Sep 21, 2014
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Aiden Blizzard recieves the man-of-the-match award for his blistering innings of 78 runs off 46 balls that propelled the Hurricanes towards the path of victory. That’s it from us on the sixth match of the ongoing CLT20. This is Amit Banerjee signing off for now. Do stay tuned with us for live updates and reports on the upcoming match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lahore Lions to be held shortly at the same venue.
Fantastic win for the Hobart Hurricanes after their defeat at the hands of Kings XI Punjab in their opening encounter of the tournament. 45 runs off the the 18th and 19th overs speaks volumes about the Cobras’ death-bowling skills and Blizzard’s ability to blow the opposition away when in form. The Cape Cobras are on the verge of an exit and will be ruing Dane Piedt’s injury as well as Philander’s no-ball, which changed the course of the match. Read the match report by Shiamak Unwala here.
Tim Paine and Ben Dunk walk out to the centre as the Hobart Hurricanes innings is to start any moment.
Read the innings report here
A fantastic effort by Vernon Philander and Robin Petereson ensures that the Cape Cobras finish on a challinging total of 185/6 from their quota of 20 overs. While Richard Levi’s fireworks took built the momentum and it was ultimately the Peterson-Philander partnership which contained several fours and sixes that took them this far.
Cape Cobras XI: Hashim Amla, Richard Levi, Omphile Ramela, Dane Vilas (wk), Justin Ontong (c), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Vernon Philander, Robin Peterson, Dane Piedt, Aview Mgijima, Charl Langeveldt.
Hobart Hurricanes XI: Tim Paine(c) (wk), Ben Dunk, Aiden Blizzard, Shoaib Malik, Travis Birt, Jonathan Wells, Joe Mennie, Ben Hilfenhaus, Xavier Doherty, Doug Bollinger, Ben Laughlin
The Cape Cobras have won the toss and have elected to bat first. Cobras skipper Justin Ontong looks to utilise the batting track in order to put some substantial runs on the board and put pressure on the opposition. For the Cobras, Rory Kleinveldt, Justin Kemp and Stiaan van Zyl have been replaced by Richard Levi, Sybrand Engelbrecht and Dane Piedt.
For Hobart, Evan Gulbis and Cameron Boyce have been replaced by Xavier Doherty and Joe Mennie.
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the sixth Champions League Twenty 20 (CLT20) 2014 match between Cape Cobras and Hobart Hurricanes. I am Amit Banerjee and I will be bringing you the live updates of this match.
Both teams have lost their previous encounter in the CLT20, and will look to avoid any further losses otherwise their campaign to win the coveted trophy may be in trouble. Cobras were outdone by a scintillating century from Kane Williamson, and will hope that no Hobart batsman is able to emulate his form.
The sides are fairly evenly-matched in terms of talent. The Cobras perhaps hold the advantage over the Hurricanes owing to the amount of international experience they possess. Hashim Amla, Justin Ontong, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Robin Peterson, and Vernon Philander are all either current or former South African nationals.
Hobart too have the likes of Tim Paine, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hifenhaus, Doug Bollinger, and Shoaib Malik in their line-up. With a number of international players in the midst, the quality of cricket ought to be of the highest order.
Squads:
Cape Cobras: Justin Ontong (c), Hashim Amla, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Dane Vilas (wk), Justin Kemp, Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Richard Levi, Aviwe Mgijima, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Zakhele Qwabe, Omphile Ramela, Stiaan Van Zyl
Hobart Hurricanes: Tim Paine (c&wk), Jonathan Wells, Evan Gulbis, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hifenhaus, Dom Michael, Sam Rainbird, Travis Birt, Doug Bollinger, Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Boyce, Joe Mennie, Ben Laughlin, Ben Dunk, Shoaib Malik
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