Leadership definitely plays a vital role in Twenty20 cricket and haven’t we witnessed that in the Indian Premier League (IPL)? Usually teams that have retained the core and have had stable captains have gone on to perform well in the tournament.
The ongoing edition of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2013 has been a poor outing for the Australian sides. Aayush Puthran looks back at the absent aggression and what the tournament is missing due to the poor display by the Perth Scorchers and the Brisbane Heat.
The match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Brisbane Heat has been abandoned due to persistent rains at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. This means Sunrisers Hyderabad have no chance of qualifying for the semi-final as they finish with six points in their four matches.
The start of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2013 Group B match between the IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad and Brisbane Heat was on Monday delayed due to heavy rains in Ahmedabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash against Brisbane Heat in a make-or-break Champions League Twenty20 match in Ahmedabad on Monday, the outcome of which will decide if the Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian outfit can still be in race for a semi-final spot.
Chennai Super Kings became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 2013 after their eight-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat on Saturday. The win gives Chennai three wins in three matches and they look every bit like the title favourites everyone thought them to be. Although it was a low-scoring match, there were a lot of eye-catching performances. Shrikant Shankar writes about some of the top individual performances from the match and why.
Brisbane Heat and Titans will be looking to open their account after their respective defeats to Trinidad and Tobago and Chennai Super Kings. The teams would want to shed their disappointment and make get on the board when they face each other in their Champions League Twenty 20 match on Tuesday.
Handed defeats in their opening matches, Brisbane Heat and Titans will look to put behind the disappointment and make quick amends when they face each other in their Champions League Twenty 20 match on Tuesday.
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Trinidad and Tobago bowlers' disciplined display on the field helped them emerge on top in a low-scoring affair against the Brisbane Heat in the first Group B match at Ranchi. Ravi Rampaul's (four for 14) menacing line and length and the mystery spin bowling by the duo of Sunil Narine (two for 25) and Samuel Badree did the trick for the West Indian outfit as the Brisbane Heat were bowled out for 110, 25 runs short of the target