Champions League Twenty20 2011 Photos

Trinidad & Tobago beat Ruhunu by 5 wickets

September 19, 2011 20:20

Sherwin Ganga's quickfire knock helped Trinidad & Tobago get off to a winning start in the Champions League qualifiers as they defeated Sri Lanka's Ruhunu by 5 wickets.

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Sherwin Ganga's quickfire 39 helped Trinidad & Tobago get off to a winning start in the Champions League qualifiers as they defeated Sri Lanka's Ruhunu by 5 wickets. (AFP Photo)
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Sherwin Ganga snatched a win from Ruhunu as he struck an unbeaten 39 off just 15 balls with four fours and two sixes. (AP Photo)
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Ganga was aided by Darren Bravo (44*), who kept his cool as wickets fell quickly in the early part of Trinidad's innings. (AP Photo)
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Denesh Ramdin departed on 18 as Trinidad lost 4 wickets at the cost of just 56 runs in 9.3 overs. (AP Photo)
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Skipper Darren Ganga tried to step up the scoring but fell for just 17 runs, adding to the pressure on the Caribbean team. (AFP Photo)
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Chasing 139, Trinidad got off to a terrible start, losing openers Adrian Barath and Lendl Simmons cheaply as Ruhunu's Janaka Gunaratne sent back both for a total of just 6 runs. (AFP Photo)
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At 137 for 6 after 19 overs, Ruhunu looked set to score around 150 but they lost 4 wickets, including 3 to run outs in the final over by Ravi Rampaul (L). (AFP Photo)
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It was Sri Lanka international Dinesh Chandimal's fifty that took Ruhunu out of trouble before Rampaul caught and bowled him on 50. (AFP Photo)
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Chandimal was supported by all-rounder Gunaratne (20) and Tillakratne Sampath (23) but wickets continued to fall at regular intervals. (AFP Photo)
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Chandimal lived up to his reputation as the player to watch out for, anchoring Ruhunu's innings. (AFP Photo)
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Ruhunu's most famous player Sanath Jayasuriya played a few good shots before falling to Samuel Badree (2nd R). (AFP Photo)

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