Cape Cobras move into quarterfinal league stageOctober 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Cape Cobras sailed into the quarterfinal league stage of the Champions League Twenty20 with a 54-run win over Otago Volts in their second Group C match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday. Chasing 194, Otago were bowled out for 139 in 17.1 overs after Nathan McCullum top scored with 38.
Scoreboard: Cape Cobras vs Otago; Champions League Twenty 20, Group COctober 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 Group C match between Cape Cobras and Otago here Saturday.
Cape Cobras:
Andrew Puttick not out 104
Herschelle Gibbs c de Boorder b Mascarenhas 1
Henry Davids c McSkimming b Mascarenhas 12
JP Duminy c Redmond b Butler 32
Rory Kleinveldt c Rutherford b Wagner 1
Justin Ontong not out 39
Extras: (w-4) 4
Total: (For four wickets in 20 overs) 193
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Gibbs, 1.3 overs), 2-38 (Davids, 5.1), 3-133 (Duminy, 15.3), 4-139 (Kleinveldt, 16.1)
Bowling:
Neil Wagner 4-0-42-1
Dmitri Mascarenhas 4-1-20-2
Ian Butler 4-0-48-1
Nathan McCullum 4-0-39-0
Warren McSkimming 3-0-30-0
Craig Cumming 1-0-14-0
Otago:
Brendon McCullum run out (Davids/Canning) 21
Aaron Redmond c Davids b Kleinveldt 14
Hamish Rutherford c Canning b Zondeki 14
Craig Cumming run out (Gibbs/Henderson) 18
Neil Broom run out (Davids/Canning) 5
Nathan McCullum c Zondeki b Kleinveldt 38
Dmitry Mascarenhas c Gibbs b Duminy 10
Ian Butler c Gibbs b Kleinveldt 1
Derek de Boorder c Kleinveldt b Philander 12
Warren McSkimming not out 2
Neil Wagner b Duminy 1
Extras: (w-3) 3
Total: (all out in 17.1 overs) 139
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Redmond, 3.5 overs), 2-40 (Brendon McCullum, 5.1), 3-54 (Rutherford, 6.4), 4-63 (Broom, 8.1), 5-79 (Cumming, 10.1), 6-116 (Nathan McCullum, 13.2), 7-118 (Butler, 13.6 ov), 8-131 (Mascarenhas, 15.5), 9-136 (de Boorder, 16.3), 10-139 (Wagner, 17.1)
Bowling:
Monde Zondeki 4-0-26-1
Rory Kleinveldt 3-0-24-3
Vernon Philander 3-0-27-1
Claude Henderson 4-0-25-0
Justin Ontong 2-0-27-0
JP Duminy 1.1-0-10-2
Toss: Otago, who chose to field
Man of the Match: Andrew Puttick (Cape Cobras)
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and AM Saheba
TV umpire: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Cape Cobras beat Otago Volts in Champions LeagueOctober 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Cape Cobras beat Otago Volts by 54 runs in a Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday.
Chasing 194, Otago Volts were bowled out for 139 in 17.1 overs.
Somerset elect to field against DeccanOctober 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Somerset captain Justin Langer won the toss and elected to field against Deccan Chargers in a Group A Champions League Twenty20 match here Saturday.
Otago Volts opt to field against Cape CobrasOctober 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Otago Volts captain Craig Cumming won the toss and elected to field against Cape Cobras in a Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at the Uppal here Saturday. Cape Cobras: Andrew Puttick (captain), Herschelle Gibbs, Henry Davids, Jean Paul Duminy, Justin Ontong, Ryan Canning (wicketkeeper), Stiaan van Zyl, Vernon Philander, Rory Kleinveldt, Claude Henderson, Monde Zondeki.
Cape Cobras set 194-run target for Otago VoltsOctober 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Captain Andrew Puttick scored the maiden century of the Champions League Twenty20 as Cape Cobras made 193 for four in 20 overs against Otago Volts in a Group C match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday.
Puttick scored an unbeaten 104 off 62 balls while Justin Ontong remained not out on 39.
Champions League Scoreboard: Royal challengers vs Cape CobrasOctober 8th, 2009 BANGALORE - Scoreboard of the Champions League match between Royal Challengers and Cape Cobras here Thursday.
