2007 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20
THE FINAL
RAGAMA CRICKET CLUB vs VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS
at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Dinesh Daminda to Michael Klinger, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
0.2 Dinesh Daminda to Michael Klinger, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
0.3 Dinesh Daminda to Aaron Finch, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
0.4 Dinesh Daminda to Aaron Finch, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
0.5 Dinesh Daminda to Michael Klinger, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
0.6 Dinesh Daminda to Michael Klinger, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 9/0 (RR : 9.00)
Aaron Finch 5 (2b)
Michael Klinger 4 (4b)
Dinesh Daminda 1-0-9-0
1.1 Duminda Perera to Michael Klinger, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
1.2 Duminda Perera to Aaron Finch, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
1.3 Duminda Perera to Aaron Finch, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
1.4 Duminda Perera to Aaron Finch, Leg Byes, a single. (1)
1.5 Duminda Perera to Aaron Finch, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
1.6 Duminda Perera to Aaron Finch, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 21/0 (RR : 10.50)
Aaron Finch 15 (6b)
Michael Klinger 5 (5b)
Duminda Perera 1-0-11-0
2.1 Saliya Saman to Michael Klinger, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.2 Saliya Saman to Aaron Finch, No Ball. The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
2.2 Saliya Saman to Aaron Finch, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!
A. Finch lbw b Saman
Runs : 15 Balls : 7 S/R : 214.3
2.3 Saliya Saman to Cameron White, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.4 Saliya Saman to Cameron White, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
2.5 Saliya Saman to Cameron White, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.
C. White b Saman
Runs : 4 Balls : 3 S/R : 133.3
2.6 Saliya Saman to David Hussey, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 33/2 (RR : 11.00)
David Hussey 6 (1b)
Michael Klinger 6 (6b)
Saliya Saman 1-0-12-2
3.1 Duminda Perera to Michael Klinger, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
3.2 Duminda Perera to David Hussey, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
3.3 Duminda Perera to David Hussey, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and inside edges the ball into his off-stump! Well, that's what you get for trying to slog across the line! I hope he's learnt his lesson.
D. Hussey b D Perera
Runs : 10 Balls : 3 S/R : 333.3
3.4 Duminda Perera to Brad Hodge, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
3.5 Duminda Perera to Brad Hodge, Leg Byes, two runs. (2)
3.6 Duminda Perera to Michael Klinger, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 4
Victorian Bushrangers 44/3 (RR : 11.00)
Michael Klinger 7 (8b)
Brad Hodge 4 (1b)
Duminda Perera 2-0-20-1
4.1 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.2 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.3 Saliya Saman to Michael Klinger, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
4.4 Saliya Saman to Michael Klinger, Easy single. (1)
4.5 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
4.6 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 47/3 (RR : 9.40)
Michael Klinger 8 (10b)
Brad Hodge 6 (5b)
Saliya Saman 2-0-15-2
5.1 Dinesh Daminda to Brad Hodge, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
5.2 Dinesh Daminda to Brad Hodge, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
5.3 Dinesh Daminda to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.4 Dinesh Daminda to Brad Hodge, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
5.5 Dinesh Daminda to Brad Hodge, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
5.6 Dinesh Daminda to Brad Hodge, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 67/3 (RR : 11.17)
Brad Hodge 26 (11b)
Michael Klinger 8 (10b)
Dinesh Daminda 2-0-29-0
6.1 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
6.2 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.3 Ruwan Dilruk to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
6.4 Ruwan Dilruk to Brad Hodge, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
6.5 Ruwan Dilruk to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Ruwan Dilruk to Brad Hodge, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 75/3 (RR : 10.71)
Michael Klinger 11 (12b)
Brad Hodge 31 (15b)
Ruwan Dilruk 1-0-8-0
7.1 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.2 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (4)
