Champions League Twenty20 2011/12

[Prashant Shridhar]

RCB needed six runs in last ball of 20th over and Karthik done for RCB.
REDBACKS-214
RCB-215/8
RCB WON BY 2 WICKETS
Also blast of virat kohli,dilshan,harrish.

 

[Prashant Shridhar]

RCB needed six runs in last ball of 20th over and Arun Karthik done for RCB.
REDBACKS-214
RCB-215/8
RCB WON BY 2 WICKETS
Also blast of virat kohli,dilshan,harrish.

 

[Karthik]

Last ball six takes bangalore to semi finals.
Semifinal line up
mumbai vs somerset
nsw vs bangalore

 

[Karthik]

Last-ball six takes RCB into semis
Royal Challengers Bangalore 215 for 8 (Dilshan 74, Kohli 70, Tait 5-32) beat South Australia Redbacks 214 for 2 (Harris 108*, Ferguson 70) by two wickets
http://www.espncricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2011/content/current/story/535198.html

 

[Karthik]

1st Semi-Final: Bangalore v NSW at Bangalore
Oct 7, 2011 (20:00 local | 14:30 GMT)
2nd Semi-Final: Mumbai v Somerset at Chennai
Oct 8, 2011 (20:00 local | 14:30 GMT)

 

[Prashant Shridhar]

No match will be played today.
40 overs-429 runs.
Arun karthik became hero for RCB and fans.

 

[M@zh@R]

Injury scare for Virat Kohli, hurts thumb

Bangalore: India batsman Virat Kohli apparently hurt his left thumb while playing for his team Royal Challengers Bangalore in a Champions League Twenty20 match against South Australia Redbacks on Wednesday.

Kohli made a diving effort while trying to save a boundary in the 17th over of South Australia's innings. He failed to stop the ball, hit by Daniel Harris off the bowling of Dirk Nannes, and in the process injured his left thumb.

Kohli, who has been named in the squad for India's five-match home ODI series against England starting October 14, left the field and was seen getting some ice treatment on his swollen left thumb from coach Ray Jennings at the sidelines.

Several top players, including Sachin Tendulkar, have been omitted from the Indian squad for the ODI series against England due to injuries.

 

[M@zh@R]

Somerset book CLT20 semi-final berth

Bangalore: Somerset's captain Alfonso Thomas bowled two strangling spells to ensure his side beat Warriors and qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20. Warriors' loss meant their net run-rate fell below that of Royal Challengers Bangalore and they became the second South African team, after Cape Cobras, to bow out of the tournament in two days.

 

[M@zh@R]

Bangalore win thriller for semis berth

Bangalore: Arun Karthik produced the six most important runs of his 14-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. It had the most astonishing century, from Daniel Harris. It had a five-for from Shaun Tait, in a game where 419 runs came off 40 overs. It also featured sublime strokeplay from Virat Kohli, who played the best innings of his Twenty20 career. It had strong support hands from Callum Ferguson and Tillakaratne Dilshan. But it all boiled down to the last ball, off which six were needed, and Karthik stepped up to smash Daniel Christain into the stands beyond midwicket. The crowd went up as one, the RCB dug-out exploded in joy, and even the usually laidback Gayle walked out shirtless with a broad smile.

 

[M@zh@R]

Never played such an exciting T20 game: Kohli

Bangalore: On his admission, Virat Kohli has never played such an exciting game of Twenty20 in his career.

"Never been in such an exciting T20 match all my life," an ecstatic Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony after receiving his man-of-the-match award.Asked to relive the moment when KB Arun Karthik hit that stunning six, he said, "I had my eyes closed on the last ball.

I was talking to our coach when two balls were left. Thought if we could get boundary and a two so that scores are tied."

Kohli said that the team management relied a lot on the start that Chris Gayle and Tillekaratne Dilshan provided.

"We thought if Chris and Dilshan could bat five or six overs, we had a fair chance."