Category Archives: champions league 2009

Brett Lee Wins It For New South Wales

An all-round performance by Brett Lee (5 sixes and 2 early wickets) did the unbeaten T&T in. Unlike the Cape Cobras, New South Wales were much more professional in the field and didn’t give any chances away to the West … Continue reading

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No Prizes for Guessing the Crowd Favorites for Champions League Final

Trinidad and Tobago continued their unbeaten run in the Champions League with another comprehensive victory over the Cape Cobras. With the exit of all the Indian teams, the fans seem to have turned towards supporting T&T. What better than supporting a … Continue reading

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One Australian Team Crushes Another

I don’t follow local Australian cricket. The only time I remember two Australian teams playing against each other was when the Australians decided to field two teams in the World Series Cup (Australia and Australia A) way back in the … Continue reading

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Poll: Who Will Win the 2009 T20 Champions League?

Who will win the 2009 T20 Champions League?(online surveys)

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Alternatives to the Super Over

Andrew Hughes has a few: The Dance-Off For reasons that are not immediately apparent, watching people dance badly on television has become very popular in certain parts of the world. What better way to cash in on this trend than … Continue reading

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Another IPL Team Bites The Dust

Technically, Bangalore are still alive after today’s loss against Victoria. But they have only one match left (against Delhi Daredevils). They need to win that, hope Cape Cobras lose to Delhi and Victoria, and then they manage to squeeze through … Continue reading

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Wayamba and Otago, We Hardly Knew Ye

Today had a good thriller between Trinidad & Tobago and the Deccan Chargers. For the second time, the Chargers lost a match they should have won and have crashed out. This is kind of the way they played the first … Continue reading

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Eliminate the Eliminator

Have the organizers told the teams to fake a tie so that fans can see how an Eliminator looks like? Well, thank you, but no thanks. The Eliminator is just as ridiculous as the Super Over and belongs in the … Continue reading

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Champions League So Far

The Champions League reminds me of some courses I took for my Masters. Instead of easing into the subject like most courses, you get swamped with assignments, papers, tests and more tests. It was hardly a couple of days after … Continue reading

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All About the Champions League Teams

I cannot believe that the Champions League is starting just days after the Champions Trophy. What the heck? Anyway, the only teams I know properly are the Indian sides from the IPL: Delhi Daredevils, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers. … Continue reading

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