7.3 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
7.4 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
7.5 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.6 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 84/3 (RR : 10.50)
Brad Hodge 36 (20b)
Michael Klinger 15 (13b)
Ranesh Perera 1-0-9-0
8.1 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.2 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.3 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.4 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
8.6 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 92/3 (RR : 10.22)
Michael Klinger 18 (16b)
Brad Hodge 41 (23b)
Dharshana Gamage 1-0-8-0
9.1 Harsha Nilantha to Brad Hodge, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
9.2 Harsha Nilantha to Brad Hodge, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
9.3 Harsha Nilantha to Brad Hodge, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
9.4 Harsha Nilantha to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
9.5 Harsha Nilantha to Michael Klinger, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.6 Harsha Nilantha to Michael Klinger, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 100/3 (RR : 10.00)
Brad Hodge 48 (26b)
Michael Klinger 19 (19b)
Harsha Nilantha 1-0-8-0
10.1 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
10.2 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.3 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.4 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.5 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
10.6 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 107/3 (RR : 9.73)
Brad Hodge 48 (26b)
Michael Klinger 26 (25b)
Ruwan Dilruk 2-0-15-0
11.1 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
11.2 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
11.3 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.4 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.5 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.6 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers 113/3 (RR : 9.42)
Michael Klinger 31 (30b)
Brad Hodge 49 (27b)
Ranesh Perera 2-0-15-0
12.1 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
12.2 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
12.3 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
12.4 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
12.5 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.6 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 123/3 (RR : 9.46)
Brad Hodge 52 (29b)
Michael Klinger 38 (34b)
Dharshana Gamage 2-0-18-0
13.1 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
13.2 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.3 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, No shot offered. (0)
13.4 Ruwan Dilruk to Michael Klinger, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.5 Ruwan Dilruk to Brad Hodge, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
13.6 Ruwan Dilruk to Brad Hodge, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 128/3 (RR : 9.14)
Brad Hodge 54 (31b)
Michael Klinger 41 (38b)
Ruwan Dilruk 3-0-20-0
14.1 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
14.2 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Easy single. (1)
14.3 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.4 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Ranesh Perera to Michael Klinger, Easy single. (1)
14.6 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers 134/3 (RR : 8.93)
Michael Klinger 45 (42b)
Brad Hodge 56 (33b)
Ranesh Perera 3-0-21-0
15.1 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
15.2 Dharshana Gamage to Brad Hodge, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
15.3 Dharshana Gamage to Michael Klinger, Caught!
M. Klinger c Saman b Gamage
Runs : 45 Balls : 43 S/R : 104.7
15.4 Dharshana Gamage to Adam Crosthwaite, Very well bowled. (0)
15.5 Dharshana Gamage to Adam Crosthwaite, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
15.6 Dharshana Gamage to Adam Crosthwaite, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 140/4 (RR : 8.75)
Brad Hodge 59 (35b)
Adam Crosthwaite 3 (3b)
Dharshana Gamage 3-0-24-1
16.1 Ranesh Perera to Adam Crosthwaite, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.2 Ranesh Perera to Adam Crosthwaite, Very well bowled. (0)
16.3 Ranesh Perera to Adam Crosthwaite, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
16.4 Ranesh Perera to Adam Crosthwaite, Very well bowled. (0)
16.5 Ranesh Perera to Adam Crosthwaite, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
16.6 Ranesh Perera to Brad Hodge, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 145/4 (RR : 8.53)
Brad Hodge 63 (36b)
Adam Crosthwaite 4 (8b)
