CLT20 2014 Photos

CLT20: Chennai to Clash vs Kolkata in Final

October 02, 2014 23:31

Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with Negi after Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by 65 runs to set up a CLT20 title clash vs Kolkata Knight Riders, who had defeated Hobart Hurricanes by 7 wickets. (All images from BCCI)

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Gautam Gambhir lost the toss and Kolkata Knight Riders were asked to bat on a slowish pitch, by Xavier Doherty of Hobart Hurricanes.
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Andre Russell took a spectacular catch to see off Dom Michael as KKR made an early breakthrough.
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Kuldeep Yadav kept up his good work and took a wicket besides bowling economically. He however went for plenty towards the end of his spell.
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Piyush Chawla knocked off Wells as Kolkata continued to pile the pressure on the Hurricanes.
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Shoaib Malik scored an unbeaten 66 to bail the Hurricanes out of trouble and help them post a respectable 140/6 against the IPL champions.
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Chasing 141, KKR suffered an early blow when Doug Bollinger removed skipper Gambhir cheaply.
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Robin Uthappa was also dismissed without doing much as the Hurricanes saw a glimmer of hope despite a horrible show by their batsmen earlier.
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Manish Pandey walked out and blazed a quick 40 to ensure the early setbacks did not stop KKR from entering their maiden CLT20 final.
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Kallis played a classy knock to remain unbeaten on 54 as KKR notched up their 14th win on the trot and booked a place in the final, beating Hobart by seven wickets.
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In the second semi-final, Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey invited Chennai Super Kings to bat.
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Chennai were jolted early when Awana removed the dangerous Dwayne Smith.
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Suresh Raina also could not last long as he perished to a trap set by Bailey. Chennai were in serious trouble upfront.
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However, Faf du Plessis smashed 46 runs to snatch the initiative back from KXIP as Chennai weere placed on course for a challenging score.
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Parvinder Awana became only the second bolwer to take a hat-trick in CLT20 when he removed Raina, Negi and Dhoni off successive deliveries, although in different spells.
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Dwayne Bravo was at his destructive best, hammering 67 off 39 balls as CSK posted 182/7 on the board.
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Chasing 183, KXIP got off to a disastrous start when Mohit Sharma removed Virender Sehwag for a duck, caught smartly by Brendon McCullum.
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Ashsish Nehra dismissed Glenn Maxwell for a duck as Punjab slipped into further trouble in their chase.
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By the time Ashwin sent back David Miller, Punjab were tottering at 61/7 and there was no more fight left to chase down a stiff target of 183.

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