CL T20 Cricket Live: Mumbai Indians Vs Trinidad

Lasith Malinga - Mumbai Indians

 Mumbai Indians (MI) are riding high after its sensational victory over defending champions, Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai will take on Trinidad & Tobago at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. T&T played wonderfully in the qualifying matches in spite of absence of its crucial players, Kieron Pollard & Dwayne Bravo who opted to play for MI & CSK respectively. After Somerset, Trinidad & Tobago is another passionate side in the Champions League T20 who plays like a close knit unit. Mumbai Indians should not underestimate this 2009 CLT20 runners-up.  Toss: Trinidad & Tobago captain Darren Ganga wins the toss and asked Mumbai to bowl first. CLT20 Score: T&T - 98 all out in 16.2 overs & Mumbai Indians: 99/9 in 20 overs. Match result: Mumbai Indians defeated Trinidad & Tobago by 1 wicket. Man of the match: Ravi Rampaul (Trinidad & Tobago). This is Trinidad & Tobago's lowest score in Champions League T20 tournament.  Live ratings for MI Vs T&T Cricketers:  Injured David Jacobs is replaced by James Franklin. No changes in T&T squad. Mumbai IndiansRatingTrinidadRatingBatsmen: Aiden Blizzard  1/10  Adrian Barath  2/10 T. Suman  3/10  Daren Ganga  1/10 R. Satish  5/10  Jason Mohammed  6/10     Darren Bravo  4/10All-Rounders: Kieron Pollard  4/10  Sherwin Ganga  0/10 Andrew Symonds  0/10  Lendla Simmons  6/10 James Franklin  4/10    Wicket-Keeper: Ambati Rayudu  7/10  Denesh Ramdin  0/10Bowlers: Lasith Malinga  7/10  Smauel Badree  6/10 Harbhajan Singh  8/10  Ravi Rampaul  8/10 Yuzvendra Chahal  2/10  Sunil Narine  7/10 Abu Nechim  6/10  Kevon Cooper  3/10  MI Vs T&T - Over by Over score … [Read more...]

CLT20 Live:KKR Vs Somerset

Kolkata Knight Riders Champions League squad

 IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Engalnd domestic T20 runners-up Somerset at Uppal stadium in Hyderabad. In the qualifying stage, Somerset defeated KKR by 11 runs. Depleted Somerset (absence of Kieswetter & Buttler) played wonderfully in the qualifying matches. Both teams have wonderful T20 all-rounders but Kolkata has experienced batsmen like Jacques Kallis, Gautam Gambhir and Ryan ten Doeschate. But, Somerset is one of the most spirited teams in 2011 CLT20 tournament - good to see such passionate players on the ground. Toss: KKR captain Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and decided to bat first. CLT20 Score: KKR: 161/3 in 20 overs & Somerset: 164/5 in 19.4 overs. Match result: Somerset defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets.  Man of the match: Van der Merwe (Somerset) - he scored third fastest fifty in CLT20 history. I liked his attitude. Wonderful innings: Jacques Kallis (KKR) - 74 runs in 61 balls (4 fours & 4 sixers).  CLT20 Records: 1. Highest runs in an over - Arul Suppiah gave 30 runs against KKR (Yusuf Pathan hit 4 sixers). 2. Somerset scored highest runs in first 10 overs in CLT20 history - 107/1 in 10 overs.  Live ratings for KKR Vs Somerset Cricketers:  Gautam Gambhir returns for KKR while Dockrell replaced Marshall for Somerset. KKRRatingSomersetRatingBatsmen: Gautam Gambhir  0/10  James Hildreth  0/10 Manoj Tiwary  6/10  Nick Compton  6/10 Rajat Bhatia  7/10  Chris Jones  1/10       All-Rounders: Jacques Kallis  9/10  Alfonso Thomas  6/10 Ryan Ten Doeschate  5/10  Van der Merwe  10/10 Shakib al Hasan  6/10  Peter Trego  7/10 Yusuf Pathan  7/10  Arul Suppiah  0/10Wicket-Keeper: Manvinder Bisla  6/10  Steve Snell  5/10 … [Read more...]