Ranesh Perera 4-0-26-0
17.1 Harsha Nilantha to Adam Crosthwaite, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
17.2 Harsha Nilantha to Adam Crosthwaite, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
17.3 Harsha Nilantha to Adam Crosthwaite, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!
A. Crosthwaite b Nilantha
Runs : 10 Balls : 11 S/R : 90.91
17.4 Harsha Nilantha to Andrew McDonald, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
17.5 Harsha Nilantha to Andrew McDonald, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
17.6 Harsha Nilantha to Andrew McDonald, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
A. McDonald c Ranatunga b Nilantha
Runs : 6 Balls : 3 S/R : 200
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 157/6 (RR : 8.72)
Shane Warne 0 (0b)
Brad Hodge 63 (36b)
Harsha Nilantha 2-0-20-2
18.1 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.2 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
18.3 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
18.4 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
18.5 Saliya Saman to Brad Hodge, Top edge...and gone!
B. Hodge c R Perera b Saman
Runs : 75 Balls : 41 S/R : 182.9
18.6 Saliya Saman to Dirk Nannes, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 19
Victorian Bushrangers 169/7 (RR : 8.89)
Dirk Nannes 0 (1b)
Shane Warne 0 (0b)
Saliya Saman 3-0-27-3
19.1 Duminda Perera to Shane Warne, Slog-sweep time! He completely misses it though, and is rapped on the pads. The bowler is appealing...and yup, he's got to go! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll get it next time!
S. Warne lbw b D Perera
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
19.2 Duminda Perera to Mick Lewis, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
19.3 Duminda Perera to Mick Lewis, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesitation.
M. Lewis lbw b D Perera
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
19.4 Duminda Perera to Peter Siddle, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
19.5 Duminda Perera to Peter Siddle, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
19.6 Duminda Perera to Peter Siddle, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 20
Victorian Bushrangers 174/9 (RR : 8.70)
Dirk Nannes 0 (1b)
Peter Siddle 3 (3b)
Duminda Perera 3-0-25-2
Victorian Bushrangers 174/9 (RR : 8.70)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
Victorian Bushrangers Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Michael Klinger c Saman b Gamage 45 43 2 0 104.7
Aaron Finch lbw b Saman 15 7 3 0 214.3
Cameron White b Saman 4 3 1 0 133.3
David Hussey b D Perera 10 3 1 1 333.3
Brad Hodge c R Perera b Saman 75 41 8 3 182.9
Adam Crosthwaite b Nilantha 10 11 1 0 90.9
Andrew McDonald c Ranatunga b Nilantha 6 3 0 1 200.0
Shane Warne lbw b D Perera 0 1 0 0 0.0
Dirk Nannes not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Mick Lewis lbw b D Perera 2 2 0 0 100.0
Peter Siddle not out 3 3 0 0 100.0
Total: 174/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.70
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 0
Code:
Ragama Cricket Club Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Duminda Perera 3.0 0 25 3 8.33
Saliya Saman 3.0 0 27 3 9.00
Harsha Nilantha 2.0 0 20 2 10.00
Ranesh Perera 4.0 0 26 0 6.50
Dharshana Gamage 3.0 0 24 1 8.00
Dinesh Daminda 2.0 0 29 0 14.50
Ruwan Dilruk 3.0 0 20 0 6.67
Total: 174/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.70
Extras : 4 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 0
Victorian Bushrangers have faired extremely well under the pressure of the final as Ragama Cricket Club's bowlers failed. Duminda Perera, the captain and the star of Ragama Cricket Club's campaign so far was the pick of the bowlers with his 3/25, he was well supported by Saliya Saman's 3/27. These two were the only positives for Ragama Cricket Club in this innings.
Brad Hodge's 75 off 41 balls propelled the Victorian Bushrangers to 174/8. He held one end of the pitch hostage for most of the time, and scored freely at an appalling strike rate of 182.92. Michael Klinger added a well-played 45 at the top, but by the means of Twenty20 cricket, it was too slow coming off of 43 balls.
RAGAMA CRICKET CLUB's INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Mick Lewis to Dhushantha Ranatunga, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
0.2 Mick Lewis to Dhushantha Ranatunga, No shot offered. (0)
0.3 Mick Lewis to Dhushantha Ranatunga, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.4 Mick Lewis to Dhushantha Ranatunga, Low full toss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses completely! LBW! Gosh that's rubbish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!
