CLT20 2011 11th Match, Bengaluru
MI vs CC : Match abandoned due to rain. Points shared. MI leads the table with 5 points.
The Champions League Twenty20 match between Mumbai Indians and Cape Cobras in Bangalore on Friday was abandoned because of heavy rain.
Mumbai made just one change to their team today. Sarul Kanwar, an unknown entity, before this game and what a change it was. The young man made an impression right away with some clean hitting to give Mumbai a blazing start. Kanwar(45) lofted Charles Langeveldt over square-leg for a six to kickstart the assault. He was unstoppable as he hit Dale Steyn for a four and a six in the third over and then plundered 17 runs off JP Duminy courtesy two fours and a six over deep midwicket. Kanwar's 21-ball cameo consisted of three fours and five sixes.
Robin Peterson was welcomed into the attack with a sweetly struck six but the experienced South African got his revenge the very next ball as Karwar persihed 5 short of a deserving fifty. Adien Blizzard fell soon after to the same bowler. With the wicket of Rayudu, the cobras were well and truly back in the game. At 78/3 after 11 overs, they now had hopes of restricting Mumbai to under 150. These hopes were shortlived though.
Pollard made his intentions clear from the outset as he hit two sixes off Duminy to score 17 runs off the 12th over. Pollard, who smashed 58 off 37 deliveries with the help three sixes and six fours, was well supported by James Fraklin(18) who was involved in a 69-run fourth-wicket partnership with the West Indian.
In the company of Franklin, Pollard took the score past 100-run mark in the 13th over. Pollard was at his destructive best as he first plundered two sixes off Peterson in the 15th over and then smashed Langeveldt for a six and a four in the next.
After bringing up his fifty with a four off Steyn in the 19th over, Pollard departed and it was left to Andrew Symonds(14 not out) then provided the late flourish.
For Cobras, Peterson was the most successful bowler, picking up two for 29 while Steyn, Duminy and Kemp accounted for one wicket apiece.
The rain came in quite hard even as the last ball was being bowled and was relentless thereafter. The covers were quickly in place and the umpires had no choice but to call the game off with each team getting one point.
Mumbai are sitting pretty at the top of the table in Group A and have all but sealed their place for the knock out stages.
MI vs CC : Match abandoned due to rain. Points shared. MI leads the table with 5 points.
The Champions League Twenty20 match between Mumbai Indians and Cape Cobras in Bangalore on Friday was abandoned because of heavy rain.
Mumbai made just one change to their team today. Sarul Kanwar, an unknown entity, before this game and what a change it was. The young man made an impression right away with some clean hitting to give Mumbai a blazing start. Kanwar(45) lofted Charles Langeveldt over square-leg for a six to kickstart the assault. He was unstoppable as he hit Dale Steyn for a four and a six in the third over and then plundered 17 runs off JP Duminy courtesy two fours and a six over deep midwicket. Kanwar's 21-ball cameo consisted of three fours and five sixes.
Robin Peterson was welcomed into the attack with a sweetly struck six but the experienced South African got his revenge the very next ball as Karwar persihed 5 short of a deserving fifty. Adien Blizzard fell soon after to the same bowler. With the wicket of Rayudu, the cobras were well and truly back in the game. At 78/3 after 11 overs, they now had hopes of restricting Mumbai to under 150. These hopes were shortlived though.
Pollard made his intentions clear from the outset as he hit two sixes off Duminy to score 17 runs off the 12th over. Pollard, who smashed 58 off 37 deliveries with the help three sixes and six fours, was well supported by James Fraklin(18) who was involved in a 69-run fourth-wicket partnership with the West Indian.
In the company of Franklin, Pollard took the score past 100-run mark in the 13th over. Pollard was at his destructive best as he first plundered two sixes off Peterson in the 15th over and then smashed Langeveldt for a six and a four in the next.
After bringing up his fifty with a four off Steyn in the 19th over, Pollard departed and it was left to Andrew Symonds(14 not out) then provided the late flourish.
For Cobras, Peterson was the most successful bowler, picking up two for 29 while Steyn, Duminy and Kemp accounted for one wicket apiece.
The rain came in quite hard even as the last ball was being bowled and was relentless thereafter. The covers were quickly in place and the umpires had no choice but to call the game off with each team getting one point.
Mumbai are sitting pretty at the top of the table in Group A and have all but sealed their place for the knock out stages.
