CSK vs LIONS, Group B at Cape Town, Oct 16 2012, Champions League Twenty20

RESULT
Group B (D/N), Cape Town, October 16, 2012, Champions League Twenty20
(19.3/20 ov, T:159) 159/4

LIONS won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
2/17
aaron-phangiso
Match centre 
Scores: Binoy George | Comms: Abhishek Purohit
Scorecard summary
Chennai Super Kings 158/6(20 overs)
34 (26)
27* (14)
1/24 (4)
Lions 159/4(19.3 overs)
64 (46)
39* (23)
1/35 (3.3)

Abhishek Purohit signing off for the night. Cheers

Have a look at Sid Monga's report.

Phangiso is the Man of the Match. Phangiso: "It was a nice wicket to bowl on, one of those days where the ball came nicely out of the hand. It is one of those wickets, it was a bit slow, you got to slow up your pace."

Petersen: "Halfway through the game I thought we gave 15 runs too many. The batsmen stayed calm. Bodi played exceptionally well with McKenzie and the two young men finished it for us. It was a case of getting to the last three overs. Guys at the end showed some mettle and steel. Generally 10-15 overs is a sort of dead period, you tend to knock it around, but Gulam never allowed the rate to go beyond 10-11 runs an over."

Dhoni: "We got off to a very good start, we lost too many wickets in the middle, so we were not able to slog the way we could have, but we still got the score we wanted. I think 160 was a good score. The timing of the no-balls was crucial. Small things matter. All of a sudden the momentum shifted, they were able to score a lot more freely. The quicks were bowling well [so gave them three overs each at the start]."

Gulam Bodi does a little jig. Hugs all across the Lions camp. Alviro Petersen has one of his calm smiles on. Lions have gone up against two powerful IPL sides, and have come out on top.

Poor MS Dhoni, his bowlers continue to let him down, no matter which team he leads and what format he plays

19.3
4
Morkel to Symes, FOUR runs

Lions have done it, the dug out races to the middle, Symes cranks up to another length ball and deposits it to the deep midwicket rope, there is no stopping it this time

19.2
4
Morkel to Symes, FOUR runs

that will help the Lions, length ball around off, clubbed coolly past the non-striker, long off dives, in vain

19.1
1
Morkel to Morris, 1 run

wide one swinging away further, he reaches out to stab it past point

third man is back, fine leg is in

Lions have to back themselves to get nine off the final over from Albie. They have managed to get 21 off two from Bollinger and Hilfenhaus

end of over 1911 runs
LIONS: 150/4CRR: 7.89 RRR: 9.00
Chris Morris11 (6b 1x6)
Jean Symes31 (21b 3x4)
Ben Hilfenhaus 4-0-25-0
Doug Bollinger 4-0-18-2
18.6
1
Hilfenhaus to Morris, 1 run

squeezes a very full widish delivery to sweeper cover

18.5
1
Hilfenhaus to Symes, 1 run

now Bollinger pulls off a stop, another flying edge wide of third man, Bollinger arrives to save the boundary just in time

18.4
2
Hilfenhaus to Symes, 2 runs

very fine stop at deep midwicket, it was slogged from outside off to that area, and the fielder slapped the ball back in on the bounce before going over the ropes

18.3
2
Hilfenhaus to Symes, 2 runs

another edge, ball in the air, third man coming in, backward point running back, keeper running too, backward point sticks out a hand and puts in the slide, no luck

18.2
4
Hilfenhaus to Symes, FOUR runs

wide ball, swinging bat, thick edge, four to third man

Hilfenhaus seems to have an issue with the landing area as he pulls out of delivery stride

18.1
1
Hilfenhaus to Morris, 1 run

low full toss eased past the bowler to long off

end of over 1810 runs
LIONS: 139/4CRR: 7.72 RRR: 10.00
Chris Morris9 (4b 1x6)
Jean Symes22 (17b 2x4)
Doug Bollinger 4-0-18-2
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-42-1
17.6
1
Bollinger to Morris, 1 run

and Lions continue to keep up with the asking rate, ten more taken off this over, with a scythe to long on

17.5
1
Bollinger to Symes, 1 run

dabs a wide one to point

17.4
4
Bollinger to Symes, FOUR runs

pitched up around off, he's managed to mow it over midwicket and look a touch graceful at the same time

17.3
2
Bollinger to Symes, 2 runs

pitched up around off, and sliced high over point, sweeper cover cuts it off

17.2
1
Bollinger to Morris, 1 run

full toss again, sliced on the bounce to sweeper cover

17.1
1
Bollinger to Symes, 1 run

goes to leg side and digs out a low full toss on the stumps towards long off

Lions keeping up with the required rate of ten since the past seven overs. Bollinger will bowl his last over

end of over 1715 runs • 1 wicket
LIONS: 129/4CRR: 7.58 RRR: 10.00
Chris Morris7 (2b 1x6)
Jean Symes14 (13b 1x4)
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-42-1
Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-20-0
16.6
6
Ashwin to Morris, SIX runs

that is some connection, on the front foot and clean golf swing has sent the length ball miles over deep midwicket

16.5
1
Ashwin to Symes, 1 run

coming in with the angle from round the stumps, worked through midwicket

16.4
4
Ashwin to Symes, FOUR runs

he's got it away, wide full toss, he had to reach out, and managed to drill it wide of sweeper cover

16.4
2nb
Ashwin to Morris, (no ball) 1 run

full delivery slammed to wide long off for one, Ashwin has overstepped

16.3
1
Ashwin to Symes, 1 run

driven to sweeper cover

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
GH Bodi
LIONS
64 runs (46)
5 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
20 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
72%
J Symes
LIONS
39 runs (23)
5 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
20 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
70%
Best performances - bowlers
AM Phangiso
O
4
M
0
R
17
W
2
ECO
4.25
DE Bollinger
O
4
M
0
R
18
W
2
ECO
4.5
Match details
Newlands, Cape Town
TossLions, elected to field first
Series
Season2012/13
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)17.30 start, First Session 17.30-18.45, Interval 18.45-19.00, Second Session 19.00-20.15
Match days16 October 2012 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsLions 4, Chennai Super Kings 0
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