D. Ranatunga lbw b Lewis
Runs : 0 Balls : 4 S/R : 0
0.5 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.6 Mick Lewis to Sameera de Zoysa, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 1
Ragama Cricket Club 2/1 (RR : 2.00) Required RR(9.05)
Duminda Perera 1 (1b)
Sameera de Zoysa 1 (1b)
Mick Lewis 1-0-2-1
1.1 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
1.2 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
1.3 Andrew McDonald to Duminda Perera, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
1.4 Andrew McDonald to Duminda Perera, Easy single. (1)
1.5 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
1.6 Andrew McDonald to Duminda Perera, No Ball. Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
1.6 Andrew McDonald to Duminda Perera, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 2
Ragama Cricket Club 17/1 (RR : 8.50) Required RR(8.72)
Sameera de Zoysa 3 (4b)
Duminda Perera 13 (4b)
Andrew McDonald 1-0-15-0
2.1 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
2.2 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
2.3 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
2.4 Mick Lewis to Sameera de Zoysa, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
2.5 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.6 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 3
Ragama Cricket Club 29/1 (RR : 9.67) Required RR(8.53)
Duminda Perera 24 (9b)
Sameera de Zoysa 4 (5b)
Mick Lewis 2-0-14-1
3.1 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, That was a very good delivery. (0)
3.2 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
3.3 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
3.4 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.5 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.6 Andrew McDonald to Sameera de Zoysa, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
S. de Zoysa c Klinger b McDonald
Runs : 12 Balls : 11 S/R : 109.1
End of over 4
Ragama Cricket Club 37/2 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(8.56)
Indika de Saram 0 (0b)
Duminda Perera 24 (9b)
Andrew McDonald 2-0-23-1
4.1 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
4.2 Mick Lewis to Duminda Perera, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
D. Perera c & b Lewis
Runs : 24 Balls : 11 S/R : 218.2
4.3 Mick Lewis to Kaushalya Weeraratne, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
K. Weeraratne c Warne b Lewis
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
4.4 Mick Lewis to Saliya Saman, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
4.5 Mick Lewis to Saliya Saman, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
4.6 Mick Lewis to Saliya Saman, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 5
Ragama Cricket Club 38/4 (RR : 7.60) Required RR(9.07)
Indika de Saram 0 (0b)
Saliya Saman 1 (3b)
Mick Lewis 3-0-15-3
5.1 Andrew McDonald to Saliya Saman, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
S. Saman c Lewis b McDonald
Runs : 1 Balls : 4 S/R : 25
5.2 Andrew McDonald to Harsha Nilantha, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
5.3 Andrew McDonald to Harsha Nilantha, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
5.4 Andrew McDonald to Harsha Nilantha, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
5.5 Andrew McDonald to Harsha Nilantha, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
5.6 Andrew McDonald to Harsha Nilantha, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 6
Ragama Cricket Club 49/5 (RR : 8.17) Required RR(8.93)
Indika de Saram 0 (0b)
Harsha Nilantha 11 (5b)
Andrew McDonald 3-0-34-2
6.1 Cameron White to Harsha Nilantha, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
6.2 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.3 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, That's a single. (1)
6.4 Cameron White to Harsha Nilantha, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
6.5 Cameron White to Harsha Nilantha, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.6 Cameron White to Harsha Nilantha, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 7
Ragama Cricket Club 55/5 (RR : 7.86) Required RR(9.15)
Harsha Nilantha 16 (9b)
Indika de Saram 1 (2b)
Cameron White 1-0-6-0
7.1 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.2 Peter Siddle to Harsha Nilantha, Very well bowled. (0)
7.3 Peter Siddle to Harsha Nilantha, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.4 Peter Siddle to Harsha Nilantha, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.5 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
