back down the ground. Good length ball, but Simmons is in a mood today. Opens up his front leg and slams it past the diving mid-off.
Dwayne Bravo into the attack
end of over 138 runs
T&T: 103/1CRR: 7.92 • RRR: 2.28
Lendl Simmons51 (36b 4x4 3x6)
Darren Bravo8 (7b 1x4)
Suresh Raina 4-0-16-1
Jason Holder 2-0-17-0
12.6
1
Raina to Simmons, 1 run
fuller and on middle as Simmons gets forward and nudges it to deep square leg
12.5
4b
Raina to Simmons, 4 byes
that one sneaks in between Dhoni's pads and goes off for four byes. It was bowled full and Simmons went back to cut it, misses as a result of bad shot selection but T&T still benefit
12.4
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Raina to Simmons, no run
he's full to the right hander who pushes it down to mid-on
12.3
1
Raina to Darren Bravo, 1 run
goes back to make a little room for himself as he employs the late cut once he say the ball a little shorter outside off
12.2
1
Raina to Simmons, 1 run
fifty for Simmons. It was on a good length on off stump, but he gets forward and works it around to deep square leg
12.1
1
Raina to Darren Bravo, 1 run
full length gets Bravo comes forward and drives strongly to long off
end of over 1210 runs
T&T: 95/1CRR: 7.91 • RRR: 3.00
Lendl Simmons49 (32b 4x4 3x6)
Darren Bravo6 (5b 1x4)
Jason Holder 2-0-17-0
Suresh Raina 3-0-12-1
11.6
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Holder to Simmons, no run
he doesn't adjust to the right hander as this one is full and aimed at the pads, and strikes them and trickles off to Dhoni
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