Published: Feb 01, 2015, 03:19 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 01, 2015, 06:58 PM (IST)
Telugu Warriors clinch the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2015 title as they defeated Chennai Rhinos by 7 wickets at at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
The Warriors reached the target in 18.1 overs with Akhil hitting the winning runs. Rhinos did try to defend but the total proved to be too less for them.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Telugu Warriors opted to bowl first. Chennai Rhinos managed to put up a decent score of 132 runs at the loss of five wickets. Telugu warriors have to score 133 in their quota of 20 overs to clinch the CCL 2015 title. Also Read: CCL 2015 Schedule: Celebrity Cricket League Time Table with match and venue details
The squads:
Telugu Warriors:
Venkatesh (c), Srikanth (vc), Sachin Joshi, Akhil Akkineni, Tarun, Raghu, Prince, Nikhil, Sudhir Babu, Samrat, Taraka Ratna, Sushanth, Naga Shourya, Dharam, Chaitanya, Aadarsh, Nanda Kishore, Vishwa, Harish, and Khayyum.
Chennai Rhinos:
Jeeva (c), Vishal , Vikranth, Vishnu, Ramana, Prithivi, Shanthnu, Ashok, Balaji, Aarya, Sharan, Sanjay, Bharath, Bose, Shaam and Uday.