7.6 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 8
Ragama Cricket Club 65/5 (RR : 8.13) Required RR(9.08)
Indika de Saram 10 (5b)
Harsha Nilantha 17 (12b)
Peter Siddle 1-0-10-0
8.1 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, One more to the total. (1)
8.2 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.3 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.4 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.5 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
8.6 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 9
Ragama Cricket Club 72/5 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(9.27)
Indika de Saram 16 (10b)
Harsha Nilantha 18 (13b)
Shane Warne 1-0-7-0
9.1 Peter Siddle to Harsha Nilantha, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.2 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.3 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
9.4 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.5 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.6 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 10
Ragama Cricket Club 80/5 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(9.40)
Harsha Nilantha 19 (14b)
Indika de Saram 23 (15b)
Peter Siddle 2-0-18-0
10.1 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
10.2 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.4 Dirk Nannes to Harsha Nilantha, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.5 Dirk Nannes to Harsha Nilantha, No shot offered. (0)
10.6 Dirk Nannes to Harsha Nilantha, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 11
Ragama Cricket Club 83/5 (RR : 7.55) Required RR(10.11)
Harsha Nilantha 19 (17b)
Indika de Saram 26 (18b)
Dirk Nannes 1-0-3-0
11.1 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
11.2 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, That's a single. (1)
11.3 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
11.4 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.5 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
11.6 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 12
Ragama Cricket Club 90/5 (RR : 7.50) Required RR(10.50)
Harsha Nilantha 22 (20b)
Indika de Saram 30 (21b)
Shane Warne 2-0-14-0
12.1 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, No Ball. Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
12.1 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
12.2 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.3 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
12.4 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.5 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.6 Dirk Nannes to Indika de Saram, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Ragama Cricket Club 101/5 (RR : 7.77) Required RR(10.42)
Indika de Saram 40 (27b)
Harsha Nilantha 22 (20b)
Dirk Nannes 2-0-14-0
13.1 Cameron White to Harsha Nilantha, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.2 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.3 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
13.4 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
13.5 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
13.6 Cameron White to Indika de Saram, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 14
Ragama Cricket Club 108/5 (RR : 7.71) Required RR(11.00)
Indika de Saram 46 (32b)
Harsha Nilantha 23 (21b)
Cameron White 2-0-13-0
14.1 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
14.2 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.3 Shane Warne to Harsha Nilantha, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
14.4 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Very well bowled. (0)
14.5 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.6 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 15
Ragama Cricket Club 113/5 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(12.20)
Indika de Saram 50 (35b)
Harsha Nilantha 24 (24b)
Shane Warne 3-0-19-0
15.1 Peter Siddle to Harsha Nilantha, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
15.2 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
15.3 Peter Siddle to Indika de Saram, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
15.4 Peter Siddle to Harsha Nilantha, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
H. Nilantha c Crosthwaite b Siddle
Runs : 25 Balls : 26 S/R : 96.15
15.5 Peter Siddle to Ranesh Perera, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
15.6 Peter Siddle to Ranesh Perera, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 16
Ragama Cricket Club 121/6 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(13.25)