Royal Challengers:
Jacques Kallis c Canning b Langeveldt 8
Robin Uthappa c Gibbs b Zondeki 51
Rahul Dravid run out (Philander/Canning) 28
Virat Kohli st Canning b Henderson 17
Ross Taylor not out 53
Manish Pandey not out 10
Extras (lb 4, w 9) 13
Total (for four wickets in 20 overs) 180
Fall of wickets 1-14 (Kallis, 2.6 ov), 2-82 (Uthappa, 10.5), 3-97 (Dravid, 12.6), 4-115 (Kohli, 15.2)
Bowling
Charl Langeveldt 3 0 12 1 (1w)
Rory Kleinveldt 4 0 45 0 (1w)
Vernon Philander 2 0 21 0 (1w)
Monde Zondeki 4 0 39 1 (1w)
Claude Henderson 4 0 34 1
Justin Ontong 3 0 25 0 (1w)
Cape Cobras:
Andrew Puttick c Kohli b Kumar 11
Herschelle Gibbs c Boucher b Kumar 0
Henry Davids c Kohli b Vinay Kumar 27
JP Duminy not out 99
Justin Ontong b van der Merwe 19
R Canning c Kumble b Kumar 20
R Kleinveldt not out 5
Extras (b 1, lb 1, nb 1) 3
Total (for five wickets in 19.4 overs) 184
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Gibbs, 0.6 ov), 2-14 (Puttick, 2.4), 3-62 (Davids, 7.6), 4-103 (Ontong, 12.2), 5-164 (Canning, 18.2)
Bowling
Praveen Kumar 4 0 32 3
Jacques Kallis 2 0 18 0
R Vinay Kumar 3.4 0 40 1
Anil Kumble 4 0 35 0 8.75
RE van der Merwe 4 0 34 1
Virat Kohli 2 0 23 0
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who chose to bat
Points: Cape Cobras 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Man of the match: JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)
Umpires: BG Jerling (South Africa) and R Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire: SK Tarapore
Match referee: S Venkataraghavan
Bharti Airtel trio to cheer for Force IndiaSeptember 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A three-member Bharti Airtel team won the Royal Challenge F1 Race2win Challenge karting finals and now will be cheering for Force India in the Abu Dhabi Formula One race next month. Bharti Airtel defeated CSC and Convergys in the finals by clocking the best time at the 32 Milestone Circuit in Gurgaon.
Pietersen out of T20 Champions LeagueSeptember 9th, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be available for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the upcoming Twenty20 Champions League. The big-hitting batsman, 29, is currently recovering from surgery on his Achilles after missing out on the last three Ashes Tests.
Kenseth to get Crown Royal from McMurray as sponsor in 2010July 29th, 2009 Crown Royal moving to Kenseth in 2010CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Kenseth's sponsorship search lasted less than a week.
Abraham retains IBF middleweight belt with TKO of OralJune 28th, 2009 Abraham retains IBF middleweight title over OralBERLIN — Undefeated Arthur Abraham successfully defended his IBF middleweight title with a technical knockout of fellow German Mahir Oral in the 10th round on Saturday. Abraham improved his record to 30-0 with his 10th consecutive defense, though none have been against top-level challengers since he won the title in December 2005.
Art Connoisseur gets surprising win in Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal AscotJune 20th, 2009 Art Connoisseur takes Golden Jubilee StakesASCOT, England — Art Connoisseur has won the Golden Jubilee Stakes in an upset on the final day of racing at Royal Ascot. The 3-year-old colt burst ahead in the stretch and beat American-based entry Cannonball by a half length Saturday
Cannonball is owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey and trained by Wesley Ward, who earlier in the meet saddled two winners in becoming the first American trainer to win at Royal Ascot.
60 bikers rev off on Himalayan expeditionJune 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sixty bikers, a 2,500-km ride through the Himalayas and 15 days to complete it in. The bikers were Saturday flagged off from here as part of the Royal Enfield Himalayan Odyssey 2009.
Irish racehorse trainer Vincent O'Brien dies in Ireland at 92 after 51-year careerJune 1st, 2009 Irish racehorse trainer Vincent O'Brien dies at 92LONDON — Irish racehorse trainer Vincent O'Brien has died after a 51-year career in which he won 16 English and 27 Irish classics. He was 92. His family said he died Monday at his home in Straffan in County Kildare.
Champions League: McCullum unlikely to dump Otago for New South WalesMay 27th, 2009 OTAGO - New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum is unlikely to turn his back on Otago to play for New South Wales in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India in October. The odds of him doing so are about 100-1, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.