Perth Scorchers pulled off a 16 runs victory over Auckland Aces on Tuesday in their Champions League T20 match at the Centurion.

A semi-final berth seems like distant possibility for Auckland Aces but the New Zealand side will look to keep itself in the calculations by taming the demoralised Perth Scorchers when the two teams lock horns in their final round-robin Champions League Twenty20 match on Tuesday.

Delhi's long break for the second match in the tournament was made longer when heavy downpour had the final say in the scheduled match against Auckland.

Titans vs Auckland - Statistical highlights: Jacques Rudolph, Farhaan Behardien, Ethy Mbhalati and Alfonso Thomas had the performances of the day.

Jacques Rudolph and Farhaan Behardien came up with brilliant knocks to power Nashua Titans to the top of Group A as they beat Auckland Aces by 59 runs in the Champions League T20 on Wednesday.

The Aces have won each of their matches in South Africa this time, including the warm-up clashes. Confidence aside, the team now finds local powerhouse - Titans - in their path.

Brendon McCullum had mixed feeling after his CLT20 team lost to the Auckland Aces. Says the Aces were the enemy but is a good thing from a 'New Zealander's point of view.'

Azhar Mahmood, who powered Auckland Aces to a win against Hampshire in the qualifiers on Wednesday, has been reprimanded and fined $1000 a breach of Code of Behaviour.

Azhar Mahmood

Statistical highlights of the Champions League T20 qualifier between the Auckland Aces and Somerset.

Gareth Hopkins, losing captain of the Auckland Aces who were eliminated from the Champions League Twenty20 after they went down to Somerset here Tuesday, termed the loss as "devastating".

Steve Snell, who was in the anonymity of the Minor county cricket last month, proved the unlikeliest of heroes for Somerset with a game-turning late cameo which ended Auckland's Champions League hopes after a last-ball thriller in Hyderabad.

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Jacques Kallis is pleased with they way his team dealt with the absence of Gautam Gambhir as they began their quest to qualify for the Champion League T20 with a win over Auckland Aces.

Statistical highlights of the Champions League T20 match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Auckland Aces.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Jacques Kallis conceded on Monday that his side made mistakes but still went on to win their Champions Trophy Twenty20 qualifiers match against Auckland Aces in Hyderabad.

Kolkata Knight Riders out-recovered Champions League debutants Auckland Aces to successfully defend 121 in the sides' first qualifier.

Kolkata Knight Riders finished fourth in IPL 2011 and, having come to the qualifiers with the least favourable result in their domestic league among the participating teams, will be eager to prove they belong with the Twenty20 elite.

Some of the world's best Twenty20 players will be seen in action at the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament which gets underway with the qualifying round in Hyderabad on Monday.