Ranesh Perera 4 (2b)
Indika de Saram 53 (37b)
Peter Siddle 3-0-26-1
16.1 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Shane Warne to Indika de Saram, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
I. de Saram c Klinger b Warne
Runs : 53 Balls : 39 S/R : 135.9
16.3 Shane Warne to Dharshana Gamage, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
D. Gamage c Hussey b Warne
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.4 Shane Warne to Dinesh Daminda, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
D. Daminda c & b Warne
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.5 Shane Warne to Ruwan Dilruk, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Shane Warne to Ruwan Dilruk, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 17
Ragama Cricket Club 121/9 (RR : 7.12) Required RR(17.67)
Ruwan Dilruk 0 (2b)
Ranesh Perera 4 (2b)
Shane Warne 4-1-19-3
17.1 Peter Siddle to Ranesh Perera, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
17.2 Peter Siddle to Ranesh Perera, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
17.3 Peter Siddle to Ruwan Dilruk, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
17.4 Peter Siddle to Ruwan Dilruk, Very well bowled. (0)
17.5 Peter Siddle to Ruwan Dilruk, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
17.6 Peter Siddle to Ranesh Perera, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
R. Perera c Hussey b Siddle
Runs : 7 Balls : 5 S/R : 140
End of over 18
Ragama Cricket Club 125/10 (RR : 6.94)
Amila Sandaruwan 0 (0b)
Ruwan Dilruk 1 (5b)
Peter Siddle 4-0-30-2
Ragama Cricket Club 125/10 (RR : 6.94)
Overs: 18.0
Code:
Ragama Cricket Club Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Dhushantha Ranatunga lbw b Lewis 0 4 0 0 0.0
Sameera de Zoysa c Klinger b McDonald 12 11 1 0 109.1
Duminda Perera c & b Lewis 24 11 1 2 218.2
Indika de Saram c Klinger b White 53 39 5 0 135.9
Kaushalya Weeraratne c Warne b Lewis 0 1 0 0 0.0
Saliya Saman c Lewis b McDonald 1 4 0 0 25.0
Harsha Nilantha c Crosthwaite b Siddle 25 26 3 0 96.1
Ranesh Perera c Hussey b Siddle 7 5 1 0 140.0
Dharshana Gamage c Hussey b White 0 1 0 0 0.0
Dinesh Daminda c & b White 0 1 0 0 0.0
Ruwan Dilruk not out 1 5 0 0 20.0
Total: 125/10 Overs: 18.0 Run Rate: 6.94
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Code:
Victorian Bushrangers Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Cameron White 2.0 0 13 0 6.50
Andrew McDonald 3.0 0 34 2 11.33
Shane Warne 4.0 1 19 3 4.75
Dirk Nannes 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Mick Lewis 3.0 0 15 3 5.00
Peter Siddle 4.0 0 30 2 7.50
Total: 125/10 Overs: 18.0 Run Rate: 6.94
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
THERE IT IS!!! The win for the Victorian Bushrangers. They beat Ragama Cricket Club in the final of the 2007 Champions League Twenty20 to lift the trophy. They win convincingly in the end by a margin of 49 runs. Victorian Bushrangers never lost a single match this season. They are the first, and at this point only, unbeaten team to lift the trophy. Ragama Cricket Club, dubbed as the ultimate underdogs, fall short in the end.
Shane Warne's last over, the 17th over of the innings, sort've sealed the deal for them. He bowled a hat-trick maiden. A goddamned hat-trick maiden! Showed his class, and completely derailed the momentum and punctured the Ragama Cricket Club's moral, making sure that his team lifted the trophy.
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| | | - ▉ RAGAMA CRICKET CLUB| | - Sri Lanka| | - 2006/07 Twenty-20 Tournament | | - 1st|
| | | - ▉ LEICESTERSHIRE FOXES| | - England| | - 2006 Twenty20 Cup | | - 2nd|
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|| - PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT -- | | - Duminda Perera -- | | - Ragama Cricket Club -- |
| - LEADING RUN-SCORER| | - Darren Maddy| | - Leicestershire Foxes|
| - LEADING WICKET-TAKER| | - Adam Griffith| | - Leicestershire Foxes| |
VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS WIN THE 2007 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TWENTY20
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Victorian Bushrangers 174/9 in 20.0 overs.
Ragama Cricket Club 125/10 in 18.0 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers won by 49 runs
Man of the match: Shane Warne (VIC)
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Victorian Bushrangers win the 2007 Champions League Twenty20
Man of the tournament: Duminda Perera (Ragama Cricket Club)
Leading run-scorer: Darren Maddy (Leicestershire Foxes)
Leading wicket-taker: Adam Griffith (Leicestershire Foxes)